The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 10:11 pm**

i seem to remember your good self and dig dug dan as 2 of the originals from when i first joined?
i found this in the archives which was of some interest

read done a bit
the good old days eh? when the gaffer called geofix ok-ish? :laugh:
how come your off the tools?
pen and paper builder now ?
I dont mind pricing and estimating but i prefer to be hands on,however realistically at 44 I need to delegate more

hopefully the warts and all recent work thread has given joe public an insight into the real world of building sites
cheers LLL

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 10:52 pm**

Nice insight there Luton. Its easy to see why the site has been such a success over the years. Good, honest advice provided from day one to now

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 7:53 am**

Oh the joys of a third day on the 1.5 robber in direct sun running full whack with the breaker on ripping out reinforced concrete, why didn't I bring the 3cx not only much more powerful but air conditioning

sweat in the eyes time.

Bent the bucket ram yesterday, kinda straighten it with wrecking bar but have to go engineers when I'm done oops

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Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 12:24 pm**

how the frig did you manage that??? :p

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 12:58 pm**

Jeezus, ive not sen that done before. Ouch

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 2:28 pm**

digerjones wrote:how the frig did you manage that??? :p

Trying for the corner bits with a sweep

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 2:30 pm**

Was trying to rip a bit of mesh out, mechanical advantage of the takeuchi hammer, have to get a new shaft keeps bending when pulling hard with it,

Another reason for it to go waiting for a kubota to come up from our plant dealer or local big hire place,

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 4:56 pm**

haggistini wrote:If only I had the time

that doesn't sound like the hag we know and who's work we respect. You should always take a step back now and then. Remember you can't hurry perfection and quality :;):

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 5:52 pm**

Brown sugar ^

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Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 6:00 pm**

seanandruby wrote:
haggistini wrote:If only I had the time

that doesn't sound like the hag we know and who's work we respect. You should always take a step back now and then. Remember you can't hurry perfection and quality :;):

Tell the boss sean, I did return to a job today and cleaned the aco's out changed the chipped blocks and topped up with sand so the standards haven't dropped just the finesse is on the shelf.

:;):

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 8:23 pm**

Finished this one yesterday 89m2 of sandstone and some tree pruning the existing levels were crap so had to build up in most places to get a decent fall. Took just under 7 days had budgeted for 8 so happy days.

I'd be interested in whether you think I should've finished the outer edge with a curve and continued the pattern rather than the angles in hindsight I think it would've looked better but would like your views.

Got 2 lawns ready for turfing today with 2 tomorrow and 2 on monday ready for the turf on tuesday so that'll be a long day.

Some steps seating and patio fro the same job I'll get some better shots once it's turfed.
Done lots of other bits and bobs recently but to lazy to photograph it.

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 8:43 pm**

Looking good as always Pablo, i'm not too sure about the angles as you say, the fact that it comes back round to parallel i probably would have continued the pattern. But the large 600x900 cut with angles looks ok its just the smaller cuts on round that look funny.

That soil pipe in photo one is a dogs dinner on steroids.

I think i'll post up my last couple of jobs so it'll be my first in this thread. Let the flaming begin....

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 9:01 pm**

My last few jobs

Do fences count?

I do lay other paving than tegula heather, honest

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 9:07 pm**

I like the angles. Its a bold statement but it makes it stand out. Patio looks superb !

Posted: **Fri May 25, 2012 9:54 pm**

patio looks very nice and a good clean crisp finish, i like the shot of you in the window too lol

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