Recent content by Russanthonypowell

Just a reminder from a health and safety point of view, here in mid wales we tend to move our heads and look at the hammer as we strike the chisel, in North wales (anywere above dolgellau) they will look at the strike end of the chisel that your aiming the hammer at. and south of Becon they will...

Mate, If your selling the house, dig deep and get the job done to highest order..Yes a decent brickie, matching bricks and pointing, and toothed out either side of the jams....potential buyers mindset (mine included) is that a persons standard is generally written right through them, A good Job...

Now its clearer!! must say the ground conditions look a bit wet/soft, i take it pipe is crossing down by the trailer in the picture? as you say if you are renewing with plastic then there will be change to bed and surround with concrete, the drive will never see anything other than standard...

"So that pipe you see the top is 4 inches (100m) from the pavement level" The finished level of the driveway?" "The plan was to dig down 150 across the whole garden and put a membrane down" This need to be permeable membrane" "and gravel with grids""What do you mean by grids" etc so that it...

Just to be fully informed...Are you saying from top of pipe to finished surface it will be 100mm?? just talk me through this permeable drive design, I am beginning to think that you could replace with a perforated pipe to help your own driveway drainage.!!

If the pipes getting replaced with UPVC then I would say install on a bed and surround of concrete. forget the 1/2 pipe and rebar thats not nessessary.

As said, depending on formation quality (thats the subsoil beneath the existing) you would not nessesarily need any hardcore just a 1200 gauge visqueen, 100mm 70KPA insulation, 500 gauge visqueen barrier and then Liquid screed on top...this will be installed to a dead flat level good for any...

Obviously cost is a factor here!! Proper job= Remove window. (dispose of) Form timber frame internal wall Insulate between the timber frame Cover and seal edges with a breathable membrane (tyvek possibly) Tooth...

sounds like you have to move a lot of material "out" by hand if theres no access for a barrow. A floor spec that would give you the least amount of hassle may be compacted earth formation (yes this can be adequate) 1200mm gauge visqueen 100mm (70 kPa strenth) insulation, 500Gauge membrane Min...

are you saying clay pipe runs across your driveway (full width) or 45degrees across your driveway or even running down your driveway?? Depending on the levels and location of the pipe personally I would look to try and introduce a concrete bed and surround to the pipe, this could be done in...

those joists look solid, the "weetabix" like stuff was probably OSB , nothing wrong with OSB but its not keen on standing out in the rain. what is your "roofer" saying he as to do to put right...as he, or could he offe a written spec for what he is going to do...or is it a strip-rip (as in...

They don’t, but as stated, an Architects drawing is a drawing drawn by an Architect my original post is irony based

Maybe peculiar, but there is a legality in my irony!! I have three planning application going through for my clients, drawings ? Yes Architectural? Yes drawn by an Architect ? No, only an “Architect can draw an architects drawing” I would be liable to max£2500.00 fines if I claim my drawings...

yes mega expensive, but proffessionally done.

Train dont stop Cambourne wednesdays!!!!