Some of my work - Www.localpatiosanddriveways.co.uk

[mickg]

i have a bag spare in my garage if you want it, or they are based at the Chorley junction of the M61

[ambient]

wanted a black mix will probably call up to chorley cheers mick

[GB_Groundworks]

mick did i see a crystal clear silver transit in bramhall the other day, we are on that rugby club job just near hazel grove

[mickg]

no it was not me Giles but now I know where you are i will call in when I am passing to have a look at big Nat at Travis Perkins in Wilmslow

[GB_Groundworks]

little nat haha, she's tiny

we got rained off otday tractor and trailor sank to their axles and tracked machines just turning it to mush

so we went to the house job and did some work their instead

[mickg]

is the house almost finished now Giles

[GB_Groundworks]

yep and contracts and money exchanged they've held back 100k till we finish it off but only planting and asphalt left to do outside

carpet fitters in at mo and decorators about to hang the paper now most the furniture is in, will post some pics later.

[mickg]

excellent I will look forward to seeing the photos as the style of the house looks superb

[GB_Groundworks]

kept them on this thread

http://ext.pavingexpert.com/cgi-bin....ry54147

[irishpaving]

If you weren't told where you were going wrong then you would never get it right..... Perfection! Perfection!

[seanandruby]

Did a training session for a scorp saw, to cut ensign and timesaver pipes. Need level ground :laugh: The blade on it was'nt for cast pipes. The guy said 'they cost £300 per blade'. That was the end of that demonstration.

[lutonlagerlout]

i have heard of these scorp saws
apparently they cut through saff tube like butter
LLL ???

[seanandruby]

What's saff tube? Can't cut saltglaze, plastic or clay with it ???

[lutonlagerlout]

sorry scaff tube
was half cut when i wrote it
LLL

[DNgroundworks]

Well shows how much i know about bp! i knew it werent as good as Mick g's but i didnt think it werent too bad just needed some fine tuning.

Ill freely admit that im not in the same leauge by any stretch of the imagination as Mick at block paving, but i like to think im pretty good and meticulous when it comes to other areas of groundwork eg flagging.

I also think like anything in life things are available in varying degrees of quality - relative to price, one end of the spectrum are the pikeys and chancers at the other mick, cookie, setts, tony etc etc bit like comparing a ford modeo to a bmw.

Everyone would prefer a driveway that looks amazing done by lads at the top of their game but few people can afford it, therfore they have to use lesser skilled people still do a half decent job except for the fine details, nothing wrong with that IMO. people arent going to walk past the drive in question and say in astonshiment "jesus christ who did that mess" are they? its only the pros that notice the finer points.

I totally agree with the remarks about keeping the site tidy and h&s i find company image and first impressions count for alot in this game.

I still have a lot to learn when it comes to BP havent realy done that much and try and steer clear of it, maybe i have missed the the point of what some of you have said but IMO the drive isnt that bad just not as good as others that feature on this site!!

Just my input, ill await the wrath of the brew cabin :p