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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:04 am
by Paul Miller
But I have gone from this....
To this....
Not finished yet, and I hope to do more on Friday, but probably won't finish the cutting in or final wacking down.
My main concern at the moment is the weather forecast and what effect the rain could have on my bedding sand. Should I take any measures and if so what ?
Cheers
Paul
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:41 am
by lutonlagerlout
get the cuts in tomorrow paul before it lashes down all weekend
just pull a sickie and get cutting
LLL
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:42 am
by lutonlagerlout
nice looking job btw paul
LLL 
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:23 am
by Dave_L
Very nice......I'm liking the keening and border detail.
Agree with LLL, get it cut in PDQ!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:42 am
by DNgroundworks
Very tidy looking job that Paul, get it cut in!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:44 am
by DNgroundworks
Very tidy looking job that Paul, get it cut in!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:48 pm
by Paul Miller
Managed to screed out the final bit. Very hard work on your own, and I've put in all the full blocks. Got a Probst splitter being delivered in the morning and I hope that this will give me decent enough cuts, but I find the Marshalls Driveline 50 do not split very cleanly. At about 5.30pm it started raining, so have covered the whole lot up in an attempt to keep the worst of the rain off. But the forecast is looking pretty crap for the weekend 
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:46 pm
by lutonlagerlout
no excuses paul up at 6AM waiting for the splitter
this is what separates the men from the boys
LLL
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:57 pm
by Paul Miller
Ha Ha. I must admit that I was up late. Woke up and thought it was about 7am. Looked at my watch and it was 9. "S H I T !!" Leapt out of bed (well not quite). I was knackered. I drive a desk normally and all this heavy manual labour is tiring. Plus I went mountain biking on Wednesday and fell off a 4ft drop-off. Ouch !! And it still hurts !!.
All these excuses eh !!
And I'm looking after "the other half" who is recovering from a hip replacement op.
It took ages to screed the remainder of the drive. Literally, it was screed a couple of inches, clear away the sand, screed some more.... And it was 3.5 metres wide.
The tool hire did not phone me until 4pm to let me know they had the Probst splitter back. Was about to start cutting blocks with the grinder and it started to rain
Rain stopped play. And in the best cricket traditions there was nothing to do but retire to have tea....
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:14 am
by lutonlagerlout
just tell the missus not to overload the barrow :;):
my mum in law had both her hips done in her 50s and it has given her a new lease of life
back to the drive,you can do cuts in the rain paul
were not made of salt are we?
:;):
LLL
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:26 pm
by pickwell paving
Never seen a man go rusty! 
:p
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:48 pm
by rab1
true lads, you only get wet once.
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:50 pm
by London Stone Paving
Had a family member from Northern Island on work experience for us the other week. He was really struggling when the sun was out. As soon as it started pissing down it was a completely different story, he came alive.
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:51 pm
by London Stone Paving
Nicw driveway BTW. Look forward to seeing the finished shots
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:27 am
by Paul Miller
Struggling with cuts They just takes so long to do.
The cuts I'm getting with the splitter (Probst) are too ragged to use and I get maybe 1 in 10 that are OK. Resigned to using the grinder to get anything near a decent cut.
I would guess that many of you have used Marshalls Driveline 50 blocks? What's your experience cutting them.
As for the weather, I don't fancy using electric power tools in the pouring rain :p
Anyway, it's raining again this morning and it will be a day of dodging the showers. Want to get it finished as I;m back in work tomorrow,
Can I brush in the kiln-dried if the surface is still damp ?
Cheers
Paul