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Thanks for the suggestions - will see how I get in tomorrow!

This might sound daft to the pros, but how do you get a good cut on a perforated brick? I'm using Carlton Civic Multi 73mm (3 perforations) and need some 3/4 bricks. Tried marking and cutting using bolster (brick placed on bag of sand) - the bricks just end up splitting at random, mostly...

Nope, there is a slight incline toward the house as the street is on a slight slope (ie, front of house you can see 3 courses below DPC but at the rear 5 courses) - if that makes sense.

Hi, About to start laying bricks for my porch. My house is a 1940s build. Ground slopes down toward the house. Two courses of blue engineering bricks acting as DPC. 3 courses exposed below these, the rest is underground (pic attached) Strip foundations were mass filled. Plan was to build 3...

Does the above all OK? The wife is keen for me to get digging :) Cheers

Currently planning a new porch, external dimensions 2.8m wide x 1m deep. Dwarf wall 600mm high. For the footings: Ground is loam to clay, solid from about 300mm down, so plan to dig to 600mm deep, 450mm wide - and probably mass fill. Does this sound OK? For the dwarf wall: I'm in two minds as...

Cheers, appreciated. Test run on a small gate post (3ft) first with the mixer before moving onto the big uns!

Daft question but I was expecting 3 part ratio, ie 1 part cement / 2 part sand / 3 part gravel/ballast.... what am I missing with your suggested 3:1? Sorry!

Hi, Looking to put some 6x6 posts in for some driveway gates I plan to build, 8ft span (4ft per gate) I know I shouldn't use postcrete for this job and will need to use proper concrete. Can anyone advise on the mix/ratios that should be used in this scenario? I plan on digging down...

Hi, We have a Yale 6400 alarm installed. We want to add some protection to our outside shed using the house alarm. I've read that adding a PIR and door contact will do the trick, but I'm not entirely sure which mode we should set them on the control panel. The aim I guess is to be able...

Cheers. Think I've got these covered due to the overhang of the roof - there would need to be some serious driving rain for it to get a soaking. I can fashion a sill of sorts if needs be. So - what about the actual sizing of the glass and the method of fixing?

Err yes, I think so. If I put the glass in loosely, I couldn't push it through the door to the outside from the inside. If I pushed from the outside inwards, it'd end up smashed on the inside of the shed floor (assuming I didn't fit some beading to stop it) The front 'frame' recess overlaps...

Hi, I've built one of these shed/cabin things. I'm replacing the supplied plexi windows with some double glazing. The DG units will be toughened - manufacturer reckons 4/10/4 will do the trick. The doors and window are recessed from the inside, approx 20mm. There is no beading etc to...

Ah, did you dry line then ? Ie, tape the joints, fill, sand etc then? Cant quite decide what to do in mine at the moment!

They sit on concrete blocks about 6inch away from ground. DPM in between block and timber.