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Best front of house lighting to improve kerb appeal
What type of lighting would you recommend I add to the front of my house to give it more kerb appeal?
Sub base damp from water irrigation system
Hi guys I have a small project going on in my front garden. I am extending my pathway and have dug out the area for the sub base to approx 150mm. I have included a membrane and then compacted the sub base on top and everything looks fine. My problem is that next to the pathway I have a flower bed with a water irrigation system that waters each morning. The soil type is extremely clay like and each morning when I wake up the area where the sub base is laid is always damp. If I stop the watering for a week while the sub base dries and then lay my porcelain tiles using a wet bed of mortar. Once this dries and I turn the irrigation system back on again will the damp sub base cause an issue moving forward? If so how can I stop the water from the flower working its way into the sub base? Thanks
construction design software for amateur
What is the best construction design software for amateurs? I am a DIY enthusiast and I’d like to design some possible homemade projects as well as simply out of interest to design up hypothetical projects that I probably won’t ever build. I’ve looked into software such as actiTime, FreeCAD, LibreCAD and OpenSCAD. What would you recommend as the best software?
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Aside from the front of my house and the hallway, what are the most important areas of a home when it comes to its kerb appeal?
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Are many builders and building companies signed up to the TrustMark scheme? I'm searching their directory for builders and it doesn't bring up many in my area.
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How substantial might a home project be if funded by HUG phase 2?
Firm clay over soft clay brick foundation
When would a firm clay over soft clay brick foundation generally be used?
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