Richard Hunton
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Looks like an excellent job from start to finish, can't beat a laser guided robot for a finished floor
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Monkeybusiness
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That pole was one of the reasons for siting the building where it is - 3-phase immediately adjacent! However, it has turned into a bit of a nightmare...Very jealous! That's my end goal.
Just a question ....that leccy pole and cables look uncomfortably close?
Scottish Power at first (before footings were poured) said I couldn’t have a connection unless I contributed £10k for an uprated transformer. That’s unaffordable for my use - it buys a generator and a lot of diesel so I declined and suggested they might want to move the pole as it would be very difficult to access once my building was up (it doesn’t supply me, only a pumping well).
An engineer came out and asked if I would move the building - I declined (it was hard enough to get the planners to accept what I’m doing, I can’t risk going back with amendments). He did say that I could have a supply though, as my requirements were within the capacity of the tranny.
It was agreed that SP would move the pole back onto the neighbouring common land, and it was booked to be moved in February. Nobody had any objection but equally nobody would sign the new wayleave agreement (the Council Ranger responsible (who I know and get on well with) said he couldn’t, as did the representative from Natural England, as well as the friends group of the common).
I was given a date in late February for the pole move and asked to hold off building (I had the steel frame sat on a trailer and the bases poured in December) - the date came and went as nobody would sign the paperwork so the building went up.
In the end there was no sign of progress from SP so we put the steel up - there is more clearance than the pictures show but it is pretty close to be honest.
Scottish Power have since been out in a real flap and were going to disconnect the line - they have now told me it will be moved on 7th August and I’ve agreed to hold off any cladding until it’s moved. We will see what happens next!!
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Monkeybusiness
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If I was in the concreting/construction game this would be the very first thing I spent my money on - what an incredible machine!!!Looks like an excellent job from start to finish, can't beat a laser guided robot for a finished floor
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
looks very comfortably closeVery jealous! That's my end goal.
Just a question ....that leccy pole and cables look uncomfortably close?
...... for his 3 ph supply ..... gonna have a job justifying any £10k quote to connect that up
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
beautiful ..... how thick is that ? see they have one of those screeding roboty thingies
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
thank you for those two vids .... never actually seen one work ... what a bit of kit, as you say
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
that looks a very tidy steel frame MB .... there's a lot to creating a decent steel frame - I've done the odd one or two .. and I love those panel walls ... will deffo be my choice .. whatever cladding they end up with on the outside, to keep the boss happy ... tea leaf proof walls inside 
... and quick
what size is that frame/building ?
.. and I love those panel walls ... will deffo be my choice .. whatever cladding they end up with on the outside, to keep the boss happy ... tea leaf proof walls inside ... and quickwhat size is that frame/building ?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
305 x 165 cols and 203 x 133 rafters MB ? ... 's a nice frame that .. is that about 19ft at the eaves?? one tall building ........ LOVELY
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Monkeybusiness
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The shed is 24m x 15m (overall finished length/width including cladding), and 6m to eaves. The whole lot is going to be clad to ground level, so it should hopefully blend well into the surrounding woodland.
Columns are 356x171x45kg UB, rafters are 254x146x31kg UB.
The slab is 7-8’’, and the concrete has structural fibres in the blend. The sub base was rock-hard as we’ve been driving on it with machines for months - I gave it a good rollering anyway but it didn’t go down any further so I’m hopeful that it’s as good as can be!
Columns are 356x171x45kg UB, rafters are 254x146x31kg UB.
The slab is 7-8’’, and the concrete has structural fibres in the blend. The sub base was rock-hard as we’ve been driving on it with machines for months - I gave it a good rollering anyway but it didn’t go down any further so I’m hopeful that it’s as good as can be!
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Nice to see the pad down now
it is a grand building, did you get the floor power floated?
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Monkeybusiness
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Yeah, they helicoptered it until 10.30pm (started pouring at 8am).Nice to see the pad down now
it is a grand building, did you get the floor power floated?
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Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
jeeeez ... 6m bays
...... explains why I under guessed on the sections ... thought it was 20m x 12m .... proper frame that ... no re-mesh in the floor???
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Monkeybusiness
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No, just loads of fibres. Hopefully it will be ok............jeeeez ... 6m bays
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well if the sub is and stays as hard as you describe, you'll probably get away with out ....... I am very jealous of such a lovely building
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Monkeybusiness
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I can’t tell you how much I hope you are right!!!
craig
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Have they cut expansion joints in the floor?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
was wondering ... didn't like to ask ....... 's a big slab in one piece otherwise
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Monkeybusiness
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Yeah, at 6.30 the following morning. Made a right dusty mess of my immaculate floor!!!
diggerjones
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Be alot more useable with a roof
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