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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:00 pm
by DNgroundworks
Pricing for a job to do a rear yard and the access is terrible.
Imagine a triangle piece on land with houses backing on to it from all sides, apart from a six foot gap in one corner.
sand (in 25 kg bags), cement, and flags will have to come through the house and all soil dug out can be tipped over the 5 foot wall at the back of the property. The problem is that i have no way of getting around five tonnes of mot round the back!!
My question is can anyone think of a way of getting around this problem?
I know some people just simply wouldnt lay a subbase but im not doing that just for the sake of a weeks work.
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:08 pm
by dig dug dan
if it has to come through the house, why not hire a mini conveyor?
they come in different lengths and can shift tonnes of stuff in an hour
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:12 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:16 pm
by DNgroundworks
Cant get barrows through i went round yesterday with a barrow just to try and theres no chance!!
Could do we a chanook:p
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:26 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 11:16 pm
by lutonlagerlout
we did a courtyard garden a few years back,house was a big barn conversion with granite and oak everywhere
we put ply over the floors and hardboard up all the doors and door jams,we then covered the verticals with bubblewrap,everything was brought in with gorilla buckets or handballed
its hard work but if the client wants it they have to pay the labour
as i like to say "nothing is impossible ,for the right price"
LLL
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:36 am
by Dave_L
Is there any access for a wagon to anywhere near the other side of the walls?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:22 am
by GB_Groundworks
aardvark concrete have those stone thrower wagons can fling the mot about 30 foot if you could get one near enough and a clear shot at it, they're in manchester so not to far.
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:42 pm
by Dave_L
But what about the windows of the house?
I think these stonespreaders are suited to bigger projects in the open air.
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:18 pm
by DNgroundworks
no, cant get near enough with a stone spreader, and she isnt impressed with the idea of coming through the house!!
Anyway thanks for the input, but the giza who lives in the house near to where the six foot gap is, has agreed to me taking some of his fence down, then i can get a loadall in.
Cheers guys
