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combination frame / door with glass panel Iintel to floor either side. decorative functional less work.

core drill a hole in the wall around 4" get a couple of ferrets on harnesses feed them through the hole and let them do there thing also get some of the ferret scat and smear it around where the rats are. you may think I'm crackers but try it.

dig footing to match existing outhouse and to make it an easier dig and allow a good toe on the concrete I usually go around 400mm wide for single skin light construction such as upvc porches and usually a minimum of 600mm deep might sound a bit belt and braces but at least it stays where you...

laying a wall plate to a string line is definatly the correct method of doing it arguing it isnt shows a distinct lack of thought before flapping the jaw however when your on site doing pricework and are constantly thinking about making your wage things do get overlooked and if theres a quick...

its well worth a try mate wickes do a liquid dpm for around 15 quid for 5l if I remember correctly I've used it a few times with varied results just be generous with multiple coats not sure whether a self leveler would take to it though.

Hi guys im looking for a bit of advice on flat roof construction. Im building a 6m x 6.1m flat roof bedroom extension on the back of my house using a warm deck so my intention is this. Im dropping an rsj half way through so as to split the span of my joists to around 3m lengths. space...

Id get someone to take a look at this for you properly brick and half pillars are weak flimsy and not really stable also you,ll need to take into consideration the type of roof you are using and the weight of it. although it may look a simple thing adding and changing bits here and there on...

ive built a couple of garages over the past few years all foundations were 1000mm x 600mm minimum as asked for by the building inspector.

it's a totally pointless exercise to drop the door below dpc when there are much better ways of creating a level access. unless of coarse you boys are using miss measures or have cocked up on your Iintel height. either way what your suggesting is idiotic. try doing it the proper way next time...

Common sense provails.

if it is being used as a disabled access and there is going to be a ramp in place you,d need a double damp too.

Can you honestly tell me that you really think its a good idea to drop a door cill a coarse below dpc. It is bad working practice and can see no reason for it with the use of a low threshold door and exterior ramp that would get around the disabled access thing as for lowering the frame a...

Given that the minimum dpc height from finished ground level is 150mm you potentially have your door cill 75mm from slab height with the added possibility of water creaping between cill and masonary also any potential back fall from garden to house hence the reason i think its bad practice to...

yeah your right it does depend on the cut i do carry a stihl saw as standard but having been back on house bumping almost 12 months i rarely use it * i still think the idea of cutting breeze blocks with a chainsaw is a 1 way ticket to pain lol

Theres 2 ways to cut a block 1, with a disc cutter (messy and slow) 2, with a hammer and bolster Any other way and at some point your gonna be visiting a & e

The correct way to do this is to fix the door at dpc height dpc height should be a minimum of 150mm above finished ground if the entrance is to be used as a wheel chair access then a frame with a low threshold should be used for level access obviously allowing clearance for any interior...