Recent work

[lutonlagerlout]

superb stuff danny
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Doesn't half look like reclaimed york Danny. Cracking work, I bet that went down quickly with all those decent lines to work too

[mickg]

looks superb Danny

[haggistini]

Nice job mr pink it makes it sooo much easier If you have a nice edge to go to but they still need a fair bit of tweaking to get them right
P.s happy Monday boys

[lutonlagerlout]

welcome back to the dark side haggi :;):
LLL

[Pablo]

After a few months scratching around doing wee patios and tidy ups etc I finally get back to some decent stuff again.
House was built in 2008 but never finished outside.




Lots of materials 270m2 Sanstone and granite. 400 granite kerbs. 380 tons of Self binding gravel. 460 tons of topsoil. 120m block paving parking area concrete vehicle/ tractor wash Steps/ planting/ porches/ fencing/ greenhouse/ polytunnel/ hedging/ pergolas and a few other bits n bobs. It's a farm house built on an old georgian mansion site set in beautiful mature parkland. Needs a lot of softening with structure plants and climbers but once completed I think it'll be great (famous last words).
The planners stipulated lime render (ars#holes) and it's been badly done and is soaking up water from the ground and blowing so first job is to cut a gap into it to stop any wicking. Ideally there should've been a normal plaster trim around the bottom to stop this but too late now and hopefully this works. The blue line is finished level which will be gravel and membrane against the house 300mm wide then the paving as normal.

This is the only bit above the line and is out of the way so we're not bothered by it.

Should be finished by thursday. :p



Edited By Pablo on 1352150495

[r896neo]

Would be keen to see some pics of the self binding gravel when its done, do you get it from irwins?

Should keep you busy for a while. Nice to see a proper stone built building rather than those bloody tradlites that are going up everywhere since Govenors gate.

[Pablo]

Yes Irwins it's the same stuff that went into the Antrim Castle refurb over the summer you'd be welcome to pop in if you're up Ballymena way over the next while. Only seen a few houses done well with those stone blocks (mostly called St Catherines Flint) and seen hundereds done badly the ones with the larger stones are better like this.




Edited By Pablo on 1352417181

[r896neo]

I worked on a large house build a few years ago with the actual 'tradlites' used in govenors gate. In the same basalt with yellow brick in your photo. They are quite good but then on another job I saw guys laying 'stoney block' made by stoneyford concrete and they, as you said, were all small stone and were pretty grim. You can pick out the coursing a mile off. I along with another pointed up and acid washed about 250sq metres of them, not much fun.

I've been keen to use the self-binding but at my scale it would be a few bags here and there and they don't seem interested in anything less than 10T loads.

[Dave_L]

Just back from a week in Vegas (wow, what a place!) and never am I booking a big job in so soon after a long flight and a week of excess. I've paid the price this week alright

[haggistini]

Ooh I feel your pain dave I suppose the flashbacks got you through eh ...

[haggistini]

First week back and I'm fecking aching boyos.
Nice size job that Pablo
I've been getting a few slabs in this week basalt and lime stone travertine water feature , the weathers been good tho only rained as we was packing up tonight

[lutonlagerlout]

I am sure you will transform that place pablo
are those blocks the ones where they stick stones into a 440 by 215 concrete mould?
I have used the flint version and they are difficult to get looking right

didnt quite understand your post haggis,are you building water features?

off to work in a minute 12 window openings and 2 door openings to cut out at the flats conversion,lets hope they have made the windows the right size
:;):
LLL

[haggistini]

Sorry LLL the pond was there before so client wanted this done

[haggistini]

Acsess was a bit up and down







Small snag list left ,pointing = Nexus polyurethane V35 ,render channel = sika1 sand and cement and paint pond with 2 part epoxy black A1 pond paint.

Starting a reclaimed bassalt sett driveway today! fair amount of groundwork first...