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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:16 am
by lutonlagerlout
i think giles said they were concrete bricks,i know the old man loves council slabs broke up,50mm thick so gets the steel in the centre,AFAIK no merchant sells the proper spacers round this way
but i am sure sean can put me right
:;):
LLL
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:28 am
by msh paving
slabs are ideal to get t he cover ,and dont need tying to the steel to hold up.......lol,
im pricing a house footings right now there is 116 pages off spec and waffle before i get to the work to be done, there so much if's and but's on the drawings looks like it will be a shit job if i win the groundwork MSH 
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:51 am
by seanandruby
LLL you need a shuttering accesory specialist like buildspan.
I see you dont hang kickers giles,? Have you used the
adjustable steel kickers? They save a lot of drilling ,or,
shimming.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:22 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i had same argument with the builder on this (my dad) that i didn't want to use dense concrete commons, use slabs then chairs but wouldn't have it. structural engineer and build inspector passed it before pour. 300mm thick slab so they where ok for the mesh in the bottom of the slab. although pumped concrete can wash them out.
the walls are coming up in 20 newton dense block with a 100mm cavity with mesh then concrete, no kickers on drawing.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:00 pm
by seanandruby
that explains it thanks 
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:51 pm
by msh paving
Hi GB where does the concrete pump come from ? as reilly have a huge pump working in kings lynn 2 axels front and 3 rear,been hear off and on 3 months now on the £400 million paper mill ,im trying to figure how to post a pic off it MSH
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:55 pm
by GB_Groundworks
they are based in st helens, merseyside
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:23 pm
by GB_Groundworks
update as of today
Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1266435005
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:52 pm
by irishpaving
Very nice work Giles. Bit of a squeeze there now, Whe you movin in 
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:32 pm
by lutonlagerlout
that ridge sticks out like the proverbial sore thumb giles :;):
nice gaff
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:57 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i didn't design it just built it haha, this was the 3rd or 4th redesign to get planning
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:24 pm
by mickg
did the roofers re point the hip/ridge using black dye in the mix ?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:51 pm
by GB_Groundworks
yes they did, and cleaned the excess up and straightened a few of the ridge lines, i have a photo somewhere
just waiting on renderers to finish this week then we can strike the scaffold
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:53 pm
by mickg
it looks a very neat job from the road looking towards the house
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:36 pm
by GB_Groundworks
the offending ridge was at the back, be better once renderers have done and scaffold can be taken down then going to jump on landscaping and paving.
had some quotes for resin bound drive, got 5 sample pieces dont like any of them look like rise crispy cakes.
so now thinking block, gravel in reinforced cells as we have protected tress everywhere or i'm talking up 4 inch sets.