LA3222 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Bit of an unusual topic but I'm trying to get a fall for the scale of the EPS Delivery for my slab. I intend to order from Kore and my slab is approx 180m2. How big a delivery am I looking at? I have visions of a fully loaded attic in my minds eye - I can find space on site but no way an artic is getting down my lane. Am I going to have to handball a shed load of polystyrene jigsaw pieces 100m down my lane? Does a gone have any pics of what came for their slab so I can anticipate the scale of my task? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Our system was not from Kore but very similar. Our slab is 100m2 and it was 3/4 of a cirtain sider artic but weighs nothing except the outer sections with, in our case, the render on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 Cheers @MikeSharp01 that gives me a steer, I expect it will be a full artic then. I assume it was all shrink wrapped onto pallets? How heavy would you estimate a pallet at? Too heavy to man handle so requiring forks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Find a local farmer with a tele handler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 It was basically loose in the lorry but packed tight. Three of us hand balled it off as packs of 5x100x2400x1200 EPS or 10x50mm and then the edge pieces one at a time all of which weight nothing and could be carried by a child privided they could get a grip of the packs / pieces. It took about 20 minutes. I piled it all up and then sheeted it over and tied it down as the one thing it does really well is blow away at the slightest breeze if left unrestrained and it does get attacked by UV if left exposed for an extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, MikeSharp01 said: It was basically loose in the lorry but packed tight. Three of us hand balled it off as packs of 5x100x2400x1200 EPS or 10x50mm and then the edge pieces one at a time all of which weight nothing and could be carried by a child privided they could get a grip of the packs / pieces. It took about 20 minutes. I piled it all up and then sheeted it over and tied it down as the one thing it does really well is blow away at the slightest breeze if left unrestrained and it does get attacked by UV if left exposed for an extended period. So is your insulation under the slab 300mm total depth, made up of 3x100mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks @MikeSharp01, the pics help a lot - I've a good idea of what to expect now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, LA3222 said: Thanks @MikeSharp01, the pics help a lot - I've a good idea of what to expect now ? As another data point, ours came packed in exactly the same way. My wife and I unloaded the truck with one MBC guy and the truck driver within about 15 mins, from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Same here, the stuff came in an artic curtainsider, looks to be the standard way the stuff is delivered, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks @jack & @JSHarris - looks like I have an answer. Now need to add tarp to my list as per @MikeSharp01 comment regarding UV exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Onoff said: So is your insulation under the slab 300mm total depth, made up of 3x100mm? No, in our case we have 250mm (2x100mm = 1x50mm) this was because the slab designer was worried about some of loads in the middle of the slab and after they did the sums they chose 250 rather than pockets down to 100 in all places where the loads were. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Our DIY insulated slab came in 1 articulated lorry, plus a smaller load the next day. It took my wife and I a whole day to carry it all up onto site. This is the first load on site. It it doesn’t look a lot, but the stack was around 3 metres tall. The pieces of wood on top were place there first, then weld mash placed on top to stop it blowing away. Edited September 7, 2019 by Triassic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Just to add to the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I get quite excited when I see loads of insulation. Am I odd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Davies Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Yes, but not in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I was reading an article “Ten ways to improve your home”. Insulation was down at number ten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Truck with Moffat ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 The only thing I can add @LA3222 is check with the delivery co if you have a maximum time to unload, I recently had an artic delivery and it was stated very clearly that the truck would not stay longer than two hours on site without additional costs, we had 4 lads unloading and a forklift and it still took 1 hour 45mins, so just have a check to see that you don’t get an additional bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 This was my under slab delivery - EPS 200 in 1200 x 2400 x 300 blocks which were relatively heavy - about 30kg each due to their density. The EPS 70 which was 200mm thick was easy by comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 That's a big hole in the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 12 hours ago, ProDave said: That's a big hole in the ground. Sure was - 12 m x 11m x 3.5m before we started filling it back in with house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 12 hours ago, ProDave said: That's a big hole in the ground. Big? I think at the time you could book a tour: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 @SuperJohnG a bit of thread revival I know! Not sure if you've had your Kore delivery yet but there's some useful pics on here to give an idea of what the delivery will be like. My own to add to the thread: 175m2 slab, the artic was full top to bottom all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJohnG Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 @LA3222 perfect timing. I was wondering how long it would take to unload as I can't get an artic to reverse into my access as the gate isn't quite wide enough to get the turning circle. Now I know it's a 30 min job! Its only a B road.....everyone can wait. Much appreciated for all your tags in this stuff, it is all helping me out very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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