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    Concrete Lintel which way up ?

    PrenticeBoyofDerry Just noticed your reply, that confirms it thanks pippo
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    Concrete Lintel which way up ?

    thanks static :-)
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    Concrete Lintel which way up ?

    Hi all We will be putting in the concrete lintel for the garage door opening this weekend and i am wondering which way up it should go (there doesnt appear to be any markings). The ends show 3 bars, 1 in the middle and another 2 at 1 end. I would expect the 2 bars to sit at the bottom as...
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    roof truss questions

    Joe-90, Up here in Scotland its 4m with pitched roof and 3m with flat roof. Well it is with my local council anyway.
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    roof truss questions

    Thank for the reply noseall, Just looked into what you said and I should have wrote it was to be a standard cut roof with ridge board, joists, rafters, purlins and birdmouths etc. I will ask them for a 450 spacing. Would 6"x2" be good enough to hold the weight of tiles at that spacing/span...
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    single leaf wall piers

    Nice one thanks Stuart
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    single leaf wall piers

    Hi all, I am having single leaf blockwork done for my garage this week and I am trying to establish how many piers the guy should be puting in. The garage is to be 3.3m wide x 6.3m long. I think he mentioned that it would be 1 pier halfway on each wall and the front wall with the door would...
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    roof truss questions

    Hi all, I am currently having a garage built, it will be single leaf wall construction and 6.3m long x 3.3m wide. It will be ready for the roof trusses soon as the blockwork is getting started this week so I have phoned a couple of joiners for quotes. They have asked me what size/type of...
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    Plase do my survey for uni :-)

    Evening all, First of all I hope admin dont mind me doing this. I am doing a project at uni on zero carbon homes and I am looking for members of the public to fill in a very quick 10 question survey. The survey is quick and easy, just click the answers. No knowledge of zero carbon homes...
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    Blockwork as formwork

    The blocks were done today. The guy done it on behalf of a concrete sectional garage company (no piers required) and he did them on edge so they are 9"thick and sized so that the 3" concrete sections sit right in the middle of them. They are now just above ground level. I am having second...
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    Blockwork as formwork

    Chukka63: The strips are below GL so there will be 2 courses to take me 150 above GL. The sight is sloped and uneven so there will be varying depth compacted hardcore which will at all points be well over 4" as advised on this forum previously. The outside will be backfilled to GL. I will be...
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    Blockwork as formwork

    Hi Is it ok to use 4" single leaf blockwork sitting on strip foundations as permanent shuttering for pouring a concrete base? Would it need any extra horizontal support other than the mortar holding it in place? The base is to be 6.2m x 3.2m and 6" deep. Thanks
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    Swa for garage

    ok thanks RF
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    Swa for garage

    Jesus its 4am lol From some research I think the house has a TN-S earth system as the earth comes from the sheathing on the service cable. Will this make a difference to whether an earth stake is required for the garage? Also, should I still buy 2 core swa or will the earth be required in the...
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    Swa for garage

    Right, On second thoughts, If I just put in enough 100mm ducting with a 90 deg sweeping bend to go from outside of blockwork to finished floor height and put in a pull string, will that be plenty for the electrician to get all he needs in? I can still dig the trench ready for him and clip...
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    Swa for garage

    Ok Ill buy some 2 core. Will this stuff do? Ill get 20m so theres plenty at each end http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Cable_Index/Armoured_SWA/index.html Will this earth stake require ducting also then to get it into the garage? remember I cant drill the walls. Pippo
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    Swa for garage

    Thats correct, the concrete panels are reinforced and crack easy and drilling voids the warranty so I wont be doing that. Just noticed the bit about notification Steve, I phoned the local authority months ago before I started, as its replacing an old timber garage which had planning...
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    Swa for garage

    thanks for the link coljack. Steve I did edit my initial post, I done it before i read your reply as I realised that I had spare waste pipe from the bathroom so though id say that instead. I think what you said still applies, it could probably be easy enough broken by a spade. Pippo
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    Swa for garage

    Thats sound thanks Steve. Good advice too coljack I will go for 10mm since its unlikely I'll need more. I have 2 last questions :-) 1) Roughly whats the external diameter of 3core 10mm swa ? (there will be blockwork around the base acting as formwork and I need to allow a gap...
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    Swa for garage

    Hi all, I am about to get a concrete base laid and as its a concrete sectional garage going on top i need to run the electrics through the base as the panels cant be drilled on the garage. So I want to get the cable run now. My intention is to run the cable for the garage then have an...
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