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Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm actually replacing an existing wall with one that's about a foot further back. The existing one is about a metre high with A 4 inch wall and about 4 inches of concrete behind that. If I make it a bit stronger than that I like to think I'm doing ok.

Expensive way of doing it but you gotta do what you gotta do.

That's a point, it's all ferrous metal at the end of the day. Cheers

Hello. Used to see this quite a bit back in the day. People using old gas pipes and scaffold poles in things like gate piers and retaining walls. So I wondered if this is frowned upon and viewed and not good practice. As I've got a retaining wall to do and a lot of old gas pipes :).

I'll try and do a post when the stuffs been delivered. Thanks.

Yes. I only found anything on trustpilot. They have 4 out off 5 stars and About 1600 reviews if I remember right.

They sell fencing, landscaping stuff etc online. Prices look really good so just wondering if it's trust worthy.

Nice one.

Thanks very much. I assume I can't cut a mitre to do a corner and something else is needed there?

Yes I might do that. Cheers

Yes there is a tray going in. Do you know if it can be a roll of wide dpc or the individual hard plastic ones? I think I will do the other suggestion also, medium concrete blocks on inner wall of porch.

I'm talking about the internal wall in a porch. Which becomes an external wall on the first floor. As there needs to be a tray to keep rain from entering the cavity just about the flat roof is that a point where you can change the type of block?

I thought you guys on this forum might have an idea about this. I've very cleverly pushed the mower into a branch. Now it only runs fire a few seconds then cuts out. I'll attach a picture to show the area the branch went into. I can't see any damage but perhaps you will or have any suggestions...

Wouldn't be so bad if the celcons were the same height and you didn't need to hit 450 for the insulation.

Not much choice. But fat joints are going to look rough.

I've noticed today it's a struggle to keep the outside skin level with the inner wall. Having checked I can see most of the concrete ones are 210mm high. So as the job goes on the difference is going to get worse. Anyone heard of this. I'm wondering if I need a different merchant or complain to...

Thanks woody. I don't think there's special conditions the architect just put black soffits and facias without asking. He's also put on the drawing that the tiles including the new ones will be "painted". Does that make sense to you? Doesn't even say what colour.

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Thanks I think window and doors aren't non material from what I've seen anyway. Or maybe it varies from council to council. Cheers

Hello, so I'm talking about having the patio door on the porch a fair bit smaller than shown on the plans. Maybe a meter smaller. Wouldn't mind changing the colour of the Soffits either. From what I've seen online this is a no no so does anyone know if there's a way around it that doesn't...