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dig dug dan
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Post: # 101115Post dig dug dan

one of my customers had subsidence and the surveyor balmed it on a pyracantha growing up the front of the house, the trunk of which was about 2". its just arse covering
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 101116Post lutonlagerlout

forest if you ever dig near conifers the ground is always dry as a nuns
its the roots as well but mainly its the fact they take all the water
when clay dries out it shrinks and so the foundation drops

when it gets wet it expands and causes heave

cheers LLL

ps dan cant you pay them to cut it down and replant when the extension is done?
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 101118Post dig dug dan

Would love to, but once the council know its there, they wont forget it
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 101119Post Forestboy1978

Aha cheers LLL. That'll be why my mates gate post is rising in winter and falling in summer. We speculated it was due to water in some way but weren't sure how.

sy76uk
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Post: # 101131Post sy76uk

Took a few pictures of a job I finished about a month ago. https://www.facebook.com/Sampaving

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Post: # 101230Post lutonlagerlout

after unforseens we are getting somewhere with the orangery

been doing some demo and steel work in between rain but thats another story

ready for joisting in the morning

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a bit of weatherstruck flemish
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cheers LLL
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mike builder/landscaper
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Post: # 101232Post mike builder/landscaper

Lovely brick work as usual, tony, why not use a couple of course of engineering below dpc?
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Post: # 101233Post mickg

very neat brickwork as always Tony, good result on the 1 metre foundation depth too
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Post: # 101238Post irishpaving

Top quality work as usual from all you guys. Glad to see things have picked up for everyone
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Post: # 101240Post seanandruby

Quality work Sam, well done.
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Post: # 101243Post lutonlagerlout

joisting done

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my pumpkins

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what chillies are these?
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cheers LLL

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sy76uk
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Post: # 101244Post sy76uk

Updated the facebook with more pictures of recent work.
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 101245Post dig dug dan

Tony, on that joisting, why are the noggins not offsett to each other so you can nail into the ends?
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Post: # 101247Post lutonlagerlout

it can be done either way celings are normally offset because they are more awkward,

but because we had plenty of room we did them inline

makes the floor nice and rigid

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dig dug dan
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Post: # 101248Post dig dug dan

Do you have to tosh the nails in at an angle?
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