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Maybe a wrought or cast iron column with timber cladding! The mark near the top could be rust. This could be a bit more complicated than it first looks since they appear to be supporting a canopy or the roof.

It is doubtful if a QS could complete the pricing of a £14m school building in two weeks (and get the correct price). Under pricing is a big problem because you then have to fight for every penny as they try to recover their costs, they go bust then you have to re-let the contract, or with...

I used to work for a Marine Civil Engineering contractor back in the 80's and we were trying to win the contract to build a port in Saudi. The client said we will give you the port job if you build this school. Whilst we did do onshore work it was mainly roads and industrial buildings (I was...

The 3M stuff in lidl is cream @Ollie78 how good is that?

Middle of Lidl is selling 3M masking tape at the moment (well not this exact moment they are closed till tomorrow).

So you install the shelves in 15 minutes do not protect anything and do not clear up after yourself. Next day you get an irate client complaining about the scratches on the shelves where you have just chucked them in the van and dragged them out. There is dust everywhere some of which has...

If the job takes six hours who will pay his wages for the rest of the day. I assume that the job is not next door to his work shop. At the start of the day he is going to have to load the shelves into the van and secure them so they do not get damaged. Plus if he does not have a garage he will...

You should work out all your costs. In addition to @Stigmorgan list Cost of your workshop. I have no idea what your workshop cost plus the tools in it but say the shed and tools cost £10000. The shed will need some maintenance and some tools will need replacement so you could budget £1000 year...

Because there is no cap on non domestic prices, they can charge what people will pay. Its the free market.

Didn't the lack of water make it difficult for the boats.:unsure:

Shellac.

That is basically what a sewage treatment works is. Put it in a tank with little oxygen so the anaerobic bacteria can get to work. Then sprinkle the liquid on some stones so the aerobic bacteria can do their job. They would only contaimenate them selves if they were using the water out of the...

We have only scratched the surface but I do not think that there is enough people here to turn it into a "sharpening thread" Good to here that it is going better now,

I worked in an office in Exeter and they took samples from the shower head. The shower was only used occasionally so water would stand in the shower head until the next person decided they wanted to go on a run at lunch time.

Its not closed its a "pipe. Stuff comes down the pipe including bacteria. There are standards on the amount of contaminants and the chlorine keeps the bacteria in check. A few bacteria won't hurt you (unless you are particularly susceptible) but many will. You are providing a nice warm place...

The hot water should be kept hotter than that. Legionella will not be killed under 60C.

Yes @Fergie 307 as I replied before and as I posted there are problems with no cover and excess cover. The two men would have carried the first cage in with one walking on the OSB rather than the muddy surround. They then one lifted it up and the other one threaded some timber through the...

How you list your business costs does not make any difference to who pays you for it. A handmade furniture maker could list electricity in with their premises cost in the headline figures. Wood maybe listed separately to other materials. You will list your costs in a way that reflects there...

The polystyrene is compressible. When the clay expands it will compress. When the clay contracts the polystyrene may not completely expand so a void may be left. The foundation is supported by the piles not the ground between so that the ground can move up and down without effecting the building.

If they remove the OSB before they place the cages they will be walking on the polystyrene. The polystrene is a mess already without feet and rebar ripping it up. I don't think that the OSB slowly rotting in a place where you want a void is a big problem. The lack of spacer blocks is a problem.