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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 3:54 pm
by tuulip
Thanks for all the replies, you boys definitely know your aggregates!
Tried to load a pic but haven't got an external webpage to put it on. I bit of a head myself this morning so maybe thats the problem!
I can email it to someone if they can put it up.
I haven't spoken to managers yet as it was delivered Friday and all kicked of late in the day, then the bank holiday weekend, so Tuesday morning will be calling to get it taken away.
Just for the record I have had 2 more people in the building game round, my digger guy and partner dad who also think it's the worst they've seen.
Hey ho, you live and you learn.
Thanks guys and enjoy you beers and barbies.
Tuula x
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 4:00 pm
by GB_Groundworks
you can email it to me and i'll stick it up,
giles at gbgroundworks dot com
(i've done like that to stop it getting harvested for spam)
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:43 pm
by mo-uk
you can also uplaod it to www.imageshack.us and then you have the link to post anywhere
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:09 pm
by darrenba
Here's what my local quarry supplies as recycled Type 1, how does yours compare?
And this is their proper Type 1
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:18 pm
by tuulip
Thanks Darren,
Nothing like either, I have sent a pic to Giles (GB_Groundworks) so hopefully he can post it. I will also look at the Image shack option.
Tuula
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:29 pm
by tuulip
Pics
Fine was wet so doesn't show exactly how much dirt there is.
http://img203.imageshack.us/i/743.png/
http://img717.imageshack.us/i/745.png/
Hope this works
Tuula
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:47 pm
by 47p2
That looks like the spoil from my yard that they have given you.
I've had 60 tonnes of type 1 delivered this past week. It is apparently graded from 50mm to dust of grey whin stone.
Sorry the pictures aren't cleared but it is starting to get dark up here and I had to use the flash
Coarse
Fine
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:16 am
by tuulip
Thank you - thats exactly what I thought! Your pics are what I was expecting!
After an email throwing phrases like "fit for purpose". satisfactory quality" and sale of goods act around, they say they will collect today.
Fingers crossed, and thanks for confirming I'm not going mad. I may not be the aggregate oracle but I have managed to build a house before and never had any of that crap before.
Happy Wednesday.
Tuula
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:23 pm
by Injured
Hope they have done what they said for you.
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:39 pm
by tuulip
Yes they came picked up the load today.
Thanks for the help guys.
What did you all think of the pics?
Tuula
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:15 pm
by irishpaving
I've seen much worse stuff than that on big sites. It's a good dressing over capping layers but does need a heavy compaction. The pile has stayed together in the picture after some of it was removed so it holds pretty well together. We shouldn't have too many bad views on recycled gear. We are only putting back in what we originally took out. There is a huge variation in crush in every County.
You've done well to get them back to collect it so fair play to you. :;):
You haven't mentioned anywhere how much you paid for the load?
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:29 pm
by tuulip
Thanks for that input IP - i agree with your comments on recycled except the manager was adamant it wasn't recycled hmmm...
For info load not only taken away but agreed that cheque would be stopped, so today's a good day to celebrate woohoo.
Hell, I am may not be a contractor but I'm a pitbull when it comes to fighting my corner lol
Tuula
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:18 pm
by mo-uk
report it to consumer direct for intel purposes (google it).
if you make it clear you dont want any further action that is fine but it will be logged for future refernce should try try it on elsewhere
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:33 am
by tuulip
Thanks good idea.
Did you think the load looked dodgey?
Tuula x
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:20 am
by Suggers
Hey Giles - where's the piccie....?
ooops - wrong section...sorry.
