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    Taters in a tub?

    just mix in a bit of compost, and as said a few holes in the bottom. Potatoes come as setts, which are basically small potatoes. Your a bit late now, but you can get some that will be ready for christmas, try the t'net! while there in the pot you can also stick some lettuce seeds or raddishes...
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    precast concrete paving

    they should be laid on a full mortar bed. cant see snything about them that indicates theyre a nightmare to lay.
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    Taters in a tub?

    absolutley perfect, just give them plenty of water.
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    Pergola / Deck post fixing advice

    if the ground is firm and the whole structure is well tied together then you may get away with 400mm, but i wouldnt do it. I definetly wouldnt use metposts either. Try a local timber supplier as they can probably order you up some cedar posts. WHen i do a pergola its always attached through teh...
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    old slabs

    ditto :wink:
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    patio slabs gaps

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    patio slabs gaps

    so you didnt follow my advice then! :roll: it needs to be a damp mix. just wet enough that you can form it into a ball in your hand and no water comes out. it then needs to be pushed into the gaps with a pointing trowel till it is full. A 1:3 or 1:4 mix is fine. 1:2 is too strong. the...
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    Building Back Steps from french doors to Patio...

    easiest way is to lay a foundation for the footprint and then build the unseen risers in blockwork with what is seen with the brickwork. It can then be backfilled with hardcore and mot. Much easier, quicker and less expensive
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    Big Boulders

    should be plenty of quarries up your way, a lot of teh stuff we use comes from up that way
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    Digging holes into Chalk

    we dig them by hand all the time (south downs) easier than you think. just use a decent trenching spade and its fine
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    Fence "posts"

    yes and perspex isnt going to get around that, from the sound of it youre getting into the realms of a garden structure
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    Cracking Match

    looking at how they destroyed argentina perhaps we didnt do quite as bad as the media suggests, at least we came back at them and if that second goal had been given.......then again!
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    Indian Stone Questions / Advice

    allow 4 bags and a bit for pointing
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    Paving Slab thickness for shed base?

    sorry didnt read post properly, thought you were talking about laying a concrete slab. yes 28mm slabs will be fine
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    insanely busy!!!!

    been our best year to, booked well into september and have been for a while, with more on the boil, also taken on another guy. Just keeping fingers crossed nothing spoils it!
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    Fence "posts"

    can you post a sketch of what you are trying to achieve?
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    Fence "posts"

    why? a timber post will be stronger and a damn sit e easier to fix to.
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    This is unbelievable photography

    paaaah! photo shopped badly :lol:
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    Working out deck footing strength

    i aim to help! :lol:
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    precast concrete paving

    im confused, as marshalls asbourne are paving edging cobbles/setts and dont come in that colour. have you got a link to them?
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