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The problem is with horizontal joints. The beds. Some of the vertical ones have no joints because the builder couldn't be bothered to cut the brick and just squeezed it in. I have decided to live with the joints problem and find a solution in the future. The brick layer left and now I have...

It has been 48 hours and the mortar still turns into dust when rubbed between my finger. Is this normal? The temperature has been between 7 to 17 degress C. They are the top 2 courses of my shed, I don't want to put the flat roof if there is a problem with them. Thank you!

Thank you for your reply. It makes me feel better to know that a couple of millimeters are not a big deal in brickwork. I come from a tiling background and I probably keep comparing bricks to tiles! I will take a photo in the Morning.

Hi Everyone, I hired someone who claimed to be a professional bricklayer to build a garden outbuilding. I opted for single brick wall instead of blocks because I wanted that nice look of brickwork, even though bricks cost double the price for bricks and labour. Now there are a few problems...

Thank you all for your help. I have a better picture. I just needed that rough idea so I don't get messed about but non experienced/non honest builders. The room will be 30 sqm so no building reg required. It will be also 2.5m high flat roof. That bit is also a unclear to me as the garden is a...

Thank you so much for your reply! You have no idea how much better I feel now! Its very hard to get proper information in such a project. Some builders seem to just build, they either don't know or they give advice for which ever is easier for them! Do I fill concrete up to floor level or...

Hi, I've been planning a project of building a room in the garden within permitted developments for nearly 2 years and I still can't get my head around foundations/footings and other ground work. Do I start with digging the foundations, or level the ground first with a wacker plate and then...

Is there any chance you still have those info? I'm doing an exact similar project and I'm looking for some plans to get it right. If you can share them with me I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

Hi, Anyone had experience in having a wet room tiled without the tanking membrane? The builder who is doing the bathroom I realised now that he doesn't seem to know how tanking works, as he did not put the membrane on the floor before tiling it! :-( He said he tiled many bathrooms before this...

Hi, We got our house recently which is in a poor condition, I have a structural home buyers report with photos of all the work that needs to be done and I'm looking for advice on how to get them done in stages slowly while living at the property as I have not got enough cash to refurbish the...