Recent work

[haggistini]

Sorry it's water I presume!

[dig dug dan]

driveway rejunevate and extend job.

before::




after:)






40mm of base course on extended drive area, and 30mm of 10mm on existing concrete.

[haggistini]

Look 10 times better dan!

[dig dug dan]

i think thats what the customer wanted!

[Pablo]

wow that stuff is hot!

Tony that looks great it's good to see the Tegula laid at a 45 herringbone I think it really works well. Did you remove the Tree stump or grind it down? My one minor point would be the finish of the linear channel I think it it looks unbalanced having one edge free to the lawn and the other inside the kerb if you brought the edge block through it and finished it inside I think it would be a better finish. I just said that cos you always grip me for details. :p

[lutonlagerlout]

you know what pablo I had the same thoughts myself but the client said leave it alone
the reason was the other end is the outfall and then there is a 250 tegula kerb adjacent
but hands up ya got me :;):
its hard to see in my poor photies but the kerbs on the right and all around the main body are penant grey and the body is hazelnut
i wanted to put an internal border of argent but the client is proper old school and said he didnt want any kind of bling look
there are no lips haggis you know that :laugh:
the only lips will be mine on a pint of black stuff at 3 pm tomorrow
cheers LLL
ps nice work dan
is that not 6mm bitmac

[lutonlagerlout]

the silver birch
client planted 3 of 38 years ago
following mickg's advice we had it removed and the stump ground out
bearing in mind the tragedy in london with mcnicholas and the lampost falling and killing a a baby,i think its for the best
mind you we still found roots 100 mm in diameter today when preparing for the turf
did 2 jobs today i havent done for years
bitmac and turf
next thing i will be cutting grass :;):
LLL

[mickg]

>>>next thing i will be cutting grass

and posting on landscape juice too

nice work Luton but I have a question, why did you set the drainage channel a block in from the concrete edging

I think it disrupts the flow of the border having the channel in between 2 blocks but only a single block around the rest of the driveway and is not as aesthetically pleasing on the eye

very neat cutting in, no choice with the small cuts when laying large block in a herringbone pattern as to do inbound cutting would ruin the flow of the bond completely

[lutonlagerlout]

good point mick
again its a direct hit
i give it, so i have to take it when the time comes
personally I dont like to see the drainage channel right next to the kerb for 2 reasons
1 if the 2 are adjacent you cant haunch either properly on their abutting edge
2 there are other drives in the same road with the channel tight to the flat top and it looks odd,the block between the channel and the flat top is bedded on concrete too, so to my mind it gives around 350mm of solid stuff where the car first drives onto the drive

I appreciate the comments and take them on board,I am always willing to learn and refine techniques and design
biggest issue for me is that my blokes are builders,they go all misty eyed when doing drives and patios,not in the good way :;):
cheers LLL

[dig dug dan]

ps nice work dan
is that not 6mm bitmac

10mm bitmac. I have to confess, that the tarmac i sub contracted to a very good local firm.

[lutonlagerlout]

it looks quality from here anyway dan
i went into express asphalt in luton today and they could not have been more helpful £70 +vat for .5 tonne of 6mm
I know other blokes have spoke of tubs etc but the real mccoy was hard inside an hour and nice and flat
needless to say the lads didnt heed my instructions about the shovels and we now have bitumen encrusted shovels ???
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

next time you've got a fire on the allotment burn the shovels off there or blow torch and gloves and scraper

old diesel dissolves it as well but you'd need a bund then safe disposal of said old diesel

[Kuts]

I once had a fella come for a day an I asked him to burn the tools off. Daft Cnut burnt 3 spazzles and 4 shovels (handles too) :laugh:

[local patios and driveway]

Dan, why the odd levels and the fencer needs shooting. Looks crap to me.

[dig dug dan]

not sure what you man with the odd levels?

the brief was to overlay exisitng concrete base, whilst extending to the right into the border. Without ripping up the concrete, i guess not much could be done. the slop you see by the fence is where a previos attempt was made to extend the drive.
Customer was given the option of following drive with the fence, or sloping it in a line from one point to the other.
she opted for the later. I agree. i should be shot. i wouldn't have done it like that if it was my fence