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It sure does! We're going to get rid of that no worries! lol

We are building a side return kitchen extension. The building Inspector has passed the work done so far, up to dpc. I need to build up a raised patio area up to 40 cms 5m x 3m to finished level surrounded with a single brick wall. What I have read is that to back fill extra soil from elsewhere...

Thanks for the tips people. Much appreciated

Thanks for the advice Conny

Hi oldbotnotdead, thanks a lot for your detailed reply. I was thinking if should I or should not run ducting under the extension. I will now, imagine having to kango the floor of a new kitchen extension, you're right.

Great thanks Conny, so you pull a cord together with the 1st cable and leave it in, I was genuinely wondering how it was done. Easy when you know! Any special kind of cord? Nylon fishing line?

You'd wrap the mdpe pipe in insulation at 800mm? Ok better safe than sorry. I thought about running CH to the outbuilding but declined in the end. Thanks Wayners.

Yep done the sums close to 300 quid inc vat for 25M !!!!!! sob! Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for your reply chivers67. Not many other replies lol. Looks like I will fill up to the warning tape with sand.

I'm about to bury armoured cable, armoured ethernet cable and mdpe water pipe running from my house then under a kitchen extension, under patio and lawn to an outbuilding, total distance about 20m. The posts I've read here only seem to consider the electric cable but not the water pipe together...

Yes it was worth it! Thanks

Inventive idea if you can afford it lol!!!!!! Clearing that slop is one nasty job!!!!!!

Thanks, yes he said sand and cement! Concrete dry lean does sound better though! Yes 1st scrape the muck and any soil that may have fallen in then lay the dry lean mix. What sand/cement or concrete ratio should the mix be? Thanks

I've dug a footing 1m deep from ground level for a kitchen extension but hit the water table. Overnight the bottom of the footing has about 5-8cm of surface water coming through! If I remove this water one day the following day water has returned. I spoke to the building inspector today and he...

Great thanks Mr Chibs