My new project started today

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

I'm not sure how to tell you this Rick, but that is not "BUILDING", that's DEMOLITION...


Is this the Solar power job you were talking about when I came down?

yes solar will be fitted when finished, yes demolition for now but new build starts soon, Rick

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Hope that's not asbestos sheet being broken up there Rick. It'll be an interesting project to watch though.

yes it is "crysotile" been analysed, it is asbestos but not harmful, shame cos all asbestos gets labled the the same, cost over a grand to get rid of it in local land fill, load off money making bollocks, now if it was blue asbestos then it would have to be double bagged and all operatives would have to wear suites and breathing gear, but where do you find the type, ships boiler rooms and some government buildings heating systems, very rare, it is just another scam, Rick

[solarman216]

Day two, the base concrete turned out to be rubbish so it all has to come up,

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The block walls removed as well as the footings

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And it all ended up here to provide turning space for the 6 wheel concrete trucks, Rick

[RobN]

Any decent mail order outlets for your beer?

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by RobN

Any decent mail order outlets for your beer?

I have no idea, I am just building, have no connection whatsoever with the micro brewery, but will ask, and come back to you, Rick

[RobN]

Look forward to it.

[solarman216]

Owner not there today so could not ask but I suspect that it will be cask orders only, I think the bottled beer is for sampling only, but only a guess as I say, Rick

[solarman216]

After 5 days on site we are now one day from our first concrete pour, 18 cubic meters, his is where it is going once the ladder section with the rag bolts have been secured into the trench, even got two layers reo in the bottom

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this is the steel to be fitted onto the rag bolts set in the concrete footings two on the trailer the other 12 in the distance, the angle is for reinforcing the wooden roof trusses, Rick

[TONUP]

That's a very neat trench. Was it hand dug?

Regards

Alan

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no machine for the main, hand for the pillar support bases, would you believe spec says C30 mix for pillar supports, C20 for the rest, year right , and what happened last night? it pissed hard so had to remove reo and bottom out by hand this morning then set the supports for the rag bolts as per pics

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second side

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with more rain for cast, managed to pull the concrete forward to 2 pm today, but not smooth, we have access problems here and having ordered 18 cubic mtrs expected 3 x 6 wheel 6 mtr trucks, so what arrives first? an 8 legger wide spread on the front bogie and crying 8 mts so no way was he coming in, so poor old 3 ton dumper had to track it all the 500 mtrs each way, on top of that driver got lost, despite the fact I supplied a map of exact access to the office but none of the three drivers had a copy, anyway got it all in