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with 337 x 337 piers? The garage is near some Douglas Firs trees too - so i am going to need foundations to depth of 1.75m - i was thinking of digging pads 600x600x1750 deep every 2.4m and installing concrete lintel/beams then building wall on top of that - rather than a full trnech fill all...

Hi there - designing a 12m x 7.5m four car detached garage. It is to be Permitted Development and therefore needs to be brick external leaf. Speaking with a builder, he says if i build with 4" brick external and tied to abutting 4" block solid wall that will be strong enough (and an economical...

Thanks Woody, i have been asked to provide structural "infirmation" for large masonry panels to ground floor extension and two-sroey side extension as these are unrestrained.... You are saying that masonry walls (brick outer 100mm, full fill cav insulation 100mm, blockwork inner 100mm,) can be...

Hi everyone. So it seems the building regs guys are tightening up on things and requests for further information are growing! I have started to go through all my specification notes and enhancing where required. I am currently looking into 'large masonry panels' and their restraint and such...

Thanks Woody

Just storage - not for a vehicle

as in no brick wall? just the 100mm timber wall?

Hey everyone! I am in the middle of working out how the best way to build a dividing wall between attached garage and the space i am converting into heated space (utility room)? Am i correct in thinking that a brick skin built up off the garage concrete floor and then a 50x150 timber frame...

Hi there, i have a few bags of multifinish left over from a DIY job and i am not sure how/where to dispose of them - they are now out of date too. Can i just take them to the tip? or put them in my usual household waste bin for collection by the council? Thanks in advnace...

Where does it say that rendering a property is permitted development please @^woody^ "I wouldn't consider that red render would be pd. You wouldn't have the same kind of detailing that brick provides and therefore I wouldn't consider that it would have a similar appearance overall" from a...

but what about the regulations/planning policies?

nope

I have been looking into this a lot and i feel as though it does require planning permisison - even if you are not in a conservation area or listed building. I would like some views or comments regarding this. It cannot be a similar appearance if you apply a smooth render of any colour over...

brilliant!!! trhank you so much for your help and advice. very much appreciated. i know what i am doing this weekend now!!!

"blue grit before skimming" - what is that?

it is fairly fast - i am not sure if the whle lot might come off if i try to get rid of the shiny stuff. I thought about scoring it....

i have a very shiny finish on my walls. i don't want to lose any (even 20mm) by overboarding (dot and dabbing) will multi-finish stay on?? i was thinking of cleaning (sugar soap), PVA-ing (let first coat dry completely and then apply another before skimming). Is this likely to work or is there...

Hi everyone, i got a bargain stainless steel sink from B&Q - ex-display but it didn't come with enough clips to hold it to my laminate worktop - anyone know where i can buy more? Also - where i have cut my hole in the worktop means that the clips cannot get underneath them because of the back...

i have made a box out of polypropylene to fill with stones and then pour water over to calculate the amount of resin needed....i will keep you informed..... i am looking forward to seeing if iot works! the box i have currently made is a smaller version 900x300x40mm deep but the same principles.

Hi all. i have seen examples of making tables by pouring epoxy resin over items such as small logs etc. where can i buy this stuff and how easy is it to do? i am looking to make a breakfast bar (1.5m x 900mm) with a clear resin and beach stones/pebbles. I was thinking of making a box 40mm deep...