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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:23 pm
by mickg
had a great day today no sign of any ice or snow where we are working, thinking of wearing my shorts and a tee shirt tomorrow 
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:55 pm
by lutonlagerlout
surprised you use hardcore nigel?
unless i crush it myself I dont trust the suppliers
I find hessian is ok for frosty nights but little use when you get the minus 5 jobbies that we have had the last 10 days
been out insulating and tacking today
devil finds work for idle hands and all that :;):
cheers LLL
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:00 pm
by rimexboy
Good to see your out getting some jobs done, it's all money at the end of the day.
They say its going to be +10 next week 
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:12 pm
by rab1
still no snow up here
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:35 pm
by Nigel Walker
LLL
By hardcore I mean Dpt type 1. We have got 3 quarries all within 15 miles. All with very good limestone type 1 . Ex works about £9 per ton. Delivered about £11 per ton for minimum 20 ton loads
Never touch crushed or recycled stuff . Not worth the risk especially when the type 1 is at those prices !
If I double up the hessian it works to around minus 5-6. On a job beginning December when we had minus 10 overnight, we doubled up hessian and then laid heavy haulage tarps over the drive. Worked a treat
I have been looking for some heavy duty frost blankets that can re rolled up and re used. Local bm ordered me a roll. It was just polystyrene first sign of wind it would have torn to shreds.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:47 pm
by lutonlagerlout
best i can get here is around £23 per tonne for minimum 10 tonne delivered
but nearest quarry is miles away
sand we get cheap here as there are quarries all around us
if i was inclined i could drive 10 miles to leighton and pick up grit sand for £12 a tonne
LLL
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:36 am
by henpecked
I know our council are not. No bin collections all week, even though the roads are clear and it beginning to thaw. :O
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:49 am
by rimexboy
Henpecked our road was an ice rink but give the council credit they sent a grit lorry down the day before bin collection day, but it may have just been coincidence
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:44 am
by Tony McC
I came back from a meeting in Manchester on Tuesday night, around about 10:30pm, on the M62 heading towards Warrington at a steady 80mph (my speedo is out by at least 10mph Mr Poliss man, sir), and I got overtaken by a Lard Rover with a snow-plough attachment on the front!
I swear that blade was no more than 150-200mm off the ground. Imagine hitting one of them bumps where the M62 goes over Risley Moss and the tip of the plough digging into the blacktop at 90mph!
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:03 am
by henpecked
rimexboy wrote:Henpecked our road was an ice rink but give the council credit they sent a grit lorry down the day before bin collection day, but it may have just been coincidence
No ice ring all week, the gritters were out Monday and cleared the snow from the roads, still no collections. Followed the council 'Twatter' feed and everyone's saying 'get them out spreading grit then!!!'
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:09 am
by rimexboy
Yer make you right, it's probably down to good old health and safety
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:39 am
by London Stone Paving
rab1 wrote:still no snow up here
Pull the other one Rab, its permanently snowing in Scotland :laugh:
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:40 pm
by Dave_L
Have only done two days this week, rest of it has been in the office pricing and dealing with general admin.
I'm hoping to get out and see a few people tomorrow, all in all a very frustrating week. (And expensive)
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:09 pm
by lutonlagerlout
your lucky dave we have had a fortnight of sub zero round these parts
LLL
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:51 pm
by GB_Groundworks
just priced a 540m2 200mm reinforced slab in a factory be a nice bit of work in a warm factory in this shity weather if it comes off