breeze block

Hi. I was removing the window board prior to getting lounge skimmed and the wall beneath the board came loose. It was nailed to the breeze block and took a bit or force to remove hence the issue. Do people think just mixing some mortar to put in the voids at the top and any gaps will be enough...

Hi Iam planning a build of a large courtyard wall with the following dimensions; 10m x 2.4m and 38m x 2.2m Iam going to lay 6inch blocks flat could someone help and tell me how many blocks i need? Thanks

Hi thought i'd set about Painting the inside of the garage white as i've seen a few threads and thought it would brighten up the garage. I've bought a couple of tins of White Deco Aldi Masonry Paint. I've not long started and i've already used 1/2 a tub and i've hardly got anywhere :eek: ...

Hello so I've got a future project I'm going to be doing with me and some mates, I have a shed that we're gonna do up and we're looking for advice? Now I'm fairly competent with the electrical side of things so that's not a issue. Here's some photos now my granddads a builder but he said he...

Hi there, I'm an artist painting a Victorian brick wall effect on an outside breeze block wall. I know what paint to use, and have completed many similar painted projects, but never needed to alter the surface. So I'd be so grateful for any advice you can give. Bricks being smaller than blocks...

Hi guys, looking for a bit of friendly advice on removing a chimney breast in the living room. Have already had a steel beam fitted in the loft by a professional company to support the chimney breast, and I personally removed the section in the upstairs bedroom no problem, and was moving on to...

I am to open the wall between the kitchen and dining room. The wall is bearing the load of joist of a bedroom above it. There is no other wall above it nor stud wall just the joists. I am looking at installing 2700x100x65 lintel. My question is what is the minimum length on the breeze block...

Hi all, I am a fairly able DIY-er, but new to landscaping generally. I want to build a rendered raised bed in my garden, and I was thinking of using breeze blocks, three courses high, with a wooden bench built in to the front. What I am unsure of, is if breeze blocks are the best material...