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Hi guys A neighbour of mine wants to extend their kitchen about 3 meters towards the garden and 3 meters width-ways and according the planing control he doesnt need permission as long as he meets a certain criteria. What he has asked me is that he wants to build sort of dwarf walls about...

cheers for that guys I guess when the roof and lintels etc go in that should make it alright. and btw atoz ur rite about the blocks its just i just wanted to practise technique and speed for laying thats why i bought the cheapest blocks which were 100mm but for the actual project am...

Hi guys Im intending to start building work (finally) for my garden garage which will be single skinned aircrete blocks with a sand and cement render However I need to clarify some things first. I have been practicing my block laying skills for a few days now and have a few concerns...

loooooooooooool :D

Hi guys im intending to use some fernox ds40 in my system I have about 18 radiators so intend to use 2 tubs of the following http://www.fernox.com/?cccpage=DS40&sub=2 I have a single pipe system, boiler is about 4 years old cylinder about 3, and pipe work is probably from early...

loooool guys stop hijacking this post and open a new one

Hi Ive got ur same problem but i have an ecotec 630e, i thought it was my cylinder as the problem wasnt there before i installed my cylinder but the cylinder was installed a year after the boiler so now im thinking its my boiler too as the problem only happens when the boiler is fired up and...

lol find a lady friend, or spend a bit more time with the mrs

lol how did u know? I was in sainsburys typing it

Ahhh mate ur gna be put on the deeds let alone come to the opening lol, I'm gna start digging once I get my holidays aswell as wen the weather cheers up abit, then I'll post pics as I'm going on. Thanks once again for all ur help, I hope the next time I post I've either got the foundations in...

Hmmmm yes think they were pine trees, no the ground can be molded but wen digging its I guess very compact and sortve sticky, I reckon the roots grow more sidewards but since the tree went about 4 years ago they could have gone over time? Thanks for letting me know about the rebar, I think I'll...

thanks for the reply shy You said it, it is very moist but in its defence it has been raining quite hard for the last few days. I think I will have to go 900mm, as I do have quite a large amount of vegetation in the garden usually all year round. Will definitely go for rebar, but i...

Ok guys, after a little investigation, and a sore back :P I have dug an inspection hole roughly 600mm to see what the general condition of the ground is and am posting a few pics to get your feedback on. As you can see from the first pic, at about 300mm down there is a layer of...

you shouldnt need planning permission as long as ur floor space is less than 15 metre2 and it doesnt matter whether u make it out of wood brick or mud lol as long as its 1 metre away from any boundary. If it isnt 1 metre away and is bigger then 15 metre squared then it has to be out of...

lol cheers for that shy

Cheers for that noseall, was wandering when ud post, What do u mean by 30dust? So yeh about 5tons of ballast and 1ton of cement for a c20 mix right?

sorry guys one more question If I decide to self mix the concrete with a mixer Im gna need about 2.5cubic metres of concrete, If my calculations are correct I will need about 30 batches from an 85litre mixer. This means if each one takes 5 minutes for 10 ill need 50minutes for 30 Ill need...

loool cheers for that guys I can stand on one leg and I dont go anywhere and im about 16stone so I guess its good for 600mm depth 450mm wide Cheers for that

Hi guys thought i would make a new post as I didnt want to hijack someone elses regarding foundation work. I guess this post is really for shy and anyone else who wants to input. I am preparing to build a garage and want to know to be on the safe side how deep I should place my...

Loool shy I can push a peg about250mm deep till it gets hard so I thought if I dig out about 800mm fill it about400mm deep with concrete wudnt that be ok?