Search results

  1. 1

    Garage Piers

    I will be commencing the build of a garage, which will measure 5.6m by 5.3m. Should I integrate piers into it? Feels a little overkill, but the council did bring it up without stating a need for it. Walls will be single skin, made up of concrete blocks which have a 100mm width, and will be rendered.
  2. 1

    Bricks as a substitute for hard core

    When laying down hard core rubble into a foundation, can one get away with using complete and partial bricks? Something like: http://www.mccarthywaste.co.uk/images/uploaded/recycling/hardcore-recycling-article-main.jpg I've got a lot of leftover bricks from the patio, and I am wondering whether...
  3. 1

    Questions for a new build

    I will be building an extension in my back garden. It will essentially be a workshop and will have a CNC, lathe, some welding gear and so on. I have a few questions I hope someone would be most kind to answer: 1. The wiring from the property to the detached garage will need to be armoured, but...
Back
Top