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The firm doing the job, perfect reviews across the internet, I can't find any negative comments about them, established for 35 years, family run, Brett approved contractors and authorised by the Met Police Trading Service as an approved supplier. Who can you trust these days? I have a host of...

The firm doing the job, perfect reviews across the internet, I can't find any negative comments about them, established for 35 years, family run, Brett approved contractors and authorised by the Met Police Trading Service as an approved supplier. Who can you trust these days? I have a host of...

No preservation order

They said the hardcore is recycled crushed concrete to dust, been using it for years, never had a problem. Can only hope so.

Hi, we have an established pine tree on the border of our driveway, which is in the process of being re-done. The roots were lifting the old driveway in places and I was assured cutting a few roots would not do any harm. Please see pics below, there are more roots that have already been scooped...

I will talk to them tomorrow to express my concern about the quality of the hardcore. All edges will be finished with embedded concrete edging. Thanks for all your replies.

It was tarmac, will now be block paving, official plan 1. The excavated depth will be a minimum of 300mm. 2. We lay down a porous PVC membrane, then apply the sub-base of Type 1 crushed concrete, and compact using our vibrating-plate compactor until the desired level is achieved. 3. We then...

Thanks SFK. Our drive goes directly onto the road, there is no pavement. Next to our house is a steep lane with no drainage. When it rains the amount of crap that sweeps down it then past our driveway would have blocked the drains in next to no time. It was discussed but there's never been...

To add, according to the contract they use type 1 crushed concrete as the sub base - pictures on google do look quite similar to what has been supplied, as here for example https://www.brookfarmaggregates.co.uk/product/recycled-crushed-concrete-type-1-loose/

Is what what it literally is, dirt? Not even a hardcore-name attached? The dumper trucks delivered it before scooping the old rubble away at the same time. The drive is on a slope so drainage goes into the lawn and road drains - as before when tarmacked. Nothing re planning permission, didn't...

OK, sorry for the misunderstanding. Do the workers have accents? All bar one so far, and he wasn't here today. Were they recommended to you? No, but 9.85 on checkatrade and good website full of videos of projects. Have you seen their other work? No. It's a 250sqm drive, you can imagine the...

I wasn't sure if you meant something else, which is why I corrected the question to confirm, I was not trying to make you feel stupid.

That's helpful.

Do they have an accent?

Hi, we're having a new driveway installed and the hardcore being used looks like soil with stones in it - is this normal? It certainly does not resemble type 1 hardcore. Cheers.

Turns out the receiver was kaput, time to upgrade to Hive I think.

Yes wireless thermostat. Definitely 026 code. Pressure is fine.

Homeserve won't come out as beyond their t&cs, will see if these temporary generators make a difference.

Our area had a power cut this morning and since then our boiler is playing up. It's a Worcester combi 30i. Have reset it and changed the fuse, no different. It's displaying code 026 which is unfamiliar and cannot find what this means. Though power is back on, UK Power Network have informed us...

Looking good there, job well done. I have a similar project in mind for my external double garage but wondered about planning regs. I only want to convert half of it, so building a stud wall (fireproofed garage side) and then painting the brickwork (it is single breeze blocks but with outside...