Scaffolding Access and Duration: What to Expect on Your Building Project Scaffold goes up before the bricklayer starts and comes down after the roofer finishes. Here is what that means for your driveway, your g... 15 Mar 2026 · Michael Swan
Removing Load-Bearing Walls: Temporary Support, Steels, and Sequence Taking out a load-bearing wall is not demolition; it is a carefully sequenced structural operation with temporary props, a steel beam, an... 13 Mar 2026 · Michael Swan
Steel Beams in House Extensions: Specification, Padstones, and Bearing The structural engineer specifies the beam. The bricklayer builds everything that supports it, surrounds it, and conceals it. 9 Mar 2026 · Michael Swan
Matching Brickwork on Extensions: Colour, Texture, and Mortar The join between old and new brickwork is the first thing people notice on an extension. Colour is only part of the equation. 19 Feb 2026 · Michael Swan
Bifold Doors and External Brickwork: Getting the Threshold Detail Right The junction between bifold doors and the external brickwork involves DPC, cavity closers, thresholds, and drainage. Each one needs to be... 2 Feb 2026 · Michael Swan
