Workshop base

michaelthegardener · Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:06 pm

now that's what ya call a difference

now I gotta fill it back in :0

Post: # 107032Post **seanandruby** Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:45 am

Nice to see you haven't skimped on depth, well done.

michaelthegardener · Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:54 pm

well if its worth doing its worth doing properly plus I got a good deal on a skip 6 yard 144 quid

Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:27 pm

that is a good deal
we are paying Â£240 now for 6 yds
LLL

michaelthegardener · Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:33 pm

yeah well it was soil and stone/concrete only just concrete would have been 96 I think and green waste is 138 general waste is around the 220 mark

michaelthegardener · Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:31 pm

well ive got the sub base I but no bugger to help me anytime soon

what sort of price do you recon it would cost me to get someone in the do the formwork and pour the slab ?

digerjones · Post: # 107098Post **digerjones** Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:20 pm

Can't you do it yourself, if I were nearer I'd give you a lift. Form work is nowt complicated, then get a Barrow mix truck in. Think some drivers go on the Barrow. I'm in cheshire.
Good luck dylan

michaelthegardener · Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:09 am

well 4m3 of concrete is about9 tonne isn't it so bit to much for me alone :laugh: ill have to keep asking around maybe wait until the new year when people arnt so busy

Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:14 pm

TBH Michael 9 tonnes is around 90 gauges in a belle mixer
days work for 2 men but expensive way of doing it
4 m3 from a volumeteric will cost around Â£500 +VAT but 3 men can barrow in ,in around 90 minutes
LLL

rxbren · Post: # 107106Post **rxbren** Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:05 pm

you will be fine to do the formwork yourself make sure you put a few decent sized pins down every meter or so to brace the sides for the weight of the concrete or if you have no pins you could backfill upto the shutter. With 3 people we have managed to do do 4m3 within the mixers 30 minute free time allowance

Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:16 am

all depends on the barrow run rxbren
5 men did 9m3 last year in 2 hours with a decent run
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Post: # 107113Post **seanandruby** Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:04 am

rxbren wrote:you will be fine to do the formwork yourself make sure you put a few decent sized pins down every meter or so to brace the sides for the weight of the concrete or if you have no pins you could backfill upto the shutter. With 3 people we have managed to do do 4m3 within the mixers 30 minute free time allowance

Don't see much backfill material :;):
Michael it"s like watching someone thread a needle and the urge to take it off them and do it yourself

It is well inside your capabilities but i can see where your coming from. Be nice to see finished slab, well done so far.

michaelthegardener · Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:46 am

I didn't mean mix it myself I meant I cant shift it myself and that at the moment is the problem however I may be able to get help at a good price from someone who my wife works withs dad who is a builder so might do that rather pay for someone's experience with the finishing and learn from them than buger it up

r896neo · Post: # 107115Post **r896neo** Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:02 pm

If its for a workshop floor then its worth at least floating it by hand to give a decent surface. Pay a plaster or builder on a day rate to help you pour it and then they can finish it for you. Timings can be a problem this time of year though as laying first thing it may not be ready to trowel til lunch and maybe need another flick as its getting dark, especially if you have a dpc under it, which you should.

Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:31 pm

^^ if you pour anytime from now till march it needs to be covered overnight at least
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