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I realise that this is a common fault but I would appreciate some advice before trying to rectify it. Last night I switched the CH on for the first time but none of the radiators warmed up. I manually moved the lever on the valve and everything warmed nicely. Unfortunately having returned the...

I have the above mixer beling delivered at the weekend. Is the drum large enough to accept 5 bags of ballast (25kg) and a bag of cement (25kg)? thanks in advance..

All the prep work has been done for my shed base and all that remains is to pour the concrete. I've laid and compacted hardcore, sub base and some sand to tie everything together. I was intentending to lay a pond liner on top of the base, before concreting, to act as a waterproof membrane. Is...

This weekend I'll be laying a concrete shed base. I've prepared the shuttering but because the land is slopping, two sides of the shuttering are 100mm deep whareas the other two sides are anything up to 200mm deep. Will I be ok to fill the whole area with concrete or is it essential to first...

I am about to lay a 100mm shed base using a cement:ballast ratio of 1:5. First question.... Is that the recommended ratio? Second question.... Because of limited access the ballast and cement will be delivered (Wickes) in 25 kg bags. Is the mixing process as simple as mixing 1 bag of...