My new project started today

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as said new project started today, I know it is not 4 x 4 related but though people may like to know what goes on in the building trade, if it is of no interest then please say and I will drop it, if there is interest then I will post regular updates as the work progresses, this was at the start this morning, Rick

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inside

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about 3 pm

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end of the day, Rick

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Oh I should add that this will be a "micro brewery" might help to add interest, Rick

[briggie]

nice one rick :thumb2

[SPARKIEDOO]

Oh I should add that this will be a "micro brewery" might help to add interest, Rick

Did someone say BEER :clap

[solarman216]

Did someone say BEER :clap

Yes "new moon brewery" been producing for 2 or 3 years , nice specialist beers, sells all he can make but needs larger premises to expand, Rick

[96terrano]

going to start making moonshine ?:lol

looks good:thumb2

[solarman216]

if any chippy's on here as time goes on will need a hand, will have 1000 mtrs 6 x 2 need to be made into stud wall etc, makeitfit may be interested but may not be his cup of tea, offers welcome, if interested pm me please, regards Rick

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existing brewery as being sorted 2010

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more, Rick

[Lazy-Ferret]

end of the day, Rick
http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4572&stc=1&d=1380134585

I'm not sure how to tell you this Rick, but that is not "BUILDING", that's DEMOLITION...:lol


Is this the Solar power job you were talking about when I came down?

[exosteve]

keep em coming rick.
I do my own wine beer and used to do spirits but had too many hangovers:lol

[jims-terrano]

Hope that's not asbestos sheet being broken up there Rick. It'll be an interesting project to watch though.

[solarman216]

I'm not sure how to tell you this Rick, but that is not "BUILDING", that's DEMOLITION...:lol


Is this the Solar power job you were talking about when I came down?

yes solar will be fitted when finished, yes demolition for now but new build starts soon, Rick

[solarman216]

Hope that's not asbestos sheet being broken up there Rick. It'll be an interesting project to watch though.

yes it is "crysotile" been analysed, it is asbestos but not harmful, shame cos all asbestos gets labled the the same, cost over a grand to get rid of it in local land fill, load off money making bollocks, now if it was blue asbestos then it would have to be double bagged and all operatives would have to wear suites and breathing gear, but where do you find the type, ships boiler rooms and some government buildings heating systems, very rare, it is just another scam, Rick

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Day two, the base concrete turned out to be rubbish so it all has to come up,

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The block walls removed as well as the footings

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And it all ended up here to provide turning space for the 6 wheel concrete trucks, Rick

[RobN]

Any decent mail order outlets for your beer?

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Any decent mail order outlets for your beer?

I have no idea, I am just building, have no connection whatsoever with the micro brewery, but will ask, and come back to you, Rick

[RobN]

Look forward to it. :homer :beerchug:

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Owner not there today so could not ask but I suspect that it will be cask orders only, I think the bottled beer is for sampling only, but only a guess as I say, Rick

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After 5 days on site we are now one day from our first concrete pour, 18 cubic meters, his is where it is going once the ladder section with the rag bolts have been secured into the trench, even got two layers reo in the bottom

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this is the steel to be fitted onto the rag bolts set in the concrete footings two on the trailer the other 12 in the distance, the angle is for reinforcing the wooden roof trusses, Rick

[TONUP]

That's a very neat trench. Was it hand dug?

Regards

Alan

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no machine for the main, hand for the pillar support bases, would you believe spec says C30 mix for pillar supports, C20 for the rest, year right :doh, and what happened last night? it pissed hard so had to remove reo and bottom out by hand this morning then set the supports for the rag bolts as per pics

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second side

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with more rain for cast, managed to pull the concrete forward to 2 pm today, but not smooth, we have access problems here and having ordered 18 cubic mtrs expected 3 x 6 wheel 6 mtr trucks, so what arrives first? an 8 legger wide spread on the front bogie and crying 8 mts so no way was he coming in, so poor old 3 ton dumper had to track it all the 500 mtrs each way, on top of that driver got lost, despite the fact I supplied a map of exact access to the office but none of the three drivers had a copy:doh, anyway got it all in

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by the time we cleared up it was 7 pm before I left and started at 7 am, do not want many days like this, absolutely shattered now, well into some relaxing scotch, and I must say the lads worked beyond the call of duty to finish it, but the thought of more rain in the footings and all the problems that can cause spurred us on, this is the second side with the precisely located stanchion mounts, just hope they did not move, we did monitor it closely while pouring and did not see any movement, will find out for sure tomorrow but not early for me as I need a rest, Rick

[briggie]

get to bed mate :thumb2

[Kishada]

Wishing you the best of luck with this project.
I'm a big fan of craft beers. Just settling in to a 'Northern Light', Orcadian beer.

Keep the pics coming an do post up mail order details if it can be done by the case rather than cask!

[TONUP]

When I have done this type of stuff on site, building pile caps etc, we used to put cardboard cones on the bolts. One day I had to go back to site on a Christmas morning to strike them all.

Would this system not have worked for your?

Regards

Alan

[solarman216]

Any decent mail order outlets for your beer?

Saw the owner today, seems it is a Licensing issue, he has to sell only to Licensed premises, in order to sell to the public he would need another Licence and he faces all sorts of restrictions re age of purchaser and time of sale etc, just too complicated, that is why he only bottles a sample of each batch to give to his buyers to test, Rick

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despite a bit of rain early on we got 8 of the steel stanchions up today, the other six will have to wait till we demolish the rest of the old building, ended up being only 5 mm max out on alignment that is over a 12 mtr run so not bad, so well pleased at the end of the day, also got the services trench finished and services laid, around 80 meters long, no pics of that thou

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also had delivery of blocks and sand, sand out of view, Rick

[briggie]

hows it going rick ?

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This is how it stands today 14 th October, poured 39 cubic mtrs concrete, erected 14 stanchions and fitted 7 original trusses (to appease the planners) started gable end wall and shifted feck loads of mud that came in after the rain, Rick

[briggie]

hope the site is ok mate after all the rain today

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Funny you should say that Pete, the team clocked off at 1 pm while I was collecting materials, when I got back this was the what I saw, you can see the water in the trench, but both gable walls are up so stud work can start as soon as timber arrives on Friday, all 1000 mtrs of it, in the mean time we do have the timber for the rest of the purlins and ply for strengthening the trusses, then when the rest of the scaffold is up we can fit the roof and get at least some cover, think this is the biggest shed I have ever errected, but not the most expencive job by far, Rick

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I made a big sucker pump this afternoon to cope with the water in the trenches, consists of a waterbut hooked into a wet vac, will show pics tomorrow, should be interesting, Rick

[briggie]

wonder how long it took to pump all that water out ? :eek:

[solarman216]

The deep water is easy, centre trench had 4 inches, submersible pump pulled that out in 20 minutes the problem is the last half inch, traditionally it was scooped out with a shovel into a bucket, surprising how much you can shift like that but it still leaves a residue that needs sponging up, specially as in our case it has bought the clay down onto the concrete, well this machine is ace, sucks it all up leaving almost dry concrete, the centre trench in the last pic after the submersible had done its job the vac cleaned it all up and only just over half filled the blue barrel, well pleased with an hours work knocking it up the evening before, it sucked up everything mud stones literally anything that would go up the 2.5 inch hose, Rick

[exosteve]

love this thread rick..
I love watching stuff comin together.
got my own projects on with a mini version of your footings.
and a mini brewery.
Ive only got 80 bottles of wine in stock. 30 damson on the go.6apple and fig,6 elderberrie,6 plum. 40 pints of dark ale 40 pints of light ale.
oh I got rid of the still as I could knock tons of spirits out realy quickly.but was drinkin it all:D

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Well we are one month into the project, this is how we stand today one month and 1 day later, the rain and wind have slowed us down a lot but still have managed to get about a third of the roof sections up, no easy task with the wind, 1 meter wide by 3.5 meter long, also laid several courses of laid flat blocks on the centre wall that will support the middle of the block beams for the floor, hope I am not boring you, please say if I am, Rick

[briggie]

looking good mate :thumb2..... can imagine what it was like trying to move the roof panels in the wind and rain ....... well done so far :clap:clap:clap

[macabethiel]

Keep it coming its interesting to see what's going on!

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This is were we were last thing Friday, got storms coming Sunday night/Monday morning, will have to see what happens the roof sheets I suspect are the most vulnerable as limited number of screws holding them on so might put some ratchet straps at both ends tomorrow, Rick

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the first pic shows blocks all bumped out for the bricky on Monday, if he cannot do the outside walls due to rain then he can do the centre one, Rick

[briggie]

how did you get on today with all the wind / rain ?

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not had a phone or internet signal till now since the storm, I lost 3 solar tubes thats about all, at the site just pumped the water out and carried on, got the rear wall up halfway and started the front, and got stud work up on the 2nd gable end, so not bad, although I am connected I have no bars up at all, so expecting it to go off any time, Rick

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This is how we stand 6 weeks into the job, considering the weather that has slowed us down not bad, last week we spent overall 1 plus days just pumping out, but that is over now as block work all round is above ground level, all roof sheets on, both end gable studs done almost all rear stud work done, Monday sees over site levelled and Tuesday another 6 mtr concrete as over site blinding as well as continue with internal block work Wednesday tacking OSB board to existing studs, and finish internal block work, Thursday tracking in 60 concrete beams at 200 kg each for the floor, Friday finish floor? well all this is hopes, but have done well so far at the half way point time wise, Rick

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Windows and doors coming end next week, Rick

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Monday 4th ready for over site, this is purely to stop vegetation growth and burrowing animals, but ouch at a day levelling and filling in voids etc plus over £900 for concrete

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this is how much water washes down during the recent rain, caused this wash out, you can see it all spread over the field

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concrete in all 8 cube of it, we had a dumper in there running it to the end etc but it was still hard work as it starts to stiffen up after a very short time

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Dave went and got the 2 tonne dumper stuck in the mire, tried straight pull from the made up road but nothing, so off to get my blocks and rope,

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So used 3 blocks one on first gate post, next on dumper, then back up to anchored 4 x 4 with brakes applied and resting on 2nd gate post then back to 2nd point on dumper, no winch just pulling on road in 4 wheel, came out a dream, was very wary of damaging the posts but only items to anchor to

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sorry did not get more pics but when doing this there are more important things to concentrate on

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the hole he left, Rick

[firebobby]

When I worked as a bricklayer (many years ago) the dumpers back then used to just plough through mega deep mud and up incredible hills, never got them stuck.
They don't make them like they used to :lol

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When I worked as a bricklayer (many years ago) the dumpers back then used to just plough through mega deep mud and up incredible hills, never got them stuck.
They don't make them like they used to :lol

he did sink it into a newly filled trench and with all the rain it was all soft, but main point is he only had to wait 2 mins for the concrete truck to go and he could of just gone up the made up road:doh, Rick

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Sorry it has been a while but not so much to photograph now, anyway had 12 tonnes of floor beams delivered but truck was too big to get up drive so dropped them on the drive and then had to find a way of moving them

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So JCB came to our aid, 1.4 tonnes at a time

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12 tonnes of beams ready for placing on Monday

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view of inside the building, the beams will sit from centre wall to both sides, you can see on the Right the access we have left for the 2 tonne digger that will place them, then the space between the beams will be filled with concrete blocks, gonna be a good day on Monday, the three sides of the building are ready battened to receive the Cedral weather board that we have found can be fixed with a Paslode nail gun with SS nails all 3000 of them, pics of that latter, Rick

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Maybe I did but gonna blame the supplier (not fair really) did I say 60 concrete beams :doh no should have been 120, only good part is customer initially thought he was going to have to fork out another 4k for the rest, but turns out that the quote was for 120 and only billed half for the 60 we had, so only damage is a time delay, and we have plenty to keep us going for the week delay the beams will cost, :thumbs , Rick

[Lazy-Ferret]

Blame it on the mud, you had to cover over your toes with wellies, so had a limit on how high you could count...:lol

[briggie]

looking good rick ...... how long before the first pint is brewed ? :naughty

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Yep we have had plenty of mud, and it is hard to think when trying to keep your balance and stay upright, in reality I have had so many numbers going round in my head when the sales guy asked how many I said 60 but, he should have checked his quote, but I hold no grudge as he has done me a grand job on pricing for the whole job, and all the staff are bending over backwards to help, like today collected a pallet of blocks 1.5 tonnes we have been loading them on my car trailer at the rear then pushing them forward over the axles, today had a different pallet, would not slide, pallet started to buckle, lorry driver straight away said back it over to my truck and will lift it with the grab, excellent service, Rick

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looking good rick ...... how long before the first pint is brewed ? :naughty

well into next year I think, we will be done but jobs for others will take a little longer I think, Rick

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this is the first 60 beams with most of the blocks in the beams came in at 12 tonnes with about 5 tonnes blocks

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from the front of the building, almost all the stud work done will be starting the OSB boarding and battens tomorrow, the other 60 beams should be with us around Tuesday next week, we have the 3 doors and seven windows to fit as well, but overall job going very well, Wednesday will be 8 weeks on the job and priced it for 12, Rick

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as we stand today, rained a large part of the day and as there is no guttering fitted as yet, the roof discharges onto the scaffold and then onto us, but still got a good deal done

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another view of the beams so far installed, got another 64 coming early next week, why 64? well the drawing guy got it wrong and the spacings did not work between the steel stanchions, so we had to cut blocks to "makeitfit" hence the need for 2 more beams per side, but by god will I be pleased when this is done getting up early is not only doing me in but it has smashed my love life, Rick

[Lazy-Ferret]

Looking great.... :thumbs

but by god will I be pleased when this is done getting up early is not only doing me in but it has smashed my love life

Are the dogs ignoring you now then...:lol:lol:lol

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Are the dogs ignoring you now then...:lol:lol:lol

Nah my dogs are great, but how the hell do I stop them eating my seats, they have chew stick galore and love em but still eat my seats, Rick

[thecrazycabbage]

Nah my dogs are great, but how the hell do I stop them eating my seats, they have chew stick galore and love em but still eat my seats, Rick

Easy, pull their teeth out! :thumb2

[solarman216]

Easy, pull their teeth out! :thumb2

not an option, need their teeth for when the bailiffs call, Rick

[Sweety]

Nah my dogs are great, but how the hell do I stop them eating my seats, they have chew stick galore and love em but still eat my seats, Rick

A couple of nice big hide bones about 2.5ft long will keep them busy for a bit:thumbs

[exosteve]

yep ricks dogs are great:thumb2 skye will second that:D

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well we have about a weeks work left, this is how we stand today after placing the second 60 beams and blocks 12 tonnes of beams and around 4 tonnes of blocks, this pic is the Cedral boarding on the part completed rear.

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view of the completed beam/bock floor.

[stinka]

Looks mint !

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this is the front of the building part finished.

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sorry about the pic quality but it was almost dark at the time as can be noted from the internal lights, this pic is overall of the front

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last pic for today, taken by the Mrs of me zonked out with my lovely Rusty, but I love Susa just as much, Rick

[exosteve]

I envy you mate.
I love making stuff whatever it may be. I recently had 30 square meters of decking given to me that I was going to use as winter fuel.
There isn't much left as ive made so much stuff with it.
my job is boring cleaning windows but it pays the bills.

I love seeing stuff come together and having job satisfaction.
I do my job and have to do the same thing over next month....

however the plus side to my job is I can switch off from it at night rather than planning the next stage tomorrow.

im enjoying watchin this come together mate and maybe one day I will get to sample the delights:D

[exosteve]

last pic for today, taken by the Mrs of me zonked out with my lovely Rusty, but I love Susa just as much, Rick

great pic.skye will like that too:thumb2

[solarman216]

I do have to say it has been very hard work, very rewarding but nonetheless very hard, with a wage bill of over £3k per week I had to be on the ball, not easy when I have been semi retired for over 6 years, but we got there and I also have to praise my workers, they have done everything I asked even in bad conditions, and we have come out within contract time, so I will be giving them a bonus out of my own pocket, Rick

[Sweety]

At least your going to stop drier & a bit warmer now just send the staff outside:lol:lol:lol
Love the last pic:D i'm onto my 4th Jack Russell who is a real snob she hates cars but loves 4x4's:lol

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love Jacks, these two are the seventh we have had, they are so individual it takes a while to learn each one, Rusty and Susa are still under 1 year so they are also still learning us, but thankfully they get on so well together, some times I have to leave them at home, rusty stands at the gate all day waiting for me, susa is not so bothered, but when home wants to be on my lap all the time, Rick

[Sweety]

love Jacks, these two are the seventh we have had, they are so individual it takes a while to learn each one, Rusty and Susa are still under 1 year so they are also still learning us, but thankfully they get on so well together, some times I have to leave them at home, rusty stands at the gate all day waiting for me, susa is not so bothered, but when home wants to be on my lap all the time, Rick

Oh they are still pups & haven't matured yet:thumbs Our's is 4 in March & is soft as muck, we used to have a pack of 3, 2 litter brothers & a 2 year younger bitch (black with white chest & feet) who we bred & after 4 years we got her Son back so had 4 for a couple of months until a friend took him.

[spiderpig37]

last pic for today, taken by the Mrs of me zonked out with my lovely Rusty, but I love Susa just as much, Rick

Man after me own heart i need a post it note to remind me of my last post it note enjoy your wine and sleep tight
Andy

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Man after me own heart i need a post it note to remind me of my last post it note enjoy your wine and sleep tight
Andy

thanks mate well on my way, unfortunately have to work tomorrow, Rick

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Well folks the job as far as this stage goes is complete, if you look at the start of the thread you will see how we started, and this is the result of our work

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and inside,

[firebobby]

I hope they held a topping out ceremony Rick :)

[Lazy-Ferret]

Very nice... it would make a great workshop!!!:naughty

[solarman216]

I hope they held a topping out ceremony Rick :)

more than that it coincided with the vets Xmas do so we all got well sloshed, more so cos completed the job in 10.5 weeks when I had allowed 13:thumbs, Rick

[Fez_uk]

Very nice, Would be a dream to own a shed like that someday.

[Ogri]

That looks cracking. You must be really proud of that.

[solarman216]

That looks cracking. You must be really proud of that.

Yes mate I am, more so because it came out well within time and also within budget, had thought this was the last large job I would do as I am supposed to be retired but another customer has just told me he is purchasing a derelict restaurant, and guess who has the job of refurbishing it? kitchen for a start is to be moved complete from middle of shop to the far end with all the plumbing etc that that will involve, plus extractors and drainage where there is none, but got to switch off now till the new year, Rick

[spinna]

That really does look first class:thumb2