The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:31 pm**

kinda in reply to few threads but being lazy and throwing them in here haha.

finishing off paving on new build

hillhead pics

50 ton payload ADT, that 86 tons all up, who needs a barrow haha

soiling up lawns for turf

started stripping top soil on rugby pitch job

found a cheap dozer on ebay, nice komatsu 20 tonner, but blade was 12'6" meaning wide load and a Â£700 move each time.

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Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:31 pm**

like farther like son

why is there always somehthing in the way, 1.8 metre deep very well built old septic tank right in line with footing.

these were ontop of the septic tank, 900x850x120 thick

not sure what to do with them, bit big to hand lay

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Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:02 pm**

Nice collection of pix Giles, you have been busy nice mixture of work, MSH

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:42 am**

Lovely to see all the photies - my guess is, your son will rebel, as we all do, and become a world famous aesthete, a man of letters and renowned poet.
I always think of ex PM John Majors - who ran away from a circus family to become an accountant.
ps - give us a shout when you're next darn sth Giles.

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:35 am**

It's such a pleasure to read about workmen in the (and I am using this word loosely) 'building' trade who take pride in what they do.

This forum has been invaluable for me over the past year and certainly made me put the pressure on to ensure things were done in the correct manner

Keep it up guys

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:24 pm**

on the footing one with the septic tank, bco turned up today wants us to go 2.3metres down in solid clay already got it all dug out to 1m all the way rd, going to be an arse to get back in and take another 100 odd tons out. but then again i get paid for the extra

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:37 pm**

is that because of tree roots or conifers adjacent to the foundation Giles ?

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:06 pm**

yeah, backs onto a tree screen for a industrial estate, clay heave and shrink from the tress drawing out water.

its that or pile it, or raft the whole 8x8m, but then theres structural engineer costs and steel and lots of concrete, see what the builder wants us to do he's paying.

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:51 pm**

sometimes its better to use a private building inspector
they cost a packet but can save you a fortune in situations like this
LLL

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:20 am**

I was the same a few years ago, inspector came out and because the 15' high conifer hedge was only 3m away had to dig down 2.3m

already dug out the normal depth of 1m so had to hire a 5.5 ton machine to track over the first trench, customer paid so it was sorted

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:13 am**

yeah i'm thinking that as well, our 8 ton wont fit past the house to get to the back, can just about do it with the 3 ton but will be a struggle, have to fill the front side in to get the dumper across right pain.

he has said if we hit sand after 300mm then thats ok, but i'm not confident of finding it all the way around, there some on the front corner at about 1m down but doesn;t look likely loking at the strata.

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:25 pm**

update

got all 150m romex'd done 2 days for 2 guys not rushing

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:26 pm**

brand new trailer got today, 12 ton payload and ramps for upto 8 ton machine

got a lad who used to work for us but who went off on his own working off a plant hire debt for a few weeks on the rugby pitch job.

climbed up on boom for some arial shots

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:58 pm**

nice work mate, liked the house with the air con unit (compressor).

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:34 pm**

very nice work giles

is there a reason why there is a 75mm step from the patio down to the path??
nice work on the gate piers too those brickies are tidy
LLL

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