concrete

This is my first post...take it easy on me. We are about 30% into our build and up to ground floor level above basement. There has been discussion between Architect, Builder and Structural Engineer over the concrete beams that have been used which are 220mm as opposed to 150mm initially...

Hello, I wondered if anyone knows where I can easily get hold of some kind of concrete plasticizer, or anything that will improve flow at low water quantities? Mortor plasticizers are readily available but I read that they shouldn't be used with concrete as their air entraining qualities weaken...

Not sure how to handle this and its the first thing I need to decide on before doing anything else! I have recently acquired a 1960 Derby based house from my parents and understand that is has an issue with sulphate based hardcore / ground floor. Underfoot the floor feels obviously un-even with...

I'm trying to slot in some new fence panels but having taken one panel out - it was very tight and was bowed because it was so tight I now find I can not get the new panel in - the panel seems close to being a whole cm too wide to go in the gap between the fence posts and as it is a newer and of...

Hi all Hope to obtain some advice on the following: In our first floor flat the kitchen floor is quite uneven and has a slope. The height difference between one end and the other is 2". The surface is concrete and has some cracks in the middle. We've investigated by removing some concrete and...

Before undertaking the tiling in the main bathroom I thought I'd try to get some practice by retiling around the sink in the downstairs wc. Having removed the tiles I'm unsure of what layers I've removed (in addition to grout) and how to prepare the walls for retiling. It seems like the tiles...

I've got this 12ft diameter x 80cm in height, outdoor metal framed swimming pool. The only possible location is on this 12ft x 12ft slabbed patio. (I say 12ft - when i got it out i measured it as 10ft but the box says 12ft, so that's confusing - unless these things expand?). Anyway, it slopes...

Hi all, Any information or help with this would be really appreciated. My wife and I just bought an old council flat, 50s construction, on an upper storey. The floor is a concrete slab, there's another flat beneath it. Neighbour says that flats used to be floored with tiles throughout, is...

Hi I have a standard 6 x 6 fence using 8ft concrete posts with 1ft concrete gravel boards I was looking to remove the 6x5 panels and slot/stack five 1ft gravel boards on top of the existing gravel boards.... 1) How hard will it be to lift them above 6ft and slot them in, 3 man job? 2) Is...

Hi guys, please help me what to choose. I live in Quebec, my neighbors are using asphalte lévis for their entrée de garage(entry garage). I think pavage asphalte need maintenance that much than concrete. Guys working pavage quebec is great here though ++++++++++++++++ Moderator's note: What...

My fence blew down in recent storms and I'm replacing it with stronger close boarding, I have dug out the old posts & Spurs which are in great condition but have a large concrete ball at the end. Can I reuse these Spurs by digging a bigger hole and dropping them in securing it with more...

I am in the process of restoring the doorstep on my Victorian terraced house. It has been tiled over at some point, which is not to my taste. I have stripped back some of the tiles, which took quite a long time as they were well and truly stuck down! Anyway, when the tiles were added the height...

I'm building a new doorstep. I've smashed out the existing one which was bedded on loose rubble filled with sand, contained by an outer edge of mortared bricks. Current goal is to get a solid foundation on which I can mortar some new bricks and top with paving slabs. The new doorstep is going...

Hi, I have a fairly even concrete floor (about 120 sq meter) but has some damage to it at places where the top chippings have come off in a couple of places (about 20mm deep), but in total this damaged area is just about 2 sq meter in the whole floor. anyhow I am planing on ordering slc but...

Morning All, I am hoping to kill two birds with one stone: I have a concrete sectional garage that needs to come down. I also have a pebble driveway, which we dislike as the pebbles seem to inevetably end up where we don't want them (in the house, on the road in front of the house,...) The...

We have an ongoing issue with an odour which we believe to be coming from our laminate floor. The floor sits on a ground floor concrete slab. In the past, we had an issue with water ingress and the original floor (engineering board?) was removed and replaced with 10mm laminate once the problem...

Hi all, Current project is building a customised shower for our boat. The design hinges around cheapness, but one that fits into an unusual space. Currently, plan is to create the shower tray from successive layers of marine-ply, glued together and then coated with a marine-grade resin from...

Hi guys, I'm taking down a concrete garage down its around 16 x 22 foot but I will be shortening it to 14 x 10 foot I'm ripping up the block paving and putting a 2 inch base of concrete down 6 inch bigger all the way round for it to sit on I'll re wacker the base and level it if required as it's...

Hi, I have an outdoor area about 3x4 meters which I want to renovate. I'd like to put some decorative gravel/stones down with some interspersed paving stones as a sort of patio. Currently, there is decking in this area of the courtyard which was there when we bought the house. Originally I...

Hi. Renovating a single room extension (c1980s I believe) attached to a c1800 stone house. I intend to install a laminate floor, and because of some undulations need to level the existing base. When lifting carpet grippers (tacked down but also glued in places) parts of the floor lifted with...