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Posted by DanG on August 13, 2006, 9:19 am
There is a big difference here between morning (first round)pump
costs and afternoon pump costs. You might investigate your costs
on this basis.
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DanG (remove the sevens)
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>
>> James wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> £376 for ready mix delivered - not including waiting time to
>>> barrow it to bottom of garden, estaimated 90 barrows!!!
>>>
>>> £734 for it pumped, again not including waiting time!!
>>>
>>> I reckon I can do it for £300 if I mix it myself, not
>>> including the £25 for a week's hire of mixer, and couple of
>>> crates of lager for hire of two mates :-)
>>
>> Sorry, my misunderstanding - I thought you were saying you
>> could get pumped readimix for twice the cost of the materials
>> to do it yourself.. Still, the prices ae surprising - it only
>> cost me 70GBP extra over the roadside price to get a load
>> pumped about the same distance.
>
> I will have to ring round for more pumping quotes in that case,
> to make sure the first company aren't trying to pull a fast one.
>
>>
>> It's like when you get your first washing machine or
>> dishwasher, it spoils you for life..
>
> lol
>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So you'd put the middle strip in straight away, while the
>>> other two are still damp?
>>
>> Well, not straight away. I would start early, get the outer
>> strips done, stop for a generous lunch and then remove the
>> intermediate shuttering and pour the central strip. If you
>> haven't put in too much water, a couple of hours is enough for
>> it to hold its shape with that depth of material. Just run a
>> trowel vertically along the edge of the shuttering to release
>> it, before pulling it away, or it might pull some material away
>> with it (no big deal, but the lines showing where the strips
>> join will have a wander in them)..Just level across the centre
>> strip to the outer ones, but do it gently.
>
> I'm concerned about cracks and was wondering if laying wet
> against damp, or wet against dry is the best way to achieve a
> perfect finish?
>
>>
>> --
>> Sue
>
> Thanks for all your advice :-)
>
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