sat on clay - so I should be ok not needing a sub-base. Is 6:1 going to be strong enough?
my confusing is around more ballast:cement is stronger or weaker?
Depending on the glass, you may want to tint it first to help hide seeing foil from the outside.
I have done mine & now have a useable room. Used soffit board instead of plasterboard though, just to keep costs down!
I am getting confused reading around the net about mix quantity.
I am looking to mix some concrete to make a hard standing area for a Pizza oven & total weights would be approx 400kg. Area is 1m square. I had to dig down 30cm due to the amount of bedding under the paving slabs I removed.
I have...
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I have some breeze blocks left over & was wondering if I could use them as base for a wood fired barbecue (think South American - not a pizza oven).
Could I use these blocks as base? Maybe with a lintel at the top row opening & large pavers on top?
Plan would then to use fire bricks for my...
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I have seen lots of threads, videos & posts all over the internet about a 'warm roof' for the conservatory. I was quoted well over £10k for a guardian roof, which is well out of my budget (4m x 3.5m) (would prefer to knock it down & build an extension if I had deep pockets).
I have seen the...
I would like to use the loft for storage for sentimental items & the annual things like decorations, suitcases, etc. - Nothing heavy (if a little bulky!) Span would be about 2.5m from rafter to rafter & the length about 4.5m. Joists look like 3 x 2 at about 600mm centres. I do not want to add...
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It's not a cavity wall. Just a single thermal brick as it was the internal wall separating the garage from the house.
Are there any advantages/disadvantages of a concrete lintel to a steel box lintel?
Yes, lots of room - I have seen it done on another house we looked at before buying this one.
My main concern is a lintel. Not sure I want to task myself with cutting bricks horizontal more than I would have to.
Would a lintel like this be strong enough? It would be a one man (me!) job due to...
Currently have a converted garage with a door at the back that leads into the Kitchen. We are looking to block up this door for a Kitchen renovation & move the door to the foot of the stairs.
The ground floor wall is a single block wall with plasterboard either side & supports the joists for an...
I have small lean to with a corrugated roof.
Size is just under 4m x 2m
While I can get my head around the actual roof part for a rubber roof, I am having trouble working out the joists, etc. As currently there is just a rotting wall plate. There are no joists whatsoever.
How should I go around...
Thanks for the replies - should be enough to work from.
I was going to go with homeline upvc as they will deliver direct to me - but will take a look at the alternatives.
I want to uPVC clad the rear of my property, as I like the look & my current wall is pebbledash render (which I hate the look of!).
My plan is to batten with timber & fit the uPVC cladding.
As it is a north facing room (Kitchen), it can be quite cold in the Winter - I am exploring the idea of...