Recent content by davethebb

DomP, You can power float and screed either but do not use a vibrating poker. I hired a power screed that reached across the 4.8 m so I could reference off the top of the shuttering (scaffold boards) - this allowed me to obtain a flat concrete surface to within +/_ 3mm. How is the concrete being...

Just to add what Blackswanwood said which is all good advice. Depending on how the meeting goes (it may be fine), if you feel that you need to when you make notes and write them up, issue them to the other side and ask for comments. They should also do the same. This is a formal record of the...

MikeJhn, Lovely. A bit more solid than our timber frame mid-1500s house. We are just down the road in Pluckley.

Blister, No I used fiber-reinforced concrete (from memory C30) as this provides crack resistance as it was a large pour and reinforcement.

Thank you, Ian.

It has been a while since my last workshop build post. The exterior is now complete (see photos) I just need to focus now on the interior which has been put off due to work priorities. Anyway, the finished exterior is detailed in the photos.

DomP, When I built my workshop (look for 4.4 x 6.8mt Workshop in a grade 2 listed property - I will update) I used scaffold boards as the shuttering for the sand, Type 1 and the concrete. I folded the DPM up the scaffold board and turned it back into itself about halfway up the concrete height...

Yes, he was the one that created the smoke shelf which acts to create a low pressure and thus draws the smoke and combustion gases up the chimney. If you look up your chimney you may see if this has been added at a later date. We have two inglenook fireplaces (1800 approx.) and you can see how...

The smoke on the wall does not necessarily indicate there is a problem with the brickwork/mortar. The clean section just above the mantel, and the way the smoke pattern tapers off as it gets higher indicates the smoke is coming from the fireplace opening. There could be many reasons for this to...

Sideways, I had a similar problem but with a very old stone wall with a small, 2 ft fence on top which I inherited from the previous owner. The wooden fence was constructed with posts secured to the top of the wall with standard post brackets bolted into the stonework and small wooden...

You should perhaps consider the safety element a bit more (also a side note, did your surveyor pick up on the unsafe structure?). The decking looks like it can potentially have a relatively large number of people on it, this and the drop should be taken into account. I would consider using a...

Looking at the photo in the original post it is clear that the watch has suffered a moderate impact at around the 10 o/clock position. If you look at the "Day" indicator you can see that this has indeed moved the "Day" ring. The day ring has actually lifted at the 4 o'clock position such as the...

Just be careful what you consider to be dead as it may regrow. Our local parish council had a very old oak tree (with a TPO) inspected a few years ago. A few months after inspection it came down in high winds with clear evidence of decay and infection (which was detailed in the report). The tree...

Looks great. Is that a steel frame inside?

Deema, Just a general safety comment. You should perhaps mount the cable JB that's on the floor on the wall just in case you have a leak!