Lee_R21Turbo

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Decided it was about time I got my arse into gear & got concrete laid in my lockup so that I can erect my 2 poster ramp thats been sat there for over 18 months!! At the moment its been compressed dirt that I've been working on which is VERY dusty, dirty & generally unsuitable!!!

So this weekend was the weekend it all started to happen......

Decided to lay 6" of concrete so had to dig out & level off everywhere..... - where the ramp is going I'm going to dig another 6" down or so & lay a spare RSJ going across to strengthen things - not sure if its really necessary but I'd rather have overkill than the ramp toppling over with a car on it! LOL!

Unfortunately I have a couple of cars that arent in a moveable condition so I'm concreteing round these & will get this area done at a later stage.

Few pics of todays progress anyway...

How my lockup was when I came to it this morning...





Fortunately I had the use of a mini digger courtesy of my landlord...


Digging out & getting the levels...







Also whilst I'm digging out & concreting I'm going to build a false ceiling for more storage space...so I'm dropping in some 6x3s as uprights which will get concreted firmly in place.

12ft posts - dropping them 2ft into the floor..




More after tomorrow - concretes hopefully coming in Monday after I've worked out how much I need!!!

Lambchop

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wooooooooah!

hope the rent doesnt go up

needed done though and having a ramp will be great. bet you get more friends too lol

MAD EVO 4

Looks like a good area with enough room

Maria.

Well done honey! looks like youve been working hard!

Ginge !

where is that located ( not he actual location obv) as it looks like a air raid shelter

fuck me thats a large place you got there, whats that cost roughly out of interest ?

Rhys

Nice!! As Lambchop said, i bet you have more mates with a ramp in place.

Rhys

Ginge thats not an air raid shelter, just some old type of units. See a few of them about sometimes.

fezzajsy

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nice

Ginge !

i was about to book a flight to john lennon to night actually pmsl

Rhys

Whats John got for you?

Lee_R21Turbo

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Chop - why would rent go up? I've paid for all these mods myself - concrete, ramp etc

Ginge - Its not an old air shelter.....its called a barn. LOL! I've got roughly 1/3 of it (upto the black tarp hanging up). I can fit 5 cars in there plus my work bench area. Its about 38ft x 24ft in area - I pay Ł35 per week - all electricity included & hes got 3 phase in there ready for my ramp!

Chip

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Excellent bit of space, and nice to see you bothering to make something of it

dave cos4x4

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good work Lee.

Spiky

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awesome

some top space there

fordsportjay

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wait until you find out how expensive the concrete is!a metre goes nowhere....

i couldnt believe it!

tony_turbo

roughly Ł110 per m3 up here for rc 35 conc

ballin

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christ thats a mission and a half can see why you've been putting it off!

Lee_R21Turbo

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Well todays update......its now all ready for the concrete to be delivered tomorrow after I've ordered it..

Finished digging it out, and put the viscuine down...

I'll let the pics do the talking...

I was on my own this morning so used the digger to hold the upright in place whilst I filled around it etc...


All dug out & made a deeper section & dropped the RSJ in place to size it up...



Ready for concrete tomorrow...





I'm planning on making a template out of plywood tomorrow where the bolt holes need to go for the 2 poster ramp & am using it to sink some stud iron in the right place so I can just lower the ramp onto it & tighten it up once the concrete has set.

....and now for the question....can anyone guess how much concrete I'm going to need in cubic metres?? Its 6" deep all over except for the RSJ trough which is an extra 8" down.

Updates tomorrow!!!

dave cos4x4

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i take it you are getting the spot mix barrowing service Lee.

they will give you what you need.

Lee_R21Turbo

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Was just gonna get a concrete lorry in mate to be honest - I can level it with my landlord as they pour it out!!

I know how much I need - definately more than what I thought! LOL!

louie1

what the length and width then mate

dave cos4x4

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Lee, you will have to barrow it in then.

its free from them anyway,or any other concrete suppier.

they will get it in while you do the screeding.

Lee_R21Turbo

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Naah.....the lorry will be able to back right upto where its being poured mate - the barns got massive doors at the front - could probably fit a plane through there.....well maybe! LOL!

So hoping they'll be able to pour straight in & we can rake it out then level it off.

Louie - split in 3 boxed areas...7ft x 12ft, 13ft x 23ft, 8ft x 8ft

SteveH

6-7 cubes at a guess.. probably way out though

dave cos4x4

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here you go Lee.

http://www.concretenetwork.com/concr...calculator.htm

Lee_R21Turbo

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Dave - have worked it out already...well I think! LOL Any websites with it in metric pls to double check it?

dave cos4x4

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work it out from that site, then just look for a site with conversion tables on it.

Lee_R21Turbo

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Makes sense! LOL! Am knackered......heads obviously fooked too!!

Andy_R

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You've been busy - looking tidy

Lee_R21Turbo

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Update time.....well we finally have concrete.....and a fuck load of it too!!! I estimated I needed around 7.5 cubes.....I was getting quotes of Ł850!!! But after I rang around a bit this morning I finally got a cash deal of Ł675 which wasnt too bad.....well until the guy said to me part way through the pour....thats 7.5 cubes mate....dya want me to keep going or shall I stop there? Well it had to be done so he carried on.....right upto 8.75 cubes to be precise......Ł790 later & I had enough concrete to sink a battleship! LOL! Perhaps I dug out a little more than 6" in places then eh!!! DOH! I'd never be anygood in the construction industry - I'd loose money I reckon!!

Few pics of the concrete laying in process......and may I just say...what a BASTARD of a job laying concrete is!!!

Truck arrives......and fuck me the size of the bugger - only just fitted through the barn door at the front.....width wise AND height wise!!!

So he starts churning the concrete out......


Doesnt half make a mess doesnt it....my poor car...


Fortunately I had a mate who was willing to lend a hand..


We got to a stage where we where trying to avoid falling in the middle of it - we both nearly went head first into it a couple of times - so we lay a few planks across to walk on..



Then it just became tooooo tricky to try and balance on them so I took the plunge....literally....


Least now there was only one of us trying to balance on the edge of the planks - my mate was wearing trainers so chickened out!!

So we then got on with levelling it out...


...and finally came out with the finished flatish slab....



Going to leave it till the weekend to go off properly....then I'll be able to start mounting this jigsaw puzzle...


Needless to say my back is now done in & I never want to see any more concrete for the near future!!! LOL! But least it will be worth it!!

dave cos4x4

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good job your mate did chicken out Lee, he would have been burnt to fuck!

at the price and at the amount.

should of just gone deep where the ramp will be,then compacted the rest flat,would not of had too much soil to move aswell, ive and learn mate.

looking good though Lee.

cossiegreg1

looks like you done a good job but i was thinking about the mess it makes, you should of got most of the stuff out of there. would of been easier. i'm a groundworker i concrete most days. its not as easy as it looks, is it?

Maria.

Gonna be awesome! well done for working so hard, i bet you cant wait to see it all finished!

Lee_R21Turbo

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Dave...live & learn indeed!!!! Its definately an experience I wouldnt be too keen on repeating though! LOL! I remember some else telling me about being careful as the concrete can burn....its dried out my hands good & proper too!!!

Greg - no its not easy....far from it!!! I know in an ideal world I should of got everything out but it was impossible to move those cars out plus there was nowhere to put them as I needed space down the middle of the barn for the lorry to come down. Never mind.

Maria....cheers - cant wait to get a car on the ramp - even if its just to make it go up & down for the hell of it! LOL!

Maria.

Rhys

looking good mate. Poor paint work on the black 21 though!

Iain Mac

Never mind, with concrete at that price, the stuff on the Renault probably doubled its value!


Once the slab goes off you could move your workbench and stuff onto it and concrete the rest.

SS1

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did you vib it..or not needed via the depth..

Lee_R21Turbo

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CUNT......but you're wrong - the cossie engine sat in the bay already did that!!!

Yeh thats the plan - obviously not as deep though and not at the moment - I'll give my wallet a chance to recover first!!!

I got told I didnt need to due to the depth!

Dingy

Fuck me - you nutter LOL....