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How deep can I compact stone in one go? Can I do full depth at approx 6-8” all in one go or should I do it in 2 layers? Soft ground. Wanted to do it in one so I could have all stone tipped in the hole to save shovel and barrow work. Thanks in advance.

So I have started my workshop build today... Finally! I am knocking down my current garage to make way for a double story side extension on my house so need the workshop to house all my tools and junk. (See...

Anyone in Hull East Yorkshire care to share material suppliers and ready mix firms they have used? Thanks in advance.

Evening all, A little project i had to do as a result of getting 4 chickens at short notice. It started out as some kind of chicken coop / dog run / shed that was already at the property when we moved in. It was in a poor state and i used it to sling a few logs in amongst other crap. The roof...

I've just searched to try and answer the question before posting... Whats is recommended/favoured by most builders/clients? Building Notice or Full Plans Application? Both seem to cost the same on my LA website. This is the project in question...

I love this forum. It contains a great wealth of knowledge and I’d like to think 95% of the time you get a query resolved sensibly in the end. I have put my 2p worth to many questions, as well as asking a few myself! I thought it would only be right to share this project with you all. I am a...

Morning Ladies and Gents, I am trying to finalise my plans and we seem to be a stand still over the top of some stairs (existing). I have a sub landing if you like, 1 step below the main landing. From this i would like to knock a hole though the wall to the left to make a walkway into what will...

Afternoon ladies and gents. I’m going to be building a workshop in the next month or so as my 30th birthday present and will create a build thread in due course on the ‘your project’ part of the site. I have a question regarding the base. How thick do I need to go??? The workshop is going to...

Evening all. I have enquired about having a air source heat pump fitted after seeing adverts on social media. Very sceptical. I have a solid brick detached property with no cavity. Wooden windows. Poor insulation. They said I’d benefit massively from the RHI scheme due to these reasons...

This may have been asked before and may not be possible but could we have more catagories for people to post in on the forum? Such as: Extensions Garage Conversion Sheds/Summer houses Lof Conversion Damp issues Different Rooms (kitchen, bathroom, etc.) Insulation Fire places/wood burners...

Evening guys. Can you use block set paving bricks as building bricks? Only want to build a shed/work shop and they are dirt cheap second hand at the moment. I know there aren’t any holes or frogs for the cement to key to but there shouldn’t be much strain on the the structure. Any in sight...

Hi Guys and Girls. Last March, right in the depth of 'The Beast From The East', my Stanley oil fired range decided to S**T its self all over the kitchen floor and the repair bill was in the £1000's and getting someone to do it within a month was impossible, and i needed it doing within the week...

hi I have a Combi boiler I need to drain my central heating system for a while. Can I still use the hot taps? Thanks. Dominic

Hi all. I woke up this morning to a puddle on the floor in front of my Stanley range. Managed to take some covers off and saw a drip right at the back. Oh bugger! Managed to get an oil and gas engineer in this afternoon and he tells me the heat exchange unit is leaking and it needs...

Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any good reclamation firms? I need bricks, roof slates and RSJ's. I have done the goole thing and a few have popped up but wondering if there are any hidden gems out there?!?! Located in / near East Yorkshire unless cheap delivery is offered from elsewhere...

Hi there, New to the forum but in the planning stages of an extention in east yorkshire. I have had a quote for steel work to be calc'd at £550+VAT plus an additional £75+VAT per site visit. Is this the going rate? I am having 5 steels calc'd up to create open plan rooms all with cavity...