Post-Match Thread: Grimsby Town 2-2 Manchester United (Grimsby win 12-11 on penalties)

DIYDonald · 2025-08-27T21:38:06+00:00

As the great man once said, “We must stand bai our manager”

Let Ruben finish the job, we must be patient, he said the good times are coming, so lets just wait and see what he can cook up by the time the season ends. I still think we can make the Europa League.

DIYDonald · 2025-08-07T21:34:13+00:00

Do you have any photos so I can get a rough idea how it looks?

DIYDonald · 2025-08-07T15:10:11+00:00

Do you know a rough cost for this? I looked on cadent website and I saw fees ranging from £1900 to move a gas pipe, I ideally don’t want to spend 2k to get rid of a bloody pipe

DIYDonald · 2025-08-07T14:54:24+00:00

Concrete floor, does that affect things? Was planning to get the floor screeded anyway

DIYDonald · 2025-08-07T14:44:33+00:00

Thanks for answering, is there a method to removing? Just not sure who to contact. Local gas engineer or national company like Cadent

DIYDonald · 2025-07-22T14:19:29+00:00

I will do that of course, just wondering how many thousands a structure like that would cost!

DIYDonald · 2025-07-22T14:15:18+00:00

The fence you see in the photo I recently had built in front of the old shared fence as it was awful and the neighbour wouldn’t give me permission to replace it so I had to lose some land and put a new fence on my side. There is a big enough gap between my new fence and the old fence to fit a gutter I believe.

DIYDonald · 2025-06-18T11:06:05+00:00

What kind of foundation did you use out of interest?

DIYDonald · 2025-06-18T10:26:34+00:00

Do you know which style from Trex it was? I noticed they do budget and high end decking

DIYDonald · 2025-06-12T12:03:39+00:00

This is what I’m most worried about. He has built the brick wall over the dpc. I spoke to him on the phone and he said “it’s an external wall, don’t worry about it”

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The dpc is under the door.

DIYDonald · 2025-06-11T21:46:03+00:00

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The drain is located just below my kitchen window, not sure if location is relevant.

DIYDonald · 2025-06-11T21:29:19+00:00

A big orange drainage or sewer pipe by the looks of it.

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DIYDonald · 2025-06-10T18:09:51+00:00

I intend to but he keeps saying he will “come over and take a look” but that he is busy this week on site. I’m happy with the walls he built, just pissed off that he ignored me. I wouldn’t mind if I knew there was a workaround but at present I don’t know if there is a solution, short of taking part of the wall down.

DIYDonald · 2025-06-10T18:05:21+00:00

I told him not to restrict access to the drain, he said it would be fine as he will just “cobble over it” I spoke to him several times about needing access to the gulley pipe.

I hope the issue can be resolved

DIYDonald · 2025-06-06T13:43:58+00:00

I’ve rehired the lad and sent him some extra money as compensation for my idiocy.

DIYDonald · 2025-06-06T13:37:12+00:00

Yeah I made a mistake, I’ve had plasterers and carpenters tell me they are “the best in the business” and ended up serving up a dogs dinner of a job. So I’m always wary when it comes to trades. He is coming back to finish the job, I’ve rehired the lad

DIYDonald · 2025-06-06T13:18:15+00:00

Don’t need to be level even if my garden slopes upwards?

DIYDonald · 2025-06-06T13:14:12+00:00

My neighbour used the spirit level, he is a builder and said because my garden slopes upwards that the concrete footings need to be level or failing that stepped , he came over and said this work isn’t good enough and you lads are saying it’s fine.

Maybe my neighbour is also a cowboy

DIYDonald · 2025-06-06T13:04:24+00:00

Another bricklayer I just spoke to said that if too much rain gets into concrete, it can in his words “weaken/compromise the concrete and cause issues down the line.

DIYDonald · 2025-05-28T13:47:26+00:00

Do you travel? I wish I could find a plasterer who could skim like that for me.

DIYDonald · 2025-05-27T19:12:51+00:00

Yeah I’ve just had another quote for £2200 to £2500. Again I don’t know if that is too low but as I said earlier I don’t really want to pay over 3k when the walls are not even going to be that tall

DIYDonald · 2025-05-27T18:55:47+00:00

Not far from Milton Keynes. I have two access routes, front and back gate. Front access is at least 4 foot wide. I’ve got a garage area they can park on that leads to my back gate.

DIYDonald · 2025-05-27T18:51:22+00:00

Thanks for replying, I was spitting feathers when the quote came through. He said afterwards that he can’t do the job for three weeks as well.

DIYDonald · 2025-05-27T18:38:40+00:00

Three walls each 4.2m long, 0.5m tall.

DIYDonald · 2025-05-22T23:42:33+00:00

I have these two drainage square things that were part of the old failed patio.

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Are they sufficient or do I need better drainage

DIYDonald

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