Bricks The history of house bricks dates back to ancient civilizations, where they were first used as a building material. The ancient Egyptians were among the first to use bricks, using a combination of mud and straw to create bricks that were then dried in the sun. These were then used to construct some of […]
The secret life of drainage and chambers Hello monthly blog readers. Todays special is all about inspection chambers, sewerage and toilets. Let’s start with the inspection chambers. These are the unusual squares that normally are in your garden or driveway. These concrete lidded chambers are used for just that, to inspect the chambers. Inside the chambers […]
Insulation in your property Hey there monthly blog readers how are we all doing? I myself have become a puddle since melting in what turned out to be 39 degrees in Wakefield, a new record for Yorkshire and the uk in general. The riveting blog this week is all about insulation … so let’s […]
“How-To“ This month we are having a change to the blog; instead of writing about the job at hand we’re going to be writing a “How-To“ series starting this month talking about how to build a garden wall. The first thing to do when starting to build your garden wall is to dig a footing […]
The Mexican builder Hello there dear reader. I am currently writing to you from the office with nary a thought in my head as to where I’m actually going. I have been off work for three weeks; no extensions, alterations or demolitions have been wrought by my hands. In fact, I’ve done no building work […]
Stone extension Hello everyone. Here we are again with the 300 words for the blog. My brother James is a newly married man and has gone on his honeymoon to Mexico the Lucky bugger. So I’m writing the blog for you guys this week. We’ve been working on a stone extension in lofthouse right next […]
Today its all about the new extension we’re building. Good evening and salutations coming from the bat cave AKA blog update HQ. We are currently sat in the van dodging the storms that have been absolutely rinsing the UK for the past week. We have been getting stuck into a new extension we’re building , […]
The monster extension (part3) Winter is coming, so it’s time to get busy. When building an extension, if the temperature it too low outside you cannot build! Below zero is no Bueno, so we must make hay while the sun shines. This big double story extension in loft house is coming to a close in […]
As long as i have been a builder I have mixed mortar the same way for the last 20 plus years, Sand ,water and cement fired into the mixer and let it mix for the desired time, till it is the consistency of clotted cream, beautiful. That was up until I found a company that […]
PROPERTY As a wise Yorkshire based poet once said, “Summer is here and it’s absolutely buzzing. Have a can of diet coke and get the trowel moving.” Or something along those lines The change in weather has been absolutely fantastic, the sun cream has been fished out of the man drawer and spirits are high. […]










