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I fitted an enclosure which the instructions said to seal only the outside, which i thought was strange too. But the enclosure had a gasket down the verticals to seal against the wall. So i looked into it and it seemed to make sense. I fitted it as per instructions and 3 years later it hasnt leaked.

Get stuck in. Start with the lawn. Returf ? Strim the grass remove the lump. Hire a turf cutter and remove top layer. Rotovate then rake nice and level and remove any little stones and weeds etc. screed with river sand and lay your turf. Easy. Theres a bit more to it than that. But just...

If you use a skip you need a licence if its in the road, but thats usually in with the cost of the skip. How much waste do you expect to have ? Do you mean from the side of the house to build decking ? Hiring a rotovator only costs about £30/ day. You would only need it for a day. Small skip...

Thats it. Tarmac scalpings is what he said. Does this work ? If it does Im not too bothered about the smell as long as it goes away.

Once you start you will get the bug. Machines are a great timesaver but they also are fairly costly. For a garden that size I woul just dig and barrow out what you dont need.

A mebrane under the decking is probably a good idea to stop the weeds coming through.

Or just have the skip at the front and take the barrow down the side of the house. :shock: Digging out the concrete and taking up the blocks shoulnt be too hard. You would no doubt have to do something with the drains too to make good. But that shouldn't be too difficult. Set some posts in...

Im sure he meant stepping the top of the footings not the bottom.

Doesnt look much work to me, you should see my garden. I cant see you needing to get rid of any soil really. Start with strimming the grass. Get a mini skip or a bigger one if needed to get rid of the excess soil and general garden waste. A bit of hard work with a spade/shovel and a...

Yeah he actually meant spread diesel on it and it sets. He wasnt recommended I looked for a local person in the yellow pages. He had quite a large professional looking advert. I have a Fence and locked gate at the side of the house to stop people wondering in and taking stuff like the natural...

Your dpc should be 150mm above ground level. This may be a daft question but why build on uneven ground, Why not level it first?. Or is it not level for a reason ?

Post another pic closer up. Cant really see any detail.

Is that two cracks in the groundfloor windowsill ?.

And you have insurance to cover him doing all that ?

A few years back I was working for a small IT firm. We was to extend a cat5 network in a small theatre company who had recently started to house budding young actors on the premises. The guy I was working with was too lazy or too stupid to move a bunkbed in the living quarters away from the...

Hi The likely problem you may come accross is that although you have some experience in running cable etc and some qualifications, most sparks work on their own or in small teams and probably wouldnt be interested because it would cost them to train you, which they probably dont have time...

This was a joke. Dont try it at home.

Personally I prefer to work live anyway. Easier to build your circuits ad hoc like. You know straight away when something isnt working.

The bricks could be tied in. You just cant see the ties maybe ?

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