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I found this ready mortar mix with 5 parts sand and 1 part cement. http://www.heidelbergcement.com/uk/en/hanson/products/mortars/bagged/sand_and_cement_mortar.htm I also found this lime: http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/hanson-castle-25kg-bag-hydrated-lime.html Shall I add another part...

It is for an old garden wall 9" thick by 5' high. There are a few crack that I am gong to fix with resin and helical bars. Then I will rake out old pointing and re-point. I am thinking to buy a ready mix 5:1 and add some lime. What do you think?

What is the best mortar mix for repointing? Can I buy it ready mixed, any suggestions?

It is not clear who owns the wall. It is a small part about 3-4 meters leaning bosibly from a tree, I cut it few weeks ago. I think a buttress will stabilize the wall. Iwant to build it in the opening of the concrete floor so I can dig for the fountations of the buttress. I would like to to...

This is my garden wall, http://www.diynot.com/network/svouts/albums/ I need to build the buttress where the opening in the concrete floor is next to wall. I am planning to put some foundation about 50 cm deep next to the wall and then to build the buttress. Though, I am not sure how to...

I am building a buttress to support a leaning wall in my garden. The wall is 5 feet high. Any idea on how to joint the buttress to the wall?

London 60 m2 brick wall. Rake out 2cm deep and apply new mortar 6:1:1 mix. Build two buttresses to support leaning point and fix two cracks. Asking 2,850 plus VAT, i.e. 3,500 pounds in total. Is this.a.good price?

No it is so small it does not show from 1 meter. But I have to treat it in case water goes in frost conditions and opens up. We did not have frost this winter so I will do the next mhiths. It is mostly a decorative...and is stable for last years.

so far so good...a very small hairline crack appeared again after a few months but that's all. It has stopped there and only if you look look carefully you notice it.

i am not sure if it is the tree. the wall leans towards the tree. I would say that my side of the wall has not been re-pointed for many years while the other side is re-pointed. so the wall is giving in towards my side.

It was next to a big tree, which i cut last week. Now i need to fix the wall. I am not sure how old it is, at least 30 years but possibly older. How did you manage to straighten the wall?

My garden wall is 20' long, 5' high and 9'' thick. The last 3 years stared leaning towards my garden. Is it possible to repair it without rebuilding it?

it is a butt joint, straight cut joint on the inside towards the wall and curve finish on the outside. The 2mm gap is on the outside curvy end of the joint in the corner of the worktop.

The joint on my solid oak worktop has slightly opened over the last year. It is tight on the one side but about 2 mm on the other side and I worry water will go through. What is the best way to insulate/fill the joint gap?

that would be ideal, in combination with rebuilding only the middle part which is mostly affected and also with some re-pointing. Haw can you check this?

It is a Victorian house garden that was completely refurbished in the early 80s. I bought the place two years ago so I have no idea how the wall foundations are build, if the wall is build in the 80s or if it is older. The wall is buckled/curved over mostly in the middle of its length. An...

Yes this is a good idea since I also have some other garden issues to tackle. There is a tall cypress pine tree to remove, replace the garden shed, improve the pavement and possibly build a new conservatory. I thought to split the project and gradually hire a different workman for each job...

All the job is to be done by the builder. Foundations, will use existing Wall should be 9" thick,as it is now Bricks the cheapest face bricks or common bricks. Top of the wall with bricks upright Access to rear garden throught a gate since it is end of terrace house

I have a garden wall that is approximately 13m (40ft) long and 1.5m (5ft) high. The wall is slightly tilted and I think I need to rebuild it. How much would it cost? Is there any way to repair it?

Regarding the transformers, they should be dimmable since before with the halogens but also now with the LEDs I can use the dimmer, with problems though. I have also seen somewhere that the bulb should be considered by its Halogen Equivalent Wattage not its Rated Wattage. In this case the 7w...