Recent content by alphamale

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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    If not then posts such as "er tell them that then!" just confirm what i say , that you get a kick out of posting rubbish! If you have over 7000 posts of this quality im glad i didnt find this place earlier. :roll:
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Thermo, I just think your still annoyed from my other post. Never mind 8)
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Do you always contribute to peoples threads with a nonsense input? You have 7000+ posts! I wonder what they all contain! Ive just spoken to b&q and they have said i can take it back for a FULL refund. Happy days :D
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    That would be grossly unfair dont you think? Its not as described and is not fit for the purpose it was intended. Matt
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Hi, I bought the b&q wacker plate and it was terrible. Wouldnt even wacker the hardcore down at all. I ended up going HSS and hiring theirs which worled faultlessly. Wouldi be able to return it to b&q as it didnt do what it said? Matt
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    Pointing hard mortar?

    Yes i read yours fully. Your asking me why i need to do it again???? In my opening post it explains why!!!! It doesnt matter now as the sand and slab height will cover most of it anyway!
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    Pointing hard mortar?

    Did you actually read my post properly??? I said the mortar swelled slightly due to the rain and now looks a bit messy!
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    Pointing hard mortar?

    Hi, I bullt a wall in my garden a few days ago. Chuffed as its come out really good (if i do say so myself) and i pointed it up lovely. About an hour later the heavens opened and it seems the mortar between the bricks must have swelled slightly. It doesnt look as nice now , so how do i...
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Hi, Its this one but its only £160 at local b&q It says its 10n of force and can use it safely for 20 mins at a time. http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat/details.asp?ProductCode=HULK&ID=5004
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    So it will be fine for a patio? Do you say fine for foot traffic because it isnt powerful enough to compact the hardcore very very tight to make it hard enough to take the weight of a car for instance?
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Hi, I can see where you are coming from but my back garden is being done in 2 lots. Part closest to the house first the part behind that. I called HSS locally and it was £40 inc of vat for the weekend. If it costs me £40 to hire and then i need to hire it again for the back part thats £80...
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    Whacker Plate - Garden Project

    Hi, Just started my own garden project. Dug out 1.5ft deepx23ft widex16ft long and about 16 tonne of soil to create a patio. Put in 6 tonne of hard core (mot type 1) and about to buy a whacker plate. Seen one in B&Q for £160 that has 10n pressure. Is that going to be enough for...
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