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Hi all, I am looking at options for building a garage on my concrete slab. It is 6.2m x 3.2m. The plan is to get a joiner to build the frame including the roof and then Ill finish it off by boarding, papering and cladding it. Im going to call in a couple of joiners for quotes. Does anyone...

Thanks alastairreid, This should be a laugh.

Hi all, I am about to dot n dab my bathrom today, its only a small room at 1.5mx2m and has high ceilings, 2.5m even with suspended ceiling up so I will need 100mm extra on top or bottom. I have the full size green moisture boards waiting however I cant get the feckers in the room cos they are...

Plywood it is then. The slab isnt actualy in yet, the frame will be attached to the blockwork which will be the form for the slab, what would be the best method mounting to this? I was thinking about using bricks with holes in for the top row and mortaring some threaded bar vertically so that...

excellent thanks woody

Hi there, I am going to build a timber framed garage on my concrete slab with upvc coated metal cladding on the outside walls and roof. I am just trying to clear up in my head the construction of the walls/roof. Can somebody advise if this is correct or if there is parts missing, starting...

Ok thanks for all your replies so far I have food for thought now lol. Something else that is on my mind, my plan is to use block up to dpc (single leaf) and fill the middle with at least 4" hardcore and then 6" concrete up to the top of the block, how long should I leave the blockwork...

perfect thanks

Hi ban-all-sheds, Thanks for your advice. Im not keen on doing that myself so I will get a pro in. If I was to run the circuits in the garage, run the 10mm2 3-core SWA, mount the cu in the garage and leave all the tails labeled with plenty of length at each end would an electrician be happy...

Hi all, I am currently in the process of replacing an old timber garage which was there when we moved in. The old garage had electrics in as follows: Mains - 20a mcb/rcd from house consumer unit, radial 2.5 twin and earth, this connects to armoured cable in a junction box under the...

Deluks I have indeed invested in a new level since. My old cheap plastic banana one is now in the bin. Its only as bad as 70mm in a small area but I am considering doing the first course at 1/2 bock height from the highest point and cut each block accordingly as I go around. I was going...

Thanks or the quick reply Stuart45, I will go with 4.5/1/0.5 sand/opc/lime then. Shall I place slates in the mortar where the mortar will be more than say 1" deep ? Any idea how many 25kg bags of sand/opc/lime I need for 0.27m3 (rough will do as I can use leftovers for the blockwork...

Hi again, Sorry to bring this back up. I am hoping to lay this bed of mortar down on Sunday so I have a couple more questions then I will leave you alone, honest :-) I have worked out I need 0.27m3 of it as it needs levelled more in some areas than i initially thought. Infact the lowest...

Thats sound thanks noseall, I take it the "muck" is just standard mortar mix? should I fill the low spot 10mm at a time or just level it at once? Pippo

Hi all, I had my garage footings poured yesterday and there is a low spot in one of the corners (my fault cos im crap and it was I who pegged and levelled it). Its a difference of around an inch maybe 1.5 inch. So im a bit worried. I plan on laying 2 courses of block which will take me up to...

Thanks noseall Will plastic stuff be ok in the concrete ? Pippo

Hi, first of all sorry to bring this back up. I have now completed excavating the foundations and plan on getting the concrete poured soon. The land drain is obviously still doing its job as after a few days there is some water in the trench from it. What is the best thing to do with...

Thanks for the quick reply marshman. Our street is a hill and we are kinda 3/4 up it and the soil can get rather damp when its been raining so that would make sense i guess. Will this extend to a proper drain or does it just terminate in the ground somewhere? Not sure what I should do with...

Hi again all, Been doing more digging for the foundations of a garage today and i came accross a pipe that seems to be like a soil pipe. The part I have exposed appears to be a previous repair or something because I was able to pull the pipe out from each end, see pics. The part I have...

Nice one thanks Deluks.