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by watsonb01
Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: Landscaping
Topic: Newly installed French Drain NOT DRAINING! Help.
Replies: 2
Views: 2331

Re: Newly installed French Drain NOT DRAINING! Help.

Hiya. Thanks for your reply. I have found the cause of problem and have spent last 2 days fixing it. After I laid the french drain I ran a hose pipe on it at various points for 30 minutes and the water drained instantly. So i covered drain with an inch or 2 of earth followed by 2-4 inches of hardcor...
by watsonb01
Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: Landscaping
Topic: Newly installed French Drain NOT DRAINING! Help.
Replies: 2
Views: 2331

Newly installed French Drain NOT DRAINING! Help.

Hi, I am new to this forum so hope I have posted correctly. Sorry this is quite a long question but I hope someone can help. I am currently working on a large project at rear of my garden (wish I had never started). At the back/bottom of garden there is a small stream. I have banked my side of the s...
by watsonb01
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:14 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.
Replies: 6
Views: 2338

Re: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.

Thanks Stoneyboy for your help. Appreciated.

Barry
by watsonb01
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.
Replies: 6
Views: 2338

Re: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.

Thanks Stoneyboy.

Do you happen to know if it goes against building regs in anyway.

Cheers

Barry
by watsonb01
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:54 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.
Replies: 6
Views: 2338

Re: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.

Thanks Stoneyboy.

The rebar and mesh are totally covered in concrete so does that not provide suitable protection. But DPM sounds a good thing to do anyway.
by watsonb01
Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.
Replies: 6
Views: 2338

Covering back skin of 2 skin wall with soil. is it ok to do it.

Hiya Not a builder but here we go anyway. Nearly finished building a 1.2 metre high, 10 metre long 2 skin concrete block wall. Bricklayer is laying blocks although I have done the foundation and reinforcement, cavity fill etc (ie. all the less skilled bits as instructed by him). Front and back skin ...
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