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A good bit of rain always seems to settle it down aswell! :D

Sadly it is all I get paid, so it would take me more than 5 days to earn 500 to pay someone that. For me it is always a toss up, pay someone or do it myself. A

Well i just finished the drive, i can definitely say hire a big a wacker as possible, a small one might be ok for a little area, but in the end i had 2 going round at the same time. the little one was okay for the screed and vibrating the tops of the blocks, but the bigger the better for the...

Well just to update the garage door fitting. It was fairly easy, you just need a bit of patience, spirit levels and a spare pair of hands. The instructions on the Hormann doors were very clear. The only thing i would say is you need to be prepared to extend brackets if you have an...

Hi, No real solution, sorry. However i did fit some expamet stop bead http://www.expamet.co.uk/wider-wing-stop-bead basically you fix the wing over the gap but only attaching it one side. The wall then moves behind the mesh. It still cracks but just in a straight line. at least...

Hi Guys, Well i salvaged the good end of the cable, threaded it through some conduit, which is stuffed into the old piece and back into the road. I then chucked a ip66 box on the wall with some galnds on it, then thread a new bit of conduit through the ground to the house, with some new...

So genuinely i am unclear of the purpose of compaction. My thought was, it minimizes the gaps between all the material, causing interlock and filling voids with small material. I assume if you compact remove all air spaces, then compaction has done the trick. i thought getting it flat...

Hi, Thanks for the input, I have been further investigating. Apparently new legislation HAUC require greater compaction for road works. hence belle developed a new dual force plate with x5 the compaction...

driveway is 70 square meters, normal residential use. 2 cars 1 bike, and maybe a transit at some point. Not sure if that will make a difference? A

Anybody out there? :?: :(

Hi, I have to lay hardcore for my new drive. I want to get the base nice and firm. So i have dug out enough for 175mm of hardcore. My mate has a plate that i can borrow. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pclx320-light-compactor-plate But not sure if its man...

Found them http://www.amazon.co.uk/Way-Gel-Filled-Connector-Crimps-Packet/dp/B007FGX3TW/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp :oops:

Hi, I put the digger through my telephone cable, i have re routed/ new conduit and patched it all back together. However i have used crappy terminal blocks to link the wires together.. I have seen BT use little discs that are filled with gel or something. Does anyone know what they...

Thanks noseall, as always very helpful.. cheers Adrian

Hi, Was wondering about some timber sizes for a suspended ceiling. I am squaring off part of a vaulted ceiling. There will be no loads from above, just the plaster board below. i was hoping to hang the ceiling off a couple of purlins, clear span of 3m, and then hang a binder or...

I basically said i would do the first fix, he just nodded and said no problems, and said he would get the testing guys round when i was ready. Intuitively i think splitting the radial and extending it around the extension, and then bringing it back and reconnecting it, is the best option, as...

Hi Guys, A quick question, I am building an extension, and i coming up to first fix stage. So am think ing about extending the lighting circuit. The upstairs room will have a couple of lights, ensuite light , fan, shaver, heated mirror, light in a cupboard. Is the best way to take a...

Amazingly i can even right computer code. I think there lines the problem, i hate using a mouse :P i always preffered cats.

Sketch up!!!, i had a go but nearly chucked the pc through the window, i just couldnt get the hang of it, i always seemed to end upside down and inside out.... Pen and paper for me. i think i will look into cladding, krafty use of lost head nails, and some nice stain or oil

Pitch is 18 degrees, smooth double roman with 100mm lap. just in on the tech spec. its one of those planner ideas, subserviant 2 storey extension with ridge not higher than the original. I thought if i cant have it at the same level at the front, then i will extend it back for a bit...