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Removing concrete

What is the best way to remove a solid concrete base from a garden? Pic below is of clients' front garden. The purple slate is to go, and the client wants the concrete base under it broken up and removed so they can lay grass and path to the gate. Th

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Reinforced Concrete or Aggregate?

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I'll be doing a paving job soon and it got me thinking. I recently spent some time landscaping in Melbourne, Australia and the firm I worked for, without fail, would pour a reinforced concrete base onto a Type 1 sub base and lay the pavers on t

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Decking over concrete

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I've been asked to deck over an exiting garage base with smooth decking boards. It's already 6inches above the surrounding area so I was thinking of using 2x2 joists. I don't want to sit it directly onto the concrete (I would like some air to c

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Robot screed leveler

I can see this kind of technology becoming widespread in building and landscaping in the not too distant future.

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How do you prepare for garden wall footings?

I noted today, on Twitter, a picture posted by a landscaper of a set of stepped footings he'd poured for a garden wall.

What I found rather extraordinary is that these footings had been stepped up using softwood shuttering, of which the lower half is

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Polished Concrete

Hi. Has anyone had any experience with polished concrete in the garden. My clients have a very large patio, and want to lay polished concrete for a seamless look. I have found a company called Lazenby who were very helpful and are going to send me sa

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Do you love concrete enough to use it in landscaping?

I saw this article on the Guardian this morning:

Learning to love concrete: meet the 'living listed' buildings and architects
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/26/architects-buildings-english-heritage-listed

...and it got me thinking;

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How to make consistent mix ratio concrete?

helloLooking for advice on the above, I have a pathway and a couple of small retaining walls that the customer wants in cast concrete ,access to the site is too tight for a truck, and the small volume (1.5m3) does not justify a pump.Am I right in thi

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Advice needed on ideas to cover concrete paving without removing concrete

I am advising my friend who has a victorian town house with concrete back patio leading to the rest of the garden.  We both know that a proper patio would be best, but she's not sure she wants to spend the money right now as she may move in a few yea

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Concrete Mixes

I was part of a discussion recently regarding concrete mixes (right mix for right job) and the self mix Vs kerb mix Vs ready mix argument. Everyone has different needs/quantities and ways of working so it was interesting to observe the different answ

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Hardcore base or concrete pad?

When specifying paving, is it common practice to spec with a concrete pad foundation, instead of just consolidated hard core base?

I am getting mixed advice - some landscapers say just hardcore is fine, some say always use concrete as won't move!

Wha

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The Uk Concrete Show

The new specialist show for the concrete industry

 

Date

23rd and 24th February 2011

 

Location

Ricoh Arena,
71, Phoenix Way
Foleshill
Coventry
CV6 6GE

 

http://www.concreteshow.co.uk

 

anyone going ?

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Avoiding stress fractures in old concrete structures from damaging new work

If there hasn't been a sufficient effort to accommodate expansion joints in a building or landscaping project, there may significant aesthetic or structural problems at a later date, whereby substantial and expensive remedial action may be needed to

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Concrete Slab Support Systems

I was reading a 'self-build' magazine when I came across this:"CARO SUPPORT is one of the most economical and simple ways of laying roof or terraced areas. This Polypropylene injection moulding raises the paving 15mm above the supporting surface and

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