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hey noseall, I only found 2 pump companies listed near me listed under concrete pumping, the one I mentioned that only do big trucks and another which i think has gone out of business as the website is down and i cant get through to them on the phone. Thermo, I have seen mixamate and...

Right an update, Ive provisionaly booked a 1ton dumper for a week on Saturday depending on the weather. I will be dumping it all in at the front side with a couple of people spreading it around. I have some thick plywood sheets that i will use like a pouring board so that the dumper is not...

Its a case of doing it bit by bit as and when i have the money.

Unless I can find someone doing pump hire on an horly rate basis then its just too expensive. I do see what you are saying about the edges falling in. The soil is very firm, however these dumpers will put lots of weight on the edges when they tip i guess. Maybe I could use the steel sheet idea...

Hi regsmyth, Thats good to know that it can be done, I will get the 2 just in case and I will indeed have everything set out to go. Access will need to be pretty much from the front so i planned on having something to bridge over the front strip (any suggestions?) as I have kept the middle...

Diyisfun, I did consider trying something like that but my neighbour has a tree halfway up the drive which overhangs the drive and i dont think the truck will fit under it.

Hey cmother1, I was going to do that but most of my friends are lazy useless gits and Im the only one with a barrow lol. For the cost of buying more barrows and a couple of crates of miller I can probably hire these 2 (i can get the second half price so 100 all in for the day). And then punt...

Hi, I have decided to get ready mix delivered for my garage foundation strips. I am going to order 3.5m3. They are unwilling to back the truck up the driveway incase they damage services underground. I contacted a local pumping company and they only deal with larger projects and hire their...

Oh right I see, forgive me for being daft but if the slab wont absorb rain water why does it need dpm from ground damp etc. cheers Pippoi

Hi all from the pic in the link below, the edge of the concrete slab should extend 150 from the garage structure. Looking at that picture, what is to stop rain from soaking into the slab where it extends past the garage structure? wouldnt it just saturate the floor ...

Thanks for the help so far folks, I may phone around some SE's and see how much they are charging at the moment. Phoned building control again at the council but they couldnt really give a monkeys what I do as long as Im within the 30sq/m 4m high rules. Would a reinforced raft foundation be...

Thanks for the reply AMWC I have just spoken to my neighbour regarding the trees, he says that one is a type of willow which he recons wont get much bigger and one is a type of pam tree which also wont get much bigger, he says that they havnt grown for a couple of years. (I know nothing...

Hi all, I am currently digging (slowly) the strip founds for my single leaf detached garage. This is being built near the boundary (replacing an old timber garage) and it never clicked before that my neighbour has 2 trees just the other side of the fence probably less than a meter from where...

oh feck, Is peat and clay the same thing? it seems very firm but its sticking together. It doesnt seem to have much gravel in it. Would you be able to tell much from a picture ? pippo

Hi all, I have started digging the footings for my detached garage which will be single leaf breeze block. I was advised on here to go down 1m and 400 wide which is what i have started to do however someone else mentioned that 600 is ok in "sands". I have started digging and at only 400...

the garage will be 6.2m x 3.2m(gable ends) and 2.5m to eaves. not sure of pitch on roof yet so dont know exactly how high in the centre.

Hi folks I am currently building a single leaf block garage with piers mid span on the side and rear walls. I am unsure about the front gable end with the main door in it, as this cant have a pier mid span for obvious reasons so: Should this wall be double thickness? If so is it done by...

Right im gonna start digging tonight. I have my eye on an ebay cement mixer as I can use it for the base too. ive calculated that I will need 1.38m3 of concrete. I will order some cement and ballast tomorrow and get cracking at the weekend. Can someone advise me what mix of ballast/cement...

excellent cheers noseall

Hi all, Im looking at building a timber framed garage with pvc coated metal gladding on the outside. I plan on putting footings in and then a couple of courses of blocks and then building the frame on top of the blocks with the compacted hardcore and concrete base in between the blocks. Being...