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• Wall Materials
  ===Concrete Blocks=== * Dense concrete block
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• Sand
  * Used for filling block paving joints ===Concrete===
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• Making Concrete Blocks
  ...nd quality. Anyone can make an ugly lump, but with a little more thought a block wall can be pretty, characterful and a pleasure for the eye. The standard mix for '''Concrete Blocks''' is 1:3:5, 1 part cement to 3 parts sand & 5 parts stone aggregate
  18 KB (2,929 words) - 22:39, 6 September 2013
• Re-use & Recycle
  * Red brick dust colours concrete ...hard weight) to produce dust and small aggregate. Mix into [[Mortar Mixes|concrete]] for indoor use as porous aggregate.
  11 KB (1,757 words) - 22:00, 29 December 2020
• Wood Glossary
  : joist, rafter, purlin, or any other large wooden, steel or concrete structural member. ;KD block.
  6 KB (893 words) - 15:11, 11 August 2012
• Masonry cutting sawbench
  ...dup.jpg|thumb|The wall fell over in a storm. So having set about it with a concrete breaker, we now have a large pile of bricks]] ...g was then the fitted to stiffen the table and form a second fixing to the block holding the grinder.
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• Stud wall noise reduction
  ...stud wall noise reduction is simple: don't build a [[stud wall]]. Concrete block walls give better noise performance. But with attention to design, a plaste Sound is movement or vibration, so all ways to block sound transmission reduce a wall's movement or vibration.
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• Unblock a Drain
  ...ays to unblock drains. Always act before the blockage is total, as a total block makes getting chemicals to the blockage difficult to impractical. #Soft foods can also block drains sometimes, these can be tackled by scooping out, rodding, use of a w
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• Stud wall
  ==Hollow [[Making Concrete Blocks|concrete blocks]]== ==Aerated concrete blocks (aka Breeze blocks)==
  20 KB (3,429 words) - 20:52, 1 November 2021
• Shed
  ===Poured [[Mortar Mixes|concrete]] base=== * 4" concrete recommended
  20 KB (3,173 words) - 19:36, 27 January 2013
• Fence
  ...made fencing panels are attached to [[timber]] posts or slotted between [[concrete]] posts. This is a fast way to install fencing, but the durability of the l ...available to attach panel to [[timber]] post. No clips are required with [[concrete]] posts, the panels just slot in. But with these its possible to pop a pane
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• Building a log cabin
  The first test fit was done to work out the location and what kind of block sizes would be required: ...levelled up the frame on the corner supports, I then measured the size of block required for other places:
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• Strengthen a Wood Floor
  concrete beam & block construction * Reinforced [[Mortar Mixes|concrete]] is sometimes used for suspended [[:Category:Floors|floors]], especially i
  15 KB (2,432 words) - 05:52, 1 October 2014
• Limescale
  ...air the efficiency of heat exchanges (e.g. in [[Combination Boilers]]) and block water pipes. Thin films of limescale can form on the smooth surfaces of bat ...ypes are prone to suffering from a build-up of re-crystallised salts which block the narrow waterways preventing further dosing of the water. Routine mainte
  10 KB (1,458 words) - 15:57, 7 April 2012
• Heat loss
  * The floor is a concrete slab |Wall - internal plaster over 4" block ||1.2 ||
  30 KB (4,515 words) - 18:22, 30 September 2022
• Paint
  Picture 1: Lime paint on semi-rough concrete's still good 7 years on. ==Concrete floors==
  35 KB (5,634 words) - 02:07, 5 May 2015
• Pressure washer FAQ
  ...g effect of 125! Harness required and ballistic quality clothing. Used for concrete cutting. .... The sand used is critical - kiln dried silica sand - same stuff used for block paving and available at your local DIY store. Make sure the sand is kept bo
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• The never ending patio rebuild
  ...floor level of the patio. Then this was probably back filled and capped in concrete, and the final perimeter wall (now a full brick thickness) built on top of ...some spare capping stones to shutter up the top. Three or four barrows of concrete later:
  34 KB (6,226 words) - 03:03, 20 September 2023
• Insulation
  ...e the mix needs to be high in insulation beads, making it much weaker than concrete ===Foamed Concrete===
  28 KB (4,332 words) - 23:28, 3 November 2021
• Angle grinder
  * Grind off protruding lumps on a concrete floor * remove [[Mortar Mixes|mortar]] from brick & block walls
  20 KB (3,302 words) - 19:26, 8 January 2022

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