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Use a normal wet mix if you want it to last. Grab yourself some cement and a cheap float to spread it out (you can make one with a bit of board with a block screwed on the back). Either buy cement with a plasticiser mixed in or get a small amount of that too to help when bedding the slabs...

If you have legal cover on any of your insurance or banking products then call it in to address this. It is a nuisance and needs to be abated before they gain a prescriptive easement. If the front boundary runs in line with the rear one then it appears to be venting over the boundary and...

4:1 is normally ok for laying paving unless you plan to drive on it, in which case you could use 3:1.

I wouldn't use the postcrete - it will flow off the sides of the base and be unworkable before you've levelled the slabs. The bricklaying mortar may be ok to lay on, but I'd save that for the jointing and apply it mixed with water to a semi-dry play dough consistency. Use a bit of scrap...

With Dow's product mechanical fixings are not needed in most cases as it kind of defeats the purpose... (they state not to in the instructions). The only time I've used secondary screws with it is for ceilings unless it is a small sheet. They're rarely needed, but it means I can reuse the...

You can use insta stik in the same way as battens (I have not used other brands so don't know if others work in the same way). It doesn't sag and sets firm within minutes allowing you to build it up in layers if you need to. It is nothing like using normal expanding foam (that would be a bodge...

I mean to make sure it is flat where you will be fixing it as it makes it so much easier to bond, e.g. build up any large voids to the same depth and let them set before bonding the boards. You don't get much time with the insta stik foam to make adjustments on the fly. 'Level' was perhaps the...

That looks like the right stuff, although I've not used that specific brand before I expect they all work very similarly. It shouldn't have expanded very much though (maybe 20-30%) - if it managed to push the boards off of the wall then maybe that brand can't be used to fill voids in one go...

What type of foam did you use? Did you use the correct low expansion adhesive, like Dow Insta Stik? I've used loads of cans of the stuff without any issues, including on voids greater than 30mm. It stops expanding after around two minutes and can be cut after around ten so you can be...

My neighbour used to work in the Navy many decades ago and worked in pipe rooms where they would throw handfuls of the stuff at each other like snow. :shock: Sadly he went on to develop asbestosis and is now slowly losing the battle with cancer that formed as a result. I don't think any...

Asbestos is not a predator - it doesn't sneak into your bedroom at night and kill you. It is more like a poisonous frog - if you know where it is, treat it with respect and don't lick it then you can live together happily. There are some types of asbestos product that are more dangerous than...

It's a homebuyers survey. The surveyors do not want any liability so are simply listing all the things that have had asbestos used in them given the age of the property. I had exactly the same in the report for my house, except for the flue as I don't have one. Yes the property had asbestos...

My personal preference, having used all three methods, is the rubber. I use hertalan easy weld with/or easy cover and have never had any issues with the deck showing through. For a warm roof I use 15mm class 3 structural ply on top secured every 200mm at the perimeter and 300mm elsewhere...

A mesh reinforced concrete sub-base with drainage holes, covered with fabric and then screeded as normal is suitable for a non-permeable surface but I'm not sure if they are specified with permeable ones. I've only seen that done with normal, if slightly dry, concrete and not cement mixed with...

Unfortunately her insurer may be acting within the terms of her policy if she didn't actually get served with a notice/injunction. The best thing to have done would have been to have allowed a notice to be served and then made the claim. Can the council issue them retrospectively? (Probably...

I take it you mean 2013, unless you have travelled back in time to try and address the issue before it happens? ;) Has the UFH been commissioned yet, and if so how long was it left until after the screed was laid? Was the screed fibre reinforced? Was the perimeter laid against an expansion...

[/url] I have used Trueline's over sills when externally insulating my property and after a year now still rate them highly. Easy to fix, custom sizes and profiles with same-week turnaround, and painted any colour you want. My windows were already face-drained as the covered sills are...

I suspect that a solvent weld joint will still poke out a similar amount (slightly less but still too much). I would neatly remove the render and enlarge the hole around the pipe to allow the joint to sit within the wall. Then refill with sealant to allow movement. Mark with a pen and use a...

Devon is expensive for skips. :(

They are not limited, per se, just the usual restrictions, but to get rid of 6cy of old concrete you would need six smaller bags which is around £340 compared to £250 locally for a 6cy skip. The convenience comes from being able to site them off the road (and avoid the extra £60 license), and...