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Hi I've inherited a wood burner that is being installed in a couple of weeks. I've opened up the fireplace in my Victorian house to the builder's opening, with the supporting arch above. (I will likely repoint the brickwork and clean the bricks up.) The arch looks and feels in sound condition...

Thanks for the advice- I laid the blocks today on mortar and dug the trenches- good idea about striping back the turf, I may opt for this method. I'll post a pic of the finished product once it's sorted. Thanks again, Den

Hello all. I wonder if those of you with more experience than I have on patio building would mind offering a bit of guidance. I’ve removed the previous patio (the base was crumbling / slabs had become detached from the mortar), and am aiming to redo with sandstone pavers. The area is 3.5mX6m...

Thanks for the advice above both of you. Yes, it would seem a shame to remove a perfectly good surface, but once the higher section is removed, I'm thinking that I would then have to raise the other areas in order to bring them up to the same level. Thanks for the info on MOT- type 1- I assumed...

Hello all. I could do with the advice of some people with more experience than myself at preparing a base for a patio. I recently bought a house and the patio in the back garden (made from two different levels) had loose slabs, which were far from our taste. Most of the slabs came up easily by...