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Laying bricks in a quarter circle
Hi, I took out some concrete next to my driveway and want to put bricks in to match what is on the other side of the driveway (not visible in picture). I want the bricks to be parallel to the driveway...
 
Identifying material on masonry wall
The inner side of an exterior wall in my house has, behind the plasterboard, a kind of masonry which I'd like to identify. I attach pictures. It looks like concrete but it's quite easy to drill: I can...
 
Foundation Block Work/Footers Wet
Hello. I am having a contracting group build a house for me. The footers for the house has been poured and they have started the block work. We have had a lot of rain and a portion of the footers is...
 
My mortar got a soaking. Will it still set?
I used ready mixed mortar to level the ground under a metal shed. Then it rained hard and the shed flooded, soaking the mortar. A day later it's dry but not hard yet. Will it set or should I start...
 
need to build retaing wall/step approx 8 inch to hold back soil any advice pls
length is 12 meters height 8 inches (200mm) how do I do it?
 
how to remove hammer nail cement anchors
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Rendering accrington brick
What is the best way to render accrington brick
 
There is about a 4 inch gap between the sidewalk and the bottom of our front steps.
What are my options for filling the gap?
 
have a basement window that I Need to fill with cinder blocks how hard is it
The hole in the basement wall is covered with a piece of plywood, it used to be a window and outside there is a deck above it so not needed as a window. It has always been cold and I need to fill it...
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