Recent work

[GB_Groundworks]

lovely work hag, they come up great when wet. lot easier to cut with a 100mm disc than a 300mm disc on a stihl saw but no wet supression, cough cough haha

What did you use to markyoyr curves I always use some heavy hose or steel cable holds it's shape well in curves

i like those little sets, remember a job from tonys blog in ireland where theyd used those double strips and liked them then. going to use them in my next design.



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1303456881

[lutonlagerlout]

looks nice cookie
what was the reason for timber in the patio?
think i said it before haggi but a mate of mine got blinded in 1 eye cleaning the mixer out with a hammer
I know it sous old hat but you only get 2 eyes
lovely work BTW
LLL

[cookiewales]

timber in patio buget was tight so timber was best opption is new and preasure treated and will always dry out when wet paid 14 50 per lenght 2.4x200x100 very strong dowel bars into concrete footing
:;):

[lutonlagerlout]

onwards and upwards,been a very busy week
8 cu M soakaway

drains


footings


ground beam ready for c35 concrete (done thursday)


back inlet gully


and yesterday me and the boys fired up a conservatory base
window fitter amended the design so 22 bricks short had go back today





cheers LLL :;):

[lutonlagerlout]

hmmm double pic

LLL ???

[digerjones]

tony frog up or down? whats the rules?

[lutonlagerlout]

most site agents will say frog up is stronger,but there isnt a bricklayer alive that hasnt laid frog down at 1 time or another
on the conservatory base we went frog down as the frogs are tiny on those bricks so it makes no difference,on london brick the frogs are big so best to lay frog up if possible
LLL

[DNgroundworks]

@ Hagg is google sketch up good enough for designing gardens and the like or is autocad the only way?

[GB_Groundworks]

i use google sketchup for my designs for customers see this thread

http://ext.pavingexpert.com/cgi-bin....;t=9065

its easier imho than autocad as well

[haggistini]

I'm impressed at the progress of your work LLL @ DN & Giles I did download sketch up but didn't give a go. After seeing those drawings I'll be having a go its much more representative look than I can manage on auto cad at the moment. We should start a thead on this.. Q&A on garden design should throw up some nice trends and ideas for us all.

[lutonlagerlout]

i would love to be on the slabs like you haggi but the money is in pen and paper side of things
LLL

[haggistini]

What your off the tools??

[dig dug dan]

the job now finished

Gravel down. Pavers in for drive threshold. Wall finished. Brick edge done. Lawn laid


The front wall which i know some were worried about the footing Brickies said all the steps were spot on. No bricks had to be cut






Comments welcome

[lutonlagerlout]

What your off the tools??

no but what i mean is that there is more money to be made on the admin side of things,organising blokes ,materials etc etc
LLL

[Dave_L]

Very true Tony.

One slip of the pen or calculator when arriving at a lump sum price for a job could spell disaster.........unless you are very methodical.

Taking the time to find the best prices/terms for materials can often make or break jobs too.