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GB_Groundworks
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Starting digging pit out, hit old piles and clay :(......

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So chucked a cube in to pit base so we can set shutters before big pour


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Post: # 87712Post lutonlagerlout

nice work fellas
dan i will PM you a grab mans number mate
£250 is well over the top these days
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GB_Groundworks wrote:Starting digging pit out, hit old piles and clay :(......

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So chucked a cube in to pit base so we can set shutters before big pour


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pits filled with 100 tons of granular material, 40 tons mot ontop of some crushed concrete that was available on site. ontop of the consolidate fill that was in the pit. all we took away was the top 200mm concrete and then consolidated what was there before. so we compressed it by over a metre with the rammax roller! the old bit had just been mass filled and not consolidated.

i bought a cheaper version of the go pro for making work videos going to make more videos for advertising.

made this in a rush last night, just reviewed it and there is a spelling mistake ill sort it reupload it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMNeruKQW4

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had to do the first bit with the elephants foot due to concrete piles

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filling in 300mm lifts

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got the shutters built for the machine pit and where the electrics will enter teh shed

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had a call from the project manager on friday at 2pm, the factory management had expressed concerns about the compound on the gigantic car park, so i had to run around getting some flashing beacons and grabbed a load of road signs from the yard as well. the car park is lit all night as well

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battery operated but have a photocell in them

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25 600mmx16mm dowels drilled and inserted to 300mm

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Post: # 87829Post rimexboy

That's one big job you have got, looking good

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friday last week. Stumps discovered (which customer did not tell me about), so mate came in and ground them. Would normally dig them out, but too close to the wall. He had to do it off ramps !
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Monday morning: wall going up:
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wall finished. 3pm
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crushed to final levels
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fencing tomorrow.
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Post: # 87851Post lutonlagerlout

nice brickwork there dan :)
giles I had the pleasure of doing a quarter mile of that 300mm deep drilling malarkey in the early 90's
for big jerry
we soon hit on the cunning plan of cutting 150mm off each dowel :cool:
needless to say the clerk of the works soon busted us
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Post: # 87855Post GB_Groundworks

todays labours well 2 hours till the battery gave out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXVOuam4zUw
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Post: # 87865Post lutonlagerlout

thats a clever tool giles
what sort of camera is that?
I like the video
shows off your work well
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Post: # 87871Post GB_Groundworks

its a wingman hd £130 go pro knock off then set to take 1 pic every 5 seconds edited in final cut pro, mates band as the music
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GB_Groundworks wrote:its a wingman hd £130 go pro knock off then set to take 1 pic every 5 seconds edited in final cut pro, mates band as the music
can you get a outside case for wet weather looks like one i could use .have you got pic of pole its on does it upload straight to the tube cheers cookie
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Post: # 87886Post GB_Groundworks

It comes with a waterproof case, it's mounted on a steel on the side of the factory I used step ladders, no you have to plug it in to make the timelapse movie

There are some apps for iPhone that do it and but no good for this

Look on eBay there are some special timelapse cameras that last longer than this and are waterproof etc

Pm me or give us a bell if you want know more :)

Next time your local ill come do some proper photos for you,
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cheers giles
did a google there is a lot of choice out there will call you before buying one cheers cookie
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Post: # 87988Post GB_Groundworks

16 hour day yesterday poured 115m3 I've got a timelapse ill upload when I get a second, back in now cutting crack control joints 24hrs after mixing.

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Post: # 87991Post rimexboy

Looking good that's a long days hard graft

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