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weve just been asked to tender for a £90k extension on the market in hulme in manchester, its on a pedestrianised street, its going to be a fun one...
so catch up
dave: 1 x semi skilled, thats a bit rich calling yourself semi skilled hehe
dave: i drive on the snake pass and guarenteed an 3 series or a4 will b on your ass then overtake in a stupid spot and risk the lives of 3 other cars....
never seen a 3 series driven sensibly
nice work tony, we always offset the horizontals but its pasload nails all the way
i'll catch up when ive got some time, we are almost up to damp on rugby club just the 2x 150mm single skin walls to do and then slabs next week. the big house the roof is now on and felted on the tower extension, bricky is finishing block work then off back to big house for 3 day while we get slabs in then back to us, got 105m2 of 100 and 150mm dense concret block on site and another 95m2 coming on friday. thanks god for having 2 js130s knew it was a good idea to keep the old girl, labourer loving me placing a pack of block exactly where he wants to stack out, got about 4.5 m reach so can get most places with a full pack.
got a fun one to do though, the 1982 extension on the rugbyclub has the polystyrene bead cavity wall insulation, i cut one brick out for brick match and it was like an avalanche had to hammer a common in to stop it.
so gotta cut cavities and put a 5000x 305x127x48 UB in
im thinking drilling 20mm holes every 400mm rd the hole and firing in some expanding foam to try and bind it together.
anyone had experience or ideas with the snow storm insulation???
so catch up
dave: 1 x semi skilled, thats a bit rich calling yourself semi skilled hehe
dave: i drive on the snake pass and guarenteed an 3 series or a4 will b on your ass then overtake in a stupid spot and risk the lives of 3 other cars....
never seen a 3 series driven sensibly
nice work tony, we always offset the horizontals but its pasload nails all the way
i'll catch up when ive got some time, we are almost up to damp on rugby club just the 2x 150mm single skin walls to do and then slabs next week. the big house the roof is now on and felted on the tower extension, bricky is finishing block work then off back to big house for 3 day while we get slabs in then back to us, got 105m2 of 100 and 150mm dense concret block on site and another 95m2 coming on friday. thanks god for having 2 js130s knew it was a good idea to keep the old girl, labourer loving me placing a pack of block exactly where he wants to stack out, got about 4.5 m reach so can get most places with a full pack.
got a fun one to do though, the 1982 extension on the rugbyclub has the polystyrene bead cavity wall insulation, i cut one brick out for brick match and it was like an avalanche had to hammer a common in to stop it.
so gotta cut cavities and put a 5000x 305x127x48 UB in
im thinking drilling 20mm holes every 400mm rd the hole and firing in some expanding foam to try and bind it together.
anyone had experience or ideas with the snow storm insulation???
Giles
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roof done
nice little job cracked out in 2 days
giles that insulation was supposed to have glue in it
we had one pedant in meppershall who said to us we had to replace the 14 binliners that fell out when we cut a door way
i told him to get his guarantee out,and on the guarentee it clearly states that all the beads are injected with glue
what happens is the installers dont use it so the stuff goes in quicker
just sweep it up ,do the job then let them come and redo it
its not expensive
LLL
nice little job cracked out in 2 days
giles that insulation was supposed to have glue in it
we had one pedant in meppershall who said to us we had to replace the 14 binliners that fell out when we cut a door way
i told him to get his guarantee out,and on the guarentee it clearly states that all the beads are injected with glue
what happens is the installers dont use it so the stuff goes in quicker
just sweep it up ,do the job then let them come and redo it
its not expensive
LLL
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weve got a 5mx3m section to cut out, and its outside its the mess im worried about and the clean up time
Giles
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its better than the original dylan
because there was none!
just had cement fillets all round which leaked
I didnt do the lead ,but hands up it was my job so i am accountable
the old lady is well happy as we saved her £2k on what the pikeys wanted
its hard to see but there were a lot of issues with the roof being 100mm out of square and the chimney has seen better days
I gave her my word its leak proof now and a 10 year guarantee
LLL
because there was none!
just had cement fillets all round which leaked
I didnt do the lead ,but hands up it was my job so i am accountable
the old lady is well happy as we saved her £2k on what the pikeys wanted
its hard to see but there were a lot of issues with the roof being 100mm out of square and the chimney has seen better days
I gave her my word its leak proof now and a 10 year guarantee
LLL
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another day, another job
bit of tarmac repair so i though i would try instarmac's ultracrete
primer
3 tubs of this
finish
spent the rest of the day setting up a harmer gully for the floor screed
the instarmac seemed better than the bagged stuff (its 4 times more expensive) but wacked in reasonably well,although not as tight as fresh gear
will see how it has set tomorrow
LLL
bit of tarmac repair so i though i would try instarmac's ultracrete
primer
3 tubs of this
finish
spent the rest of the day setting up a harmer gully for the floor screed
the instarmac seemed better than the bagged stuff (its 4 times more expensive) but wacked in reasonably well,although not as tight as fresh gear
will see how it has set tomorrow
LLL
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continuation of previously posted job
Sawn and sandblasted sandstone from london stone, and a specially cut circle. 8mm joints, laid on a 150mm reinforced concrete slab.
the circle:
spot the mistake. Cannot blame the customer who ordered, or london stone, but the last two bits of the circle were not long enough (not allowed for overhang of the wall! so we cut two new pieces in!
the circle came numbered and with a diagram where all pieces should go. We used 8mm window frame spacers for the joints, and it all fitted perfectly. Just tricky getting the centre stone spot on where it had to go!
Edited By dig dug dan on 1345482890
Sawn and sandblasted sandstone from london stone, and a specially cut circle. 8mm joints, laid on a 150mm reinforced concrete slab.
the circle:
spot the mistake. Cannot blame the customer who ordered, or london stone, but the last two bits of the circle were not long enough (not allowed for overhang of the wall! so we cut two new pieces in!
the circle came numbered and with a diagram where all pieces should go. We used 8mm window frame spacers for the joints, and it all fitted perfectly. Just tricky getting the centre stone spot on where it had to go!
Edited By dig dug dan on 1345482890
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it annoyed us, and we spent most of the morning trying to line it up, but it would have meant some slither cuts in silly places, which would have looked worse!
I think if the stretcher bond had been at 90 degrees, it would have worked but customer wanted it this way.
yes, it is getting covered by a shed!
I think if the stretcher bond had been at 90 degrees, it would have worked but customer wanted it this way.
yes, it is getting covered by a shed!
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I don't think there is too much adrift with your step flashing Tone!
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