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The council building control people set the depth and instructed the builder of this then visited on the morning that the concrete was pored to check the depth before this happened, and that the Claymaster was in place, which they did. There were arguments about all this at the time but the...

The local council planning / surveying department people, we paid them to ok each part of the build. I thought I'd mentioned the trees in the first but looking back I hadn't. At the back of house where it around 10 meters from the tree the foundations are 2.5m deep, when you reach near the...

Ban-all-sheds The foundations ranged from 2.5m to 1.5m at the furthest point away from the trees, which is where the pictures are of.

Further to my original question some render and bricks have cracked elsewhere and we are just getting increasingly worried. Please see the images attached, is this normal movement or something more sinister? http://www.diynot.com/network/acknowledged74/albums/18172

hey any guys there must be a rule of thumb?

Hi Hopefully a quick one guys. I am constructing a slightly raised decking area around 500mm off the ground. Its 9100 by 3600 and I am planning 7 support down the long side and 2 along the short which attaches to the wall. How deep should I set the posts into the ground?

Hi We have several stained doors in our flat, and they have faded in places, and look a bit naff, can I use a polish or something similar to even up the colour over the whole door in each case? I really don't want to sand them down and restain and can't afford to buy and hang new doors...

Basically when I try to roller or brush in these areas I just doesn't take, you can see its not sitting correctly, like oil and water I guess. But as mentioned is has taken an undercoat everywhere, and second and third coat in 90% of the 4 rooms and hall way. I have tried Ronseal Flexible...

Hi Our extension finished months ago and we have continuously asked for out plumbing certificate, we got the electrical one immediately. We are planning to sell the property spring next year and really don't no what to do here. Please help.

Hi Hopefully someone can help. Please see pictures. I am painting over a wall papered wall that had been painted some time ago. Most of it has taken just fine, but patches took the first coat but wont take another, and the edges that I'm trying to do with a brush will take a thick...

I think its wonderful how you are all having a great chat, BUT I am genuinely worried about this, literally my wife is loosing sleep and I said I'd ask about online for some opinions. We can't contact the bricky as he's away.

So we are basically happy that my house isn't falling down then? They don't do the same brick any more, so it was either trying to get loads of replaimed or get as close as possible. The guttering by the way is a dummy just to try and cover the join.

Hi Please take a look at the images below. We had a 2 story extension done 5 months ago. I would expect some cracking inside with the change of season etc, however vertically where 2 walls meet inside the plaster upstairs and downstairs has cracked right the way down. This on its own is...

OK apparently there is a stop cock in the general cabinet outside of the building but we need a FB key of something to get access? Not sure at all what this is.