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Hi, I have a flat roof space of 6.4m x 4.9m but the 6.4m is only a small space the majority is a 5m space. Would it be ok to add the firrings in the little space (which wont run the full length) the same as the other space and the water will find a run? The run will be down towards the 4.9m...

Thanks @^woody^ I was getting my c's and m's mixed up but I understand so thank you. Just to double check another thing. Do you run the the first beam on top of the first course of the internal block or should this sit to the side. Ive taken a couple of pictures to show what its like currently...

Hi, Learning as I'm going and its going well. Could someone advise me please - running block and beam - would you cement the underside of the DPM which the block sits on? I know the beams just sit on the top of the dpm and once you've blocked it you run a cement mix effectively grouting the...

Ah well I can help you there - the numbers run from 1 to 59 ;)

@^woody^ is there anything you dont know?

Hi - is this something I should check with BC? The builder I have doing the work hasn't said anything just asked me to order the trench blocks... Cheers

Thanks - or reduce the finished height and increase the Celotex\screed for floor finishing I guess. Thanks again!

Hi, Posting here because all of the online calculators seem to want me to have a height of 1 meter minimum - which is too high. Can I just check Im not being thick.... Although anything is possible :) I have a total height from the top of the footings to meet the top of the existing slab of...

The term "money for old rope" springs to mind - somethings got to recoup all this furlough going out the front door ;)

Hi, Currently working on a rear extension which was previously a conservatory slab base. Scrabbling the top I discovered it had 130mm of Celotex in which is good stuff. As part of the building regs we need a radon barrier - Im pretty sure there is\was a plastic barrier put in when the cowboys...

Hi, Currently digging out in preparation for putting footings in, and I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice on how I could\would bind the block and beam extension to a current\existing slab? The architect who drew up my plans assumed I was putting a slab in but for speed and...

Sounds like a s**t job to me :LOL:

Thanks on the case with the parts and shouldn't take long to sort. Why is there big money in groundworks - because of the time and tools it takes?

Thanks for the info now all I need to find is some soil pipe 3 meters is a bit extreme for what I need. I took a picture showing just how poorly these pipes were connected. Im also thinking its only serving a gutter but links into the main sewer as a shared service - is that possible?

Hi, I revealed a good 2 meters of a soil pipe as part of an extension footings dig and accidently broke a bit out of the clay public soil pipe which comes across our garden. Its right on the connection of 2 pipes and from what I can see it was almost butted up against each other rather than...

Ive just lifted the cover and your right its seems relatively easy to add some blocks to raise it and then replace with one of the newer\lighter covers. This might sound like a stupid question but what sort of blocks would you use to raise the manhole cover? Ive got some spare driveway blocks...

Thanks Chris Im no builder so my brickwork might need some practice will have a go and see what happens. Im guessing there are no issues with doing this as this drain is for soil waste (the round is rain etc) not sure what the technical terms for these are

Hi guys, As Ive more time on my hands with all this lockdown stuff Im tidying up the garden. Ive got a couple of large older manholes which ideally I'd like to raise but I cant find any risers big enough?? The manholes are 600mm (rectangle) and I need to check the round one but does anyone know...

Cheers for this, used sbr and tiled. Fortunately they are still on

Hi guys, Im looking to tidy up a bit of boxing Ive had in the bathroom with tiles. As I understand it you shouldn't use PVA prior to tiling and after some googeling it seems sbr is the adhesive to use. Not to be a tight @ss but could anyone recommend a solution from Screwfix or Toolstation...