Local patios and driveways work

[local patios and driveway]

All special for mick... At the cost of being flamed. Re using clients old concrete riven stone, a 60m brett paver edge and the biggest steps ive ever done. Hope to be finished here in a weeks time, will update the finished product then

[mickg]

nice work LPAD

I see you have got a new radio too

[lutonlagerlout]

fair play dan ,
looks like you did the cut in situ
did you use water suppression?
I like big steps and those look mammoth
nice work
LLL

[haggistini]

at last lpad a we glimpse thank you... happy now mick? everyone cuts in situ nowa days LLL...

[local patios and driveway]

Thanks lads, lll, im laying dry with a bridging bond, so i screed out then dry lay the slab, mark the lot and then take them away to cut (dry) but this job is not going to make anything more than wages as its all coming through the house, took us 4 days just to dig it all out and cart it through to the front.

[local patios and driveway]

Mick it is the same faithful radio, we call it dave, felt like he was part of the team and although falling apart now, he comes in everyday and never stops for a fag... Unlike one of my labourers....

[lutonlagerlout]

working through houses is a killer
but work is work
brickwork looks neat
LLL

[local patios and driveway]

Yeah thanks, im no bricklayer but i take my time and get there in the end, my old man was a brick layer and used to do it all for me on a price but never took the time to explain anything just wanted to get the job done, wish i had asked more when i could.. let my longest served labourer do the internal brickwork and he did really well. Hes coming on a treat.

As for the spoil... About 10 cumtrs in half filled wheelie bins, couldnt get it in to lads heads that a return trip needs to be sharp sand or they make twice the trips eventually. (two trips i dont want to pay for)

[lutonlagerlout]

we did it with gorilla buckets
had to hard board up all the floors and doors
we allowed an extra grand for manhandling so it came good but was hard work
LLL

[Bob_A]

I came home with a 40L yellow bucket from Toolstation, it cost a fiver and I thought it was a good buy.
But just to outdo me the missus got the same bucket but in green for £2.99 in Asda.
Smartass cow

[Brucieboy]

Bob, I know what you've experienced. Was replacing a service valve and installing a new outside tap a couple of days ago (finished just before teatime). Very pleased with myself showing the wife my very tidy handywork. As she was doing the washing up (I do help her most evenings), she shouted out that she could hear a rumbling noise. I called back telling her not to be paranoid about noises (she is). She called again after a few minutes and I yelled back - stop being **** paranoid - but after some nagging I went into the kitchen to investigate. On listening, I could also hear the noise then realised where it was coming from - the rising main!! Went out the back door to find I'd left the new outside tap on running full bore for about 45 minutes. This flooded both our garden and our neighbours. You can imagine what she said. I'm still eating very large chunks of humble pie!!!

[local patios and driveway]

Warts and all...

[lutonlagerlout]

let he without sin casteth the first stone :laugh:
nice work dan
would it not of looked better if you had got a square cast iron grill for that gully rather than use one of those kitchen type covers?
also the bottom step looks 20mm higher than the others
cross <cough-cough)
where has dave gone? has he retired to that great radio shack in the sky?

all in all lovely looking work,is that birdsbeak pointing?
fence looks like an arrow
LLL

[local patios and driveway]

Yep bird beak on the sandstone. The steps are spot on just the shadow thowing the view. Yep two crosses on that patio, i will admit to those but we had one stone left at the end of the job and i struggled to make it all work.

Had toyed with the idea of painting the og metal cover and using that but in the end opted for plastic. Should have been a square cover but the client had it in the garage.

The fencing isnt bad but had to re set the very last gravel board after that pic, notice it drops.

Ever tried putting uplighters in stone? Aggro. Each has its own 4" underground soakaway. Despite being ip69 rated. Cutting them took some trial and error

[lutonlagerlout]

didnt notice the fence till you said,looks very good to me
I have had it with patio packs before,you start getting down to the last 3-4 M and you have enough stone but in the wrong element
yes I have done uplighters in stone and it a complete ballbreaker,we had to first fix the elctrics sink 150mm pipe over that 450 long
fill with gravel and then the fun of cutting circles out of stone

must have been tough cutting all those cuts to get the fall into the central drain
cheers
LLL