Recent content by booey1

Thanks. I'm not sure how deep the clay is. I can have a look when I dig down for the foundations of the wall. How deep should I be looking to go for the black wall foundations?

The soil is loose and soft at the surface and then clay about 8-12 inches down. I was told by one of the builders who quotes me £1,500 that after the wall was built I'd need to fill it with several tonnes of hardcore. Apparently I need a lot of hardcore (and the guy was saying preferably...

Can anyone help?

I've been told I need a concrete block or brick wall as it will be supporting the shed / office. Is that incorrect? Would it be better and cheaper using wood?

I'm building my first retaining wall to level the slope in our garden for a garden office. I've been quoted £1,500 to build a 9m x 60cm retaining wall and foundation by two separate builders. Labour only. Suffice to say I can't afford that right now. I thought it would be more like £500. I've...

Thanks, that's jusy what I needed :)

Hey The pressure on our boiler has dropped to the red and I want to repressurise it. How to I do that? On our old boiler you just turned the cold water tap underneath, but thete is no info on how to do that in the manual :( It's probably pretty basic, but could any one explain in simple...