Recent content by BadHorsie

Hi bobasd. Yes, you are correct about everything you’ve said. We had our kitchen redone last year and this is the first time I’ve really had to look at this part behind the kickboards. The builder and his crew were f-ing useless (clearly) but the pipes were always there, as far as I know, from...

So I’ve discovered mouse droppings under my kitchen cupboards. I’m pretty sure they’re contained behind the kickboards as there’s no gaps and we’ve seen nothing else in the house. I’m almost certain they must be coming in from a hole in the floor around a waste pipe that runs from the upstairs...

Yes, the DPC is on top of the air brick. The whole area of my property is pockets of clay, the bottom of that hole is clay and soil. The first 20cm of that hole was rubble and sand from previous owner's doorstep foundation. To be honest, since the gas pipes mess up my entire plan I will have...

Thanks Frank. Yep, hole is big - was mostly filled with that rubble and sand/clay. The soil/sand is separated and I still have it round the back if need be. I had planned to make the doorstep area that big, with pot plants either side of the door, rather than just a small functional step up to...

I'm building a new doorstep. I've smashed out the existing one which was bedded on loose rubble filled with sand, contained by an outer edge of mortared bricks. Current goal is to get a solid foundation on which I can mortar some new bricks and top with paving slabs. The new doorstep is going...