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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:09 pm
by henpecked
dig dug dan wrote:might try to get the labourer to jet wash it while we have the cherry picker.
worst thing you can do to a roof. leave well alone
.........doesn't a weak mix of bleach kill it off? A bucket or two of that and it will roll off over a few weeks
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:18 pm
by dig dug dan
moss on a roof is the sign of clean air apparantly!
it doesn't do any harm, and if its a problem, scrape it off, but jetwashing causes all sorts of problems.
the pikeys are into it now in a big way
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:30 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i can see jet washing from a low angle against teh pitch being a problem, but from above it would be ok but to be fair theres no need and its more work lol,
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:35 pm
by Dave_L
I'm sick of my conservatory roof and guttering being forever being pelted with moss and crap off the main roof, was thinking of washing it down but thought it best to leave it as is, not sure what to do really - washing off the 'natural' covering on the roof could give rise to problems.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:35 pm
by Pablo
Giles I'm ignorant with regards extension footings etc so this is out of interest rather than pulling you up. Why would you not dig the whole area down to starting level and then do the footings rather than leave the soil in and do it later.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:56 pm
by GB_Groundworks
the soil wil stay in, the brick layer will build up to damp, we will then fill the cavity with concrete then, stone up, sand,, visqueen, concrete the floor slab,
the footing go down deeper for good ground, frost protection, and probably some other reasons
ive taken maybe 200-300mm off before starting to dig footings
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:32 pm
by GB_Groundworks
view from up high, i did a full rebuild of this pitch 4 years ago, rotavated, pole ploughed, stone burrier, regrade, fert and seed.
teh dark green is from some of the helpers hand fertilising the more heavily warn bits.
we post and railed both sides last year, looks pretty straight to me 
12m3 in by 9.30am this morning
then backfilled drain run, bco passed it all yesterday
filled it in 200mm lifts compacted at each lift, good sandy fill, came up to bitmac level as it will settle even though we compacted it. wont be surfacing it for a few weeks to give it time to go down a few inches.
bricky starting tomorrow
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:09 pm
by lutonlagerlout
nice work giles
love the aerial shots
pablo we concrete the footings to 375mm below finished floor
this then gives us our dig height
100mm MOT,100mm jablite or celotex,dpm,100mm concrete,75mm screed
just makes life easy
LLL
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:06 pm
by henpecked
Can you tell that old guy top smile a bit in the photos. He always looks like someone's gripfilled his boots. :laugh: :laugh:
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:24 pm
by GB_Groundworks
had a mental week, upto damp and slabs in on rugby club changing rooms, 250m2 garden prepped and turfed, hired a big hydraulic drive walk behind rotivator, our honda one was not upto the job.
this is the job we fenced and did the slab for builder to lay the slate patio, the slate paving is not our work!
demo'd old greenhouse base and moved the shrubs to along the new fence line
my trucks been in our barn for a week, so been working on that after work, new ball joints, new cvs, new wheell bearings , new disks and pads.
new tractor meets with approval from my nephew and son
this is up for sale in oour local hire shop £700 plus vat, i thought about changing blade for paving
back filled rd the block work
other labourer was rotivating for 8 hours while we did the backfill
all prepped and passed by bco 140mm insulation
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:30 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:35 pm
by GB_Groundworks
this as we left it n friday, its brick pillars with rendered panels
my 4 year old
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberprop/7857044094/
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:48 pm
by Pablo
GB_Groundworks wrote:harry who does our turf, 70 yr old bloke, laid 240 metres2 in a day on his own for £2.40 supply and laid. good country lad.
Harry who does your turf needs to retire that's a dog rough job regardless of the price or his age. That lawn is going to be sh#te the soil isn't prepared or level enough.
Your wee lad is gentle on the controls he's a natural.
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:11 pm
by dig dug dan
i never see the point of laying turf to get instant stripes. its gone in a couple of days!
did the spring tine rake break?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:22 pm
by GB_Groundworks
It'll be better than what was there. It's no bowling green but it's had a good rotivating and it's pretty level and makes a big difference for £500.
The builder who did the patio was paying so its tidied it up ok. Doubt he'd have paid for a stone rake or Harley rake on a 12hp tractor.
I offered a hand roller, or light pedestrian roller for the prep
My labourer raked it out after rotivating but to be fair I wasn't there other than dropping bits off and after it was down.
Dan spring tine? We use aluminium hay rakes, 
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