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Thanks for the replies. I do use it off the stand. The mix is strong as it's mixed dry and to the ratio needed. It's just when I add water it slumps out the mixer and kind of drip feeds the slab. I used 7 bags of cement in the 2.4m by 2.4m slab and just a little over 1 bulk bag of 850kg ballast...

Hi all, I am working on a few interconnecting slabs presently all 2.4m by 2.4m and doing one every other day. I have found it easiest if I just load the mixer dry and then add the water until it overflows from the mixer into the concrete form. I never actually tilt/pour/lift the mixer once. It...

Thanks for the replies. This building will have some weight to it so shouldnt float out the ground. Ive done a similar subterranean building previously (just 1 metre deep not 2-2.5m deep) and thats all ok around 8years later. I have a drain nearby so was thinking of hooking a pipe from the...

I think i've exhausted the PD rights of the property above ground :D It would just be built for fun, mainly because I enjoy the challenge

Most cost effective would be poundshop fake hammerite I guess

Hi all, I'm thinking of building a small bunker as a man cave maybe 6 x 3m at most. I was going to use butyl liner and tanking slurry to stop the water ingress but im not sure which type of block to go for. A) 4inch concrete blocks laid on their side B) 9 inch hollows filled and rebarred into...

Thanks for the replies fellas, ive decided to do a plywood kitchen worktop with tiles on top to accomodate an odd sized corner sink. I did try bracing and gluing 3 gravel boards to each other a couple of years ago for a man cave bar. Sure enough there are small gaps now between the joins on the...

Thanks for the replies guys, ive decided to shelve the stave worktop idea and go with plywood with tiles on top. I would just buy a wickes worktop and be done with it but Ive bought a flash kitchen corner sink off ebay and need to have the worktop coming out an extra 5cms on one of the inside...

Thanks for the reply foxhole. I do have the tools to buy the staves but wondered if they can be bought of the shelf. All I find from a google is old beer barrel staves. Also im guessing they dont need to be beech but can be hardwood timber with a beech stain?

Closest I can see in wickes is 34mm whitewood pse which isn't really ideal. Can anyone advise? Thanks

Hi all, Im considering making a kitchen worktop from a few scaffold boards or possibly gravel boards (although being softwood I think they would shrink). The gravel boards are softwood whereas the scaffold boards appear to be hardwood. Would gravel boards make a better choice? My aim is to make...

Yes looks a good phone, a bit squarer looking than the a20e though. The a20e seems to be nearer the 100quid mark. Maybe I'll wait till after Xmas and see if prices change a tad. I wanted an upgrade so I can run ip cam apps on my phone which currently it's a bit hit n miss. Thanks for your help

Evening all, I'm looking to do build a Floodlight and cctv pole at the entrance to an agricultural smallholding. I was thinking an aluminium scaffold pole concreted in the ground about a metre and 3 metres or so above ground. I would put cables through the inside of the pole and put a slot at...

Thankyou very much for the replies. My budget I guess is around £100-200 normally pay as you go handset. Normally im doing messy jobs so tend not to buy flashy things incase I break or drop them although im careful and rarely do. I think the bigger the screen is the more I shall maybe damage it...

Hi all, I wondered if theres any phone make/model experts out there? Im looking to upgrade my samsung to a newer model than the s4 mini. I like the fact its samsung and has a smaller screen but wouldnt mind something with a faster chip and better camera. Anything android but preferably samsung...

Normally some sort of sheet goes on the outside of the studwork wall panels. I use sark IT sheet built from the bottom upwards, usually 3 strips with an overlap. Then the insulation is pressed in place from inside and OSB/ply/interior cladding over the top. The DPM will be useable in place of...

Great, thanks for your help :)

Yes thats the type, maybe half that height. What are they known as and where can I buy them?

Hi all, Im wanting to have an electrical connection run into a field from a neighbouring barn. Im looking for something like the BT fibre connection boxes or something similar. Can anyone recommend anything or any places that might be able to help source this? Thanks for your help

Thanks for the replies so far. We run a fairly low key storage business and have a couple of agricultural buildings that we need to keep secure. Vetted people come and go and I need to be able to see who is coming and going from my phone or at the very least a designated tablet. I was hoping to...