November 24, 20241 yr Author 31 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: @Pocsteryou can get various products for sealing porous ground, one is called bentonite, it is used for sealing up voids in clay when used to build the sides of a lake if it’s leaking. I wonder if you can find something that you can dril a few holes in the ground and pump it in under pressure to find its way to the gaps and cracks. just a thought. I certainly like the sound of that ! . So I could drill along the lane close to the wall and pump it in ? . Will check out bentonite ; and see what else there is . Failing that - still dig out the by that wall and liquid rubber over the concrete slab edge . Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Pocster
November 24, 20241 yr Author 57 minutes ago, Eric said: Is that water on the bricks above the slab? Marked on the photo. Yes ! On that window ( not the other ) there is a tiny gap under the edge of the upstand . Rarely leaks from there to be honest . The upstand is VERY shallow at that point . I’m not too worried about that minor leak tbh . In better weather as I can’t get under the window frame lip ( it’s about 10mm above the flat roof ) - was planning on foam gunning it . Really want to deal with water over slab first though . Could in better weather . Take the glass out . Then seal around the entire part of the inner upstand with liquid rubber maybe ? Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Pocster
November 24, 20241 yr Can you put rain deflectors on the wall. Maybe just some angled ply that stops the rain running down.
November 24, 20241 yr Author 11 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Can you put rain deflectors on the wall. Maybe just some angled ply that stops the rain running down. Not really . The lanes quite long and it’s the base that’s the issue . I’ve been avoiding doing this for 3 yrs so perhaps next spring I really need to dig a small trench and see ! Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Pocster
November 24, 20241 yr Author Need to dig this out ( it’s only crap ground in the lane ) . Maybe 2m long and not very wide and I assume won’t need to go very deep as concrete slab should be more or less at the same level as the lane . Probably less work than I think ! 🤣
November 24, 20241 yr Author Just now, Pocster said: Need to dig this out ( it’s only crap ground in the lane ) . Maybe 2m long and not very wide and I assume won’t need to go very deep as concrete slab should be more or less at the same level as the lane . Probably less work than I think ! 🤣 Neighbors will love me for it also
November 24, 20241 yr 35 minutes ago, Pocster said: I certainly like the sound of that ! . So I could drill along the lane close to the wall and pump it in ? . Will check out bentonite ; and see what else there is . Failing that - still dig out the by that wall and liquid rubber over the concrete slab edge . It’s also used to backfill old boreholes.
November 24, 20241 yr Author 26 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Cor, your well posh in Bristol, Tesco finest, show off The Waitrose ones I drank yesterday! 👍 Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Pocster Pissed
November 24, 20241 yr Author So chicken tikka masala ( yes I know not a real Indian dish ; been to goa … ) . Home made Nan bread and home made onion bajis . Now (expletive deleted) off 🤣👍😊 You can decide if that’s my finger or not Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Pocster
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