Recent work

[lutonlagerlout]

nice work dan
its the hose mate
i bedded the argent on dry lean then haunched with wet gear,but i always like to get a lick of water on it to make sure its gone off rock hard tomorrow

if the weather hold it will be pointing tomorrow then topsoil and turf
cheers LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Looking good Tony. Mick G would be proud of that edge

[GB_Groundworks]

nice work tony, we seem to be mainly on with the civils/big stuff now but super busy and off to the states in 8 days for 2 weeks

i'll update this in a min just upload the photos

[lutonlagerlout]

where you going Giles?
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

staying with friends in rochester upstate ny for 8 days(inc a wedding), then new york proper for 4 days then 4 days in toronto



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[lutonlagerlout]

very nice!
LLL

[mickg]

the paving looks superb, the argent light is a nice contrast

[lutonlagerlout]

plagarised from your good self mickg :;):
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

I love argent,IMHO the best block pave ever
LLL

[lutonlagerlout]

from this


to this


in 6 days all hand balled
pointing and turf to follow
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

got 2 of the pulvex blades a 350mm for road saw and a 300mm really impressed with the speed they cut at, floor saw one does make a strange whining noise

prestbury dig continues we ended up taking 550 tons out



setting the bolts for the big 16 ton grinder machine





pits for press ontop of piles



went to the 70th anniversary of the dambusters raid at derwent dam, more photos/videos to follow



pits, drains and toe beams in 50mm oversite for tankers to hot apply tanking membrane onto, trowled finish on c20 from volumetric? i dotn think so mr engineer



450mm concrete pump



magnesium bill float, had to go get a powerfloat to get any finish on it

[GB_Groundworks]

back at the factory, electricians spiking the cables, use a blank 45 cal cartridge to fire a metal pin through the cores and short them out to prove they are dead before cutting them so we can work







needed another cube

[lutonlagerlout]

nice work Giles
I thought you didnt like volumetrics?
and why did the pipe work have bends in it,looks a fairly easy site for straight runs,or are there other factors at work?
cheers LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

Yeah deeper foundation on the toe to avoid and a step in on the left shaped building

we were shallow on the fall due to being 5m down in the ground 1.2m across 19 m so just enough

Structural engineer for the builder insisted on 'designing' them and then signed off on a right mess of a connection to the sewer, I wanted two 1200 rings benched etc they've gone for a cut two ad4000 and a y despite my protests we only dug it left them to it, said I wouldn't put my name to it

builder sorted it! barrowmix that used to be aardvark. he orderd 9m3 for the over site they gave us 9m3 had 2,5m left which would have finished and they left saying it was for other job. i had to get my volumetrics lads in to finish of, but builder still had them back the next day to do teh extra cube, id never use them again after doing that to us.

ive been using them more of late, use rt mycocks at the factory for 1.2m c40 here and there for the machine pits etc and no waiting time which is handy when running 14m3 with a 1 ton dumper

use cemex for the bigger pours,

been impressed with rt mycocks you get the right mix floats up well and can finish it, the c20 from barrowmix was basically gravel with a bit of sand init



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[lutonlagerlout]

custom concrete really look after us
I have the drivers mobiles and if we get stuck for a cube they will always try and fit us in
never let me down in 5 years
which says a lot
LLL

[seanandruby]

Hate to see pipework especially plastic up on bricks. Why no bedding to support the pipes all along? When it's done like that the pipes get knocked out of line and pushed down and up unequally. Just a bug bear of mine.