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Hi Everybody, I'm in the planning stages of upgrading an already converted loft (pre-regs, very little insulation etc) so that I can legally class it as a bedroom. I've paid the fee to Building Control and the surveyor has made their initial visit. I'll be using SuperQuilt for the insulation...

Hi @r896neo, Thank you for the reply. It is more for surface water really (I think). The lawn area is on a reasonably shallow bed of topsoil (~8") and the area where we have had the drain installed never really dries out. Cheers Tim

Hi there, Yesterday we commissioned a well established landscaping company to install a land drain around the internal perimeter of a retaining wall. From what I have read in my research leading up to this, the trench should ideally be 750mm deep for a 100mm pipe. The company finished the...

Thanks for the replies. I did use the high density blocks yes and bloody heavy they are too! Def not the lighter ones... WRT to rendering then... Given my situation what do people advise? I don't think the standalone wall will give too much trouble, but what mix to use and how to apply? I am...

Is a fair bit of earth to be fair. It appears to be solid for the moment, so that's good :-) The blocks I have used are far from "light" though, or do you mean something else by that? I will elaborate. I have a long garden which has a bit of a gradient on it. It already had 2 terraces on it...

Hi, I have constructed a rather sizeable retaining wall out of the 4" high-density breeze blocks one can buy. I have also built 2 flower beds and a garden wall out of said blocks. With regards to the retaining wall and flower beds, is there any point in rendering them - I am worried about...