asklair Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 This was just doing the access road before we had to slice the top off the hill. Took 3 attempts to get planning permission and a few years, I think they thought the conditions they put in would stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, Onoff said: Darn sarf that last one would sell for a fortune in the garden centres! It's lovely looking stuff. Shame I have no use for it. I'll keep some back for the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 eBay them individually. You could make farsands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Construction Channel said: eBay them individually. You could make farsands. What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, jamiehamy said: What's that? Does this help understand what Ed's getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, jamiehamy said: What's that? Essex for a monetary value of at least 4 figures. ?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 10 hours ago, Onoff said: Does this help understand what Ed's getting at. Very much in the vein of "Let Stalk Strine" which in the 60s, as students, we thought was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, PeterStarck said: Very much in the vein of "Let Stalk Strine" which in the 60s, as students, we thought was hilarious. "Afferbeck Lauder", so clever and well observed. Australian as a foreign language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Seriously, is it worth a look at selling those rocks? A bulk bag of rockery stone costs £100 or so, and it would save you X loads at £200 (?) each. It needs the right contact - eg local garden centre attached to a farm, but could be quite a saving. Turning waste into a product is a good strategy. Or will you (or your neighbours) need some to keep cars off the verge? Ferdinand Edited April 29, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just now, Ferdinand said: Seriously, is it worth a look at selling those rocks? A bulk bag of rockery stone costs £100 or so, and it would save you X skips at £200 (?) each. It needs the right contact - eg local garden centre attached to a farm, but could be quite a saving. Ferdinand I did consider the idea of selling our rock. We have what must be close to 100t we've dug out of the ground. But you have to factor in the cost of sorting and moving. Then for us we need as much ground fill as possible for other areas so what goes needs to be replaced with something else (at a cost). In the end we've decided it will just be re-buried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Here's a thought(s).... Hire a crusher and grade the rocks then fill feature wire gabions? Crush the rock smaller and fill feature beds. It would be very in keeping with the locale. Weigh up crusher hire vs skips. Or just pile them up in a corner of the garden whilst you decide. A passer by may make an offer for the lot! Again that is really nice stone! Granite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The trouble with rock, is transport costs. When we were down south we wanted some for a garden project. Could not find any locally, and refused to pay garden centre prices. We solved it when visiting relatives in Northumberland where it was abundant, and brought back as much as I thought the car could carry, distributed around all the footwells etc to spread the weight rather than pile it all in the boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 49 minutes ago, Barney12 said: I did consider the idea of selling our rock. We have what must be close to 100t we've dug out of the ground. But you have to factor in the cost of sorting and moving. Then for us we need as much ground fill as possible for other areas so what goes needs to be replaced with something else (at a cost). In the end we've decided it will just be re-buried! Certainly worth keeping anything with a decent face on it. Very useful when it comes to your landscaping - see my blog for how we used a lot of the larger rock that we dug up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I've lost count of the tipper loads now. Around 10 so far. Hopefully they'll be finished tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, jamiehamy said: I've lost count of the tipper loads now. Around 10 so far. Hopefully they'll be finished tomorrow. Looks like an old Tonka Toy ad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) Are you sure that isn't a new harbour? (Or, as my niece put it when she was about 6: "We're 'avin' an 'arbour in the back garden." (*)) F (* In 'ucknall, Annesley and 'arby 'aitches 'ardly 'ever 'appen.) Edited May 3, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 On 28/04/2017 at 21:59, Onoff said: Does this help understand what Ed's getting at? Thanks, got a trip to Wickford at end of month, will be useful. How do a say 'they dropped her in that hole over there', it is a funeral I am off to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 All done and ready for slab! Some amount of rock they've taken out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Construction Channel Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 08:34, SteamyTea said: How do a say 'they dropped her in that hole over there', it is a funeral I am off to. I think the usual phrase would be, "yeah she's already in the hole, how are you planning to get home from the wake?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 What was the transmission of vibration like from the pecker? Could you feel it in the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Nickfromwales said: What was the transmission of vibration like from the pecker? Could you feel it in the house? Couldn't feel a thing. You could hear it alright tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Good to hear that the house isn't leaning to one side now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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