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Ok, great....that's what I was hoping to hear!! Thanks a lot

Not sure if they will go for that as it won't match all the other existing walls. I was hoping to either find one which is made slightly wider to allow for render but haven't had any luck so far, or render the wall like normal and angle it in about an inch down from the top so that its...

Hi all, I've got to put saddleback copings on a half brick garden wall and render it on one side, will the coping still be wide enough for the drips to be effective or will I have to look at different options? Thanks in advance

I think Doggits right, I probably have got enough to go on with for now, anything else I ask is just hand holding! I'm going to meet them next week so thanks to you all for your advice and happy new year!:D

What would you say is reasonable to ask for as a deposit, would it be a percentage of the job or a set amount? By schedule do you basically mean a list of things to refer to which should cover any eventuality? Thanks for the replies so far, theres some sound advice there which will come...

Good idea about taking lots of photos beforehand. I guess the thing to do is just make sure everything is worded right in the quote, and it is clear exactly what is covered and what is not. I like the idea of highlighting potential issues beforehand like possible damage to the...

Thankyou both for your replies. Doggit, I think that's a good point. Do you have any suggestions to how I should suggest stage payments etc. Is it normal for them to be done at certain stages of the build i.e. foundations poured, ground floor in, brickwork finished etc. Would it work if I...

Hi all, Just after a bit of advice. I'm a builder and went self employed about a year ago. Work seems to be going ok, and I have a fair bit lined up for next year, the jobs are getting bigger as well after the first year of doing anything that came my way just to keep working. I am...

Yep, they're the ones! So does this include the vegetation as well, will it need a fire wall between the tank and the tree which is right next to it?

Just trying to comply with the regs as I understand them. I like the idea of concrete gravel boards....do they need to return back across the sides of the tank aswell? There is a small tree at either end of the tank, should they be protected aswell? Is there a responsibily on the installers...

Hi all, I hope this is the right section to post this. I have a friend who has had an oil tank installed in their garden. It is about 300mm from the neighbours fence and the installers made some temporary fireproofing which was basically a few sheets of hardibacker board leant against the...

Took it up and re laid it myself, looks better now. ...and he's supposed to be a professional! !!!! thanks for your advice r896neo, much appreciated(y)

Thanks r896neo, think I'll redo the whole lot myself. When they're laid properly how should the seams look? I'm expecting to still see the outline of individual turfs, am I being a bit harsh on the bloke thinking that those seams are terrible?

Just had someone to lay turf in the garden, looks awful. He didn't stagger the joints, didn't cut it into the edges, didn't even use a board to stand on. There is paving at either side of it so I figured it would be nice and level in between but there is high spots 2 inches above paving...

Hi Joe I have been reading some of your past comments on damp problems and you seem like you might be able to help me out. I have been all over the place speaking to technical people and other builders but cant get an answer from anyone....I was hoping you might let me send you a brief...

its not a basement, its a front room. It has a wood burning stove in it and a vent for the stove, so heating and ventilation shouldn't be a problem. I don't think its condensation because of where it is, i.e. the floor underneath the floating floor but not on the walls. It does appear as...

So do you reckon there is anything that can be done without re doeing the whole thing. Its an old house with no dpm, cavity etc, and they were aware that tanking a room is not the perfect solution as water might appear in other places etc, but we didn't expect it to come through the tanking...

Cheers for the reply, heating was disconnected at the time, radiators off so definitely not hot, I had thought abut condensation but it seemed like a strange place to get it without showing anything on the wall. All applied following directions on bag, mix ratios and 2 coats at 90 degrees...

I tanked a room a month or 2 ago with cementone tanking slurry and now some damp seems to be coming through it. Originally there were some damp patches on the floor and also on a couple of walls so I tanked the room and the floor using SBR as a bonding agent, 2 thick coats at 90 degrees to...