self build clean to
Information, help and advice on many architecture, self build and design problems and issues

4 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
alidonald
Labourer
Labourer
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:44 pm

self build clean to

Post by alidonald » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:03 pm

ok lets try again, the wall the conservatory is going on to is not level,
at one bit theirs a 2" of differance due to a water run off.
how do you recomend leveling this?
and making good?


many thanks

ali
Last edited by alidonald on Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:08 am, edited 1 time in total.

thedoctor
Posts: 2530
Joined: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:15 pm

Post by thedoctor » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:40 am

Sorry we do not understand this post. What is Harrold and perhaps you mean a U like shape for running water off. Could you re-post and explain it again.

thedoctor
Posts: 2530
Joined: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:15 pm

Post by thedoctor » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:57 am

You can really level 2 inches of fall in a wall especially as it must start very much thinner somewhere, ie run from 0 to 2 inches. This means that any infill would not be a standard depth and be likely to crack. For a good job we suggest taking off a few courses of the wall and rebuilding but keeping it level this time. Its ok to icrease the width of the joints as you go along the wall to pick one end up but dont overdo it. You need to take off a minimum of 5 courses increasing the bed joint by 10mm each time to pick up to 50mm at the end.

TheDoctor5
Posts: 1381
Joined: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:17 am

Post by TheDoctor5 » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:13 am

Last year 64% of the questions asked in our forum were answered within our DIY project pages at www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects.htm The project pages are now separated alphabetically and your answers are accompanied by diagrams and the ability to see, and buy, the tools and/or required to complete your project. Use our search box to look for your answer and save a great deal of time and money!

4 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
It is currently Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:27 pm