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Hi I want to build a set of steps from brick. Profile attached. forty five bricks in total. Nine bricks wide. Sizes are mm How deep should a concrete base go into garden soil. Thanks

Well I laid forty Ok but forty one bloody broke. The flags can only be bought in packs so a one off replacement isnt on. The flag is in the corner so a visible crack wont be much of a problem. Is there such a glue? Thanks

I'm a fairly confident DIYer. I've got this far with my new patio and I've rendered the scratch coat for pebbledashing with a 4:1 mix but I'm chicken about applying the dash. There seems to be so much that has to be right to get it right. So has anyone attempted pebble dashing and how...

I have to lay a 38x400x400 slab around a drainpipe. So I need to cut out a slot about 5inchs deep and 4inchs wide with a rounded apex. Has anyone tried this. Any advice welcome. Thanks

That's the gap between the patio slabs and the house. Some people fill it with pea shingle or stones. Is it required or can the patio slabs butt the house? Thanks

The area I want to cover is 18.5 sqm but is sloping. One end is a foot higher than the other and I also want a decorative brick edging. So I have some questions. ie how deep would the foundation for the brick edging need to be considering the total low height of the bricks? Or can the foundation...

I'm laying a new patio but as it is going to be lower than the old patio I have to lower the drain. Sounds simple enough but digging down to get at the soil pipe this is what I've come across. It looks like the pipe is held in a concrete shroud. Does anyone know if that was common practise in...

I did a silly thing. Forgot to make my foundation for a single brick wall wide enough at the end to accommodate a pillar. It's a 1 1/2 brick pillar and needs another 130mm of foundation added. How bad a problem is this. Can I simply dig out the 130mm and lay more concrete up against the existing...

I dug a trench for a single brick wall before the rains came. The soil is heavy clay on top of chalk. It holds water quite well! I dont want to wait until the summer for it to dry out. Can I pour the concrete in while there is still water in it. At the moment there's about 1/4 inch of water at...

Has anyone ever used a laser level for brickwork? Most seem to be geared for indoors and casting lines a max of 10m. Is there a laser that will cast a dot about 20m? And if anyone has used one for brickwork how does it's use fare against the use of spirit levels? Is there one they would they...

It's over a foot thick and right up to the house as you can see. I'm getting to old to swing a sledge hammer! Thanks.

[/img] Hi. My first post. The previous occupier laid concrete about a foot deep right up to this drain. I now need to remove the concrete for a new patio. The problem is removing the concrete will almost certainly wreck the drain and probably the soil pipe. That will mean no waste water...