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Freddie you are quite correct, I misread the original post and assumed there were two internal skins and one outer with a stone facade. My post above concurs with the detail specified by the builder in question, a 100mm block cavity wall construction, so in essence Andrew the builder is...

You should you may learn something.

Balancing the blocks....what absolute tosh, have you ever seen a good stone mason at work ? they dont use a bricklaying consistancy mortar.

Another point.....If building with a porous stone on the facade how can damp possibly be an issue, this type of stone allows moisture to dissipate naturally, if there are any concerns about moisture being trapped within the stone of a pourous material then this is readily overcome by building in...

Impossible on your own....I have done a 70sq mtr on my todd and that pushed to the limit, apparently if you p**s in the water it acts as a retardent as does either plasterciser or pva (cant remember which) have tried neither so wouldnt know. Save time by taping up everywhere first, and...

UPVC beads are miles and miles and miles and miles better than steel. just butter up the corners stick on the bead, plumb it, ....use a half inch two coat bead, lay over the web with yor scratch coat and you have the arris edge of the two coat to work to, no nails no hassle, no expense, no...

Noseall you should rename this thread what is the smallest ceiling ever done by two men

Yes I think that mantra is a very apt one for you Slowtrowell

By the way Vinty were the dozen or so arrested for marching through the streets last week to attack an innocent Catholic man in his own home and subsequently and systematically kick him to death within his own four walls then proceed to beat the living s**t out of his wife of the same opinions...

Changed my mind about posting.....How can you respond to the likes of the above, laughable !!!

And for the record I pride myself on being a racist !!! I have no axe to grind with any other race of people on Gods green earth and will rub along quite happily with anyone and everyone....BUT ! Tinkers are by their very nature out and out absolute vermin, they are not members of the...

Tinkers ARE imune from the law, By God you think you have it bad !!!

Mary Beamish the ***** with the Ballymun accent....she sonds delightfull

Errrm yes it is

Beads for everything is not always better or quicker, a bit of string line timber and steel nails is quicker straighter and cheaper, ditto patent reveals, bands and quoins. Those apart then beads rock !

This is outrageous and I am deeply offended. Everyone knows this is actually The medical Dictionary of Cork !!! :D

John did ye hear the one about the one legged paddie from Hampshire ?