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I have ordered some sandstone paving to lay. I have preped the area and have come to order the "mix" for laying them. I know they need a full bed of mortar so have ordered soft building sand and intend to do a 4:1 mix. However the bloke who i have enlisted to labour said he thinks it should be...

We have a glow worm 24cxi thats old and needs replacing, we have a 3 bed semi with 7 good size rads. Having looked around we have decided on a Baxi combi. The question is do we go for the 24 duo or the 28? Are we going to get any benefit from the larger boiler when the 24 seems adequate. My...

The builder that did our extension wore gloves on a couple of days and its left cement smudges on the bricks. Ive got some brick acid but how do you use it. Will i dilute it or just brush it on. Its been built 3 weeks so shouldnt be too set?

Hi, ive just finished building the shell of my new porch (brick/block) and im ready to get the inside done. Firstly do i need to leave it to "dry out" before i start plastering. Secondly im going to plasterboard it and then skim it. Will i still PVA the new plasterboard or do you just skim...

Hi we have renovated and landscaped the front of our house. Now the tarmac looks awfull. Has anybody used tarmac paint and are there any good brands. Or bad brands? Does this stuff work?

Im doing some gravel borders on my drive which im flagging in a row of block pavers. Firstly ive dug for a 75mm thickness of concrete, is that enough bearing im mind its not trafficed over. I was thinking of using up some building sand i have in the concrete and thought 3ballast 1building sand 1...

Last year i had been collecting the bits to build a small (2mx1m) porch on the house. Just after xmas i decided it might be fun to have an accident at work and severed my foot at the ankle. The foots been grafted back on and i have a nice new steel ankle but im going to be out of action for...

My neighbour wants to block pave his drive but the historical slab of concrete is cast our side of the fence posts that mark our boundary. I think this is because we are on a slight slope and it allows for water run off. He has asked if he can take out the concrete that basically lies beneath...

just called builders yard to get a quote for the blocks to build the porch. never knew there were so many. What blocks do i need and do i need 7n or 3.6n. I already have some lightweight blocks for the inner skin. Foundation will be blues.

Hi Im having a go at building a block/rendered porch this year. We get a lot of cold in the front because our front door has a large glass panel. My thought is do a double block and then it might give a little insulation. So, the question to start is this. The front drive is tarmaced from...