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The Complete Guide to Bricklaying
I once watched a lad, barely twenty, spend three days laying a beautiful, perfectly plumb…
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Paving a Front Garden Within the Rules
I remember standing on a job in Surrey about ten years back, watching a lad…
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Transferring Load From Wall to Pile
I’ve spent forty-three years watching lads chase the wrong problems on site. Most of them…
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Aggregate Grading Decides Workability
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to save a…
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Most Rising Damp Is Something Else
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood in a living room, watching some…
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The Complete Guide to Concrete Repair
I spent forty-three years watching men pour money down the drain because they thought a…
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Driven and Bored Piles Compared
I remember standing on a site in Kent back in the nineties, watching a lad…
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Permeable Paving and What Is Underneath
I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last Tuesday, watching a homeowner point out…
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A Dpc Bridged by a Flower Bed
I was standing on a site in the Midlands last autumn, looking at a brand-new…
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Replacement Materials and Slower Strength Gain
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to fix a…