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Hi, MB, There are a number of very thin insulation sheets which claim very good e rates. For example, take the rolls of EP which are sold in DIY stores very cheaply, if you put your hand onto a piece against a cold outside wall it would feel warm. This is the heat of your hand being reflected...

Hi, Andy, do you mean skimmed onto plasterboard, or backed and skimmed onto block? About a week for the second option this time of year,

The returned one says, Brushing in is the work of the architect of confusion. The book of the Wall, chepter 7 verse 23.

If you only brush the drymix in it will stain the surface of the flags and you will have weeds growing out again next year. Do it right and get on your benders and point it in after cleaning out the cracks. Then when youve pushed and compacted as much as you can make a smooth finished flat...

The birch was banned in the Isle of Man some years ago.

Thank you brother nose, this is what the broderbond is all about. As the returned one says, Those who think they are infallible will be crushed under the foot of the the great stone wall layer as he bends carelessly to place another stone. from the book of the wall, capter 3 verse 7...

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OK, bertie, lets do the math, 3x4m =12m2 concrete, say 4" deep, About 1 cube concrete so, two big bags of sharp and 10-12 bags of dust. about the same depth of small compacted hardcore, so about 2 ton of that. Now if you're smart you will find a local builder who is doing a knock through...

Why, you big tease Joe! I'm shocked, I thought you might be a potential recruit to the broderbond.

Hi, bert, there's been no end of stuff on this kind of thing posted.

Oh, Joe, I promise not to reform, if thats what it take to get you to beat me.

Hi, New boy, Take up the stuff thats down, take piccys and lets go from there.

Oh , Yes pleeeese! can I have the little one with the soft bits on the end?

Hi, Mini, It gets cold up there in the winter. I worked on Skye, and C. D. on the borders. Brrrrr I built a house with b+b floors in Twickenham a few years ago and the (self) builder laid 2" of foam blocks on top of the b+b floor. The suppliers will have various options. you know when the...

The Bretheren say, The drystone wall that surrounds the universe requires no mortar. No architect of confusion is needed by the bretheren of the wall. Honest sons of toil should join the bootherhood. Not so much a religion, more a bunch of cults.

Hi, J.P. There have been a lot of postings on condensation and perhaps you should read up on them. Although these post on condensation are correct you can take practical steps to reduce the occurance and it's consequences. think of a cold glass of beer, with the liquid condensing out of the...

Hi, Trevor, all the above answers are right enough. however, theoretically it depends what bricks you are using, if class B engineering or other strong impervious bricks, it's 3-1. If flettons (commons) or other LBC house bricks then 5-1 And as Woody says, don't forget to bed some weep...

Hi, Ian, finished path can be deemed to be no higher than 150mm below DPC. It can be lower but not higher. You can alow it to go lower by letting the path slope, but make sure you've got enough courses of brick faced up below ground just in case they show. You wouldn't normally slope off the...

Hi, andy, Underpinning is expensive as to do it properly it needs to be done in sections in the correct order or the building needs to be propped up whilst the pour in setting and packed. Could you could consider heightening the ceiling? I once added 3 ft to an old property in Beverly called...