concrete base

Ground floor living room has wooden floor boards on lifting them I have found that the joist are in the concert and the concrete has black asphalt on top.1920s house is this right and ok? also on the one picture i have metal which needs changing as a patch for the floor can i concrete this in?

I got a builder that was supposed to pour concrete for a shed base. The specifications that the shed company specify for the shed base is a double pour. The first pour is the initial base. Then the steel shed is installed, with the horizontal steel bars at the base of the shed bolted into the...

Hi, i am doing a single storey side infill extension behind an attached garage. I originally was told to put down 4 inch of concrete slab in the new extension area dpc layer 4 inch pir board and then screed yo finish floor level, as I am pinching a bit of space off the garage I need to screed...

Hi all. I'm building a workshop at the bottom of my garden. It'll be 3m x 5m with a concrete floor. I've previously levelled off my garden and the lawn is lower than where the workshop floor will be, the front will be behind a small retaining wall (2 concrete blocks high), this retaining wall...

I am wanting to lay a 2m diameter concrete slab (6 inches thick) for a hot tub to sit on. What I am struggling with is to find something to create the form out of. I know you can use flex-plywood but it seems B&Q don't sell it, other than regular plywood with the smallest thickness being 3.6mm...

We have a good concrete base left after removing old shed. We would like to tile over the concrete but not sure how to do this - hope someone can help?

Hi all, I'm hoping to get some advice/feedback for an idea to fix a leaky garage door. I have no building experience, but I'm a fairly hands on / practical person so I'd like to give it a go. Basically, our garage sits 6 inches or so below road level. When the rain comes down heavily or for...

Hi, hope all are well. Perhaps you can help me please. I’ve levelled an area of my garden and my intention is to have a patio on one side and a 3m x 2m single skin brick “shed” on the other. my question is around whether the 2 areas should/can be the same level on completion. I was going to...

Hi all first post here so take it easy on me :O Looking at doing a small 1.8m X 3.7m Concrete Slab at the front of the house. The idea would be to build a 1m high garden wall on top of the slab afterwards in an L-Shape. The wall new wall would be tied into an existing wall as well. The soil in...

We're planning to do a garage conversion of our integrated garage. The garage floor level is exactly the same level as the rest of the downstairs (hallway and kitchen). This seems to have confused a few builders who said they would have expected it to be lower. Given it is the same level, I'm...

I have a concrete slab floor and I need to raise it by 2-3inches what would be the best way of doing this? Originally I was going to pour some concrete, however I have recently seen some self-levelling compounds which can pour to a depth of 2inches is this a viable option of are there...

I would like some advice on leveling my garage base ready for use. Where I am so far.. I have recently had a garage base laid by a friend and was planning on building a block garage, but was offered a concrete sectional garage free of charge off of my next door neighbor as they were getting...

Hello, I am due to have a summer house build (7.4m x 4m log cabin) and started preparing the base. The hole has been dug, so next step is compressing with a whacker and then filling with sub base, then whack again. Sub base will be 10cm thick, then a layer of sharp sand 5cm, then 1000g damp...

Hello to all I'm building a summer house, that will be used as a gym. It's 5mx4m, and has a concrete base (nearly 7 tonnes worth!). The timber frame is sat on the concrete base, with a DPM between them. The building is fairly standard 4x2 timber frame / 18mm plyboard outer (but inner) walls /...

So, I'm refurbing a small shower room which is around 2.8m x 1.6m overall. Walls tiled about 4 years ago and all good. The floor is mostly concrete except for two channels approx 100mm wide on the long, side walls, which carry radiator, sink water pipes on one side and shower drain waste on the...

Hi there, I’m getting the first course of blocks laid tomorrow and then I can lay concrete base and level off before they do rest of the blocks what would the curing time be for the cement before I can start laying the concrete? Thanks

We have a detached garage which we are looking to convert to living accommodation. Whilst trenching for utilities we noticed that the damp proof course has been bridged by the concrete slab. Just wondering, should I be concerned about this? What could I do to remediate? Do I need to dig out...

Hi there. I have ordered a log cabin to use as a garden office. I plan to put it on a pre existing concrete base that used to have a shed on it. Now here are the two problems: Firstly I need to enlarge the base. It is currently 310cm x 240cm I need to add to the back and side to make it - 420...

Hi All, Just finishing my wet room. I have a linear drain in the end embedded and secured levelled into the concrete floor. I am now ready to do the wet room slope pan. I have placed two pieces of strip wood on each side and raised them accordingly to my slope measurements. I will use these...

Hi, I am building a base for a hottub. I have dug out the area but would like to ask which of the subject should I use to compact down before the concrete. Or any other suggestions? Thanks in advance. Regards Al