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We all do mate....

again, don't worry too much, holm sand in the south west usually relates to a softer more rounded building sand, often used in bricklaying etc. Sharper sand is better for screeding etc.....

I'd rather have seen holm sand but wouldn't be worried if I were you. You can sleep at night again...

4x2's would suffice, i'd be more inclined to use 5's for rigidity.

In Bristol we have a competitor to Plasmor who manufacture a similar block. If you allow roughly £1 per block + Vat and if you don't regularly buy from a merchant then add a bit on top. Given the recent shortage if thermalite blocks these have been in quite high demand though recently. Fibo's...

Ditto. There must be some other factors here that we don't know about. Surely a gang of brickies wouldn't be that far out, even with a nice profit??

Who said amateurish? Although it's true....

Its funny, everyone in the pub used to be a builder and knows best....would have been a sight to see!

The snowboard you talk if is a float....you still need to get it pretty good before getting this on the surface, they're not to difficult if prepped right. I suggest you drag a family member in or pour in two halves with an expansion joint in it, this could half the required tamp area to 2.5m...

small domestic extension = traditional sand and cement I would have thought

Its entirely up to you, 15mm beds look quite big, but i'm fussy about brickwork....if you can live with it, then leave it and gauge up!

If your diy'ing don't leave it to your eye!!

It's difficult to say without knowing more...but in fairness a local piling firm could price it up in an afternoon for you. It depends on the ground conditions? type of pile? Beam or raft? Clay heave or not? Amount of excavation required....I'm afraid it's a bit tricky to guess. Just to let...

I can't believe that i'm going to agree with Norcon :shock: but its true!

Good luck mate.

I feel like I have fallen victim of him.... :oops:

You should not be concerned. I was once asked to build a studwork chimney for aesthetic reasons. It looked all right. Not that costly.

4.6m is a big span. Are there any sleeper walls?

Square metres and span distance

Hi All, whenever i've put suspended floors in i've always used treated timber. At the moment we are building a loft conversion with an extension to the rear, and the carpenter has turned up with a load of untreated timber for the floor joists in the loft. From what I can gather on the...