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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointy View Post
    Some slow and painful progress over the last few days. This is what the rubble pile looked like on Tuesday morning... (that's 6 x 8 by 4 sheets of ply covered and probably 4-5ft high in the middle)

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    About 4pm the grab lorry arrived and by 4.20pm it was all gone. (Why couldn't I get him in the back garden!)

    Today was more shoveling shite and I am 90% done now. Just a small bit left at the back of the garden and a few tree stumps, large pieces of concrete to go.

    I also managed to concrete in the waste sump, and it was nice to do something constructive for a change. As the shed base is fully hardcored up now, tomorrows job will be getting the concrete on it and then some more digging.

    I'll try and grab some more pics tomorrow.

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    Just a 'light dig' then Les

    Keep at it, it'll all be worth the hard work.
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    I got the shed base concreted yesterday morning and then turned my attention to the last bit of muck. The last bit was hard going as I don't think the digger had got down that far and there are still some big tree roots. This is how it stands now...

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    The pile on the right is mainly concrete and 3 big tree stumps.

    I am actually getting worried that I might need a 3rd grab lorry as this is the pile out the front again already...

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    The digger is coming back in at the weekend to just tidy up the back part, remove the tree roots and dig the footings for the back retaining wall. He's also going to bring the breaker attachment to bust up the concrete.

    Today is going to be a semi lazy day. I need to start working out where the new pond is going and what size it will be, as I may be able to make use of the digger to dig part of it while he is here.

    I am also going to clean the dirt off the tree stumps so they can be cut up with a chainsaw and maybe start to dig out a couple more fence posts on the right, as the new fence is coming next week.

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    There turned out to be a bit more muck under the tree stumps/concrete than I thought (15 barrow loads!) but I got it clear yesterday. I even found some grass! After burning more rotten log rolls and some of the smaller roots last night, this is where we are at...

    garden4.jpg

    I took the shuttering of the shed base which seems to be drying nicely...

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    I still need to do a bit around the sump but can't do much more until the new fence posts are in.

    Not much to do today as the forecast is crap, so I may spend some time designing the actual pond in Sketchup.

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    All got to start somewhere Les looking good so far. What is the buried water butt for?
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    Quote Originally Posted by miles41 View Post
    What is the buried water butt for?
    It's the waste sump. I am going to use the old Titan 5500 pump that is in the pond at the moment to pump the waste 20 meters away to the drain. (The plan is to fit a float switch to automatically turn on the pump at a certain level) You can just make out the 2" black conduit I acquired in the first picture above. I am going to run that under the step footings and then feed my 1.5" flexible hose through it.

    I am also fitting a drain in the filter house floor, in case of any accidents and so I can hose it down if it gets mucky. I am also wondering if I can fit an overflow to the Nexus 300 as it's only going to be a couple of feet away, rather than run pipework from the pond.

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    It's been a funny couple of days...

    Sunday the digger came in again and dug the last bit out of the back of the garden and the rest of the front wall footings. After he had gone I just sat there looking at the new mountain of muck, realizing the enormity of the project I had taken on. That was a real 'what was I thinking moment'.

    So this morning I tried to be constructive and started to dig the trench for the waste sump down the side of the bungalow to the drain. All was going quite well until the heavens opened, and opened they did. The trench filled up with water, along with the rest of the footings and most of the garden.

    About 4pm it finally stopped, and being determined to get something done today I went back outside, when I should probably have left it. I ended up, covered in mud, losing my rag, throwing stuff and swearing a lot, as things weren't going to plan.

    Lets hope for better days tomorrow.

    Les

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    Oh dear always pays to keep an eye on the forecast everyday when you're embarking on a dig late in the season.

    It is looking better after mid-week for your part of the world, so you should be able to crack on good luck.
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    Some progress today. I managed to finish digging the trench and run the pipe from the waste sump to the drain.

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    I had forgot that I had a Titan 12000 sitting in the shed, so I dropped it into the sump and gave it a test drive and it all worked as expected.

    Next job is to dig the footings for the wall that's going between the grass and raised area. I need to be careful with the levels though, as it's also going to tie in to the back wall, and I am hoping to do the whole L shaped piece in one go.

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    Some progress today. I managed to finish digging the trench and run the pipe from the waste sump to the drain.

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    I had forgot that I had a Titan 12000 sitting in the shed, so I dropped it into the sump and gave it a test drive and it all worked as expected.

    Next job is to dig the footings for the wall that's going between the grass and raised area. I need to be careful with the levels though, as it's also going to tie in to the back wall, and I am hoping to do the whole L shaped piece in one go.

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    Les
    That's impressive!

    How are you joining the pipe to the existing drain or does it just poke into the top along with an existing downpipe? Do you think your pump will cope with all the rubbish that comes out of the pond drain?

    I haven't decided what to do about my filter discharge yet and I may have to pump is as you are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim_Taylor View Post
    That's impressive!

    How are you joining the pipe to the existing drain or does it just poke into the top along with an existing downpipe? Do you think your pump will cope with all the rubbish that comes out of the pond drain?

    I haven't decided what to do about my filter discharge yet and I may have to pump is as you are.

    You can just see the flexible pipe at the top of the first picture, it's just hooked over the top of the bricks with 2 pipe clips. I have used 1.4" ribbed flexible hose, run inside 2" conduit to make sure its totally crush proof.

    The Titan 12000 will handle solids up to 10mm, so should cope with the waste.

    The only problem I have is where the garden was flooded, it filled up around the top of the sump. When I drained the sump, all that water went down between the water butt and concrete and has pushed the side inwards. Going to fill it back up in the morning and then try and seal it round the top until I finish that area off.

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    Les

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointy View Post
    You can just see the flexible pipe at the top of the first picture, it's just hooked over the top of the bricks with 2 pipe clips. I have used 1.4" ribbed flexible hose, run inside 2" conduit to make sure its totally crush proof.

    The Titan 12000 will handle solids up to 10mm, so should cope with the waste.

    The only problem I have is where the garden was flooded, it filled up around the top of the sump. When I drained the sump, all that water went down between the water butt and concrete and has pushed the side inwards. Going to fill it back up in the morning and then try and seal it round the top until I finish that area off.

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    Les
    Thanks Les, it sounds a good arrangement. I have a sump pump with a built in float switch and might try using that.

    Cheers

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    Had a good workout, digging the rear retaining wall footings today, in spite of some lousy weather. A combination of the mattock, digging bar and spade helped me chop through the very hard sandy clay.

    This may or may not be overkill but I am going for 400mm depth and 1m wide and was planning on 2 lots of A142 mesh spaced evenly through the depth. That part of the wall will be 5 blocks high (around 1.2m) and I am not sure whether to use rebar in every block or every other block. Advice welcome.

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    Another painful day today. It all started at 7am when the fence delivery lorry arrived. Me and the missus managed to get the 20 panels round to the back garden in the pouring rain, and then I just about managed to man handle the 20 x 1ft gravel boards on my own, although I have a few muscles complaining about it.

    I started to dig out the first old post next to garage, but the weather made it hard work, constant showers made the use of electric tools tricky. Eventually I got the first couple of posts out and I am hoping to get some new ones in over the weekend, weather permitting.

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    Hopefully it'll be a bit drier over the weekend for you Les. Keep up the good work
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointy View Post
    weather permitting.
    Well it didn't exactly permit much, but I did get the first panel up, I just hope it didn't get washed/blown away last night. (Too dark to see at the moment)

    Despite the crap weather again today, I think I am going fishing. At least I can have a snooze under the brolly, and as a bonus I might even catch a Pike or 2.

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    Hi Guys,

    I could do with a bit of expert help/advice please, as I need to make sure my levels are correct, or I will be in big trouble.

    There was quite a fall on the existing slabs, but I have taken a reference point from the corner just under the step. This is the height I want the new slabs to be. See the following pic...

    gardena.jpg

    The bottom of the fence gravel boards are on the same level and the shed base I have made about 1/2" higher than this point, so that part is okay.

    I need to make sure I get the footings for wall A & wall B in the following picture correct.

    gardenb.jpg

    For wall B I would like to do a double wall using 215mm blocks on the back and bricks on the front face. I was thinking of 1 block/3 courses of bricks for the lowest part. (right hand side in the above picture)

    I don't know what slabs to use yet but they will be 450mm square, to make it easy to replace some of the existing ones round the sides/front. This makes things trickier, but most slabs seem to be 32mm-38mm thick.

    Assuming I get 38mm and allow a 10mm bed or mortar, am I right in thinking the top of my footings need to be 273mm below the slab level? (10mm mortar + 215mm block + 10mm mortar + 38mm slab)

    I would then make the footings for the step/front wall the same height as the top of the first block.

    The footings for wall A & B need to be the same height and I was going to do them in one hit, with mesh in the deeper, wider rear footings for wall A and perhaps just some rebar in the longer thinner footing for wall B.

    Hope that makes sense.

    Any thoughts or suggestions?

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    Les

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    No comments on the footings then?

    Very little progress this week, as apart from the bad weather and other commitments, I am really struggling to do the fencing on my own. I do however, have 3 panels up and the next post dug out ready. I am quite pleased with how it's looking but just wish progress was faster. I still have the last post next to the back wall to remove, which is going to be very hard work. (my shoulders are still aching from yesterdays pounding the concrete with a digging bar)

    Still trying to find the cheapest place to get the hollow blocks for the retaining wall, the first company I contacted for a quote hasn't even replied. The plan is to get the concrete footings down for the side and back walls next weekend (weather permitting) when I have some helpers. I picked up a cheap 2nd hand electric mixer from Ebay so I can have 2 running for the bigger jobs, which will make things quicker and easier.

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    Had a lazy weekend and didn't do anything on Saturday, partly because of the weather and partly because i couldn't be arsed! Yesterday I managed to remove the last fence post on the right hand side and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected. The next 2 panels are painted ready to go in, so I should get the fence finished this week. I need to do something about the soil mound in next doors garden which goes halfway up the last 2 panels though, I am thinking of either using some old slabs, or shuttering it up and sticking some concrete there.

    The main focus for this week is to get the footings shuttered up ready for the big fill at the weekend. I found a place in Havant which does used scaffold boards cheap, which should be ideal for the job.

    Ill try to take some more pics this week, and after ready familyman's build thread, I think I might introduce a guest cuddly into each picture for fun.

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    hi, sounds like your making steady progress. in regard to getting through concrete, when I did my garden changes earlier in the summer I started by smashing it manually but it was too much, so I purchased the below and it was like a butter through knife and for £48 a no brainier investment IMO...

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-6...silverline+sds

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sopersonic74 View Post
    hi, sounds like your making steady progress. in regard to getting through concrete, when I did my garden changes earlier in the summer I started by smashing it manually but it was too much, so I purchased the below and it was like a butter through knife and for £48 a no brainier investment IMO...

    Silverline 633821 SDS Plus Hammer Drill 850W: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
    Thanks for the comments. I have a Bosch SDS hammer drill that I have been using but it's really not designed for the amount of chiseling I have been asking it to do. I gets very hot and oil has started leaking out of the end. I soldier on by hand and if it gets too much, I'll hire a proper breaker for a day.

    Anyway some more progress was made yesterday although not much construction. (It was a tad too windy to put up fence panels ) For my morning exercise I had to move the bulk bag of sand round to the back garden to make way for more ballast and the blocks, I also moved the 88 dense blocks so I could dig up some of the grass and put some type 1 down in front of the shed base. Lastly I managed to get some used scaffolding boards which I will use for the footing shuttering.

    Today's plan is to get the shuttering done ready for the weekend and then maybe continue with the right hand fence, time and weather permitting.

    Regards,

    Les

 

 
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