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A lot of people don't realize that the details at DPC level are designed for wheelchair access on new builds.

The fixings have to be stainless as well. When done properly it lasts for a long time, although plastic and fibre glass are becoming more popular. A garden wall, especially a painted one like that is not ideal for render, but if it is going to be done stucco lathing is better than direct to the...

They normally use stainless steel in those situations, although some people prefer plastic.

You best chance for render is metal laths mechanically fixed to the masonry. If you dig out the back for drainage, it's worth putting a geotextile membrane around the fill to stop any clay getting into it. LBC flettons are baked at a low temperature, so although it made them a cheaper brick, it...

My wife insisted I cut the bricks for him. Being soft hearted I tend to spoil the grand kids so I cut them for him. She wanted the basket weave panel, was really she should have made the cuts, but used the excuse that she's too tired after doing all the housework, ironing and cooking etc.

Hard to say if it's safe. A properly constructed suspended concrete floor will be sitting on load bearing walls at the perimeter. DIY could mean it's just got some mesh thrown into the middle.

Holly leaves don't as well.

My 15 year old grandson did ours.

You can get debris intercecpor gullies for downpipes.

That must have been years ago in your apprenticeship days.;)

The key with AAC blocks is not to use green or wet ones, and don't use a strong mortar.

Have a look at the recommended heights for garden walls. For 100mm block even in zone 1, yours is well over that maximum.

Those 30's semis often had an arch over the front door, which occasionally failed if the abutment was too short.

Years ago you had to lay the fireback on a bed of sand and carefully work your way along the scoreline with a sharp bolster. Nowadays a diamond blade goes through it easily.

I'd say it's a clay fireback. For most open fires you should cut them in 2 pieces along the scoreline. This allows for the different expansion as the bottom is much hotter than the top. For certain fires, like decorative gas ones, you can leave them as one piece.

Norton clipper. You can hire them.

1000mm of topsoil. You must be growing some prize winning veg.

Think you pressed the wrong quote button Notch.

For a home gym it's more about picking the correct mats for the job. For garage floors when heavy equipment is going to be used a 6 inch slab is recommended. Steel is only really needed if the ground below the sub base is soft.

Why don't you use strip foundations?