Checking As You Build A Wall
Use a spirit level to keep the courses level. Remember that the corner bricks have been set to the correct height, so any adjustment should be by bedding down the bricks in from the corner. Bricks are not made to very tight tolerances, so don't ... [... more]
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Weed Control Fabric 10m x 1.5m
 Stop those persistent weeds for good without the use of harmful chemicals. This black polyester fabric is easy to lay and ideal for use beneath gravel slabs bricks or in a border. It's unique porous structure provides weed control and supresses the [... more]
£14.00
Green Fingers UK |
Good Boy Clean Green Dog Loo.
Good Boy; branded co-polymer dog loo.Suitable for all sizes and breed of dogs.Suitable for up to 3 dog households (will require greater use of Bio Activator).Size (W)31, (D)30, (H)22.A large hole will be required to be dug, and gravel or broken bricks ... [... more]
£12.99
Homebase |
Built In Grill and Bake BBQ.
Includes an oven for cooking and keeping food warm.Builds into a brick surround.Bricks not included.Weight 11.5kg. Grill cooking area 62 x 36.5cm.Self assembly by 1 person recommended.Packed flat for home assembly. [... more]
£29.99
Homebase |
Drainage Problems
Alternatively, creating a soakaway may be the answer. This requires a large hole at the lowest point of the garden and filled with rubble or broken bricks, and then covered with 300mm of soil. The soakaway will need to be quite large to have the ... [... more]
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Wooden Fence Posts
Position the post in the hole and hold it upright, use a spirit level to check that it is vertical. Ram the earth around the post or preferably embedded using large rubble or old bricks at the bottom of the hole with firmly compacted earth above. ... [... more]
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Stretcher Bond Wall With Piers
For piers at the ends of a wall, the first (and alternate) course should have two full bricks placed at right-angles to the run of the wall. The second (and alternate) course should use two 3/4 bats (coloured red) in the face of the wall and a ... [... more]
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Brickwork Bonds
Stretcher bond is the commonest bond used today and the least interesting in appearance. It can be made more interesting by laying a course of different coloured bricks or to lay such bricks to form a pattern on a wall. English bond consists of ... [... more]
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Andrew Wormer
The right kind of stone and how you incorporate it in your landscape and garden can make all the difference. Stone, a broad term that includes pavers, fieldstones, bricks, rocks and boulders, and stone veneer, can be ... [... more]
Random House |
Built-In BBQ.
(bricks not included). 2 cooking heights. Grill cooking area 67.5 x 40cm. Weight 4.8kg. Self assembly by 4 people recommended. Packed flat for home assembly. [... more]
£14.99
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