Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:54 pm
The paving is coming up 150mm in front and the soil halfway up behindlocal patios and driveways wrote:Looks good pp. im suprised to see those upright sleepers not going deeper. Will they last?
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:59 pm
Use that hammer everyday tony all freestyle the curves in that run you see there is 175 bullnose I screeded layed the pavers first then the kerbs just in time before the rain I have the same to do for the next three dayslutonlagerlout wrote:nice work mr.pink
looks like we both have estwing brick hammers :;):
the hammer of champions
your poor club hammer though......
are the wavy curves freestyle?
LLL
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:00 pm
They were £18 each.Kuts wrote:How much you pay for those sleepers? I've been offered a load for a fiver each
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:00 am
Nice work ther boys ps it's not the hammer it's the man that's using it but good tools are the best . Had some good luck this week mislaid granite pitching chissel £100 plus to replace client found it in flower bed happy days 
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:51 pm
birdseye view
one for mickg and haggi
people who cut circles in flags really have no life :;):
from the garden
I might try mr.pink's 3:1 plastering sand mix in the gun for the pointing,the client started asking about easipoint but i want to get it pointed before easter
LLL
one for mickg and haggi
people who cut circles in flags really have no life :;):
from the garden
I might try mr.pink's 3:1 plastering sand mix in the gun for the pointing,the client started asking about easipoint but i want to get it pointed before easter
LLL
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:11 pm
He who dares Rodney he who dares
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:21 pm
Very nice LLL
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:58 pm
Looks smashing that does Luton. Glad that you've finally seen the light with the single sizes. I think a sett edge between the patio and the lawn would have finished it off, but very very nice
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:15 pm
me too steve, but it was all done with budget in mind!
there must be someone within a 15 mile radius of luton who wants to employ us for 10 years and just say "money is no object"
I do know 1 builder who this more or less happened to and he has done 12 million quids worth of work to 1 very large house and estate over 15 years
its more or less set him up for life
not much to ask for is it?
IMHO the autumn brown are a much better flag than mint
much harder and better looking
LLL
there must be someone within a 15 mile radius of luton who wants to employ us for 10 years and just say "money is no object"
I do know 1 builder who this more or less happened to and he has done 12 million quids worth of work to 1 very large house and estate over 15 years
its more or less set him up for life
not much to ask for is it?
IMHO the autumn brown are a much better flag than mint
much harder and better looking
LLL
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:39 pm
he who dares has it all squirted in by 11am but has to wait till 2.30 pm to strike it del-boy :;):Thepinkpavingco wrote:He who dares Rodney he who dares
pros:
cheap as chips,
3 bags of plastering sand 1.5 bags of cement and 6 sachets of feb
about a tenner for material opposed to £150
knocked up in the mixer
easy to use
cons
even tiny bits of grit in the sand block the gun
happened maybe 20 times
takes forever to go off
finish is not as smooth as easipoint or soft sand
we covered the whole thing with hessian when done ( N.B. MSH frost tonight) so wont know the full S.P. till tomorrow,when officially i am off work but may pop out to remover the hessian
cheers mr.pink
LLL
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:19 pm
That looks good LLL. Good to see single size done in courses, I'm sick of seeing random sizes and pattern everywhere 
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:01 pm
That looks awesome LLL!
Did you get that drain cut around in one attempt? How the hell did you do that?
Did you get that drain cut around in one attempt? How the hell did you do that?
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:31 pm
I wanted an inset cover,but was told just to use the one given to save cost
so i cut that in about 20 minutes with careful measuring and a steady hand
lots of small individual cuts 3 mm apart then snapped off
PITA but there ya go
LLL
so i cut that in about 20 minutes with careful measuring and a steady hand
lots of small individual cuts 3 mm apart then snapped off
PITA but there ya go
LLL
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:36 pm
Was there a reason to use Feb in packets rather than liquid plasticiser.lutonlagerlout wrote:Thepinkpavingco wrote:He who dares Rodney he who dares
he who dares has it all squirted in by 11am but has to wait till 2.30 pm to strike it del-boy :;):
pros:
cheap as chips,
3 bags of plastering sand 1.5 bags of cement and 6 sachets of feb
about a tenner for material opposed to £150
knocked up in the mixer
easy to use
cons
even tiny bits of grit in the sand block the gun
happened maybe 20 times
takes forever to go off
finish is not as smooth as easipoint or soft sand
we covered the whole thing with hessian when done ( N.B. MSH frost tonight) so wont know the full S.P. till tomorrow,when officially i am off work but may pop out to remover the hessian
cheers mr.pink
LLL
I don't know much about different type of sands. What's different about plastering sand, could you have not used soft sand instead of plastering sand?
As regards lumps I read that using something like this is a good idea as the grade of sand used is very uniform
http://www.diy.com/nav....9273109
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:38 pm
If you've been offered clean sleepers for a fiver each and they're not covered in tar etc then thats very very cheap!