Recent content by r1cho

Thanks Woody, - level will be approx the same as shown in photo and patio slopes away from house.. - coating sounds like a plan. I may still do a trap as it looks quite nice and having tiles that close to DPM makes me nervous! I can drop the gravel a little to ensure no contact with DPM. - yes...

Was hoping we could do a detail similar to this... F1CF71A3-8053-48E3-B3AE-A65AD695FDCE by r1cho posted 9 May 2021 at 8:57 AM4EC410C9-A2BD-4A48-A629-E0440A0293DC by r1cho posted 9 May 2021 at 8:57 AM

F933566B-6B61-4AF1-BF8E-E956EBC2042B by r1cho posted 9 May 2021 at 8:47 AM446D31AC-0BFF-4ABA-85FE-B37131B7CF2D by r1cho posted 9 May 2021 at 8:47 AM79F76EB2-7E94-423C-B82E-5E47CCC3F13D by r1cho posted 9 May 2021 at 8:47 AMThanks Woody - sorry, I’m always a bit too verbose! Here are some photos...

Patio

Thinking a bit more about this, would it be acceptable to insert an aluminium shroud between the wall and the gravel in the French drain extending up to one/two bricks above the DPM? If it had some spacers attached to the back there would be zero risk of bridging the DPM and also the first two...

Hi there, hoping someone can assist with this particular headache! We had an extension built (now 2 years ago) and are currently in process of adding a patio. The key design feature of the extension was to have a flush through floor in and out of the large patio sliding doors. Now we are half...

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a simple fix then. Just one thing - if its condensation from burning wood then why does the stain continue to grow during the summer - when no wood is being burnt and when it tends to be warmer and drier outside?? Seems counter logical - unless this is due to...

Hi there, Hoping someone can help here! We're in the process of selling our Victorian mid terrace, and a number of people viewing the property are being put off by a damp patch that has appeared on one of our walls upstairs (nothing recent, its appeared over the last few years and we've lived...