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I'm building a concrete base that will have 75-100mm concrete depth The area is 9 square metres Is this too much of an area to mix using a cement mixer rather than getting ready mixed delivered? How long will concrete last in terms of being able to manipulate it so that i can tamp it down...

After smashing out some concrete pavers and the concrete base to install some drainage I'm left with an untidy concrete edge which will be visible when I landscape the courtyard. I'm thinking of building a form to create a flat face for the concrete down to ground level and pouring in some...

Just finished removing laminate flooring and three layers of old tiles from my kitchen concrete floor which is now back to it's original level.Only problem this leaves me with a strip (about 3.5 meters long) of concrete which is about 4mm proud of the new level.Concrete hides central heating...

Hi there how do I go about concreting channels in a concrete floor where electric cables and water pipes have been placed. Do you need to wet the dry concrete before you pour the concrete ?

Hi. I want to turn a pathway that is just earth into a concrete pathway. I have found a few companies that will deliver ready mixed concrete but I'm not sure if it needs any solid substrate between the earth & the concrete. All I have to do is dig the earth out enough for a few inches of...

Hi I have recently put in a concrete footing to support the leg of a balcony. The footing is 225mm deep concrete. On top of the footing there are 2 layers of concrete blocks with mortar. The top of the concrete footing is therefore 220mm below the finished ground level. It suddenly...

Whats the best way to dig up a concrete floor?

...of 350mm width x 500mm depth for the perimeter, and also a central trench for floor joists support. I will be filling the trench with Concrete 1:5 ratio (Ballast/Cement) and will also use Formwork to ensure the concrete form is 100mm off the ground. So, in total my filling space is 600mm...

I have just purchased 1930s semi and have started replacing the kitchen units. The kitchen has a concrete floor with a bitumen layer on top. Upon removing the cabinet under the sink I've noticed a section of the concrete slab is missing. The hardcore/ground where the concrete is missing...

I'm laying a concrete pad for a garden shed. Some of the sides of the pad are going to but up to existing brick/stone walls. I gather I cannot simply use the walls as formers and pour concrete straight up to them. I guess I need to attach wooden boards to the walls, and pour the concrete up to...

We have removed the flat porch roof of our Laing Easi-Form house which has left the concrete exposed. The concrete needs filling first then we will render and paint over the top. Searching online I can find loads of concrete repair mortar or epoxy but they all seem to be for floors. The Watco...

When concreting in wooden fence post should the top of the concrete be above or below ground level, I’ve been given contradictory advice.

The last owner of my flat hacked great chunks out of the flooring slab to make way for pipes then did a shocking job of refilling with concrete. I've chipped away all the crumbling old concrete from around the pipes so it's now in this state: What I'd like to do now is pour concrete so that...

This is going to sound stupid, but here goes. :oops: Our back yard is concrete with odd drainage channels run through. We want to improve the look so want to lay slabs. We have no DPC as house was built 1870....so do we lay slabs over concrete and raise drainage cover or dig up concrete and...

...entry and porch. However, the previous owners did a really blah job on the walkway leading to the front steps. They simply poured a new concrete driveway, making the walkway a part of it. The walkway has a slight grade leading up to the front stairs. The concrete is less than a year old...

Hi, My concrete kitchen floor is damp. I have taken up a small section to have a look under the concrete, and it is a 1" screed, with a 3" concrete base, layed directly on compacted earth and clay. No DPM ! Its a 1930's red brick ex-council house. Do I need to rip the floor out and lay a...

hello any experts who might be able to help me out, i recently layed a concrete drive with brick paviour edges, after i cleaned bricks with brick acid i managed to burn out some of the colour in the concrete now it looks patchy,i wondered if i used a slurry of cement with unibond and coated the...

...length ways with stones either side up to each house, trouble is my dog will only do her business down her and also likes to deposit on the stones making it hard to clean up, I am wanting to concrete it, how is this done please? How far do I dig down etc? Is it concrete I should use? Thanks.

I would like to put down carpet and underlay in a conservatory which has a concrete floor. How is this fixed to the concrete without it moving (those wooden grippers strips? or is there something else)....I have seen on wooden floors grippers are nailed down, how to fix to concrete?

Hello For those who have removed solid concrete floors that don't have a DPM (perhaps to install a new insulated concrete floor with DPM), do the old floors tend to be soaking wet beneath, or dry? Is there always an obvious source of the wetness? Thanks Mike