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  1. T

    Neighbours

    Nope But it’s not unlike my mates place Which is absolutely rammed with old wrecked cars In excess of 40 at a guess plus various parts and builders equipment Cement mixers Diggers Tractor Trailers Ect ect Only 2 cars there worth a toss And soon to be a 3rd :cool: Work in progress
  2. F

    Supporting joists under bouncy floor

    All done with full b/c and inspected. I think when dug put, the void was 160mm but someone has emptied the bottom of the cement mixer into it, hence the shallower sections. Can’t see due to the bpm but it feels like that’s what it is. So, you’d plate the legs to the side of the joist rather...
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    Blockwork Shed Questions

    Hi. I don't have any building experience at all :eek: but I am going to have a go at making my own tool storage shed out of blocks (roughly 3m by 1.5m and just high enough to walk in). I'd appreciate any comments and suggestions on my "plan". As I progress I'll think more about each step before...
  4. leej90

    Bath/Shower install pipework

    Hi. I'm going to be fitting a new bathroom. Currently there is a shower enclosure running off the combi boiler and has nice pressure. The space is 1490mm and I'm going to fit a 1400mm bath. I'm thinking I will be able to create a false wall at the end to hide the pipework for a mixer...
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    Repointing

    I doubt you'll be able to match it exactly because the existing mortar will have weathered and acquired bilogical growth that darkens it, but you should be able to find something close (or jet wash the wall before you match) Get a few different sands; different merchants can carry ones from...
  6. Charlie George

    How Much Sand & Cement

    12/15 bags of sand and 3 cement will do, in a belle mixer i use 4 bags of sand and 3/4 bag of cement and will do roughly 100 brick.
  7. J

    Concrete mix.

    Bulk bags are usually between 750kg and 900kg depending where you get them from which is less than 0.5m3. I think it's to allow a weight safety margin even when saturated. You must have massive bins if they take up 5ft by 8 ft! That's 3.7m2 which would make .37m3 of concrete if it's 100mm deep...
  8. S

    Using dirty water for cement

    ...renovating the roof and walls of an old building, an old, open galvanized water tank is right at the only sensible location to stand a cement mixer. It is filled with brown water and long-decaying branches and other debris can be found at the bottom of the tank. Clean water is available but...
  9. kingandy2nd

    Colour of mortar

    White silica sand, or white cement tone, or snowcrete. Or a combo of these. Key will be consistent mixers for consistent colour
  10. Deluks

    Trench block on uneven chalk

    You ideally need a level bottom to build off of. Chalk is soft, use a breaker or a digging bar/pickaxe. If you hit firm chalk at 500mm then consider yourself lucky. Otherwise you're looking at a stepped footing. In any case you will need a concrete footing under the blocks, laying directly...
  11. N

    Screed types

    Mapei top cem can be tiled over in as little as 24 hours. it should be mixed with a screed pump or forced action mixer not drum concrete mixer ideally
  12. G

    Times Up

    Creepy Joes set the cement mixer a running. https://theintercept.com/2022/09/18/biden-trump-border-wall/
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    Hosepipe ban.. is using it for cement mixer exempt?

    Nuxuki, Rules are here. https://www.thameswater.co.uk/help/water-restrictions/legal-notice In summary (filling cement mixer not included so you are ok) following uses are prohibited: Watering a garden using a hosepipe; Cleaning a private motor-vehicle (and trailers) using a hosepipe; Watering...
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    Hosepipe ban.. is using it for cement mixer exempt?

    Hi all I want to mix some concrete tomorrow for a shed base but need to use a hose for the mixer. Is this allowed for domestic building or diy work? I'm in Oxfordshire if that helps. Thanks
  15. M

    Recycling the used empty glass bottles idea

    What about making your own sea glass, toss broken bottles into the cement mixer with some gravel and water... goggles and ear defenders essential.o_O
  16. P

    Stone garden wall

    If you don't fancy doing the stone repair yourself, is there sufficient wall left to fix shuttering and infill with concrete. It'll look pants, and you'll have to do it in careful stages so as not to overload the remaining wall, and shuttering. The shuttering will need some substantial bracing...
  17. O

    Increased Electricity price for the power tools uses?

    As someone pointed out, most power tools are used for seconds at a time so operating cost is pretty minimal. Exceptions- cement mixer running all day, compressor in use for paint spraying or similar, wallpaper stripper on for a couple of hours. Still not worth worrying about the cost- I'll...
  18. F

    Any ideas to save hand mixing sand/cement?

    ...10f long. Not retaining much at all, just for decoration and hold in a bit of earth/raised garden of maybe 12" width. I don't have a cement mixer and just mixing the 'footings' will probably require 3 of the big garden waste tubs of concrete , which I know my wrists are going to be...
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    Cement mixer

    Hose it down when your done but to remove any going off reside, chuck 1/2 dozen shovels of clean chipping with plenty of water ,they will scour the drum clean without beating 7 bells out of it.
  20. LucyS91

    Roughcast / pebbledash garage repair - Need help with render /cement ratios

    ...let it dry and then do another layeer and then pebbledash it? What do I use for the render/cement mixture. Does anyone know the ratios and is it just a 25kg standard multipurpose bag of cement from b&q? I will be mixing by hand using a paddle mixer since I don't have a cement mixer. Many thanks
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