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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:14 pm
by k13wjd
(guy retails this stuff at £32 m2 - hence my price of 20m2 seems decent)
im open to offers of advice though, i haven't bought it just yet, and i'm buying 40m2
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:37 pm
by lutonlagerlout
Pablo wrote:what part of Scotland are you in I may be able to sort some artificial turf for you at a decent price.
bit of latent xenophobia from pablo 
hehe
LLL
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:39 am
by mickavalon
Pablo, your not Alex"Smarmy Git"Salmon in disguise are you, that was a bit of an outburst!! 
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:12 am
by Carberry
k13wjd wrote:im in west lothian.
Makes sense. So many shale mines in Broxburn,.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:34 am
by London Stone Paving
Pablo wrote:You'd be much better off using a wider plate on the gritsand for the lawn skinny plates are a b#llocks in sand. I could've saved you a fiver a m2 but seen as you're a sassenach and I'm originally from Skye you can go swivel.
I thought the Scottissh just the hated English. I feel slightly better that they hate eachother as well :;):
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:44 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I love it
there isnt a fag paper between most of the blokes on this forum
genetically
but the old rivalrys soon surface
north south,highland lowland, east west
and basically most of us are hairy arsed builders :laugh:
LLL
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:30 pm
by k13wjd
I'm not a builder, which is why im here
( i could tell you what i do, but you'd call me names)
Anyway, broxburn is a mighty fine guess, either that or an Ip lookup
Type1 ordered, sand ordered, whacker is here, shale kind of compressed, just having a bite, then i'll screed the front so its level with the natural run, and whack the crap out of it. MIght even have a beer whilst doing so.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:49 pm
by lutonlagerlout
we are curious now k13wjd
traffic warden? estate agent?BCO?
LLL ???
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:31 pm
by k13wjd
Irata ( rope access) tech. Im the guy they call when builders get too high up on the ladders to do their job.
curious is good, as i have lots of questions.
Compacted this shale crap. didn't seem to work. Then i sprayed it with a good bit of water, and had another Go. Made a right mess, buy its fecking solid now. I presume thats a very good thing ?
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:40 pm
by Carberry
k13wjd wrote:I'm not a builder, which is why im here
( i could tell you what i do, but you'd call me names)
Anyway, broxburn is a mighty fine guess, either that or an Ip lookup
Type1 ordered, sand ordered, whacker is here, shale kind of compressed, just having a bite, then i'll screed the front so its level with the natural run, and whack the crap out of it. MIght even have a beer whilst doing so.
No IP lookup, not a mod. I just know the lothians well
If your sub base is solid it's a good thing.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:45 pm
by k13wjd
i was gobsmacked at how much difference adding a little water to the area made. It was roasting today, and the dust was pretty bad. shale is crappy stuff. Its solid now though, i can jump on it an not leave a dent.
i've got a fall to cover up with the type one, so it'll be 75mm on one side ( nearest the house, which needs the most drainage) and 50mm on the other ( which will see hardly any traffic). I'll run the plate over it a few times, and get it level enough to lay the 50-60mm of dampish mortar on.
Path is a pain, but nothing i can't work around.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:46 pm
by k13wjd
( and if you LIVE in the lothians, then pop round for a cuppa ( a cuppa beer).
I shoot the local land - its shale for a few miles in every direction !!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:07 pm
by Pablo
Just to clarify I my tongue was firmly in cheek when I called you a sassenach I was fully expecting a f#ck off ya Tcheuchter from you. For all you lot south of the border thats us being nice to each other google it.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:11 pm
by Carberry
k13wjd wrote:( and if you LIVE in the lothians, then pop round for a cuppa ( a cuppa beer).
I shoot the local land - its shale for a few miles in every direction !!!!
Live in newhaven, yard is in millerhill. I'm usually out broxburn way once a week.
No beer for me though, don't drink alcohol, tea, coffee, soft drinks. I confuse a lot of well meaning clients :laugh:
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:50 pm
by lutonlagerlout
how can you live on just irn bru and highland toffee stewart?
I note with interest the scottish contingent have been very busy the last week or so
not much on tele up there? :;):
LLL