Weekend Thread - whats happening ?

[vwdan]

Did you use foundation blocks below ground? they seem an easy and quick way to get up to ground level

No, I used engineering bricks as I had some lintels for drainage to deal with, and a sloping garden so I didn't want to risk exposing the blocks later.

But the rest is block and render, so it was also my one chance to do some brickwork!

[Halo Jones]

No, I used engineering bricks as I had some lintels for drainage to deal with, and a sloping garden so I didn't want to risk exposing the blocks later.

But the rest is block and render, so it was also my one chance to do some brickwork!

I always cringe when I read about people doing DIY extensions – likely as I know what could go wrong!
I suppose it’s just too much of a busman’s holiday for me

But I wish you straight walls, no settlement & a successful project.

[vwdan]

I always cringe when I read about people doing DIY extensions – likely as I know what could go wrong!
I suppose it’s just too much of a busman’s holiday for me

But I wish you straight walls, no settlement & a successful project.

Cheers, but it's about as straight forward as an extension can be (not that it stops it being a real challenge for me). We're sand after a few hundred mm, and the old one managed without any foundations whatsoever for many decades!

And, of course it's all BCO monitored - to be honest, I suspect I'm being more cautious than your average yellow pages builder.

[Benny]

I always cringe when I read about people doing DIY extensions – likely as I know what could go wrong!
I suppose it’s just too much of a busman’s holiday for me

But I wish you straight walls, no settlement & a successful project.

Sometimes you pro's get it wrong!

Building Collapse In New Orleans; 1 Dead, 18 Injured, 2 Trapped | The Daily Wire

[Halo Jones]

Often you pro's get it wrong!

Building Collapse In New Orleans; 1 Dead, 18 Injured, 2 Trapped | The Daily Wire

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