William Leveret Hare

Thank you Temp for the suggestion. Have tried planning with no luck. Forterra Old English have the right texture and edge bevel but too yellow.

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Hummm, have you sorted it out yet? First thought, that lintel should not be hanging off the end of the pad stone. It is intended to spread the load, this one does not. My first port of call would be to install the pad stone correctly and repoint below for a couple for the cracked mortar joint and keep an eye on it. I'm guessing the blocks are medium density not aircrete? If medium density then the crack running through theses blocks almost vertically would be a further concern. Usually the mortar for the blocks would be softer so that the mortar fails before the block, but here the crack is happy to run right through the block. I would get my structural engineer to look at this to be happy.

Seems to go by a variety of names and some posts here, but, blimey, it's expensive and difficult to get for a self build. Well we got a party wall agreement between ourselves and our neighbour. They were very good. We have all our PL and House Insurance updated and Self Build Insurance. However, a couple of weeks ago we found out that PL only covers negligence on the part of the contractor, if employed, or the client if the client is negligent. If everyone does there job correctly, but a major, unforeseeable, fault still arises, you, as the client, will not be covered. You need specific Non Negligence Insurance, sometimes called Party Wall insurance, JCT 21.2.1 or JCT 6.5.1 Insurance. So for example, if a waterpipe is damaged through trenching and is not evident during works, but later undermines your neighbours foundations and their back wall falls down, you as the client are liable. We thought, great, get some of that to protect our neighbours. Minimum cover of £500,000 will cost us £1300 + VAT and broker commission £200. Combined with Self Build Insurance it was over £2000. That's a lot of money for doing everything right. Plus they want to know how deep the foundation trench will be. Does anyone really know this until they start digging? Problem is it is not available once the work has started. What a screwed up industry.

Hello I'm beginning to wonder if I will ever match these bricks. Closest I've come to them are Ibstock Anglian Multi Rustic. They are a pretty good colour and texture match but the corners are very rough. My existing bricks are more multi coloured but also have a small bevel on the corners. It makes the pointing much cleaner. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, even if just the manufacturer.

Hello Good People I don't use forums so this is a bit new to me but very much looking forward to being here. I'm planning on building a small single storey extension this year. I've been through all the new building regs last year and submitted plans and building control drawing which have all now passed. However there are details that I'm hoping that the knowledgeable people on here may be able to help me with