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Hi, I've used two courses of Celcon foundation blocks to get me up to a good ground level for a conservatory dwarf wall. However, I assumed because they could be used below DPC that they could be used above ground. I did not think about frost being new to these. Basically, in the worst area I...

Thanks, yes the ones I ordered have.

Hi, I am building up to 75mm lower than the DPC with Concrete Blocks for a conservatory dwarf wall (one will also be 2.5m high on one side). For the last course to get to me to DPC level I will be using a brick. I just wondered if it would be best to use an engineering brick, class b or...

Have you got any photos of the hole?

Perfect, thank you Woody. I didn't realise quarter bond was ok but it makes sense now. I just checked and it will all work out doing that. It leaves 1 cut along the short course of 120mm which I will stick under the doors. Perfect :) Any tips on the internal walls or do you just cut to suite...

Hi, I have used foundation blocks which are 215 x 440 x 300 to get me up to ground level and now I planned on putting the usual size blocks 215 x 440 x 100 on top. Due to the width of the foundation blocks (300mm) I cannot work out how the bonding could possibly work out if I were to try and...

Perfect, thank you. I assume filling in just where the doors will go is sufficient? As I said I don't need an infill anywhere else. Cheers

Thank you, I did think that, I will go with using bricks probably and leave the 75mm saves messing around. I wasn't planning on doing any infill between the cavity because I am now above ground with foundation blocks, so do I need to do some infill just between the cavity under the door? If so...

Thanks novella. I forgot to mention I am using blocks for both internal and outer skin (and below DPC). I also have foundation blocks under them. Basically I have two rows of foundation blocks, I then planned to use: - One course of blocks - One course of bricks This brings me up 300mm, I am...

Hi, I just wondered if it was legally allowed to wire the live from a ceiling fan so the it is permanently wired in so it could be controlled independently to the light switch or if it was against the regulations? I know how to do it, I just wondered if it was allowed. The other half wants to...

Hi, I am building a dwarf wall for a conservatory and I was wondering how the junction between the internal floor and a door opening is done. Not thinking about it in too much detail, I thought you bring both walls up to DPC height, with DPC going all round and then I planned on using both...

Than Brilliant, thanks I never thought of that!

I'm surprised the Titan doesn't work.

Yes it is, if it breaks I will just take it back to the drainpipe and start from scratch, it's only about 1 meter of it left but I was trying to save some work for now :) I will try the push fit type first and see. It'll go down hill a little way so if it doesn't fit tightly it's not the end of...

Yeah good idea, I also found this that might work, I wonder how 'flexible' it is? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261299466537?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Cheers

Thanks, I ideally wanted something with Jubilee clips and one that was flexible as it won't be going 100% straight, but I will give one of those a go and see what happens. I see wickes do them too. Thanks

I have a pipe underground for rain water which did go into a soakaway. I need to reroute this a a conservatory is going where it was. The pipe is about 110mm also and has a good bit to join onto. I did buy a clay to upvc coupling (with jubilee clips) but unfortunately all the ones I found...

Drill lots of holes very close to each other all the way around and give it a wack. Alternatively try a 9" disc cutter?

Thanks Jeds, yeah I am leaving a very small gap along it. I made the next lot a bit wetter seems more workable. So a 20mm horizontal joint is ok for one course? Seems a bit pointless to rip up 8 blocks just to reduce the joint to 15mm. The next two courses need to be just over 10mm to get to...

Having said that my house dpc has a 30mm joint and that haven't gone anywhere :)