Happenings in hiluxmans world 🤪

[Monkeybusiness]

Little path....well I say little. There was 5t of planings go in and 2.5t of peakstone
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Also good bye old yard.

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And another project started.

Bungalow is to go. Many tree roots to deal with.

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Hyundai 8t making light work of themView attachment 59159

Still got the Iveco….

 

[hiluxman]

Still got the Iveco….

Yes, still in pursuit of its replacement. So not got round to advertising it properly yet

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Yes, still in pursuit of its replacement. So not got round to advertising it properly yet

Make sure you put the price on here when you do… Is it 2.3 or 3l?

 

[hiluxman]

Make sure you put the price on here when you do… Is it 2.3 or 3l?

Will do.

This one is a 2.3, 160. I've had them all 2.8, 2.3 and 3.0. This is my 9th iveco daily. It will be replaced by another iveco daily but just need one with a higher payload now and with yard move I've capacity to stick extra on my o licence

 

[hiluxman]

And it's gone.

Next week we are putting a ramp in to get from road level down to new location of new build ready for grouting.

 

[hiluxman]

Ffs

Peice of stone trapped between cab and glass and here's the result as I shut the door.

 

[hiluxman]

Update on the little cottage....well pictures as that's easier than explaining

Grouting guys are to do their thing before we are back to dig the raft

 

[diggerjones]

Whats grouting, not bathroom tiles I presume

 

[hiluxman]

Whats grouting, not bathroom tiles I presume

There's loads of mine works and bell pits in the area. So they drill down, every 3m in this instance over the site and pump in grout. I'm told its Ash and probably other mixed in other things (not had much to do with it other than seen it done before). Basically it's to stabilise the ground and if they drop onto a bell pit or shaft then fills the voids in.

 

[diggerjones]

There's loads of mine works and bell pits in the area. So they drill down, every 3m in this instance over the site and pump in grout. I'm told its Ash and probably other mixed in other things (not had much to do with it other than seen it done before). Basically it's to stabilise the ground and if they drop onto a bell pit or shaft then fills the voids in.

OK. Makes sense

 

[hiluxman]

OK. Makes sense

The machine pictured is about 400k he says. It's currently got a grouting head on but said he can put a piling head on and do 300m+ piles

 

[V8Druid]

There's loads of mine works and bell pits in the area. So they drill down, every 3m in this instance over the site and pump in grout. I'm told its Ash and probably other mixed in other things (not had much to do with it other than seen it done before). Basically it's to stabilise the ground and if they drop onto a bell pit or shaft then fills the voids in.

be some sort of fill if they hit a shaft

 

[Lancs Lad]

be some sort of fill if they hit a shaft

Wondered that but I'm guessing a 1000footer would hopefully be on coal board records

 

[hiluxman]

be some sort of fill if they hit a shaft

Yes, he said they charge by m per hole and then per ton to fill.

Apparently raft design for build is just as mad.

 

[groundworker]

There's loads of mine works and bell pits in the area. So they drill down, every 3m in this instance over the site and pump in grout. I'm told its Ash and probably other mixed in other things (not had much to do with it other than seen it done before). Basically it's to stabilise the ground and if they drop onto a bell pit or shaft then fills the voids in.

Sounds interesting, what's the grout brought in on, concrete lorry?

 

[hiluxman]

Sounds interesting, what's the grout brought in on, concrete lorry?

8 wheel tippers and mixed onsite. Apparently what they use is classed as waste so there's paperwork involved to bring it to site. They need water source so apparently they will connect to a hydrant halfway up the lane too.

I've been on a few jobs previously where they have grouted but never actually had much to do with it.

 

[6feetdown]

There's loads of mine works and bell pits in the area. So they drill down, every 3m in this instance over the site and pump in grout. I'm told its Ash and probably other mixed in other things (not had much to do with it other than seen it done before). Basically it's to stabilise the ground and if they drop onto a bell pit or shaft then fills the voids in.

Bet that could get expensive

 

[hiluxman]

Bet that could get expensive

The land owner just said 'tens of thousands'

Depending on how it goes they estimate 2 to 4 weeks to grout it.

Apparently that area is known to of not just been mined but 'raped' of coal.

 

[TiltyShaun]

Wondered that but I'm guessing a 1000footer would hopefully be on coal board records

Not always!!
I was QS for a developer that was building 15 detached houses in Bristol. Friday afternoon on the first drop, machine was nearly lost down a major shaft. The professor from Bristol was delighted to have finally found the “lost” shaft. The developer not so!!
Managed to dig out 3m deep across the site to remove all the bell pits. Raft foundations with 2 houses sat on a massive concrete pad over the top of the shaft. Managed to build out the site and make a profit. Boss was well happy as they had planned to write off the site and lock it up.
Got me many brownie points and the bosses Porsche 928 for several nights out. It was worth more than my house!!

 

[diggerjones]

Whats a bell pit