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Now that I think about it, it is indeed only 4-5 meters from one of the wall of the nearest neighbouring house.

Hello Forum Members, I am in a bit of a quandary and wanted to pick your brains. My partner and I recently bought a mid-terraced Victorian house. This house has a small garden area at the back - about 5 m X 6 m. In the corner of this garden we have a large, mature Bay Laurel tree ("Laurus...

Hello Forum Members, My wife and I have recently bought a 1890 Victorian end-of-terrace house with a hipped main roof and a pitched roof of the usual kind for the rear extension. Our building survey revealed that the roof tiles were very old, had reached their end of life and needed to be...

=== UPDATE === I used Fernox F4 Superconcentrate Central Heating Leak Sealer and it seemed to work quite well for about 3 weeks. However we then discovered that there was significant leak in the central heating pipes and we had to get a plumber in to fix it. On the whole this seems to...

=== UPDATE === I wanted to provide a quick update on this project so others coming upon this thread can make some use of my experience. The project breaking and removal is almost complete and on the whole it turned out quite well. To begin the project I took out the paving slabs that...

Yes! All safety equipment is either already bought or ordered - appropriate boots, hard hat (probably not needed for this activity but I need it for something else), ear defenders, goggles, thick clothing and full-sleeve jacket, builder/rigger gloves and breathing mask.

This is such a great idea! I already have a smaller tub that I used when clearing out the loft/attic. Yes, I am going to get 2-3 of the largest ones and then use a wheeled platform (skateboard or small flat trolley or something similar) to take them outside. Many thanks for this cool...

Aha! The quotes do not include the price of a skip. I have arranged for a skip myself because breaking the concrete is just one step of my garden re-landscaping project. I am happy to pay around £200-300 for this job but anything higher seems too high to me (and is anyways outside my budget)...

I tried doing this but progress was very slow and not all that satisfactory. I suspect this was because a lot of this concrete is in the side return area (of a Victorian terraced house) and therefore probably strengthened by its proximity and bonding to the nearby walls. I will, however, try...

Dear Masona, JohnD - Many thanks for your helpful replies. I have asked around for quotes to get this done by others but all the quotes are in the £500-650 range (this includes the breaking as well as clearing the site). This is a major dent in our budget for the garden renovation project...

I wanted the opinions of more experienced forum members on whether a intermediate level, hard-working DIYer like me can break about 30 square meters of 10 cm thick concrete in a total of 12-16 hours (spread over multiple days) using a hired concrete breaker. I am of medium built and am not a...

Hello Forum folks, I am a new homeowner and need advice regarding the removal of sludge and fixing of leaks in my central heating system. The system runs on a combi boiler (Ideal Independent C30) and has 10 radiators around the house. The system has: 1. Sludge - I could see dirty...