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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:26 pm
by Kuts
some top tips there :p
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:32 pm
by henpecked
Interesting use of Heras feet as steps.Is it a 'sustainable development' site. Also, Dave might be missing a trick as it looks as though they've found a way to lay slabs on tarmac. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:01 pm
by Carberry
Very.... rustic. :O
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:37 pm
by sussex
breathtaking in its simplicity!!!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:36 pm
by lutonlagerlout
it looks like one of luton councils own workforce installations
BTS= building and technical services
obviously not trained to any particular degree ,but before we get overexcited criticising we dont know what pressure these blokes were on to produce
often i have seen unskilled men being told "just do it"
and there are the results
LLL
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:49 pm
by local patios and driveway
Hey at least the client saved a fortune on the other quotes! :laugh:
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:33 pm
by Tony McC
This is all we can expect when paving is unappreciated as a genuine skill and the work is given over to labourers who have, at best, only a 50:50 chance of getting their boots on the right feet on any given day.
Whenever a project budget needs slashing, it nearly always the paving and hard-landscaping that bears the brunt.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:03 pm
by London Stone Paving
they've got some nice Yorkstone paving as well. Shame it was laid so badly
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:38 pm
by sussex
Surely this cant be an exercise in saving money, any one who thinks they have saved a penny doing work of this calibra has lost the plot.Seeing the finish must make you wonder what horrors lurk beneath & how long before it all has to come up & be done to a proper standard.Whats the old saying? something about if its worth doing??
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:49 pm
by henpecked
The claims for trips and falls will more than pay for an expert tradesman
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:04 pm
by local patios and driveway
Honestly it makes me laugh, we are all losing out on work to these guys. And the difference in cost? Maybe 5%? Ya get what ya pay for most of the time
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:47 pm
by Tommy
Well, after the recent rain, all of the superb sand pointing has mass migrated to the bottom of the steps, and the blue pavers are all over the place.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
as the gaffer says,they would rather spend all the dough on some eco friendly super expensive rain harvesting system or some other green credential
we get it on extensions,the client overspends on the kitchen and bathroom and the drive/patio gets put on a back burner
LLL
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:10 pm
by Tommy
Found a couple more pics of some of the better aspects of the job.
And while on the issue, this is a couple of houses up from my parents.
