Recent content by stephanovich

Just my two pennies worth of advice... When digging over a surface with grass and weeds...dig over and remove the clods of grass/turf as you go,shaking the earth off and throwing the grass/turf/weeds to one side...with the weeds you need to dig down 18 inches or so and remove as much of the...

I have been advised to break all the slabs up...so unless anybody has any advice to the contrary I shall begin... "let the games commence" ... :lol:

Hi...I would like to lay a small area as a patio of paving slabs...the area in question is a small area of 3m x 3m...half of the area is old and cracked but relatively intact concrete and the other half has been dug out and so is earth at the moment...I`m going to put a small covering of about 2...

Thanks for the advice...I have no idea how long ago the path was laid but it was at least 20 years ago and looked old when I first moved here...so I guess it is a solid enough base. Cheers .... :)

Hi there, I wonder if somebody can give me some advice please ? I want to lay a new path in the garden...the original path was a crazy-pave type path and upon lifting the slabs I found that the base it was laid upon is a cinder and brick mix of base with a bit of earth accumulated over the...

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Thanks again....what I mean is can I use the chemical fixing with the bolt that I already have (threaded) ? Or should I use a longer threaded bolt ? The bolt I have is 95mm long...but the awning is 3m with 2,5m extension...it is very heavy.

Thanks for the reply and info...can I use the threaded bolt ? ie,just not use the sleeve ?

I will add that I have already attempted to put these threaded expansion bolts into the wall,but on tightening,they seemed to want to pull themselves out...way too far,so obviously there is not enough grip inside the hole so I thought of the chemical fixing along with the bolts for a secure...

Hi, I recently bought an awning/canopy to put up outside/over my rear patio doors...the awning came with 4 fairly he3fty expansion bolts. I want to place these in the brickwork above the doors but am concerned the brick is not strong enough to hold...it`s yellow brick and the house was...