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Hi I want to build a set of steps from brick. Profile attached. forty five bricks in total. Nine bricks wide. Sizes are mm How deep should a concrete base go into garden soil. Thanks

Nice idea for the future perhaps. Thanks

I had my doubts but it worked fine. The broken slab was 35mm thick and 400mm sq. I stuck it last night held it together with clamps and laid it today. It needed cutting which I normally would have done by cutting half way through and hitting it. Wasnt brave enough on this one so cut all the way...

Cheers Fred.

Some what Fred?

Well I laid forty Ok but forty one bloody broke. The flags can only be bought in packs so a one off replacement isnt on. The flag is in the corner so a visible crack wont be much of a problem. Is there such a glue? Thanks

Thanks again.

Thanks fmck. That's the sort of advice I'm after. Knowing someone else was brave enough is an encouragement and you did far more than this. How big an area did you butter before dashing and how wet was your render before throwing. Bricklaying wet? Also did you wait any time between buttering and...

I'm a fairly confident DIYer. I've got this far with my new patio and I've rendered the scratch coat for pebbledashing with a 4:1 mix but I'm chicken about applying the dash. There seems to be so much that has to be right to get it right. So has anyone attempted pebble dashing and how...

Thanks. It's scary especially as I wont have any spare slabs.

I have to lay a 38x400x400 slab around a drainpipe. So I need to cut out a slot about 5inchs deep and 4inchs wide with a rounded apex. Has anyone tried this. Any advice welcome. Thanks

Exactly. What more can you do.

Many thanks. I didnt want the gap.

I see. Excellent thanks About two bricks so about 150mm.

That's the gap between the patio slabs and the house. Some people fill it with pea shingle or stones. Is it required or can the patio slabs butt the house? Thanks