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  1. markc
    Not really, if you were framing it all with 3x2 then it would be incredibly flimsy and fragile, but a decent framed wall with tight joints is surprisingly stiff and once you have some plan bracing in they will stand up to knocks are high winds
  2. markc
    8m walls are no problem with staggered joints on top and Sill plates. Temporary prop if it’s really windy until you get a central truss or joist in to brace against.
  3. markc
    Difficult to say without length of run, trial pit and site specific but I would work on £1k-£2K /m with a minimum £6k to cover enabling works. (Haven’t done any commercially, only F&F in last 6 or so years).
  4. markc
    True, thing is, if you can’t get to each cell then you have little chance of recovering a pack
  5. markc
    Tantalised timber 😊
  6. markc
    This is what we use to bring cells back up.
  7. markc
    Sarnafil is easy and pretty indestructible
  8. markc
    Council house a few hundred yards from my mum, family always complaining house was damp and windows misted up. … they had laid turf in a bedroom for the dogs! I dread to imagine what the house smelled like
  9. markc
    Corbelled brick and stone (no strip concrete underneath) are the worst and have to be done in short sections, less than 1m to cast a strip footing to support the individual bricks/stones and then excavate again under those if extra depth is needed. With deeper existing strip footings, 2m sections are possible with props for peace of mind. cast the new section approx 10mm low and then hand pack with firm expanding grout to prevent settlement.
  10. markc
    As above, and if not damaged they can be brought back up slowly with a variable power supply. Our customers often ‘forget’ to charge their machines for extended periods and we can usually recover the Cells over a few days getting the voltage up to where the charger will recognise the cell and kick in.
  11. markc
    Find a local saw mill, they are your best bet
  12. markc
    Yes, not the nicest job, mini digger with bucket on backwards helps
  13. markc
    I don’t have a display
  14. markc
    Very nice
  15. markc
    Don’t all smart meters connect through the property Wi-Fi ? my octopus meter does … well occasionally but I don’t monitor it anyway
  16. markc
    I’ve seen injection done under large slabs to re level and it worked well (drive and pathway). But it is still under pinning but without the tried and tested methods of excavate and replace with known quantities of concrete and bearing dimensions etc. I’ve been involved on some big stabilisation projects but I would not use this under walls etc as the bearing surface etc. is unknown. Yes it might work, but for how long?
  17. markc
    Without digging (no pun intended) for information on the product/process, am I right in thinking this is a soil stabilisation process by injecting a “substance” that then solidifies? If so then I would be very sceptical for future insurance or mortgage purposes as it is effectively underpinning.
  18. markc
    Yes lay the slab in the extension first, tell the ground worker the plan so shear connectors can be included in the slab ready for next pour. When it comes to the screed do all the lot in one go.
  19. markc
    You are right, the engineer in me just likes to get to the bottom of why rather than just cure a problem
  20. markc
    I don’t think the water is getting in because of the gap, rain would need to be blown horizontal and pretty constantly to cause any trouble. The sill doesn’t appear to have a drip catcher and (might be distorted image) sloping down towards the building so water is pulled in rather than being blown in. the black is the old sill and any water landing on that should run outwards and down the wall. I really think there is more going on here than just an un filled gap.
  21. markc
    I assume that the stairs did not fail in this instance. no they didn’t
  22. markc
    How old is the property? What windows were in previously? Even with a gap under, water should drip off the sill and not run underneath, or certainly not enough to cause damp walls
  23. markc
    Not a nice job to do, material cost about £2K pre covid and 2 of us for 4 days doing the work. This weekend done a similar cellar dig out for another relative (I really must say no to freebies for family)
  24. markc
    Replacement floors make a massive difference. My mother in laws kitchen was cold damp and pretty miserable. Dug out, insulation and replaced and it’s now completely different.
  25. markc
    Don’t tell me, the war in Ukraine! It is being used as an excuse for any price increases 😞
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