Veiw from your office

[mackem 23,784]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Variety is the spice of life, today I will mostly cleaning shite

Are you the Islamic gentleman with the big jihadi chechnyan beard? 

[MH1 1,805]

[Greyman 25,258]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

Are you the Islamic gentleman with the big jihadi chechnyan beard? 

No mate he is my jihady assistant, swapped the ak47 for the pressure washer,

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

18 minutes ago, Greyman said:

No mate he is my jihady assistant.

So, he's ye Handy Jihadi?

[mackem 23,784]

2 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

So, he's ye Handy Jihadi?

Jihandi

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

 

But, I'm actually Planning to cut and fix wood, see?!

Kanny or Dan would likely just stick a pencil behind their ears and have at it, with confidence.

Me? I have to Agonise over every fukking screw. Even whether or not I'll be able to get a screwdriver to it Just the way I am!

[Daniel cain 42,880]

[Daniel cain 42,880]

[Daniel cain 42,880]

Another garage roof...

[Stavross 13,729]

Wet day so out with the easy joint on the latest patio job, possibly the worst people I’ve worked for, said at the start, if there’s anything you want to change or are not happy with just say, should of said tell me before I finish Anyway, 4 tonne of top soil to go in and grass seed on Thursday then I’m done and away 

[Mother_Mary 844]

3 hours ago, Stavross said:

Wet day so out with the easy joint on the latest patio job, possibly the worst people I’ve worked for, said at the start, if there’s anything you want to change or are not happy with just say, should of said tell me before I finish Anyway, 4 tonne of top soil to go in and grass seed on Thursday then I’m done and away 

Nice work. 
not keen on any cross joints on mixed size slabs either lay linear for more modern look or choose a pattern that will mean no cross joints and repeat. 
also cuts on circle could be tidier be better with a handheld grinder than a Sthil saw for intricate cuts. 
should really be 2 brick below dpc if running right to building also imo
not trying to be a smart ass looks tidy job otherwise  

Edited April 13, 2022 by Mother_Mary
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[fireman 10,774]

7 hours ago, Mother_Mary said:

Nice work. 
not keen on any cross joints on mixed size slabs either lay linear for more modern look or choose a pattern that will mean no cross joints and repeat. 
also cuts on circle could be tidier be better with a handheld grinder than a Sthil saw for intricate cuts. 
should really be 2 brick below dpc if running right to building also imo
not trying to be a smart ass looks tidy job otherwise  

Maybe some black edging blocks would have tidied that rough old looking edge eh  ,but like you i don't like crosses in slab laying either but as long as the customer is happy then sod what the workers think to be honest. 

[Daniel cain 42,880]

8 hours ago, Mother_Mary said:

Nice work. 
not keen on any cross joints on mixed size slabs either lay linear for more modern look or choose a pattern that will mean no cross joints and repeat. 
also cuts on circle could be tidier be better with a handheld grinder than a Sthil saw for intricate cuts. 
should really be 2 brick below dpc if running right to building also imo
not trying to be a smart ass looks tidy job otherwise  

Always run your slabs falling away from the house,if not use aco drains...If the slabs are layed with the correct amount of fall away from the house,then no need for 2 below damp..that's just site bollocks...folks don't want a step up on or down over the threshold from personal experience ,every property should have ramps for wheelchair/pram access these days

 

 

nice job that Stav..my only criticism is I'm not fussed on the colour

[si brown 8,486]

been putting in double damp corse up this way for about 15year for level access areas, works ok unless its a full fill cavity!

had loads of folk on phone over last couple of months with having such a wet winter that walls are damp where that blown in shite is wringing wet and damp patches in the house!

Indian stone looks well when first layed but shite after a couple of years, porcelain is all the rage up here now

[fireman 10,774]

3 minutes ago, si brown said:

been putting in double damp corse up this way for about 15year for level access areas, works ok unless its a full fill cavity!

had loads of folk on phone over last couple of months with having such a wet winter that walls are damp where that blown in shite is wringing wet and damp patches in the house!

Indian stone looks well when first layed but shite after a couple of years, porcelain is all the rage up here now

If i can i'll go take a few pics of a patio of Indian stone i laid 5 odd years ago now,the fella treats it every year and looks after it and it still looks brand new mate,B&Q patio sealer is all he uses and like i say it still looks as good as it did the day it got laid..Don't look after it and like you say it soon looses it's glamour..