Recent work

[lutonlagerlout]

cheers dave
its not what you would want to see on st pauls cathederal,but in terms of an upgrade to a muck fillet, it hits the mark

if you ever visit luton this road is alkie and junkie central,we had to leave someone on the deck at all times just to stop the tiles getting pinched
the paper shop on the corner ,the poor fella got stabbed to death over £20 3 years ago
newsagents killer
here was our lovely view

if you ever pay for meet and greet at luton airport ,that * car park* is one of the many dumps around town
LLL



Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1345493451

[London Stone Paving]

I saw that circle being made in the yard last week. Didnt know it was for you Dan. Looks really good.
Not a big fan of squaring off kits myself, think it would have looked better with the lines running straight into the circle, but thats just my personal preference.
That stone is sawn Indian sandstone for the kota region, mega hard as I'm sure you know after cutting it

Cheers
Steve

[local patios and driveway]

I'd be happy with the flashing just needs working tighter.

[dig dug dan]

I saw that circle being made in the yard last week. Didnt know it was for you Dan. Looks really good.
Not a big fan of squaring off kits myself, think it would have looked better with the lines running straight into the circle, but thats just my personal preference.
That stone is sawn Indian sandstone for the kota region, mega hard as I'm sure you know after cutting it

just finished laying today and all pointed. pictures to follow

The squaring off kit needed to be calibrated to fit the joints of the slabs, as there was no allowance for 8mm joints, but thats the customer not explaining how he wanted the slabs laid!
no complaints from the customer yet!

we tried the easijoint stuff today amazing stuff if it works properly!

[lutonlagerlout]

there are too many variables for a squaring off kit to have much chance of working
i struggle with cutting internal arcs accurately though
when the shed is on it dan can they even see the floor?
cheers LLL

[dig dug dan]

they won't see 75% of the slabbing i think. the circle they will as i guess the doors are going there.
I have asked if i can go back when this is done to get another photo

[dig dug dan]

the final pave! note the taped edge joints


getting ready for pointing!


half the pointing:


pointing done


the following day



if anyone is wondering, its easijoint. trying it for the first time.
first impressions are good. being as its dead level, these joints are self draining , so it should be ok!
Customer pleased.



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[lutonlagerlout]

looking good dan
I am going to make a million making some little plastic gizmo that stops pointing falling out of overhangs on flags
:laugh:
LLL

[dig dug dan]

please do. the duck tape fell off half way through!

[GB_Groundworks]

I use the plastic right angle things you get on pack of bricks and clamp them on with quick clamp things, the big industrial clothes peg things



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[dig dug dan]

easijoint recommends modelling clay. we all keep that in the truck don't we ???

[mickg]

why not point under the flag with a 4:1 building sand mix as the flags are being bedded so the only bit what needs attention is the front edge when your pointing with the resin based jointing materials

[London Stone Paving]

Its looking really good Dan. did you have to cut much of the stone yourself and how did you find it?

Any chance of a few finished photos?

Steve

[Pablo]

Been doing lots of small not very interesting stuff recently including this one I'm posting it partly because it's one heck of a transformation but mainly to talk about the drainage we installed. The builder (tw#t) left the outside in sh#t state with only 100mm of soil over the stone he'd put down to get the tele in etc and all the paving runs onto it too.


Too this



Most of the paving was kept for budget reasons although it was tweaked for falls in places. The steps weren't touched so the tread height difference was nothing to do with me. We added a bit more paving and the charcoal band to lift it all.

All the top soil was stripped and a blanket drain under the lawn was installed. Basically it just 100mm of 12mm aggregate with a few pipes leading into more pipes under the golden gravel leading to a sedimenter then into the storm system. Everything is lined with geo textile and the topsoil was improved with grit and more soil to give about 180mm depth. The stone underneath was too compact and water wasn't getting away so this was the cheapest solution also the garden has a lot of shade so it's damp anyway. Had some thunderous rain this week and it's working beautifully the whole job was £7000 so the clients very happy indeed. There's a fence to go in over and above that budget either at the top or the bottom of the old railway line (abandoned in the 50's) I'm pushing the client to grab some more of the bank to gain a deeper garden for the kids.

[haggistini]

nice one boyos looks tidy dan, pablo you gave that the full lick.. nice sleeper work too...!