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Hello. I've got a coupe of pads to pour for some steel posts. The pads are 1000x1000mm and about 800-900mm deep. I've got loads of 25kg bags of cement, tons of builders sand, and a cement mixer. So, I thought I might DIY mix it myself. I can pick up aggregate as required. Has anyone got a...

It will be isolated. Here's a picture: The pier (in red) is a corner of 2 walls which are being removed. A steel (blue) already rests on the corner. A new steel (green) will rest on the pier. The SE has said to remove the entire wall, dig the 1m3 pad underneath, rebuild the pier with engineering...

Thanks for the replies. The pad will hold an engineering brick pier + upright steel. 2 large UBs will rest on it; one on the brick and one on the post. My SE seems to be generous with the required dimensions of pads, steels etc, but I'm happy to go with them. Ragardless of the size of the Pad...

Hello. I need to dig a 1m cubed hole in my lounge floor to make a concrete pad for a new steel support. The floor is traditional screed over a concrete layer, then plastic membrane, then lots and lots of rounded pebbles. Talking to my neighbour, who did the same in his house a while ago, once...

Hello. I am re-adjusting my house a bit, moving things around and would love to get some advice about the drainage and mains water supply. Here's my rough plan: Right now, the mains drainage follows the green line in the picture above. The solid green blocks are manholes (MH). MH 1 is...

I've got glued laminate flooring across the hall and extending through into the lounge/dining room. However, I've noticed the flooring has dropped somewhat in one of the alcoves. I want to take a look underneath to see what's going on with the wooden floor and joists underneath. So, the...

Ok... so not as simple as extending the flue ;) CORGI gas guy is coming around tomorrow to take a look. Thanks for your advice!

Hi everyone. I've got a Biasi 24s (working again, thanks to advice from this board earlier :) It's in my kitchen on an external-facing wall, with the flue going straight out. I am looking to put a lean-to conservatory up against the kitchen, so the flue needs addressing. I was hoping...

Due to the recent changes in planning rules, where they were changed to make it easier for people to do minor stuff to their house (like my little lean-to conservatory) without the need to the authority to get involved, I now have to get planning permission to do it. Apparently, if I had...

I am not planning on heating it, as it would be too expensive. It just provides cover in the winter for a few plants, and the cats. Once the weather warms up a bit, I hope it will be more useful.

I borrowed a Hilti, and bashed away the concrete around the edge, where the wall will go. The concrete slab is thinner than I expected - only 4 or 5 cm in some places. Am now thinking of removing the whole slab, digging down a bit (to allow space for insulation) and laying a new floor. What...

Oh ok. Will rethink this. That's what I was thinking. The current concrete slab is low enough to accommodate the insulation layer + new slab. I'll bash the concrete away from the edge and put in proper foundations as you suggest.

Hi everyone. My house is a typical victorian end-terrace house. Where the lounge meets the kitchen, there is an 'L-shaped' area outside. See diagram below. _________ |-----------| |-----------|________ |--lounge--|-----------| |------------kitchen---| |________|________| The area has...

I took another look with a torch this time, and they have sealed it with clear silicon sealant. What they did was to seal the frame to the brickwork, but stopped about a cm from the outside edge of the frame, so it doesn't look sealed even though it is. Oddly, they sealed the upstairs windows...

I've just had Rehau double-glazing fitted to my house. The fitters haven't put any form of sealant between the frames and the brickwork and to me, it looks a bit unfinished. They said that that was what they usually did, but would be happy to seal it up if I want. My house was built in...

My boiler was fixed today. Faulty gas valve, as suggested above. I got a huge quote for the parts by the gas engineer, but they would happily fit it if I could get the valve. Checked the DIYnot messages, and found a message pointing at euroboilerparts.co.uk. Got the part for £45. So, now...