Recent content by studarude

Hi all, I've been having a recurring problem with my WB 240 RSF, she's a little long in the tooth now i know but other than an intermittent pump problem has been great. What happens is when the hot water tap is opened, the boiler starts, and very quickly a plumbers hammer type noise appears...

hi all, i need to do a bit of filling in round the edges of the base ive just put down, so need to mix a little amount of concrete. Is pea shingle ok to use as the aggregate in say a 1:2:3 mix? I know it'll be a little 'fine'...

Hi all, Ive got to cut up around 10 slabs to match a taper in the garden, the stone cutting disk on my grinder is worn out so its needs replacing. Now, do i buy a diamond tipped cutter or go for the standard stone wheel? If i go diamond wheel, i was thinking of this one...

In hindsight when i cast the base for the garage i could have set in a post ready for it, but never thought! Is there any kind of post fixing that bolts to the floor? Im loathed to drill the garage, from what i gather im gonna have my work cut out keeping it dry as it is!

Hi all, My pre-fab is being put up in a couple of weeks time so im keen to get the bits and pieces together for a gate. The garage is on the right side of the house, with a walkway thats probably 900ish wide inbetween the house and the garage. I can attach the gate to the wall of the...

Brilliant, thanks guys! Drive is being started Monday, then the prefab is going up. So it'll be topics on damp proofing, insulation etc next!

Hi all, Poured my slab at the weekend and all went well, levels and finish is good so im happy with that. Thing is, i didnt cover it up, it was a cool day all day with virtually no direct sunlight, took ages for the water to disappear. Misted it on the night time (saturday) while it...

Brilliant. Thanks for the tips guys! Lastly, would you barrow all of the mix in first to just above the level and tamp and saw backwards, or do it in sections levelling a bit at a time?

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated! Im wondering if its worth hiring a bull float? Or am i gonna make a mess being as though ive never used one?! Still not sure on what to do where the DPM meets the shuttering with regards to levelling.. Do you guys tuck it up and/or cut it?

looking from the front, i have no access to the right, good access front and back, and reasonable access to the left. Its approx 6m x 2.7m.

hi all, On saturday i will be having the ready-mix delivered to form the base for my new pre-fab. Ive done all the groundworks, blinded it, added the DPM and some re-bar so its good to go. Shuttering is up and level all round, ive just got a few questions regarding levelling the...

Hi all, Im nearly at the dpm stage of my build and the visqueen looks to be only available in 25m lengths, so i wondered if anyone had an offcut knocking around they'd sell? I need approx 7m (by 4m which is standard width i presume?)

anymore for anymore? How about if i created several 'hoops' from re-bar and drove them into the ground following the soil pipe till it exits, hardcore upto it and over it where the fall allows. I figure a bit of DPM on the top to stop any seepage from the sand or concrete at the left hand...

the only issue is that i dont intend on casting a footing, i had intended to hardcore the trench (the ground has soft spots so want to ensure it doesnt move) and build up the middle with hard core leaving the same 'shape' as it is now, albeit 6" higher. That'll give me a 12" border of concrete...

Anyone? :(