Gypsydog94 4,590 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said: Day off today for daughters second birthday. Went watermouth castle few bits some people might find of interest. Quick google on the history of watermouth castle. I assume that the stags heads were the property of Charles Henry Basset who was master of the Devon and Somerset staghounds between 1887-1893 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,608 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 Put a concrete path in this afternoon, looked at the sky and thought I can beat that rain, turns out I couldn’t, what a fu*king mess just as well there’s resin going over it 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,597 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 57 minutes ago, Stavross said: Put a concrete path in this afternoon, looked at the sky and thought I can beat that rain, turns out I couldn’t, what a fu*king mess just as well there’s resin going over it Will you be putting the resin down Stav?? I'm looking to get a patio done.. only 15 sq mtrs. Gave the job to fella back end of last summer but he never turned up. Chased him after winter had passed and he's ignoring my txts and calls.. so obviously he doesn't want to do it. Just talking to a few different folk now and getting prices. Concrete base is already down and that's surrounded by paving bricks set about 18/ 20 higher. Any tips on what to look out for please mate? Things to do or not to do. I don't want bodgeit and scarper making a pigs ear of it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Stavross said: Put a concrete path in this afternoon, looked at the sky and thought I can beat that rain, turns out I couldn’t, what a fu*king mess just as well there’s resin going over it Sod’s law Get it jet blasted in morning stav or it’ll need a right wire brushin to take. Dread to think what todays blockworks gonna look like.. it w@nked it down when I left 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said: Quick google on the history of watermouth castle. I assume that the stags heads were the property of Charles Henry Basset who was master of the Devon and Somerset staghounds between 1887-1893 Love stuff like that stopped in a fancy hall/ hotel couple o years back… was something else, there were lions and all sorts in big cases that whoever owned it at time must of shot in Africa! dint know what happened to the photos but the game books pretty impressive.. this was on a fancy righting table in me room Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,608 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bush Rummager said: Will you be putting the resin down Stav?? I'm looking to get a patio done.. only 15 sq mtrs. Gave the job to fella back end of last summer but he never turned up. Chased him after winter had passed and he's ignoring my txts and calls.. so obviously he doesn't want to do it. Just talking to a few different folk now and getting prices. Concrete base is already down and that's surrounded by paving bricks set about 18/ 20 higher. Any tips on what to look out for please mate? Things to do or not to do. I don't want bodgeit and scarper making a pigs ear of it!! The best stuff I’ve found is from a company caller “ The Resin Mill” it used to come in 4 bags per mix, 3 of one size and 1 of a smaller size, but now they do 4 bags per mix but it’s already pre mixed with the different sizes, the one thing you have to do is time the mixes, I put all 4 bags in and start the timer as I add the resin, for 4 minutes, if you don’t do each mix the same time the colour changes a little and it looks patchy, the concrete has to be clean, free of dust and you have to use the primer, it goes on between 15mm and 20mm, if they turn up with a cement mixer send them on their way, it needs to be mixed in a forced action mixer, if you want to know anything else just give me a shout Edited July 25, 2022 by Stavross 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Stavross 15,608 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, si brown said: Sod’s law Get it jet blasted in morning stav or it’ll need a right wire brushin to take. Dread to think what todays blockworks gonna look like.. it w@nked it down when I left I gave it a light tamp before I left but I’ll see what it’s like in the morning, I put it in sploshy wet so it will definitely be green enough for a good wire brushing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,829 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, Stavross said: I gave it a light tamp before I left but I’ll see what it’s like in the morning, I put it in sploshy wet so it will definitely be green enough for a good wire brushing Why would the finish matter if it's getting covered in resin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,608 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 It just bonds a bit better if it’s a bit ruff, I’ve seen it put on screed ( smooth) and it cracked and came up on the edge’s 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,402 Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 9 hours ago, dai dogs said: living the dream... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bush Rummager 4,597 Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 20 hours ago, Stavross said: The best stuff I’ve found is from a company caller “ The Resin Mill” it used to come in 4 bags per mix, 3 of one size and 1 of a smaller size, but now they do 4 bags per mix but it’s already pre mixed with the different sizes, the one thing you have to do is time the mixes, I put all 4 bags in and start the timer as I add the resin, for 4 minutes, if you don’t do each mix the same time the colour changes a little and it looks patchy, the concrete has to be clean, free of dust and you have to use the primer, it goes on between 15mm and 20mm, if they turn up with a cement mixer send them on their way, it needs to be mixed in a forced action mixer, if you want to know anything else just give me a shout Ahh that's spot on mate thanks... really appreciated. Supposedly got someone calling in tomorrow for a look.. I'll be prepared with notes at the ready!! lol... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,608 Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Concrete path good enough for the resin spent today mainly with my head in a sh*t pipe trying to think of a way I could move it without digging the whole floor up I probably could of had the thing dug out and new pipe in if I didn’t try and think of a way to save me work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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