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by laurencewithau
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:55 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wall fan not Working With Added Indicator Light
Replies: 2
Views: 2262

Re: Wall fan not Working With Added Indicator Light

Hi Mr White.
Thanks very much for that. I'll rewire it in the way you suggested. Or get a separate switch. Thanks again.
by laurencewithau
Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:23 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wall fan not Working With Added Indicator Light
Replies: 2
Views: 2262

Wall fan not Working With Added Indicator Light

Hi. I have a Vent Axia lo-carbon HTP quadra wall fan in the shower room. It has a pull cord and timer. But no indicator light to say that the fan is off and the timer on.If the fan is running and I forget whether I switched it off, I do not know if it is the timer running or the fan is still switche...
by laurencewithau
Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: Builders and Builders Merchants Forum
Topic: Frostproofing Additives for Cement Mixes for Building Garden Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 3483

Re: Frostproofing Additives for Cement Mixes for Building Garden Wall

Hi tileclipproman,
Thanks for the reply and for your help. Yes, I'll do as you suggest. Thanks again
by laurencewithau
Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:00 am
Forum: Builders and Builders Merchants Forum
Topic: Frostproofing Additives for Cement Mixes for Building Garden Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 3483

Frostproofing Additives for Cement Mixes for Building Garden Wall

Hi, I'm building a garden wall using concrete blocks with mortar. The only additive I'm using is Febmix, but I've heard that there are more effective frostproofing agents I can use. The forecast for the next few days where I live, in Wales, if for just above freezing at night. I understand that mort...
by laurencewithau
Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Authoritative Advice on how Thick to Make Garden Retaining Wall Foundation
Replies: 2
Views: 3257

Re: Retaining Garden Wall help

Hi welsh brickie. Thanks for your reply. The wall will be two single skins of hollow block, therefore about 20 inches ( 500mm) wide. I'll be using rebars and I'm wondering whether the foundation should be about a foot ( 300mm) thick. As for foundation depth, I was wondering whether a raised bed in f...
by laurencewithau
Sat Nov 14, 2015 11:51 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Authoritative Advice on how Thick to Make Garden Retaining Wall Foundation
Replies: 2
Views: 3257

Authoritative Advice on how Thick to Make Garden Retaining Wall Foundation

Hi everyone. I need to decide how thick to make my garden retaining wall foundation. My difficulty is that when I look on the web, ask questions in web forums, ask people I know, or read books I find that there is no consensus on foundation thickness other than that 6" is a minimum. One person ...
by laurencewithau
Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:26 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Believing What a Builder Says about Laying Foundations for Retaining Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 3628

Re: Believing What a Builder Says about Laying Foundations for Retaining Wall

Thanks to the doctor. You've confirmed my suspicions, as also about much else that he's advised me to do. I'll build that boundary wall you mentioned, between him and me, but I shan't ask his advice as to how to do it. Thanks again.
by laurencewithau
Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:47 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Believing What a Builder Says about Laying Foundations for Retaining Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 3628

Believing What a Builder Says about Laying Foundations for Retaining Wall

Hi everyone. I'm building a high retaining wall on clay soil, so I need to make strong foundations. I've read up on it, but also I've consulted a neighbour who is a retired builder.. My problem is that his advice seems to be based on his cutting corners when he was in the trade. For instance, he say...
by laurencewithau
Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:16 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Drainage Under Patio Built on Steep and Terraced Garden
Replies: 0
Views: 3397

Drainage Under Patio Built on Steep and Terraced Garden

Hi everyone. My bungalow is at the bottom of a steep garden with a steep hill beyond it. I have terraced the garden and have now had earth removers in to clear a space for a patio at the bottom of the garden, the patio being at the same level as the path around the bungalow. About 100 cubic metres o...
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