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hahaha, if only it was as simply as that. I'm a web developer by trade, manual labour is still new to me!

Ahh, this is all interesting stuff. I'd not come across raft foundation before. I'm guessing you would need some kind of shuttering around the middle section while pouring and compacting hardcore then to stop that falling into the deeper edges? Then simply remove the shuttering when it comes...

Hey all, I’m in the process of a big garden renovation that I’m doing myself, including a load of bricklaying. One of the things I’m going to be building is a garden office / drum room. For maximum sound isolation I’m planning on building it as a double leaf block work using the dense 7n...

Thanks for the tip! It's not to the our taste though, It was there from the previous owners. So not sure if we'll have a use for it. Is it worth sticking up somewhere to see if someone wants it? Are there any places to advertise it or is just facebook marketplace the best sort of place for it...

Thanks for the replies all and for the PDF. Will give that a read later. Excuse the rubbish pictures, I only had a video of it and I can’t upload videos it appears. The wall looks like a dry stone wall type build. I’ve never noticed any mortar. And the crumbling part is where all the stones...

Apologies for the long title but wanted to highlight the difference from a standard retaining wall foundation question. I've gone through nearly 10 pages of posts to try and find an answer but i've been unable to find an answer. We have a two tiered back garden and are looking at replacing the...