Recent work

[GB_Groundworks]

is there a name for the alternating colour brick work with the semi flemish bond brick on end being different colour to the normally coursed brick work, i really like it

[London Stone Paving]

nice pad dylan your living the dream.. i have racked up a few brownie points last 2 weekends



they just get spent quicker than money and are harder to earn!!!

Nice stuff Haggs, if your account is not in credit after that, youve definately got your hands full :;):

[lutonlagerlout]

very nice haggis
if that doesn't get you the drake's breakfast nothing will
gave in in the rain and hired a beaver pack






surprised at how much BWK bulks up took 2 8 yd skips

off for a well earned break for a few days now
10,001 posts hehe
LLL

[dig dug dan]

if only there was a local job you needed some crushing doing on tony!
i have a beaver, great tool, but a bit heavy after a while!
congrats on the posts. tonymCc will be over the moon you beat him!

[lutonlagerlout]

i think tony's combined posts add up to a lot more
i use other forum's where there are folk with 50k posts
the old arms are indeed hurting now :;):
off to budapest tomorrow and going here for some R and R
shoot em all package obviously
never fired a gun in my life so will be interesting
the missus wondered why I need firearm training and now she wants to come too
the gear there would have been ideal for the crusher but no where for it to go
my mates fishes and his lake are always after crushed but they dont want to pay
cheers LLL

[digerjones]

is there a name for the alternating colour brick work with the semi flemish bond brick on end being different colour to the normally coursed brick work, i really like it

GILES. you on about the brickwork on the house with the porch. the bricks are a strange size, 9 1/2 ". and the front is block bonded to the gable if you look.

[GB_Groundworks]

Yeah, but the ones in stretcher bond are a different brick to the others wondered if it was a one off or had a name, I'll show it our brickie tomorrow he's proper time served city and guilds craftsman he should know.



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[lutonlagerlout]

think it is just flemish bond giles but the bricks look big
maybe 10 by 5s
there used to be a bond using glazed headers to make diamond patterns but this isnt it
the bricks were probably fired locally and have weathered differently on the headers
it is very very neat
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Nice vest Luton. 10,000 posts, that's dedication

[mickg]

congratulations on the 10,000 posts Triple L

*cough* where is your hard hat and gloves

[GB_Groundworks]

those big thick leather hide gloves with the fleece lining are very good when hands are subject to vibration, really help with the claw later in the evening,

why hard hat there is no fall from height danger? as in no scaffold for a brick/spanner to fall on him etc

[mickg]

my mistake Giles your right

the gloves you mention are superb in winter but too warm in summer

[GB_Groundworks]

i was being told a story from a guy who works for national trust maintenance crew. their health and safety policy only allows them to use a leaf blower for 7 minutes in the hour...... due to the vibration,

we try and get the machines in with peckers now to reduce vibration but its not always an option

[mickg]

I noticed that on some road works last week, they was cutting through the tarmac but using a JCB and pecker instead of a compressor and jack hammer for a small hole it was certainly over kill

[lutonlagerlout]

i use whatever PPE the job merits
I always use muffs and specs when using a breaker
never been keen on gloves ,my mates lasted about 5 minutes handballing hardcore into barrows
on a big site i would have had a hard hat,blast suit,gloves,hi viz,ear defenders,safety glasses,lace up boots,long trousers etc etc ad nauseum

spoke to an old mate ( we laid bricks together)who is a site manager for a major housebuilder now
he said simply put
"nothing gets done anymore"
LLL