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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:10 pm
by matty brock
yeh they are everywhere, laid with a tight joint too, bout 3mm. To re-point them you jusy "bag" it.
Do you do building work aswell LLL ?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:41 pm
by GB_Groundworks
its accrington Nori as in Iron backwards story goes either a. the mould maker got it the right way to read but made the bricks the wrong way or b. when the guy painted the chimney he started with the N then went down instead of up or something.
they were meant to be accrington iron's but became nori's haha
still get them today for use in acid rich industrial environments
we did a big house in wilmslow in them for extensions and new garage and walls ended up buying a pub in southport that was being knocked down got an artic full of hand stacked pallets from it for cleaning. cost best part of 10k for unlceaned bricks. about 7 years ago.
laid on a really tight bed 2-3mm
http://www.gbgroundworks.com/recent/meadow/index.html
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:20 am
by lutonlagerlout
matty brock wrote:yeh they are everywhere, laid with a tight joint too, bout 3mm. To re-point them you jusy "bag" it.
Do you do building work aswell LLL ?
I would say i am a builder first, paver second.
most paving round these parts is dictated by cost and I dont want to compete with the bodgers and chancers
people will pay a grand for a front door but they dont want to pay that for a SUDS system on their drive
So extensions are my bread and butter,with paving as an add on
I like it in the brew cabin ,because its full of like minded people
some of the stuff i see driving around luton makes the blood boil
(planings as hardcore ,building sand as a bedding course etc etc )
LLL
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:18 am
by Tony McC
The most obvious diff between Ruabons and Accys is colour. The Ruabons verge towards brown while the Accys are very definitely red.
Beyond that, the output of Accys was always much greater than Ruabon and they were cheaper. Much of the Ruabon clay went into specialist manufacturing, most famously the quarry tiles and, to a lesser extent, clay pavers, as these commanded a better price.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:18 pm
by matty brock
Thanks for the info gaffer, you learn something new every day.
LLL good systen to have doing building aswell, bet that helps in the winter to have some indoor work to do. I have a mate though that does exactly the same as you and he has not worked since before christmas exept the odd day, he is quality at what he does but just cant get work at the mo, hard times !
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:59 pm
by lutonlagerlout
well 2010 is the first time since 1991 that i have had days off due to lack of work,not many, but enough.
however, I will not compromise on safety or quality
I had enough of that as a young man working for "colourful" subbies
As cookie said to me"it takes 20 years to build a reputation but you can lose it in 2 minutes"
some of the contractors on this site are as good if not better than the ramsays,ducasse or ferraras of the culinary world
They may not have the TV shows,the books,or the brand recognition, but they bring as much pleasure to the chattering classes as a snail ice cream and a ragout of turnips :;):
Now all we need is some feckin work!!
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:21 am
by Tommy Newton
nice work