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Thank you very much for the prompt reply, I appreciate your help.

I want to use 20 450mm x 450mm paving slabs as stepping stones on a foot traffic garden path. I have prepared the base with compacted hoggin and now need to calculate the mortar bed for the slabs. I would like to have a 25mm full bed under each slab and haunch up the sides a little. Can anyone...

Hi Frank, Thanks for the reply. I am keen to use the blocks as I already have them but thanks for the suggestion. Kind regards, Tracey

I have decided against laying these blocks myself as they are too heavy for me to handle with ease. Would anyone be willing to give me an idea of what I should expect to pay to have them laid please? Just to recap; it will need to be a level, 10 foot x 6 foot rectangle, laid on an existing...

Hi Frank, Many thanks for your reply and the information provided. I am pleased I was thinking along the right lines and I appreciate the suggestions you have made; I will certainly take them onboard. Kind regards, Tracey

I am going to replace my current shed which sits on a concrete pad. This pad has a slope on it and is larger than the shed. The shed has "moved" out of square due to the slope and has suffered with rot on the lower tongue and groove planks due to a combination of rain splashing up and the...

Thanks to both Woody and Mointain Walker for your advice. I think the Surveyor was probably a little evasive regarding the wood worm as the report just said signs of minor infestation. Kind regards, Tracey

Hi guys, As a consumer of the many services you all offer i would just like to say that i really appreciate the kindness of the many experts on here who offer advise. I am a small time DIY'er who understands my limits and i value the contributions you make which helps me understand what i...

Hi guys, A friend of mine is looking to purchase a house in Cottenham and the full survey has advised that specialist quotes should be obtained as there is evidence of woodworm, it does not mention if it is active or not, and damp to the front of the property. The report suggests the damp may...

Hi Tony, Perhaps those that still overcharge do so as they do not get as much work as those who are competitive. Bit of a chicken and egg thing... Possibly so but i am confident that the same will not apply in future! What is interesting is that the guy is absolutely adament that his...

that price is highly extorianate and i assumed that the least they may have done was put a magnaclean in, as bengasman said it is something that i would put in also to keep the system clean and trap any remaining dirt. Hi Jay1, i think my next actions have been decided by all of you guys...

Hi Guys, I am certain that there are many occasions when customers try to negotiate discounts or go to another engineer for just a few pounds difference and i appreciate how frustrating this is. From a customer perspective, it is entirely the actions of someone like the guy we were using...

Hi Jay1, No mention of that on the invoice so i think Kev's reply summarises it! Is that something which is usually fitted? Thanks Tracey

Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for your advise about a suggested settlement fee. I will look into the third party cheque element as i was not aware of that. I quite agree that it seems to be a case of trying to get away with as much as possible on his behalf. Best wishes...

Thanks for the information bengasman. I suppose that at least if i talk to them it may put the details of the company onto their radar. Thanks again, Tracey

Hi Gavin, Thanks for your advise which i think i will take. I did take advise a few weeks ago from a consumer group i found online and they suggested i should ask other companies for quotes which i was reluctant to do as it did not seem a fair action to ask people to do that knowing that i...

Hi John, thanks for your reply. We did not have a quote up front for either job. To be honest, i didn't question the pump job cost at the time; it was only when the power flush invoice arrived that we had concerns. The company owner insists that the power flush was, in his words, "a good job for...

Hi kevplumb, Marginally more subtle i will agree as it was the bank manager who would want to shoot me in this case! I think we are on our way to inventing a plumbing and heating version of Cluedo! Best wishes, Tracey

I'll remember that, SmithyXL. I reckon i could have bought Adebayor cheaper if i had asked the original guy to replace the radiators! :lol:

Hehe, if i had to put money on it i reckon he must be a staunch Spurs fan! :lol: