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Where Your Rainwater Is Legally Allowed to Go
I remember standing on a site in Kent back in ’94, watching a lad pour…
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.
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Render Fails When the Background Is Wrong
I spent thirty years watching lads get excited about the brand of sand or the…
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Saw Cutting Within Twelve Hours
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway six months after…
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Waste Transfer Notes for Every Load
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’98, watching a lad…
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The Complete Guide to Permeable Paving
I spent thirty years watching lads get excited about the fancy, expensive pavers they’ve picked…
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The Complete Guide to Soakaways
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood in a customer’s garden, staring at…
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Underpinning in Sequenced Bays
I remember standing in a muddy trench back in ’94, watching a lad try to…
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Doing a Percolation Test Properly
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’98, watching a lad…
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Finding Contamination Mid-dig
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad…
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Where to Put Joints and Why
I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey about ten years ago, watching a lad…