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Neil8p

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7th Jul, 2004 at 04:50:33pm

The stuff for my garage is coming Monday, and I've only taken 1 day off to get it all shifted the 200ft from the end of my driveway down to where the garage will be built.

3 pks red engineering bricks
12 pks Fibrelite blocks
3 pks 100mm Concrete blocks
3 bags grey building sand (1 ton bags)
15 bags cement
1 box wall ties
3 rolls damp proof course
6 packs cavity insulation

Apparently a pack of bricks contains 500 bricks and weighs 1.4 tonnes.

The fibrelite blocks are bigger and lighter so there are probably (hopefully) less in a pack. The concrete blocks I'm told are *very* heavy

The lorry can't get any closer and the old garage is still in the way so there's no access for a car/trailer.

Just me an my little garden cart thing :)

Edited by Neil8p on 7th Jul, 2004.


AlexF2003

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7th Jul, 2004 at 05:05:04pm

get a big barrow :p

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AlexF2003

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7th Jul, 2004 at 05:05:12pm

or hire some help

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Arno

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Beugen, Netherlands

7th Jul, 2004 at 05:06:28pm

Its the holiday season, get some 12 year olds for 1,00 pound an hour they shift a bunch.

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Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do!

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7th Jul, 2004 at 06:07:23pm

Good point about the school kids!! Get them moving it all while you sit back with a beer and supervise! lol!

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7th Jul, 2004 at 06:15:50pm

get a snow plough!

its that nasty gravel stuff to walk on isnt it too?

Edited by jamesfawcett on 7th Jul, 2004.

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8PortChris

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7th Jul, 2004 at 07:21:09pm

The 100 mm concrete blocks will weigh about 19/20 kg each.
The worst thing to move will be the bags of sand.
You could do with hiring a little fork lift truck for the day .
Have fun


Chris

Edit to ask.. What do you need 3 tons of sand for ? you only have 375kg of cement @25kg/bag.

Edited by 8PortChris on 7th Jul, 2004.


Neil8p

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7th Jul, 2004 at 10:17:18pm

Kids round here want more than 1.00 an hour. They want benefits and a decent holiday package as well!

I'm hoping to enlist some help, but I'm trying to prepare myself for doing on my own.

Yes feebs it is gravel :(

Chris, builder is bringing more when he comes. It won't all fit on one lorry

All good fun!

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7th Jul, 2004 at 10:48:22pm

Good luck mate, don't forget to drink a few when finished.
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