Subbase - Water logged mot

[slimdotjim]

Its probably been said thousands of times, but this site is the absolute dogs testicular and some.
I have recently put down 150 mm of Mot ( deeper in places ) over a 200 m2 area. Since laying the Mot it has persisted down with rain lots, after compacting with a roller I noticed some areas had taken on a spongy caricature quite visibly moving up and down when trod on. Will this problem rectify itself as the Mot dries out or am I in trouble

[lutonlagerlout]

sounds like the fines have actually taken on board water, so you have liquefaction,personally i would let it dry out a bit then wack it again,bit hard to cover that sort of area plus the weather is appalling right now
cheers LLL

[Tony McC]

If it's stopped raining yet where you are, I'll bet that sub-base is as hard as iron by now!

[Dave_L]

Yeah - once it has dried out, it'll be hard-as.

What are you putting on top of the stone?

[slimdotjim]

Yes your right its rock solid after a couple of dryish days. Thanks for your input. Will be laying Woburn rumbled on top, after we finish laying the 60 odd linear meters of edging.
Some jobs run like clock work and some jobs are besieged by problems, this is one of those jobs.
This project is on a larger scale than I have taken on before, but felt it was time to step up a gear, So subsequently contracted out the excavation work. After throwing a sicky on the first day the JCB driver turned up and got stuck in. He seemed like a decent lad but after spending two days with him I realised his standards where perhaps not quite as high as my own. During the excavation he managed to take some not insignificant chunks of brick of two corners on the property and managed to bend the rather posh gates while using then to get some leverage on a tree root he come across. ( this is a four hundred thousand plus property). He also dug out way to deep in places, costing me an extra 20 tonnes of Mot. I spoke to his boss on the phone who agreed to visit the site and assess the damage, after looking he said he would knock £100 of the bill. I’m not that handy with metal work and replacing bricks on this period property is a job for a quality brick layer. I reckon I’m looking at a bill approaching the £400 mark. I have withheld payment until I have spoken with the customer, who is away for a few days but am being bombarded by phone calls from the contractor demanding payment,
Any comments on this post would be gratefully received.

[lutonlagerlout]

We agreed a cash price before the job.

not a good idea to talk like that on a public forum mate,on the whole it is cowboys who want cash
also if did the digger driver have insurance?
cheers LLL



Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1179623985

[Dave_L]

Jesus Christ - what a situation...... not good.

[Tony McC]

The excavation contractor is legally liable for ALL damage, whether it was a cash job or not. Their insurance should cover them, but, in all honesty, for 400 quid, they'd be better off settling the bill out of their own pocket rather than putting it through their insurers.

[Paverman Dan]

( this was a four hundred thousand plus property).

Fixed.

Good lord, what a horror story. Love to see pix of the demolition so I can teach guys what not to do.



Edited By Paverman Dan on 1180040289

[slimdotjim]

Sorry Dan repairs have already been done, found an old school builder who did a first class job. He could not source an exact match, so took some bricks from an inconspicuous part of the building,you have to look closly to spot the repair.
The jobs finished now, When I sus out how to post pics I'll put some up.
Anybody know a good groundworks company in the Derby area?

[Tony McC]

Richard Evans - 01530 273 832