diggerjones
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Waiting time on them trucks are good. They give you plenty of time. Probably cost them £300 for pump.
pettsy
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Last time I had a pump the first hour was £260 and £80 for the second.
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fred
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we pay same price for an overhead pump so never use the line pumps anymore.
Routy56
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This time last week had no jobs booked for this week. Then a few 'leads' turned into bookings 
We started on Tuesday and Wednesday with a nice little soakaway jobbie on a superb former Mill House.
The problem for the retired owners was that the rainwater downpipes at the front was overflowing and not getting away.
An earlier inspection showed a very nice wisteria was the likely culprit
A 'quote you happy' estimate for works got us the job. Fortunately with so much land we was able to lose the spoil into a low spot.
Machines ready for action. Problematic downpipe can be seen on the left.
Quick little 'spud around' revealed that the downpipe was bodged into an old grey pipe which went under the 'newer' wall feeding the wisteria roots
"Doesn't it look lovely but we have the gardener keeping it trimmed back" to which I replied, "Yes bit look at the damage that it causing to your lovely home"
"Oh yes, we can see what you mean. The decorators have to keep filling cracks on the inside as well!"
Training Ryan with new skills continues. Here he was introduced to Messers CAT and Genny
The owners said, "No there shouldn't be anything there"
"What about the power cable coming from that pole to your new coachhouse and flat"
"Oh yes, that must be where they connected it"
Nice juicy UK Power Networks 240v supply found and marked using the trusty old Mark 2
Has it's limitations - should I it upgrade guys
Ryan was then showed how to cube up a set of Polystorm cells
And how to gift wrap them ready to stick in the nice hole..
And how to trim it square and level.....
And give it a generous dose of 'pea shingle'....
"The most important part of the installation is the spigot" I informed the owners.
"Oh really, why's that?
It covert the 68mm downpipe to 110mm underground pipe. It keeps all the rubbish out of the pipework and holds up the downpipe"
Job done after consuming number cups of coffee and chocolate hobnobs for our perfect customers
The more observant will notice the old piece of grey plastic pipe left to one side.
This is for inspection of the customers - it's absolutely full and choked up with wisteria roots
The soil is very light and sandy and will need top soil and grass seed in the late summer/autumn.
They know I have topsoil and grass seed.........
We started on Tuesday and Wednesday with a nice little soakaway jobbie on a superb former Mill House.
The problem for the retired owners was that the rainwater downpipes at the front was overflowing and not getting away.
An earlier inspection showed a very nice wisteria was the likely culprit
A 'quote you happy' estimate for works got us the job. Fortunately with so much land we was able to lose the spoil into a low spot.
Machines ready for action. Problematic downpipe can be seen on the left.
Quick little 'spud around' revealed that the downpipe was bodged into an old grey pipe which went under the 'newer' wall feeding the wisteria roots
"Doesn't it look lovely but we have the gardener keeping it trimmed back" to which I replied, "Yes bit look at the damage that it causing to your lovely home"
"Oh yes, we can see what you mean. The decorators have to keep filling cracks on the inside as well!"
Training Ryan with new skills continues. Here he was introduced to Messers CAT and Genny
The owners said, "No there shouldn't be anything there"
"What about the power cable coming from that pole to your new coachhouse and flat"
"Oh yes, that must be where they connected it"
Nice juicy UK Power Networks 240v supply found and marked using the trusty old Mark 2
Has it's limitations - should I it upgrade guys
Ryan was then showed how to cube up a set of Polystorm cells
And how to gift wrap them ready to stick in the nice hole..
And how to trim it square and level.....
And give it a generous dose of 'pea shingle'....
"The most important part of the installation is the spigot" I informed the owners.
"Oh really, why's that?
It covert the 68mm downpipe to 110mm underground pipe. It keeps all the rubbish out of the pipework and holds up the downpipe"
Job done after consuming number cups of coffee and chocolate hobnobs for our perfect customers
The more observant will notice the old piece of grey plastic pipe left to one side.
This is for inspection of the customers - it's absolutely full and choked up with wisteria roots
The soil is very light and sandy and will need top soil and grass seed in the late summer/autumn.
They know I have topsoil and grass seed.........
Routy56
Well-known member
A few day ago I received a phone call from Harry, chair of the parish council, "Can you just pop in a scrape off the oversite of my new motorhome shed when you get a moment please?"
So yesterday afternoon had a few hours of play sorting that out literally 'on the way home'
Motorhome shed coming along nicely. You will recall that we did the footings dig out in May this year.
"What do you want to do with this dirt Harry?"
"How much to take it away then?"
"FOC to you my friend, I'll add this topsoil to my pile"
So a good 2 tonnes of topsoil was given a good home for my friend Harry
So yesterday afternoon had a few hours of play sorting that out literally 'on the way home'
Motorhome shed coming along nicely. You will recall that we did the footings dig out in May this year.
"What do you want to do with this dirt Harry?"
"How much to take it away then?"
"FOC to you my friend, I'll add this topsoil to my pile"
So a good 2 tonnes of topsoil was given a good home for my friend Harry
Routy56
Well-known member
Only had one job last week which suited me fine using spare time to do stuff at home 
My Groundworker mate, Richard asked me along to dig some tree stumps out before he relaid the driveway.
Some of these bugger were well in there for my little old mini
Can you just.......give it a going over and get all the roots out
Good job a waved the CAT and Genny over it first. He forgot to tell me about the power cable tucked in beside the shitty old concrete drive
Richard said, "Can you just pop back next week and pull out that tree at the front? Oh and while you're here pull some trenches for the new kerbs"
I know he's gonna want me there to pecker and rip up the concrete.
Then there will be the grading off of the Type 1 and new top soil.........
So next week will be full on with a 90m2 driveway to sort out as well as this ongoing job.
Think I'm gonna need some rest soon
My Groundworker mate, Richard asked me along to dig some tree stumps out before he relaid the driveway.
Some of these bugger were well in there for my little old mini
Can you just.......give it a going over and get all the roots out
Good job a waved the CAT and Genny over it first. He forgot to tell me about the power cable tucked in beside the shitty old concrete drive
Richard said, "Can you just pop back next week and pull out that tree at the front? Oh and while you're here pull some trenches for the new kerbs"
I know he's gonna want me there to pecker and rip up the concrete.
Then there will be the grading off of the Type 1 and new top soil.........
So next week will be full on with a 90m2 driveway to sort out as well as this ongoing job.
Think I'm gonna need some rest soon
Routy56
Well-known member
I've just remembered why I felt so tired - actually woke on a Saturday last weekend - WTF
Repeat customer booked a bloody plumber to do the pipework to/from a mobile home on a Saturday.
So I rocked up on he Friday to 'safe dig' it around all the electric cables and stuff.
Thinking it would be a nice day backfill job on the Saturday after the plumber had played with the pipes
15m of FW drainage to that IC. BUT the ground at the MH is 420mm lower
So told the plumber that we need a new IC near the sewage plant
So I amused myself opening up for water mains feed.
The tarmac went back good as new with a little care
Feed for the 'new' sewage plant. Now isn't the marker tape supposed to be a 'spade's depth' away from the cable
It was even more of a bugger for the feed to the electric gates.
The sewage plant contractors had repaired the cables after digging it up.
Trouble was that they put all the broken cables and marker tape back in the trench - yep I found it alright
Ryan, the plumber was actually a nice bloke and welcomed my help and advice.
For future jobs with him, he has agreed for me to do ALL the underground stuff
Ryan was impressed with how I showed him how to work out fall and set the pipes while standing on my head
That's it - job jobbed with nice tracked finish
Customer said, "Can you just pop an estimate email over to do a gravel car park and driveway across to the mobile home and paddock?"
He has 5 acres and the mobile home is a new 'home office' for his software company ........
Repeat customer booked a bloody plumber to do the pipework to/from a mobile home on a Saturday.
So I rocked up on he Friday to 'safe dig' it around all the electric cables and stuff.
Thinking it would be a nice day backfill job on the Saturday after the plumber had played with the pipes
15m of FW drainage to that IC. BUT the ground at the MH is 420mm lower
So told the plumber that we need a new IC near the sewage plant
So I amused myself opening up for water mains feed.
The tarmac went back good as new with a little care
Feed for the 'new' sewage plant. Now isn't the marker tape supposed to be a 'spade's depth' away from the cable
It was even more of a bugger for the feed to the electric gates.
The sewage plant contractors had repaired the cables after digging it up.
Trouble was that they put all the broken cables and marker tape back in the trench - yep I found it alright
Ryan, the plumber was actually a nice bloke and welcomed my help and advice.
For future jobs with him, he has agreed for me to do ALL the underground stuff
Ryan was impressed with how I showed him how to work out fall and set the pipes while standing on my head
That's it - job jobbed with nice tracked finish
Customer said, "Can you just pop an estimate email over to do a gravel car park and driveway across to the mobile home and paddock?"
He has 5 acres and the mobile home is a new 'home office' for his software company ........
diggerjones
Well-known member
The crack will be settlement bit of s weak spot under the window. It needs a p trap on bottom of downspout( well i always fit them) tidy work thoughThis time last week had no jobs booked for this week. Then a few 'leads' turned into bookings
We started on Tuesday and Wednesday with a nice little soakaway jobbie on a superb former Mill House.
The problem for the retired owners was that the rainwater downpipes at the front was overflowing and not getting away.
An earlier inspection showed a very nice wisteria was the likely culprit
A 'quote you happy' estimate for works got us the job. Fortunately with so much land we was able to lose the spoil into a low spot.
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Machines ready for action. Problematic downpipe can be seen on the left.
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Quick little 'spud around' revealed that the downpipe was bodged into an old grey pipe which went under the 'newer' wall feeding the wisteria roots
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"Doesn't it look lovely but we have the gardener keeping it trimmed back" to which I replied, "Yes bit look at the damage that it causing to your lovely home"
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"Oh yes, we can see what you mean. The decorators have to keep filling cracks on the inside as well!"
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Training Ryan with new skills continues. Here he was introduced to Messers CAT and Genny
The owners said, "No there shouldn't be anything there"
"What about the power cable coming from that pole to your new coachhouse and flat"
"Oh yes, that must be where they connected it"
Nice juicy UK Power Networks 240v supply found and marked using the trusty old Mark 2
Has it's limitations - should I it upgrade guys
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Ryan was then showed how to cube up a set of Polystorm cells
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And how to gift wrap them ready to stick in the nice hole..
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And how to trim it square and level.....
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And give it a generous dose of 'pea shingle'....
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"The most important part of the installation is the spigot" I informed the owners.
"Oh really, why's that?
It covert the 68mm downpipe to 110mm underground pipe. It keeps all the rubbish out of the pipework and holds up the downpipe"
View attachment 16558
Job done after consuming number cups of coffee and chocolate hobnobs for our perfect customers
The more observant will notice the old piece of grey plastic pipe left to one side.
This is for inspection of the customers - it's absolutely full and choked up with wisteria roots
The soil is very light and sandy and will need top soil and grass seed in the late summer/autumn.
They know I have topsoil and grass seed.........
Routy56
Well-known member
Yep agree with that, think after a few hundred years on 'good ground' it should be OK. Did advise them to get it sorted before selling up
And yes I love P traps. have been got the nice simple bottle gullies available.
BUT customer did not want one - he wanted the pipe straight in with no fuss.
He's gonna get his Gardner to fit a leave trap to keep the Wisteria out of the top of the gutter downpipe
Hence the very nice spigot keeping the whole job nice and tight
Routy56
Well-known member
Where the hell does the time go.
Been busy during the 'new normal' :
Have got about 3000 of these beauties gently festering on rotten pallets.
So we have been repacking them properly on 'new' pallets.
Made in Belgium, 'mumpted' them about 8 years ago from a demolition job up the road.
Planning to use them on a 'cart lodge', shed and garage project when I get time
We removed them from a 1930s bungalow which was demolished to make way for a 'new build' Potton Homes house.
They have great patina and will look superb
Finished the day last night in true PlantTalk Style with a great bonfire of the old pallets and crap
Look carefully and you will see the nice new shine wrapped pallets of tiles.
Now off down the garden to my yard to do some more.........
Been busy during the 'new normal' :
- doing a job or two each week
- staycation holidays with family
- work at our home and yard
Have got about 3000 of these beauties gently festering on rotten pallets.
So we have been repacking them properly on 'new' pallets.
Made in Belgium, 'mumpted' them about 8 years ago from a demolition job up the road.
Planning to use them on a 'cart lodge', shed and garage project when I get time
We removed them from a 1930s bungalow which was demolished to make way for a 'new build' Potton Homes house.
They have great patina and will look superb
Finished the day last night in true PlantTalk Style with a great bonfire of the old pallets and crap
Look carefully and you will see the nice new shine wrapped pallets of tiles.
Now off down the garden to my yard to do some more.........
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
long way to ship those roof tiles in the day
Routy56
Well-known member
Sure was Gra but bear in mind we are 5m from Harwich and the gateway to Europelong way to ship those roof tiles in the day
Looking around the area nearly all the houses of that era have these tiles
This includes a very nice BTL 1930s house that we have just up the road. Guess who repaired broken tiles from stock
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I dare say they made good ballast for returning ships and were quick and easy to load/offloadSure was Gra but bear in mind we are 5m from Harwich and the gateway to Europe
Looking around the area nearly all the houses of that era have these tiles
This includes a very nice BTL 1930s house that we have just up the road. Guess who repaired broken tiles from stock
.... before the days of pallets and FLTs
Grahams
Don't complain - suggest what's better
I have the glazed version on our roof. House built in the 30’s. They are quite fragile now. Ariel guy cracked a couple putting up a new mast. Luckily we had a few spares. I wouldn’t think you could get new ones now.
Routy56
Well-known member
Nice little job yesterday before the rain came - dig out a garage base ready for the Groundworker to sort out the concrete slab
The customer, an ex-collegue of mine, had got in a right muddle trying to break up and clear the concrete slab on which was an old summer house.
He spent hours and only knocked off a corner - it was about 9" - WTF
So rocked up with the Arrowhead S20 on board - that'll be extra mate
Totally destroyed the concrete in about 30mins ready for another cuppa
Red line marked the oil feed pipe below the slab
Leaving him with a nice 'blank canvas' for the concrete garage slab before elevenses
Then the 'can you just's" came at me thick and fast......
.....2 tree stumps and 4 large bushes later we nailed it as it started pissing down
What I really like about working for such a customer (who had a go and got I a muddle) is that he really appreciated what a skilled operator can do on a decent machine.
Just gotta find one now
He was so chuffed that he paid me well over the odds on my asking price - happy days
The customer, an ex-collegue of mine, had got in a right muddle trying to break up and clear the concrete slab on which was an old summer house.
He spent hours and only knocked off a corner - it was about 9" - WTF
So rocked up with the Arrowhead S20 on board - that'll be extra mate
Totally destroyed the concrete in about 30mins ready for another cuppa
Red line marked the oil feed pipe below the slab
Leaving him with a nice 'blank canvas' for the concrete garage slab before elevenses
Then the 'can you just's" came at me thick and fast......
.....2 tree stumps and 4 large bushes later we nailed it as it started pissing down
What I really like about working for such a customer (who had a go and got I a muddle) is that he really appreciated what a skilled operator can do on a decent machine.
Just gotta find one now
He was so chuffed that he paid me well over the odds on my asking price - happy days
Nick...
Well-known member
Get yourself a ripper tine for the tree stumps.i bought one 18 months ago and use it fir all sorts of stuff including tree stumps and ripping up concrete and oversized.woukd not be without it now
nick...
nick...
Routy56
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doobin
Well-known member
Seconded.
B
Brendan
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Anywhere you would recommend? Sure the last time I was looking when I bought the doosan they were nearly £500
M
Monkeybusiness
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I got a good one from Scott’s in Ireland.
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