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    Oven lamp housing for chimney

    I am looking for a generic oven lamp housing to fit inside a chimney approx 1.2 meters above the grate. All housings I can find are specific to a cooking oven and are made to fit into a molded space in the oven lining. I want something I can surface mount inside the brick chimney. Any ideas...
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    Concrete mix advice

    Hi, I am making a flat slab (like a paving stone) to sit on top of a BBQ chimney. It will sit on 4 half bricks, 1 at each corner. Therefore the slab needs to be quite strong. I will put rebar inside, but I am a little confused about the mix. Usually, I mix 1:4 cement and ballast. But...
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    External brick wall German/Mortar smear issue

    Hi, I have built a wall in garden from cheap modern bricks. They are orange with random brown patches, but I wanted an "older" looking finish. I have applied a mortar wash, by taking very thin amount of Blue Circle Ready Mix mortar, and smearing it over the wall with a cloth - I then rinsed it...
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    German/Mortar smear transparency in rain

    Hi, I have built a wall in garden from cheap modern bricks. They are orange with random brown patches, but I wanted an "older" looking finish. I have applied a mortar wash, by taking very thin amount of Blue Circle Ready Mix mortar, and smearing it over the wall with a cloth - I then rinsed it...
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