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Hello good people of diynot, I plan on laying a concrete base, 6.2m x 3.2m, 100mm hardcore and 150mm concrete. The area used to slope down to one side however i have now leveled it all to the same level as the low side. so, 3 sides are dug into the ground and have banking to place the...

Superb thanks Shytalkz

Hi hotrod No, its a detached garage and will be 5m from the house so it is classed as an outbuilding. I would like to build it nearer the house but I think it is then classed as an extension which will probably cause more complications.

The dpc on the house is indeed around the 150 mark above ground level. so 2 courses of blocks below this at 450 would start 300 below ground level. So I'm looking at 700mm depth 400mm wide concrete foundations. 2 more questions :-) 1) Will the foundations need widened 150 each side around...

Thats great, thanks noseall. So if the soil is good at 1m would it be trench fill to ground level or is it partial fill to a certain level below ground with blocks on top? Pippo

LOL ^^^ I meant the rafter thingys. However I will be sporting a lovely pair of those while I try to build it. I take it 7n is a density rating? Would these bad boys be good enough: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Dense-Blocks/Dense-Concrete-Blocks/invt/154028 they also do medium density...

Hello, I am looking into my options for building a new garage to replace a rotten timber garage. I would like to build it out of blocks myself and i have a few questions while I weigh up my options. The garage is to be 5.2mx3.2m and 2.5m high to the eaves and single leaf to give more...

Hello all, I have purchased a yardmaster metal garage as seen here: http://www.taylorsgardenbuildings.co.uk/store/customer/product.php?productid=16187 I am currently trying to sort out a concrete base for it to sit on. I will be building the concrete base with a dpm under it and wrapped up...

Excellent reply noseall thanks. Would 150 be enough around the edges? I think there will be 8 posts bolted to the base and will be a fairly light construction. Pippo

Hi all, I am looking into building a steel framed then galvanised cladded garage which is to replace an old timber garage. For this I am going to lay a concrete base down. I intend on bolting the frame to the base instead of concreting it in. The base will be about 5.5m x 3.5m. Have dug...

hmm options options. Never been complimented on my crawl space before lol.

gday2uk What type of jacks will I require for this? can i rent them? The joists are 10 courses above ground. pippo

The damp proof course is old tar type and runs along the top of the bricks which are hangin by a thread (just visable in the pics) so idealy I would want to keep them in and prop them up.

Future access would be required yes. Above this wall is a doorway, this side of the wall is the sitting room, and the other side of the wall is the hallway. So the floorboards above this wall obviously run left to right over the top of these joists as we look at it. Here is a better picture.

Ok I thought I would post a picture up of the crawler hole which is causing the floor to drop 10mm just to make sure that the above suggestions are the best way to sort this. 4 joists are being supported by some pretty thin timber. I need to jack it up 10mm then support it permanently to even up...

Best make it permanent. Ill go with the second one. Thanks gday2uk

Hi all, In our 1930s ex authority home, there is a crawler hole under the floor between the sitting room and the hall which over time has been opened up too far. there are joists running over it however they are not supported properly and the floor is sagging. The hole does provide good...

The door has a reasonable gap under it, it doesnt change speed/noise with it open or closed. I have just found this: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/36062/Heating-Cooling/Extractor-Fans/Vent-Axia-Centrif250DP-Centrifugal-75W-Bathroom-Fan# It is bulkier however is suitable for the original...

thanks for the reply chri5, It is indeed against a facing wind, and it has a 3 flap type shutter on the external wall side (is that what you mean?), however there is still quite a back draft. Is the fan maybe too weak against the wind?

Hi, We had our bathroom fitted a few months ago and it was fitted with a Deta 4800 extractor fan (220-240,50hz,20w). The trouble is, the fan is useless. It has very poor extraction (85 m3/ph according to spec, however doubt its even that) and it is also constantly allowing lots of cold air...