General Construction Issues

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1. Building a low wall over a Heave Precaution drainage channel

   By ToughButterCup, August 18, 2024
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   • ToughButterCup
   • August 19, 2024

2. Concrete formwork for interior wall

   By flanagaj, August 16, 2024
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   • flanagaj
   • August 17, 2024

3. Rebar prices

   By Adam2, May 11, 2020
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • August 14, 2024

4. Packing beneath RSJ?

   By junglejim, August 10, 2024
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • August 12, 2024

5. Cleaning the blues

   By richo106, August 2, 2024
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   • bassanclan
   • August 3, 2024

6. Sealed cold roof…

   By G and J, July 28, 2024
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   • Mike
   • July 29, 2024

7. Identify these screws

   By Pocster, July 29, 2024
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   • Pocster
   • July 29, 2024

8. Horizontal hairline cracks in 45x190 joists.

   By Jawbkk, July 27, 2024
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   • joe90
   • July 28, 2024

9. Notch underside of joist?

   By Sparrowhawk, July 26, 2024
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   • Sparrowhawk
   • July 26, 2024

10. Micro cement.

    By matt58k, July 22, 2024
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    • AppleDown
    • July 25, 2024

11. Who inspects lintels?

    By Sparrowhawk, June 28, 2024
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    • RandyPeters
    • July 24, 2024

12. Fitting coping stones to a parapet wall

    By goodbyegti, July 5, 2024
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    • goodbyegti
    • July 18, 2024

13. size of excavator for baseworks?

    By sunflower, February 10, 2024
    • 22 replies
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    • scottishjohn
    • July 13, 2024

14. Blown Render on Stone Wall

    By Gone West, July 9, 2024
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    • Gone West
    • July 9, 2024

15. Replacing timber floor with insulation and screed

    By Del-inquent, July 8, 2024
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    • Del-inquent
    • July 9, 2024

16. Drill hole in Screed to Investigate Damp Underneath

    By stevela, July 8, 2024
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    • saveasteading
    • July 8, 2024

17. Timber or Casoline type ceiling void

    By Mr Blobby, July 4, 2024
    • 10 replies
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • July 5, 2024

18. Suspended ceiling grid in the way

    By bmj1, June 25, 2024
    • 3 replies
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    • bmj1
    • June 26, 2024

19. Stone and Rubble Wall. Structurally Sound?

    By RobertG, June 19, 2024
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    • RobertG
    • June 24, 2024

20. JCT Intermediate: temporary protection ?

    By bmj1, June 23, 2024
    • 1 reply
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    • Jilly
    • June 23, 2024

21. Prelim Air test

    By crispy_wafer, June 21, 2024
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    • crispy_wafer
    • June 23, 2024

22. Breaking out concrete with minimum mess?

    By Sparrowhawk, June 19, 2024
    • 5 replies
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    • Sparrowhawk
    • June 20, 2024

23. Brick mould/fungus issue

    By flakeybricks, June 17, 2024
    • 1 reply
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    • Mike
    • June 18, 2024

24. Fixing compacfoam

    By LiamJones, June 15, 2024
    • 8 replies
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    • LiamJones
    • June 16, 2024

25. Squeaking Joist / Noggin / don't know what

    By MortarThePoint, June 10, 2024
    • 7 replies
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    • Gone West
    • June 11, 2024