8 min
0
The Complete Guide to Chimneys
I was standing on a job site in North Yorkshire back in ’98, watching a…
Author: Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
Concrete does not fail because of the concrete. It fails because the ground underneath was wrong, the weather was wrong, or somebody added water on site to make life easier. I write about the sub-base, the curing and the joints — the three things nobody photographs and everybody skips. Forty-three years of pours taught me that the pour itself is the easy part and the hour before it decides everything.
8 min
0
Power Floating and the Window You Get
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to run a…
8 min
0
Bearing Length Is Where Lintels Fail
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad…
8 min
0
Gravel That Stays Where You Put It
I’ve spent forty-three years watching lads and homeowners alike pour money down the drain because…
11 min
0
The Complete Guide to Stone Masonry
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a job site, looking at…
10 min
0
Tarmac Laid at the Right Temperature
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway six months after…
8 min
0
Waiting for Bleed Water to Go
I remember standing on a job site in ’94, watching a lad—hardly older than a…
8 min
0
The Overhang and Drip That Keep Water Off
I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last autumn, looking at a brand-new retaining…
10 min
0
Benching a Chamber So It Self-cleans
I remember standing on a housing site back in ’98, watching a lad try to…
11 min
0
A Garden Wall That Survives Twenty Winters
I was standing in a customer’s garden last Tuesday, looking at a beautiful, expensive stone…