The 'Today's Job' thread

[V8Druid]

I think there were a few builders merchants looking into it but I think most of the users would be cluckwits. Imagine some of the transit brigade!
It doesn't work out much cheaper but for tank bases and awkward areas it works better for us. Pump and 3m3 would have been 1k!

when you add in the possible access issues it sounds more attractive doing your own, at your own convenience.

 

[craig]

Apparently we are getting a "béton self" shortly which is supposed to be a self service concrete dispenser,which in theory is a choose your mix, pay and back under ....is that a thing in the u.k ?

Local merchants with a couple of branches have put them in.

 

[Giles]

My local firm have done it with card machine wot mix, but can have clean out issues etc if not used regularly.

There used to be a merchant with a volley body on concrete Lego blocks doing 1/2m3 popular with council lads kerbing etc

 

[Smiffy]

My local firm have done it with card machine wot mix, but can have clean out issues etc if not used regularly.

There used to be a merchant with a volley body on concrete Lego blocks doing 1/2m3 popular with council lads kerbing etc

Depending on your setup I think a static mounted pan mixer could be very useful. Especially if you already keep bays of materials

 

[Giles]

My mate tried it with this pan mixer setup but again wash out between jobs was a hassle, always a volley in yard so just wind it out one of them.

 

[Furniss]

when you add in the possible access issues it sounds more attractive doing your own, at your own convenience.

Yep but only in those scenarios and not in most cases ..we've never been in a pump it situation and did lots of years of mixing curb mix on site and when I clicked onto getting dry on a truck it made it no end easier.

 

[Storrsy]

I mix a fair bit up in dumpers. Takes no time at all and very easy to spoon out with digger after.

 

[pettsy]

I knew they were there somewhere
Black cable is the power feed for the whole cul-de-sac and grey is a duct for the gas supply to our house!

 

[Furniss]

 

[Giles]

Fun one with bitumen pipe today in undercroft no power around, will be back to redo it all next year.

FYI bitumen pipe has asbestos in it, cut with battery recip under water flow with respirator on, don’t grind/stihl saw it.

Denso tape and silicone previous repair attempt!

Milwaukee pump is ace but 2amp hour m12 don’t cut it will upgrade

Battery tools great now, cut out concrete and broke out with flex volt kit

Slightly annoying cat scan genny batteries went 14 x d cells! Ffs get with modern times no
Chance of getting any out in the peaks! Might try wire up a dewalt battery adapter into it. 14 is obscene.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Fun one with bitumen pipe today in undercroft no power around, will be back to redo it all next year.

FYI bitumen pipe has asbestos in it, cut with battery recip under water flow with respirator on, don’t grind/stihl saw it.

Denso tape and silicone previous repair attempt!

Milwaukee pump is ace but 2amp hour m12 don’t cut it will upgrade

Battery tools great now, cut out concrete and broke out with flex volt kit

Slightly annoying cat scan genny batteries went 14 x d cells! Ffs get with modern times no
Chance of getting any out in the peaks! Might try wire up a dewalt battery adapter into it. 14 is obscene.

6 amp battery on the stick pump is good. And use a 3/4" camlock with 3/4" hose as it is way less restrictive so you will get better flow rate and longer run time

 

[pettsy]

Is that with the Denso and silicon 110 or 160mm @Giles? Ive used these on 110mm in the past.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Is that with the Denso and silicon 110 or 160mm @Giles? Ive used these on 110mm in the past.View attachment 67304

Standard pan connector will also work…. But not approved so bury it quickly and only really want to be directional downstream. Rubber / jubilee adaptors usually seem to work well on bitumen, and a nice bit of wet concrete to hold it all together.

 

[pettsy]

I also used a fernco icon internal coupling where I was tight on space, that seemed to allow a smoother flow in between than a rubber coupling and jubilee.

 

[Giles]

Is that with the Denso and silicon 110 or 160mm @Giles? Ive used these on 110mm in the past.View attachment 67304

It was denso and silicone with a collection of wrong fittings into the bitumen!! We cut all that out, the rubber baffle bits off one of those was in the pipe at the crushed bit probably caused the initial blockage in the squished section of pipe.

 

[Giles]

We’ll be back after Xmas rip it all out and put new in about 60m of run

 

[Giles]

6 amp battery on the stick pump is good. And use a 3/4" camlock with 3/4" hose as it is way less restrictive so you will get better flow rate and longer run time

View attachment 67303

Ordered the camlocks

 

[6feetdown]

Got it in and covered just before the rain, only a base not a finished slab

 

[V8Druid]

Got it in and covered just before the rain, only a base not a finished slab

been some bit wet again this afters

 

[6feetdown]

been some bit wet again this afters

We were lucky it smashed it down earlier hope it's OK tomorrow!