Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:35 pm
love the blocks looks great! since my stint with cookie i cant look at concrete blocks in the same light. natural materials is the way forward for me!
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:08 pm
Will check out the exact spec of our pads and let you know what they are Hagg
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:24 pm
may come in handy for sorting the cut edges on the sandstone paving above? am i being to fussy here..?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:31 pm
what thickness is this paving and should you kds joint it if butted together or point i prefer the look of but jointed but is it strong enough?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:23 pm
lsp, looks great. you have a really nice set up. 
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:27 pm
Hagg, its basically natural stone block paving. Sawn 4 edges, calibrated underside, natural top and then tumbled just a little bit. They are supposedd to be butt jointed and then sanded up after.
What cut edges do you mean Hagg?
I asked my business partner about what they use for the bull nosing and they use a variety of different things depending on the stone which is to be used. We then a sait abrasive paper to get the finish. Also its much better if you have got a grinder with adjustable speed
What cut edges do you mean Hagg?
I asked my business partner about what they use for the bull nosing and they use a variety of different things depending on the stone which is to be used. We then a sait abrasive paper to get the finish. Also its much better if you have got a grinder with adjustable speed
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:03 am
We have just installed this bullnosing machine at our depot in Stanwell. Its much quicker than doing it manually with a grinder but does not give quite as good a finish. In order to get the right finish we just need to go over it with a hand held grinding pad. Still much quicker than hand though.
The new saw has really improved the Yorkstone production but is nowhere near as clean as it should be
The new saw has really improved the Yorkstone production but is nowhere near as clean as it should be
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:21 am
The Yorkstone waste pile is still growing.
We have decided on a couple of products which we can make from waste so hopefully we can start to make a dent in it. One of the products we are going to make are Sawn & Tumbled Yorkstone sets in 300x150 size.
We have started to stock limestone slab which we will turn into step treads and landing stones. In the past we have always ordered finished steps and landing stones straight from our foreign suppliers but we wanted to get a bit more control over the production, and more importantly the lead times.
We have decided on a couple of products which we can make from waste so hopefully we can start to make a dent in it. One of the products we are going to make are Sawn & Tumbled Yorkstone sets in 300x150 size.
We have started to stock limestone slab which we will turn into step treads and landing stones. In the past we have always ordered finished steps and landing stones straight from our foreign suppliers but we wanted to get a bit more control over the production, and more importantly the lead times.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:38 am
These slabs have come from a UK supplier and are delivered to site strapped donw on to large A frames. There has been a lot of new safety regulations for slab delivered on A frames due to a couple of deaths caused by slabs falling off A frames. One of them happpened at a company in Wandsworth when a delivery driver forgot to put his stabilisers legs down. The truck lurched when the weight was transfered and about 6 tons of slabs fell onto 3 people. One guy died and the other two were injured. All because of some idiot lorry driver.
On the subject of health and safety we had a recent review from our H&S guys and we have had to make lots of improvements to our H&S policy. One of the main issues we are facing is dust supppression. All the new machines we have installed are water based whih will really reduce the dust. We have also had to install jet wash hoses at various points in the yard so we can easily clean the yard on a regular basis.
We have just started to build up our interior range. The range consists of Turkish travertine, Portugese limestone & German limestone. It all needs to be kept indoors so it gets to the client in clean condition.
This is one of our new sawn sandstoene products. Its kandla grey sandstone (mega hard) sawn six sides, sandblasted and lightly brushed.
Nothing to do with paving but look at that for a breakfast
On the subject of health and safety we had a recent review from our H&S guys and we have had to make lots of improvements to our H&S policy. One of the main issues we are facing is dust supppression. All the new machines we have installed are water based whih will really reduce the dust. We have also had to install jet wash hoses at various points in the yard so we can easily clean the yard on a regular basis.
We have just started to build up our interior range. The range consists of Turkish travertine, Portugese limestone & German limestone. It all needs to be kept indoors so it gets to the client in clean condition.
This is one of our new sawn sandstoene products. Its kandla grey sandstone (mega hard) sawn six sides, sandblasted and lightly brushed.
Nothing to do with paving but look at that for a breakfast
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:20 pm
mouth watering steve
havent touched a sausage or piece of bacon for 6 weeks after i got the black spot from the doctor
lose 2 stone,stop smoking,drinking etc eat fish bla bla
got my blood test results today and amazingly all my vitals signs are good :;):
just doing a packet of nicotine gum every 2 days
some lovely looking stuff there steve
like the yorkstone setts
LLL
havent touched a sausage or piece of bacon for 6 weeks after i got the black spot from the doctor
lose 2 stone,stop smoking,drinking etc eat fish bla bla
got my blood test results today and amazingly all my vitals signs are good :;):
just doing a packet of nicotine gum every 2 days
some lovely looking stuff there steve
like the yorkstone setts
LLL
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:36 pm
them setts look good but think they would look better with joint ie easypoint or instarmac gun point real stone should not look like tegla concrete block paving it would give the client no 20mm dips where range rover goes no weeds ever no resealing ever ps you sell it i will lay cheers cookie ps baby due asap fingers crossed
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:34 pm
mister cook
we are all fingers crossed waiting for your nipper to appear
all the bets mate
ps wetted baby's head already :;):
cheers tony
we are all fingers crossed waiting for your nipper to appear
all the bets mate
ps wetted baby's head already :;):
cheers tony