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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:15 pm
by Injured
thanks Tony and Mick.
I think those covers look a lot better than the normal ones and are a lot quicker and easier to cut in too
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:18 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I still am looking for traditional manhole covers that look good
all those inset covers are a PITA when they have been down a year or two
LLL
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:27 pm
by mickg
I am told even the weatherpoint resin what may get down the side cant stop them from being lifted out due to a slight taper of the sides so a bit of kiln dried sand won't stop them either
video of the solo slide man hole cover being lifted out with the special lifting key
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:51 pm
by cookiewales
Your right Mickg the big yin even slurryed straight over the top some whent in no problem next day even with setts in also 2 part expoy only thing to stop it is grease 
the best insets out there and customer friendly
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:17 pm
by lutonlagerlout
while watching the above video saw this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzs9jeetQ0
not sure what he is saying?
is it easier to lay fast on sand that looks like it was screeded with a rake
does the subbase count as speed?
when do they do the cutting in?
I am sure the russian lad can lay fast on a prepared bed with many hands loading for him
but to be fair so can most people
reminds me of the fastest bricklayer contests
never looked real
LLL ???
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:33 pm
by mickg
seen that video before, I had a guy work for me a few years ago and I videoed him laying 1m2 (50 blocks) in 44 seconds, no way he could keep it up all day though...
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:05 am
by lemoncurd1702
Excellent stuff George, immaculate cutting.
Elite, Excel, Elise, do Marshalls have a thing about Lotus cars?
Thanks for the comments, the customer gave me a rough sketch showing how they wanted the driveway which I expanded on. Pretty much the same for the back.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:23 pm
by sy76uk
That is how most commercial pavers lay blocks. I can't understand why he is back laying or laying from a line though.
There work looks a bit rough.
On commercial work with big areas we'd complete between 100 to 200 m2 in a day.
I've got a similar video to that of myself laying on my laptop somewhere.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:26 pm
by sy76uk
Oh and the Elise job got my vote on the Marshalls nationals btw. Not keen on the blocks but the layout is well thought out and the cuts are outstanding.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:48 pm
by Injured
Thanks for that much appreciated. I didn't like the block at first but after doing my dads drive in them a few years back i do like them once laid. looking at one or two of them doesn't do them
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:54 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I think he is laying to the line because they are clay pavers sy
looks dog rough to me
all that bollocks about a pack in 2.5minutes
the pikeys near me can do 14 packs a day nuff said
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:08 pm
by sy76uk
He might be laying an area where the kerbs are not set out at 90 off the base line. He's still laying backwards though and his screed is rough to say the least.
I've got an old vid I just youtubed. the lugs on the permiables slowed me down a bit and my dad ( excuse his language )hadn't done a vid or even used a smart phone before but this is how we bang in down.
It's probably the same way we all lay. I don't know?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01pgtQT1C4&feature=youtu.be
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
quality mate
your dads language is the international dad to son language that I grew up with
and they look like 80s
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:28 pm
by sy76uk
I know what you mean Tony. What makes me laugh is he still talks to me like that, checks my levels, screed, cuts ect on my jobs and I'm paying his wages.
They are 80's. My arms are 4" longer now than they were at 16 from laying those bloody things.
There not as bad as 80mm tegs though.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:59 pm
by mickg
did a 1,000m2 road in 80mm tegs in the 90's, when it was finished I said I never want a job that big again and to this day only had 2 jobs close to it but in 50mm blocks
we was laying 135m2 a day, think it worked out at 19 packs, your just a block slave until that final pack goes down