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We decided to dig up our existing ground floor so we could have underfloor heating installed and this is what the builder did - also plays by local building inspector. Excavate the floor to a depth to accommodate the following 1) Compacted scallping to a depth of 75mm 2) Sand blinding. 3)...

Hi there, We moved into our new house last winter and noticed water on the ceiling of a small extension to our kitchen. At first, we thought the roof was leaking, so we replaced the felt roof. However, we now realize it's due to condensation. I want to fix this before winter, but I'm unsure of...

Hi All, It's Pizza Oven Time!! The oven itself is pre-built 1m x 1m and 500kg. It will sit on a 3 sided (1m x 1m x 1m), double skin brick wall 1.2m high. Question is, what should the foundation look like? I'm thinking 1.2m 1.2m x 0.3m concrete slab on 50mm hardcore. The ground is quite soft...

Hi In my back yard, the concrete is heavily cracked and it slopes towards the house - in particular it seems that around the drains etc there is enough damage to get thorugh to the void space & who knows where else - which I think is getting damp (need to confirm) Internally, I know there is...

Hi, I recently laid down a new insulated concrete slab for my new garden room. I have drawn and attached the slab detail. I have noticed a dark damp patch in the corner under the DPC I've laid under the timber frame. There hasn't been much rain and the dampness is a brown-ish colour. Would...

Hello everyone, I’m new to this forum. We’re moving into a 1930s semi detached very soon. We found a crack in the concrete floor in the downstairs loo. It’s quite wet. I attached pictures of it here. Any ideas what we could do about it? We were thinking of tiling the floor in there. Should we...

Hi Guys/ Girls, Looking for some advice I’ve recently had a concrete slab poured for a garage to be put on. It was poured about 7 days ago so I stopped watering it 2 days ago and now as it’s drying out it’s almost like there was a layer on the top after it had been floated.. Will this...

Hi _looking for some advice - we employed a groundworks company to take up our existing shed base 10x12 and lay a new base 17x13 150mm depth for a concrete garage installation. On trying to break up the concrete shed base the contractor said it was proving to difficult so he would use it as the...