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Won't bore you with details of the job( a raft 18ft by 12ft by 4") but if I got the materials(32 bags cement, 3T sand and 3T of 20mm gravel) how long would it take realistically to do 2m cubed just myself(fairly fit and strong enough...), and what size of mixer would speed up the process...

Got an offer of a shed last week, secondhand, so went for it cost £500 from a local school, but don't know what it's been sitting on cos the floor joists are pretty shot but the rest of it is sound. I'm thinking on doing a base in concrete 100mm thick, no reinforcing, no type 1 below(we really...

Cheers for that...unfortunately where we live the angular chippings are all from the red granite of the Cairngorms, the colour neither of us want! The grey gravel is from the vicinity of the river Spey on the other side of the valley (most likely why it's rounded!) and would look better with the...

Has anyone got any advice on this? Our local quarry sells(round) gravel in 20mm diameter and also a size of 10-14mm. We need to cover about 130 sq m. I was planning to put it in at 75mm thick- is this too thin/about right/too thick?At this thickness I reckon at least 20 tonnes is needed(looking...

Good question Pred...know another builder who's been getting stuff from Toolstation, their "value" brand of choice is Silverline, and he says if anything breaks down within warranty time he takes it back and they refund him fully, usually admitting their stuff is cr*p! This saw may take a bit...

Just trying to keep them at home with the folks cos there's no jobs anyway...or if there are it's minimum wage pish and the pay wouldn't cover living costs. Funny a 16 yr old can marry or join up to go kill people for oil in a foreign land, yet can't see an 18 film, got to the pub or smoke. We...

Went for one of these bad boys.... http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage-3-255mm-compound-sliding-mitre-saw-230v/65730;jsessionid=0n81PqzKshtm0fSy66QL4bpfWTclCw21vrypz27fdKV9TwKJ62Sb!1134406474 Reviews look good enough and less hassle than a circular saw and square waste of time! If it...

BTW don't know what an acceptable profit margin is these days but got the R2's at 6mm x 150mm (100) for £24.95. In a well known supplier through the Highlands I spotted the same box on a shelf...including vat....£91...WTF!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Eeek...way too complicated that way! Have gone for the R2 Cutters and the Paslode quattros. Toolstation do free delivery only had one pack of each instore, rest due any day now. Tried the Paslodes on a few bits of decking that was ripped out and you can screw through 20mm from the end without a...

He he he....was thinking mair Dundee!

Aye there's postcodes...the PA and PH ones are the funniest coveriing hundreds of miles.suppose it's the price we pay to live in the best place in the uk, not some sordid little grief hole in an overpopulated s*itty town or city....;-)

Bit of a rant, just away to buy a compound mitre saw online and found they don't deliver to my postcode- it's in the highlands of Scotland but the Strathspey and Badenoch area(Kincraig 40 miles south of Inverness)- all the towns here are a spit from the A9- the main(only) road from Perth to...

Cheers for that Masona, so for 200x47mm joists 150mm would be fine then. Tempted to just go with the Reisser R2 Cutters. Seems ironic that in being able to buy a higher spec deck board these days, especially composite ones that should never rot, nobody is manufacturing some sort of joist made...

Doing my first bit of decking 7.8m x 2.4m. Due to length have essentially split this into 4 equal bays 1950mm long with 5 joists in each. Was advised to put 3 screws in the end of each joist so each bay needs 42, so need 168 minimum. What length is best to go for and can anyone recommend a...

Minus 55? Have you come from the future looking for John Connor!!!? :wink:

Ta for the replies folks- the boss was off up to the place where we have a company account so I've entrusted him to get a light pair with no silly grip/tread patterns which would be more of a hazard...will see what he's got tomorrow but if they don't fit well or are a piece of s**t I'm going up...

Having been a builder for many years used to wearing heavy boots- now got a job in a distillery which has those metal stairs and floors you can see through...Been wearing a pair of merrell walking shoes so far but they're destroyed as a fair bit of movement is required in the job. Can anyone...

Problems with steel framed buildings and demolition eh? Given they were only a 1/4 the height of the WTC 1+2 they surely could have just flown a Cessna at them wi a few dozen jerry cans of petrol then watch them turn to dust !!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hi folks, Decided to start my first ever decking project with a nice and hopefully easy rectangular bit which will be about 8m by 2.4m. Plan is to use 3 existing concrete pad foundations(big circular ones) holding up the house along the 8m length, and project it out 2.4m. Planning to use...

He he.....their neighbours on the other side have had words with them too over the noise...think if anyone moves it will be them they think we've got a vendetta against them! Of th e 4 houses, 3 of us are considerate types who want a good rural lifestyle and to sit in the garden quietly and make...