Recent content by stevie888

Marestail in some parts of the country. The roots go down a very long way

Are you involving BC? In the real world "owts better than nowt" but BCs do tend to want full compliance if anything is done.

If you are replacing the fence you can get 7foot panels if you need to offset the post. My three-hapenceworth would be leave the post long and rock it about: shove a hose down there to soften the soil. If you get lucky it will have been put up with postcrete which will probably fall apart.

That's mastic asphalt which is a good solid material (used for footway surfacing amongst other things). I would have thoiught any self leveller that is compatible with bitumen will do, but how bad is the floor? This is a material that can be laid to a very true surface: is it just the dimples...

No external door from protected corridor is what BC is objecting to. What planet is your clown architect on to submit something so obviously wrong?? In this instance it's BC 1 "architect" nil

Is it a stud wall? If so I'd suggest that all you need is a wee plant on the lining to bring it out to line, then find some wider hinges if possible but if not the screws furthest from the pin should be clear of your plant and some nice long screws to get back into the studs should be fine...

Our local timber yard sells 25x50 treated battens in normal treaed wood colour.

Possible to lay upside down if other face is better? If slabs are random size then maybe cut it so you can effectively bend it a tad. Make sure customer is on board with what you do though.

Are you within 1m or actually at 1m? Not impressed with an "architect" who would offer that detail TBH (and speccing marine ply is OTT). Cedral board would be close visually to your original idea. If planning was involved then changing the appearance might require a revised application.

I think jj has the right of this. I think I'd make sure the vendors know whay their agent is up to

Both of these can be pretty savage unless you're very careful

Employ a french plumber?

Agree with others that it's a mess and certainly being taken out of context for simple domestic stuff We're just embarking on a big extension (having "downsized" SWMBO needs a project). To keep life as simple as possible I have applied in her name as the client so I can sign off as PD...

You could try adding cement and mixing it with a rotovator watering and compacting, but if the level is too high that won't help.

They are always going to have more power and will just keep going. You can do a lot with just a combi with decent bits:hardly ever had to use the SDS in our previous place but since we've moved and SWMBO has a long list of things she wants done to an inner skin of old flettons, the SDS has been...