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It’s a considerable size area, around 20m x 8m, It’s going to be a lot of material needed, just not sure what’s best to use? The current level is too low and we are getting standing water which we are hoping will be helped by raising the level and adding in extra drainage

Hey I’m looking for some help on the best substrate to use to raise the level of my garden, I’m looking at raising 200/300mm to make the garden levels correct. What’s the best material to use to raise this up? The current subsoil is clay. We are going to be having some extension footings, the...

Hi, I’m about to submit a larger extension under permitted development to the council. In doing so does it then remove any permitted development rights to build an outbuilding at a later date? Or can I still build one if I keep within permitted development rights further down the line?

Hi, I’m looking at building an outbuilding at the bottom of the garden which can fall into permitted development if I keep the height under 2.5m. I was looking to build slightly higher to gain some extra headroom, 3m would be the ideal at the ridge. If i was to apply for planning first...

Downloaded and connected perfectly! thanks for the help, much appreciated

Hi, I’ve had this alarm installed now for a couple of years, I’ve gone to use Wintex today and all day it won’t connect to the panel, get a message saying connection with control panel could not be established, please check settings and try again. I haven’t changed any setting since last...

Hi all, Im looking and building a lean too on the side of the garage, sort of a car port. I’m after some timbers to span 5.3 meters? the structure will be 5.3 x 5.3 It’s only going to have black bitumen sheets on top. So not much weight material wise, going to be at a 5 degree pitch. Would...

Hi, noticed you know a lot about texecom alarms and reading your posts you have done what im trying to do with yours. for zones and areas, any chance i could ask for some words of wisdom on how its done? Cheers

I haven’t bought a welder as yet it’s something I’d buy in the future, it would only be small to weld cars

Will 10mm suffice for the use of a mig too?

Thinking about it a mig welder will be one of the things that will be used

hi, I’m planning on putting electric's into the garage, had 2 quotes, one is saying to use 6mm swa and the other 10mm swa The run is around 37 meters and will be using power tools, heaters and lighting in the garage. What would people advise to be used? As one says it’s nessaccary to have...

I have a single brick wall, 4 meters high, 5.6 meters long which I need to put a new strip footing alongside of. The footing is around 5 bricks deep, but my new footing needs to be 1m deep, can I dig out the the whole way in one go? Or will it have to be done in sections? The soil underneath...

We have a single garage at the bottom of the garden which is practically falling down. This garage is at the bottom of the garden attached to next doors garage, it has a pitched roof with the apex of the roof sitting on top of the party wall. Do I need to serve any notice to knock my half down...

Roof is now on and all sorted