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Step 1) grind off sides of M12 studding to provide key. Step 2) Drill 12mm hole Step 3) pump epoxy into hole Step 4) hammer stud into hole. Step 5) UNEXPECTED HYDRAULIC DESTRUCTION!!!

Building a workshop with block walls and a flat roof. Roof is 3m span with feathered 2x10s on 600mm centers. 18mm OSB, 50-100mm PUR, 18mm OSB. Joists are exposed for storage. I am aware of how loud rain could be, but also tool noise escaping. I was wondering if there is an additional acoustic...

I ran out of blocks for the workshop. So instead, I built a new swing for the kid (displaced the old one when I started on the aforementioned workshop). It is 100% made from leftovers from old projects. All it took was about 5 hours and a few beers. Also, I can use it

I am building my workshop out of 215mm x 100mm blocks. I want to maximise my permitted development height allowance by adding 100-150mm extra wall height 100mm Concrete blocks are the usual 95mm wide. 100mm bricks are 103mm wide. I don't want to cut all my blocks length wise. I can't seem...

For reasons I'm not going to elaborate on. This is my only sensible option without huge amounts of building work. And it's daft. On the left door, is my garage, floor is 150 lower than the floor shown. On my right is the front door. Patio 150 lower than the floor shown. The floor is a solid...

Moving up on my workshop build, I'm wondering if it's worth adding brick mesh. I get the theory of improved tensile strength, but I've never knowingly encountered it when drilling into walls. Is it worth it / needed / helpful for a 100mm block wall? If so, on how many courses? - recommended...

Just looking for some second opinions. I'm building a new workshop on a corner plot road side, but not beyond the principle elevation. Within 1m of existing house. Within 1m of boundary. Detailed here :https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/workshop-mk2.636602/. According to "Permitted...

Ideal world, DPMs are a continuous, perfect sheets of plastic (or other polymer) and will stop everything. But in reality, they are folded and rolled for packing. They have creases in them that struggle to seal when jointed. They get walked on. They have concrete and screed poured on them...

Planning on putting a 20mm EWI system on my block built workshop. After some confidence boosting tips. Are there any gotchas or preferences peeps have to offer? Silicone render or dry mix render with paint? Which is easier? Any decent tutorials or step by step advise for dealing with doors &...

I have a decent brick built workshop in my garden (yay) It's in a really sunny area and deprives us from more sunny usable space (boo) I have some space down the side of the house to build a new workshop (yay) But it's a really tight squeeze and has some technical challenges (boo) I've been...

I'm on the final stage of excitations for a new workshop slab (6x2.8m). 100mm meshed pad with 350x350 beam with rebar around the perimeter. Single pour. I have now found an old foundation in one corner and am concerned it will lead to uneven settlement (see pic) as it seems totally rock solid...

I have a flat roof that needs 175mm deep joists (Based on span) plus a 50mm firing. As the beams will be visible inside, I am considering whether to cut the firings separately and fit them, or get 225mm deep joists and taper them. Is the latter at all considered acceptable? Ta, Fubar

I'm going to pour a 3x6m slab soon. It'll be rebated for blockwork, 2 walls with 100mm and 2 walls with 215mm blocks. Using 3x2 timber looks like it may work. At least for the 100mm rebate frame: When it gets to the 215mm rebate, things look a bit more ropey: I'm worried that either 1) the...

Moving towards my first actual paid part of my workshop project (which will also kick off my 'my projects' thread) - The concrete pour. It'll be just over 3cu.m but the first time I've ever done something like this and I don't want to end up with egg (or concrete) on my face. I plan to have...

6x3m 100mm thick concrete slab with rebar mesh. Blockwork building on top. I'm getting mixed results on whether I should add an expansion joint. What's y'all thoughts? South Hampshire (UK), sheltered location. Cheers, Fubar

I am in the process of applying for planning permission for a single story detached workshop to the side of my house. Behind the principle elevation, but as it's a corner plot, I am subject to planning permission. Building will be block built, just shy of 6x3.8m & flat roof. I have already...

From the NHBC website, this is their guidance for garage foundations: I plan on using this plus some mesh as my new workshop base. Likely omitting any DPM as I'll be paining a liquid DPM over floor and up to a high DPC due to retaining walls. My question, is how are you supposed to compact...

In my very early days of DIY brick laying, I built a block work retaining wall. I made the pointing look good, but ended up smudging the (too thin) mortar into the block work texture around the joints, filling and smoothing out the irregularities. 15 years later, the untainted block work looks...

I have the below horrible north facing side of my garden adjacent to a carriageway. It's dim and gets about 2 hours of sun a day. Elsewhere I have a brick built workshop. The elsewhere is literally the best sun trap you can imagine and we would like to make it a more family oriented space...

Neighbors have exposed my garage foundation extending their driveway to the boundary. Not convinced they'll be able to cover it when laying the final surface. How does this stack up regulations wise?