concrete

Anybody have any thoughts on using a concrete repair spur post in place a wooden post altogether to secure wooden sleepers for a retaining wall. My plan was to use them to hold back some earth and I would place them behind the sleepers so I would have to drill into the concrete post fix the...

I am building some garden steps, but I am not sure what is best to use to backfill them. I don't know if it is best to backfill using MOT Type 1 or a lean concrete mix. The walls/risers for the steps are built out of concrete block and cobblestones. The height of the walls of each step from the...

Hi, We're starting phase 2 of a refurb using different builders and have a gas pipe with connection - yellow pipe from main that transitions to copper tube - that the new builders plan to concrete over in what will be the kitchen. They mentioned putting a membrane over it. I remember the...

Hi! I have a block work hut built into a marshy slope. The ground was dug down to bedrock and filled back with several cubic metres of concrete. A 6" base slab for the hut (roughly 5m*3m) was then cast on top for good measure. Unfortunately the builders didn't add any waterproofer when...

Hi folks hoping someone can advise.... I've extended my garage slightly front and side and was wondering what exactly should be happening to the floor? Should I dig down the new floor area and simply lay some dpm and concrete over level with existing concrete...or should I look to break up...

The existing concrete path is rough, slightly undulating, and has some cracks that look old. The Concrete path does however look stable and does not look like it is on the move. I was thinking of tiling it with quarry tiles. Can I tile over this existing concrete path?

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 Have started raking out the joints in my patio but after about 4 rows I have noticed movement in the slabs. My question is as follows: is it worth pointing these back up and doing the patio in sections to prevent the movement in the slabs or just carry on ripping out the existing mortar...

I need to redo the putty around the windows in my concrete shed. The last lot (not sure if it was done by my dad or the house's previous owner) was not painted and has started to crack and fall out. I've read it needs overpainting but needs to be an oil based paint. But so many of the paints...

I am trying to fix met posts to concrete coping stones. What would be the best (reasonably priced fixing) for the job? The posts will only be 2ft tall so the fixings don’t need to support huge amounts of weight.

I am planning to replace my current flooring to vinyl or laminate planks. I have this subfloor, can someone advise what type is it and what do I need to do to pre the sub-floor? I thought it was concrete but there seems to be some tiles?

Hi, I’m in the process of opening a kitchen/dining area. The house is on a concrete foundation and id like to level and insulate the floor. I’ve taken levels spots around the floor to find the low/high spots, 10mm difference from l/h. My current thought process and sequence is to lay the XPS...

I hammer drilled through several layers of concrete, digging out soft sandy stuff to try and reveal my original cellar entrance. I came across a terracotta pipe running under the house (no damage to the pipe). So I need to refill this hole, can I pour back in the original concrete bits and then...

Floor is 30m2 with a variance of ~0.04m and ~0.08m (mostly the latter). Needs to be raised to match the rest of the ground floor. The question is what is the best way we could be talking c.3m3 of material? The catch is the floor needs to be solid as it's susceptible to floods. Current...

So I’ve recently bought a house- the house is dated back to 1950 and use concrete floors throughout the interior of the bottom floor of the house. When taking off the skirting board it seems the concrete floors aren’t laid up to the wall, leaving a 2cm gap which can be dug down. Question is can...

Hi, Just pulled off some old skirting boards and the state of the wall behind is pretty bad. We plan to put down laminate flooring and getting new skirting boards. Will we need to cement or make good of the shoddy part of the wall or are we better off leaving wall as is and getting slightly...

Hi guys, Looking for abit of advice here. I have a concrete kitchen floor that is falling 30mm /4.5m from the large window at the back to the existing floor boards. I can't take the slope out as it would cause a 30mm step at the transition from kitchen to living room. I have some Bostik...

I am looking to tidy up a small outdoor concrete area (roughly 2.5m by 2 meters), which has a few cracks in it and I was wondering if I could skim the existing with concrete? Or perhaps I could just address the cracks? Does anyone have any suggestions of what I could do?

Hello, Hoping someone maybe able to provide some advice with regards to installing wood floor over two different substrates (Concrete and Timber Floor Boards). I have relatively large room with a subfloor make up of a concrete oversite slab, abutting a suspended floor. We are wanting to...

Hi there I need help to demolish/break down a concrete structure, made with 9 blocks of 44cm (L) x 21.5com (H) and 10cm (W) - LINK This structure was built by joining these blocks horizontally, rather than vertically as the aim was to have a heavy, low profile to act as a base for a project I...