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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:50 pm
by lutonlagerlout
for some reason the coarser aggregate in plastering sand goes through the gun fine
have tried soft sand in the past and its a huge fail,just separates in the gun and jams
really the plastering sand knocked up at circa 2.5:1 will be a lot stronger than bricklaying mortar
if i did it again i would make it a teeny bit stiffer
LLL
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:14 pm
by digerjones
whats kiln dried sand lie through the gun
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:56 pm
by Kuts
Dave_L wrote:If you've been offered clean sleepers for a fiver each and they're not covered in tar etc then thats very very cheap!
They are reclaimed but the few iv had are spot on.
Anyone can pm me and I'll sort them out in Leeds (donations for a drink is welcome)
LLL
That's some nice work
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:19 pm
by Al Jardin
lutonlagerlout wrote:for some reason the coarser aggregate in plastering sand goes through the gun fine
have tried soft sand in the past and its a huge fail,just separates in the gun and jams
really the plastering sand knocked up at circa 2.5:1 will be a lot stronger than bricklaying mortar
if i did it again i would make it a teeny bit stiffer
LLL
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Somone once reccomended using lime to aid plasticity with gim's.
Not tried that yet but have some paving coming up.
Al
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:30 pm
by mickg
nice work Luton 
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:33 pm
by Pablo
Ay Tony you're wasted a a brickie it's very tidy looking did you cut that tight curve out with your new teeth money well spent if you did.
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:27 pm
by DNgroundworks
Gim's - thats a new one, Them sleepers sound a steal, buy em!! We weighed some scrap in once and after a bit of a haggle the scrap man he swapped us for a big pallet of what he reckoned where nasty old sleepers, we took them to a wood yard, they turned out to be burmese teak - £30.00 a foot and we had nearly 50 of them 8 foot long.....for two hundred quids worth of scrap!
we had them sawn up and built a pier into a lake and a quay side effect boarding jobby out of them down one side of it
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:37 am
by lutonlagerlout
Pablo wrote:Ay Tony you're wasted a a brickie it's very tidy looking did you cut that tight curve out with your new teeth money well spent if you did.
aye there a lot of women looking out for me now :;):
LLL
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:57 am
by local patios and driveway
Pablo wrote:Ay Tony you're wasted a a brickie it's very tidy looking did you cut that tight curve out with your new teeth money well spent if you did.
Ha ha that did tickle me this morning!
Great job tony, you should go on paving expert
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:43 am
by lutonlagerlout
whats that some new site??
LLL :;):
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:57 pm
by lutonlagerlout
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:24 pm
by dig dug dan
tony, if you ever need easipoint in a hurry, my mate at redbourn sells it. I think its sandstone.
saves on haulage costs!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:32 am
by Dave_L
Reduce dig, cart away and footings for a local builder
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:38 am
by Dave_L
Unearthed a large underground rainwater tank!
Broke the walls down to top of footings after Building Inspector go-ahead and mass filled it with crete
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:55 am
by GB_Groundworks
bigger pic of that fendt dave please 
what depth are the footings like 300? but you are a good way down, is it having a basement etc what the big overdig for
looks nice firm ground
be careful sean will be around saying that edge should be piled, you should have fencing and fall air bags, that gable should be braced, has that concrete driver been signed in and inducted? haha
