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Stop Blaming the Mix: the Real Common Mistakes When Pouring Concrete Slabs Happen Before the Truck Ever Arrives
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  • Concrete

Stop Blaming the Mix: the Real Common Mistakes When Pouring Concrete Slabs Happen Before the Truck Ever Arrives

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • October 2, 2026
I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last Tuesday, watching a lad try to…
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Forget the Seeds and the Sunlight: if You Want to Know How to Start a Vegetable Garden That Actually Survives, You Need to Stop Looking at the Plants and Start Looking at the Dirt.
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  • Guides

Forget the Seeds and the Sunlight: if You Want to Know How to Start a Vegetable Garden That Actually Survives, You Need to Stop Looking at the Plants and Start Looking at the Dirt.

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • October 1, 2026
I see them every weekend at the garden centres: people loading up expensive raised beds,…
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Repairing Back to Sound Concrete
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  • Concrete

Repairing Back to Sound Concrete

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • October 1, 2026
Most people think they can just slap some filler over a crack and call it…
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Chimneys Get the Worst Weather and the Least Attention
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  • Masonry

Chimneys Get the Worst Weather and the Least Attention

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 30, 2026
I spent forty-three years watching men pour foundations only to have them crack six months…
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The Complete Guide to Ground Bearing Slabs
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  • Guides

The Complete Guide to Ground Bearing Slabs

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 30, 2026
I’ve spent forty-three years watching men pour thousands of pounds of concrete into what was…
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Stop Obsessing Over the Pour and Start Watching the Clock: Why You’re Getting Curing Times for Various Concrete Mixes Wrong.
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  • Concrete

Stop Obsessing Over the Pour and Start Watching the Clock: Why You’re Getting Curing Times for Various Concrete Mixes Wrong.

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 29, 2026
I remember standing on a job site in ’94, watching a lad practically dance around…
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Salt Reaches the Steel and Then It Is Over
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  • Concrete

Salt Reaches the Steel and Then It Is Over

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 27, 2026
I remember standing on a site in Cornwall back in ’94, looking at a pristine,…
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Repairing Versus Replacing a Cracked Slab
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  • Paving

Repairing Versus Replacing a Cracked Slab

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 26, 2026
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway, watching some lad…
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Temporary Works Nobody Designed
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  • Groundwork

Temporary Works Nobody Designed

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 24, 2026
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to brace a…
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The Complete Guide to Below Ground Drainage
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  • Guides

The Complete Guide to Below Ground Drainage

  • Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
  • September 23, 2026
I’ve spent forty-three years watching lads rush into a trench, thinking that as long as…
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