Bit of red and grey every day

[GazCro]

Well I've had a week back at work, there's only so much time you can spend at home. Got a fair few jobs with no human contact so it's ideal and if i don't do anything the backlog when all this end will be unreal.
Started a job demolishing an old unused farm building to build a joinery workshop. Bad at taking pics didn't get any of the building before i started.

Stone all saved as new building is to stone face. Founds nearly in should get finished tomorrow on the dig. Handy tip for spoil just at bottom of field.

 

[GazCro]

Took a little bit of the weekend but got it ready for builder for Monday.

 

[Neilporteous]

One from a while back old bungalow was demolished by someone else (was mainly wood and left a complete tip behind) levels were to build up a bit and some rubble to lose on site. Rubble was lost under where patio was to go then 100 ton subbase in to raise level up to near enough floor height. Lot easier grading a rolling that quantity with 7.5 tonner and bomag 120 than doing it when walls are in way. Then dig through for founds. Always like to hardcore sites as soon as possible we don't have lakes up here for no reason. View attachment 13663View attachment 13664View attachment 13665
Then back at dpc to fill round. Also got all services and drains sorted at this point which is rare but due to the fact there had been a bungalow here before they were all on site so were redirected and connected. View attachment 13666View attachment 13667

That's a good idea levelling the hardcore before breaking ground for strip foundations, might try that on the house im starting in a few weeks.
Also that blockwork looks neat, im a bricklayer to trade so always like to see a neat foundation.

 

[GazCro]

That's a good idea levelling the hardcore before breaking ground for strip foundations, might try that on the house im starting in a few weeks.
Also that blockwork looks neat, im a bricklayer to trade so always like to see a neat foundation.

Can't take the credit for the blockwork not my department but i always either hardcore before founds and dig thru or if its a small area throw a bit on after before conc goes in found. At the end of the day it's easier working with clean feet.

 

[Furniss]

Well I've had a week back at work, there's only so much time you can spend at home. Got a fair few jobs with no human contact so it's ideal and if i don't do anything the backlog when all this end will be unreal.
Started a job demolishing an old unused farm building to build a joinery workshop. Bad at taking pics didn't get any of the building before i started.
View attachment 14187Stone all saved as new building is to stone face. Founds nearly in should get finished tomorrow on the dig. Handy tip for spoil just at bottom of field.

Nice looking machine that 290 - I had a TB180FR for a while many years ago and it put me right off them but dont suppose its got much in common

 

[GazCro]

Nice looking machine that 290 - I had a TB180FR for a while many years ago and it put me right off them but dont suppose its got much in common

No very little the fr's don't do it for me either. For the job they are designed there's nothing better but too many compromises to be an all rounder. You should have had a tb175 you'd probably still have a takeuchi.

 

[GazCro]

Got some footings finished off this morning before giving builders a hand to get conc in this aft. Be back when its up to dpc for drains and backfill.

 

[Nick...]

The main customer of mine never puts in water,electric,phone ducting,sewer and rainwater piping till the place is ready to move into..dunno why this is.maybe saving money.anyone else do this.i wish he done services at the start
Nick...

 

[JD450A]

The main customer of mine never puts in water,electric,phone ducting,sewer and rainwater piping till the place is ready to move into..dunno why this is.maybe saving money.anyone else do this.i wish he done services at the start
Nick...

There all like it... I used to think it was down to stage payments and the fact there was a nice juicy one for getting to watertight but not one for the groundworks being done correctly....

However i'm now quite sure it's just because builders are Lazy and disorganised....

 

[Routy56]

The main customer of mine never puts in water,electric,phone ducting,sewer and rainwater piping till the place is ready to move into..dunno why this is.maybe saving money.anyone else do this.i wish he done services at the start
Nick...

Yes I've notice this even with footings for extensions (that I usually do).
Can often be difficult to get into a narrow space between build up to DPC and a boundary just to pull services trenches
Sometimes the builder even listens to me and we get them done first in tight spaces
That SWA job last week to a mobile home, as I was leaving, asked the customer, " Are you gonna connect it to water and drainage then?"
He replied, "Oh yes, but I'm waiting for the plumber to get back to me"
I left saying, "Well at least you have my business card when you want those trenches dug out."

 

[GazCro]

Water and electric will go on at dpc or I'll at least duct them away from building a few meters so i can go back and get them in without having to fight among scaffolding. I get some jobs where they want to leave services until near the end and then its a big panic to get them in cos they want the job finished and you can't get near for other trades vans in the way. Then they find out the electric won't come and connect for 12 week. Get them in as soon as you can the best way.

 

[DaveDCB]

One of the first things I do before buying anywhere is make contact with the electric provider, it takes bloody ages to sort out, so you need to get in quick!
I have a ongoing easement being setup for one site which is nearly two years down the line!
Power is pretty essential to building houses, no idea why the builders don’t want it, I guess they just don’t want to pay for it, and just register it into the end users name at the end?

 

[GazCro]

Unless you build a cabinet for the electric to be put into they won't bring it onsite until you have a watertight building. A lot of people don't like the idea of paying for it be put into a cabinet and then moved later. Builders can get blockwork done without leccy run a genny for a week for joiners getting roof on and then you're watertight so no big issue tbh. I did groundwork for 2 house for a builder i do a lot of work for a few years ago and he had a good solution. The house next door belonged to an electrician (not his regular sparky) he got him to wire one of the houses so he could run an extension lead from his outdoor socket every day

 

[doobin]

I had a job the other month like this. Sent my guy off on a hire with the mini. All good, he came back and said 'bloke wants us back with the micro next week'. Whys that, I asked. 'Well he's not put any pipe runs in yet but all the walls are five foot high already.'

I assumed it was just cause the builder was a retard

 

[Nick...]

Water is just as bad for connections.ive got 3 pipes trenched to connect to properties.been in at least 3 months and still no sign of Anglian water coming to put connections and meters on
Nick...

 

[DaveDCB]

Water is just as bad for connections.ive got 3 pipes trenched to connect to properties.been in at least 3 months and still no sign of Anglian water coming to put connections and meters on
Nick...

Water wind me up!! They make you pay for a full road closure then just park the van up as a blockade and do it out of the backdoor!(which is my preferred method anyway )

 

[Left hooker]

Unless you build a cabinet for the electric to be put into they won't bring it onsite until you have a watertight building. A lot of people don't like the idea of paying for it be put into a cabinet and then moved later. Builders can get blockwork done without leccy run a genny for a week for joiners getting roof on and then you're watertight so no big issue tbh. I did groundwork for 2 house for a builder i do a lot of work for a few years ago and he had a good solution. The house next door belonged to an electrician (not his regular sparky) he got him to wire one of the houses so he could run an extension lead from his outdoor socket every day

Western power take a while to get sorted down here but they will allow one of those build in boxes to be mounted to a couple of posts as a temp site supply till house is ready for it

 

[fred]

There all like it... I used to think it was down to stage payments and the fact there was a nice juicy one for getting to watertight but not one for the groundworks being done correctly....

However i'm now quite sure it's just because builders are Lazy and disorganised....

its because you have no control over when they will be connected. They refuse to connect meters if scaff is up etc.

So its easier to let it happen once the scaff is down/shell complete.

 

[DaveDCB]

Here’s one I made earlier

 

[fred]

Better joints than the local wimpy site that! Building control would pull you up for lack of roof insulation though !!

like others said, western power are happy with recessed meter box screwed to a stake, has to be earthed though. Sometimes get lucky and screw then direct to the pole.