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by mushyboy67
Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:05 am
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: concreting where posts have been removed"!
Replies: 1
Views: 3676

hi get some ballast ,you want 4 shovel fulls,1 shovel full cement,mix it up then add about quarter of bucket full of water mix it all in and your away
by mushyboy67
Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:02 am
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Repairing a drive with concrete slabs
Replies: 2
Views: 6071

hi there mix a good bit of concrete up,4 shovels of ballast,1 shovel cement not very wet just so it sticks together then put it all over the space you need to fill lay the concrete in do not compact it down lay your slabs so they are about 10mm high then give it a clout with a hammer ,if you have no...
by mushyboy67
Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Stone drive on a gradient
Replies: 4
Views: 7890

different stone pits have different types of stone .the stone i use is 14mm crushed stone,not natural,whatever size stone you choose it needs to be crushed as it tends to just flatten instead of roll,hope this helps.cliff
by mushyboy67
Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:43 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Stone drive on a gradient
Replies: 4
Views: 7890

hi you will need to put some type of edging stone into place so the stone will not migrate
by mushyboy67
Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Laying a concrete floor in lounge
Replies: 2
Views: 4778

hi there,right lets get into it.firstly you need at least 12inches from the existing floor level down into the ground,you really need 4inches of concrete,3to4 inches of kingspan or celetex boarding and 4 inches of hardcore which needs to be compacted,you need 1200 gauge dpm,i always put the dpm onto...
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