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It's probably more conducive to try to understand the undercurrents of the deed as opposed to making superficial remarks which seldom add any substance to the topic. As for using simpleton logic and blaming ideologies, well, it's a little convenient and a bit of an intellectual/political cop-out...

Indoctrination in the broad sense is a vital aspect of childhood - it allows the child to create a framework, and thus imitate, which will facilitate the child's ability to act and interact like a human. Put a baby in a cage with monkeys for 10 years and observe the outcome. A child will...

Hello Festive, A child's mind is a blank canvas, and so some form of 'indoctrination' is required to at least occupy some of that vacuum, and this extends beyond just the realm of theology - it can include behaviour, bias, mannerisms, cuisine, expression and so on. So with that in mind...

I am in two minds about reinforcing the concrete slab I intend to pour in the coming weeks. We just dug up the old slab, which was about 130mm thick - it was for a pre-fab garage, and had no reinforcement. The slab's been sitting there for 30+ years and has not a single crack in it. The ground...

Hi guys Which product would be most suitable for below dpc? From what I have gathered, the bricks have greater resistance to frost, and a higher compressive strength. But I wanted to use coursing blocks so that I could render the wall. The build is a single skin garage w/ 100mm dense concrete...

South England here, days are getting pretty warm down here :P Nothing like basking in the sun whilst wrangling with ready-mix concrete.

Thanks JohnD, quite fascinating, that. So how long do you wait before you start building up the walls for a newly poured trench? I plan to wait about a week, inclined to do 2 weeks but that's quite a bit of inactivity, and I'm eager to get it finished. At least there is one use for British...

JohnD, yeh, that's what I mean't. Quite new to the concrete game so still learning the ropes. Not doing the slab yet, but it'll be about 5.8m x 5.6m - slab will be for cars, will get a C25 mix, and will be indoors (once I've got the walls up). I just did the trench today which was about 6.1m...

Anyone here wet their concrete pours for a few days after to slow down the curing?

I'm not running the entire stretch under the trench, just the last half metre. That way I can run wiring directly through the floor slab. Still stupid?

Thanks Guys. I will go ahead with the conduit work then :) Ah, I was going to get gen 2 or 3. Any reason I should stick to gen 1 instead ?

Hi guys, I have some very strong electrical conduit (made out of Polyethylene) which I plan to run under the trench (not through it) before pouring the concrete. However, I was thinking about the weight of the foundations and the building and the possibility of crushing the conduit. Am I being...