Sorry, must have missed the hilarious bit.
Brick work DPC to Blocks
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He makes me laugh. I've got tickets to his stand-up.
Good builders are usually very busy.
Some have the spare time to post 40-50,000 times on a DIY forum.
Some have the spare time to post 40-50,000 times on a DIY forum.
I only spend 8 hours on site and I'm awake for 17 hours. Besides, Woody and I feel compelled to keep an eye on the dangerous inexperienced idiots, dishing out poor advice.
What bad advice?, do you mean laying block flat? what Ivor suggested would be my way of doing it, stronger, less cuts, no tie wires needed and quicker and cheaper than using 215mm hollow.
I did say that in post no2
no damp arrangement though
The original OP mentioned building to DPC, so i think he knows that bit, he asked about the type of block, and without seeing the job were just guessing what damp detail is needed.
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He wants a damp 9" wall, like the rest of the garage. Then he'll do whatever's needed to damp-proof and insulate the whole lot. Am I the only one who can read?
Sounds like a sensible plan. Glad everyone managed to pull together as a harmonious team in the end, without the childish insults that pepper so many otherwise interesting and useful threads here.
Hugs all round. Hope the building trade eventually picks up.
Sounds like a sensible plan. Glad everyone managed to pull together as a harmonious team in the end, without the childish insults that pepper so many otherwise interesting and useful threads here.
Hugs all round. Hope the building trade eventually picks up.
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Got to say that is one of the best architect's drawings I've seen. No mucking about, love it.The red is the area where this small wall will be.
Getting serious for a moment, you may have cold/damp bridging issues around the window sill and reveals due to the 9" thickness. Will need careful design and various vertical DPCs.
You'll learn. Observe a few of the threads he takes part in.
Oh look....
Did a job years ago on an architect's mother's house. In the basement there was a bigger window to go in, and he'd done some drawings showing a vertical DPC.
Even when he was told it was a 13 inch solid wall, he still wanted it tacked to the frame and into the jamb, so I had to use a bat every other course to get a straight joint up the jamb for the DPC to slot into.
Pointless on a solid wall, but it's what he wanted.