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Other groundworks tasks, such as roads and footpaths, terracing, fencing, foundations, walls and brickwork, tools and plant.
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ilovesettsonmondays
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Post: # 59324Post ilovesettsonmondays

i used them genies once to put a couple of rsj up ,over an indoor swimming pool . didnt they were going to be able to do the job to be honest . was proved wrong . great bit of kit.

rab1
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Post: # 59335Post rab1

we use them (genie hoists) every day, carrying them up and down stairs etc and i still want to meet the man that called the genie sl 25 a lightweight hoist and then drop one on him so he can the find out how lightweight it is. :;):
God loves a tryer

GB_Groundworks
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Post: # 59337Post GB_Groundworks

we lifted a 2 ton steel (30 foot long 12"x18") in to 40 foot high with two of the big uns, had them creaking and deflecting hehe, on the second steel we got another genie in the middle hehe.

going for about a grand on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genie-S....wt_1156
Giles

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Bob_A
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Post: # 59339Post Bob_A

That made laugh :D


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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 59342Post lutonlagerlout

keeping it real bob_a :;):
the reason we did the steel now is that once the roof goes on it will be nearly impossible to get it in
we managed to do it without any loss of plaster in the living room or kitchen,sadly the steel is 205mm and the bedroom floor joists are only 150 so we did lose some plaster in the back bedroom but thats getting sorted wednesday

re: genie lifts, on first sight you think uh oh?
but they are a great bit of kit
a steel like that would have needed 5 men and a lot of mucking around
as it was 2 of us managed it no problem
cheers LLL :)
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rab1
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Post: # 59370Post rab1

we use the hoists to lift major bits of plant etc, only ever seen a fail once in 20yrs.
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 59798Post lutonlagerlout

saw this plonker pull out in front of me today
candidate for a darwin award surely?
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anyway cracked on at knebworth,all brickwork is finished now but i only had the camera at the half way stage
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started on the school job,lots and lots of fencing etc etc.
all in a good cause
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2 days in and we will be pouring the oversite tomorrow at 2PM BCO permitting
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cheers LLL :)
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Stuarty
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Post: # 59800Post Stuarty

The guy driving the silver motor must be as thick as two short planks!


(can you see what i did there... yeah, ill grab my coat :p )

digerjones
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Post: # 59802Post digerjones

tony, what gavity size do you do, and insulation. last few i have done was 100mm gavity and kingspan clipped to block work.
dylan

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Post: # 59803Post lutonlagerlout

its been 100mm cavity for 3-4 years now round here
we use a special fibreglass called dritherm32 that is 85mm wide,but once opened fits nice in a 100mm cavity
in certain areas they want celotex but not here yet :)

the guy in the car was risking his own and other peoples lives
what a donut!
LLL
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haggistini
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Post: # 59804Post haggistini

last time i had the joy of fitting an RSJ was at my sisters house, we pushed it through an upstairs window and i stayed ground level holding it while everyone ran up stairs and just as it got passed the tipping point it flew up ripping my hand to bits on the cut steel and lifted me off my feet NOT NICE
LLL nice work there...!!! ive had a nightmare over the last few days waiting for the right size blocks and dealing with a customers ever changing needs..... :angry:
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digerjones
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Post: # 59814Post digerjones

sorry tony, i ment to say cavity. with the 100mm, you put 50mm celotex and have 50mm open cavity. i thought full filled cavity was not done anymore, but hey i'm only a digger driver. :D
dylan

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Post: # 59817Post lutonlagerlout

yeah i spotted that but hey ho!
I just build to building regs Dylan,what they ask for, we do
same yourself I am sure
LLL :)
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Mikey_C
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Post: # 59869Post Mikey_C

i had a national company round to give me quote for cavity wall installation. on a reasonable sized 4 bed detached house they wanted £150 from me, the rest would be obtained from the energy company. he said they do alot of new builds, instead of buying and brickies pi55ing around fitting insulation, they just pitch up afterwards and bob's your uncle.

haggistini
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Post: # 59870Post haggistini

drilling face brick nasty??
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