I'm gonna build a wall

[GM]

I've never tried an arch, but I think with some simple timber formwork, it's pretty simple.

Yes, I wouldn't mind having a go at that. I'm not a brick layer, but I do enjoy brick laying I find it rewarding!

Watch out for Tulisa cycling by and deciding to stop and stare through the railings.......(not that you or I have ever done that to her)

Ha Ha, haven't been up that way for a while, you've given me an idea of where to go tomorrow

 

[Rocky]

Ha Ha, haven't been up that way for a while, you've given me an idea of where to go tomorrow

Enjoy the ride

 

[Dayvo]

Is that a smoking cat, or a mere feline cat?

The Stray Cats

 

[Levo-Lon]

As said up thread, small lintle over the root if you cant or wont chop it.
If the tree is fully matured it shouldn't cause any more trouble...unless a gale force wind lifts it

Use a engineering brick damp course and a semi engineering brick in the wall as that will resist frost better and be stronger.

Quite expensive building a 9" wall so be prepared for a wow moment..

 

[GM]

Yes, nothing on the scale of Mr Trumps. Just a 750mm high brick wall with a pier each end at the front of my house. Anyone had experience of building over tree roots? I don't want to damage the roots, so I was thinking of a concrete pier each side of the root and span a lintel across as part of the foundation. Thanks in advance!...

A bit of a late update, here's a before and after photo. I finished the wall back in early July, I was hoping that the council would repair the pavement before I took the photo, but no just a shoddy repair with tarmac.
Not to bad for an old chippy if I say so myself! ...

 

[bikingdad90]

Very smart. Mortarting is very relaxing.

 

[Beebo]

A bit of a late update, here's a before and after photo. I finished the wall back in early July, I was hoping that the council would repair the pavement before I took the photo, but no just a shoddy repair with tarmac.
Not to bad for an old chippy if I say so myself! ...

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Very nice.
Shame about the tarmac.