Last few weeks in pictures

[cookiewales]

I did similar recently giles but even with dust suppression the fumes get to you big style
nice pics as per usual
LLL

hi boys how do you get pic straight on brew cabin :p

[ilovesettsonmondays]

to save yourself pumping the water container or having someone with you pumping the water . best way of doing it without any pumping at all is dont buy one in the first place .think their about 50 quid arent they. cheapest way is obviously hose to outside tap which is not easy to achieve. instead buy a 5 gallon water container with screw top and handle (ones everyone used camping or caravaning). cut top of drum off leaving handle on . then near bottom drum in centre fit a tap with hose connection to drum . rope round handle tie to something or if cutting floor level sit on pack of flags will be ok .sort out hose lengththat suits you from tap to saw. no more pumping yourselfand no more anyone pumping .also cheaper than spending 50 quid

[GB_Groundworks]

I uploaded them to flickr then post the links on here

Can upload straight to flickr from iphoto or off my iPhone

[GB_Groundworks]

Had this problem to get rd big step off the kerb no push chair or wheel chair access etc





So







Cut in a new door, just waiting on bt to move the pole then can concrete

[lutonlagerlout]

to save yourself pumping the water container or having someone with you pumping the water . best way of doing it without any pumping at all is dont buy one in the first place .think their about 50 quid arent they. cheapest way is obviously hose to outside tap which is not easy to achieve. instead buy a 5 gallon water container with screw top and handle (ones everyone used camping or caravaning). cut top of drum off leaving handle on . then near bottom drum in centre fit a tap with hose connection to drum . rope round handle tie to something or if cutting floor level sit on pack of flags will be ok .sort out hose lengththat suits you from tap to saw. no more pumping yourselfand no more anyone pumping .also cheaper than spending 50 quid

chris, come on now!
I have used the pumps for over a year now and they are a godsend on certain works
I'm not going to mess around when the tool for the job is like 40 quid, a few good pumps lasts about 2 minutes and the stihl bottle is long enough for 1 of the lads to do it
same with glasses and earmuffs,
my hearing is ruined through abuse on site so i insist that everyone uses muffs and goggles now
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

Haha you are having a laugh aren't you, that garden sprayer was like 10 quid few pumps and runs for a good minute or two. I had chainsaw hard hat on with mesh and ear muffs, safety specs and mask same for the lad pumping.

Where am I going to hang a 25 litre container from on a smooth concrete wall that's 40 foot up to the roof, complicating an easy job.

[ilovesettsonmondays]

its more to do with how much water comes through the saw tony and also not needing to pump anything.all depends what job your doing as well . lots of cutting doing street paving , obstacles galore .

[ilovesettsonmondays]

i can understand that bit giles , when your high up. but for everyday paving they are alot better than a bottle .

[lutonlagerlout]

IME you dont need the water flooding out
just enough to suppress the dust is enough
1 bottle full does about 30lineal metres of cutting for me
LLL

[dig dug dan]

my mate went into the local builders merchants to buy a new diamond blade for his stihl saw, and he checked that he could use water with the particular blade he was buying.
The reply came back that there is no such diamond blade they are ALL dry cut. If you use water, they get blunt!!
What a clown

[GB_Groundworks]

so monday morning,

product of the little cobble mine



loaded up



started prepping a drive way for asphalt



virgin broadband cable well burried in a deep straight trench lol





great parking backing upto driveway



ripping out the old bitmac



bad day bad back continuing to plaque me and cast a track, quick 10 min fix but no fun on the back



and then

scary, went rd corner near yard with full trailer of old bit mac and "Bang" thought erm but odd. stopped and looked and bolts 4 of the 8 blts holding the rim to the centre had come off. would have been really bad had i lost the wheel



new bolts from dealer much better design, fibre lock nuts





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[GB_Groundworks]

0.75m3 of kerbing mix collected for £50 why bother mixing haha



backing them up



acco going in



edgers in acco in and connected up





consolidating time


taken a week with bad back and been doing a 700m2 car park at same time.....

surfacing lads coming tomorrow to lay


20mm (aggregate size) dense base binder course, Bs 4987, to a consolidated depth of 50mm

with a 6mm (aggregate size) nominal dense macadam surface course, BS 4987, to a consolidated depth of 25mm in SMA and Granite aggregate.



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[GB_Groundworks]

rugby pitch is roughly levelled and waiting for it to dry out





so the thing that killed by back on friday continues, factory made 6 inch concrete walls to take out



time for the big girl k1250 12" blade









proper seriously tough nasty concrete



the aftermath of the plumber sweating a joint and setting fire to a 1" layer of hidden polystrene insulation, smouldered for a few hours and at 10pm got a call saying builing was on fire.
2 fire engines etc but got lucky only minimal damage, plumbers hot works insurance taking a hit.



moved 2 shipping containers with big machines one at each end and stoned up infront

[GB_Groundworks]

scraping off to start stoning up for 700m2 car park for the new kiddies soft play centre



mass graves or stone hehe







not at depth yet but rushon this afternoon to get it levelled and rolled so it can be used tomorrow







and that was the week that was......



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[lutonlagerlout]

crikey ,busy old week there giles
earnt the auld fella a nice bob or two there
LLL