Gunns Contractors Ltd

[Smiffy]

I know this is going back a bit now but thought this may interest a couple here
I worked on a site with this company last year, they deal specifically in sports surfaces, there are a few photos on the link of how they are installing muga's to the tolerances
Lots of different ways depending on the sports played

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[Gunners]

Its been so long since I posted in my thread that I've been bumped to page 2!
Its still flat out for me and finding the time to post something meaningful here hasn't been on my priority list. But I did an interesting job last week using pre cast concrete panels, the idea being to save time and labour over a traditional reinforced block wall. Made a little video of them going in. I know some of you guys get involved in things outside the cab and are always looking to improve working methods. These are an interesting idea but I would say the downside is they are very tricky to get looking nice and would ideally suit being cladded or covered in some way. Wouldn't be hard to put a skin of brickwork up the face - would still be quicker than a blockwork wall.
These worked out at roughly £1000 per linier meter and were 1.7m high with 3 corner pieces. Expensive but then so are the materials and labour required for blockwork, and the foundation was much simpler as you didn't have to tie starter bars every 220mm! You simply bolt these down to the foundation with 5no 18mm bolts all comes with the panels.
What do you think? Thought it would make an interesting discussion topic away from bloody diggers for a change!

 

[GazCro]

I saw you'd been using these and was meaning to ask cost. I'm assuming you're linear meter cost is including footings bolting etc. What cost per conc section if you don't mind me asking (dm if you'd rather).

 

[Gunners]

I saw you'd been using these and was meaning to ask cost. I'm assuming you're linear meter cost is including footings bolting etc. What cost per conc section if you don't mind me asking (dm if you'd rather).

I can find out Gaz, the panels were ordered from Naylor direct by the landscaper I was working for. Most were 1.7m high but they did get smaller towards the top.

 

[diggerjones]

Will watch your video later on the tv being a bigger screen. Wonder what the cost there like compared to tha Allenblock i did the other week.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Could the same job be done with concrete panels slotted into/bolted onto upright steels, like a silage clamp? Would be much much cheaper and look very similar tbh.

 

[DaveDCB]

What digger did you use to dig the foundation?

I like the idea, do they interlink in anyway ? Or are they flush sides? Does work out expensive at 1k/meter.. I guess.

 

[Shovelhands]

Could the same job be done with concrete panels slotted into/bolted onto upright steels, like a silage clamp? Would be much much cheaper and look very similar tbh.

Like this sort of thing? But obviously higher.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

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Like this sort of thing? But obviously higher.

Exactly like that.
Those panels are incredibly cheap for what they are.
The only problem if used as a retaining wall is that you would have the rough side facing out, but I’d imagine any of these systems will need facing with something anyway if on display.
I reckon you’d be closer to £100/m with the panels...

 

[GazCro]

Exactly like that.
Those panels are incredibly cheap for what they are.
The only problem if used as a retaining wall is that you would have the rough side facing out, but I’d imagine any of these systems will need facing with something anyway if on display.
I reckon you’d be closer to £100/m with the panels...

If you're gonna face panels with brick/stone you can get them to put ties in the outer face when casting them as well (for a little extra cost obvs)

 

[Shovelhands]

Exactly like that.

Those panels are incredibly cheap for what they are.
The only problem if used as a retaining wall is that you would have the rough side facing out, but I’d imagine any of these systems will need facing with something anyway if on display.
I reckon you’d be closer to £100/m with the panels...

You can have them stressed on the other side, or double stressed, so that the good side is showing.

 

[DaveDCB]

Exactly like that.
Those panels are incredibly cheap for what they are.
The only problem if used as a retaining wall is that you would have the rough side facing out, but I’d imagine any of these systems will need facing with something anyway if on display.
I reckon you’d be closer to £100/m with the panels...

I’m sure @Giles will be along shortly with one he has done before

 

[Giles]

Done both this cast in situ 1.6m high by 10m and clad in stone with toe and 300mm thick base by 1.8 m wide worked out about £900/m

 

[Giles]

This one was more like £1400/m but 2.2 high 1m3 on each post and had to remove old wall and retain stone, shift road over 2m then build retaining and clad and coping.

I did nearly all the dig out and steels on my own only had help for 1/2 morning to lift panels in made few quid on that job.

how I’ll be doing them where access allows in future

 

[DaveDCB]

We found with the rsj/panels it’s a lot easier to have a flat plate welded to the bottom with a couple of bolt holes, bolt them down or you can bolt box them) onto a 100mm pad in the bottom of the hole then flood them afterwards, makes getting them spaced/in-line a lot easier, they are a royal pain otherwise!

 

[Giles]

In the shale type rock up there wasn’t to bad hung them off the digger then braced them tight with 6x2 struts did 6 then poured but job was nightmare access up a mountain.

looking through emails this am for panel prices it started off as cast wall but was 100’sm3 no good up there, then fp Mc can L shaped but they are back loaded so we’d have had to have moved another few 1000 ton to get them in then back fill ontop of them.

so we went with steels and panels kx161-3 would just pick them up blade down but telehandler was easier

 

[Grahams]

This one was more like £1400/m but 2.2 high 1m3 on each post and had to remove old wall and retain stone, shift road over 2m then build retaining and clad and coping.

I did nearly all the dig out and steels on my own only had help for 1/2 morning to lift panels in made few quid on that job.

how I’ll be doing them where access allows in future

The final finish looks fantastic. The client should be well pleased.

 

[Gunners]

The final finish looks fantastic. The client should be well pleased.

Yeh that does look great when faced with stone. Nice job @Giles

 

[Quattromike]

I think I posted on another thread our retaining wall we did out back of one shed

I'll admit it looks a bit sideways but does the job.

 

[DaveDCB]

Tidy