formwork

I plan to lay some concrete. Once set I'll be putting up a fence on either side. The fence will run along the red line in the attached pic and also along where the timber is. For the fence posts I'll be using bolt down shoes. Looking for advice on the yellow line in the pic. I had planned to...

Hi I would like to use forms to make turfstone paving. The 1st batch, I released after 24hr (time constraint), they were solid enough, but it would of benefitted from release agent; (the slabs broke upon removal from mold). What release agent is recommend for plastic molds? Most products...

I'm building an extension on a sloped site which requires some underpinning. Just wondering if anyone has the best method to pour underneath the existing foundations as shown in this picture after the face shuttering goes on. Had various thoughts like creating a wedged gap to pour the concrete...

After smashing out some concrete pavers and the concrete base to install some drainage I'm left with an untidy concrete edge which will be visible when I landscape the courtyard. I'm thinking of building a form to create a flat face for the concrete down to ground level and pouring in some...

Hi everyone, Completed the dig on a 3m single-storey extension today and came across a drain that runs a way we weren’t expecting. Seems to serve as a rainwater waste but not too sure if that’s all it is as there’s another clay pipe behind it that seems to run down (done my best to draw it in...