Mini digger

[auzzy2000]

Anyone got a mini digger they could come round and dig my footings for my new garage.

[mowgli]

well, it would cost you about £275+vat to get a man & mini digger for the day... why not just rent one or get a jcb in????

or man up & get the spade out.

[let_nova]

if i was closer i would of done it for £150

[jpga]

well, it would cost you about £275+vat to get a man & mini digger for the day... why not just rent one or get a jcb in????

or man up & get the spade out.

get the spade out mate a get a good saturday in and you will be sorted!

[auzzy2000]

just being lazy really.my days of digging by hand have gone.probably will hire one tbh.just thought if anyone close they could have had a nice days work.

[jpga]

just being lazy really.my days of digging by hand have gone.probably will hire one tbh.just thought if anyone close they could have had a nice days work.

fair enough mate diggers FTW! we have just finished an extension 3m square footingings 2ft wide building inspectore made us dig it 2.2m deep as it was built up ground :tard: couldnt get a digger in as it was on a close and there was walled passages round the back of the house :cry:ill see if my dad still has the picture of me in the hole i look like a dwarf lol!

[mowgli]

the trouble is that in my area, all the groundworkers that are left in business are getting really busy again, and i'd need to cover time off, machinery costs & fuel, and as I am working 6 days a week, i need the sunday to unwind & catch up with stuff at home.

[mowgli]

fair enough mate diggers FTW! we have just finished an extension 3m square footingings 2ft wide building inspectore made us dig it 2.2m deep as it was built up ground :tard: couldnt get a digger in as it was on a close and there was walled passages round the back of the house :cry:ill see if my dad still has the picture of me in the hole i look like a dwarf lol!

ah yes, the old building inspector with a god complex versus health & safety law.... we have that argument regularly.

[auzzy2000]

fair enough mowgli.and jpga id like to see you in that hole.lol.

[auzzy2000]

either of you to know of any cheap storage containers forsale

[jpga]

ah yes, the old building inspector with a god complex versus health & safety law.... we have that argument regularly.

ha they either come and make it really hard or just come have a glance and say yeah carry on we got the roof on and he said didnt really need to look at that to be fair spot on and went he muct have been there for 30 seconds :tard:

[jpga]

fair enough mowgli.and jpga id like to see you in that hole.lol.

my dad hasnt got it he said just one off the bloke i work with mick when i was manning the barrow:d. was just a shame it took so long to dig out tons of it! then next day filled it back in. took about 8 ton of balast if i remeber corrrectly guess who was mixing and barrowing !! lol

[jpga]

either of you to know of any cheap storage containers forsale

sorry mate i dont know of anything like that but what you storing lol??

[auzzy2000]

ye mad dig a bloody big hole and then fill it in.

[auzzy2000]

well you may think im mad but i want to bury one under my garage so ive got loads of storage space

[mowgli]

well you may think im mad but i want to bury one under my garage so ive got loads of storage space

certifiable: shipping containers that have been decommisioned are weak, rusty & full of holes. in british soil they would be awful.

i can see the reasoning, because the only other method would cost £20-25k... i've built them before

[jpga]

well you may think im mad but i want to bury one under my garage so ive got loads of storage space

sounds interesting do tell more. could be a interesting project.

[jpga]

certifiable: shipping containers that have been decommisioned are weak, rusty & full of holes. in british soil they would be awful.

i can see the reasoning, because the only other method would cost £20-25k... i've built them before

i was thinking we have one at work and i cant see it holding much pressure on top ??

never been involved in the underground building thing have you do alot ? whats involved just dig right down and build out the ground ?

[MK999]

certifiable: shipping containers that have been decommisioned are weak, rusty & full of holes. in british soil they would be awful.

i can see the reasoning, because the only other method would cost £20-25k... i've built them before

Could always concrete round it and when it rusts it just leaves a container shaped hole lol

[auzzy2000]

wouldnt actually build on top as such.was going to put it in ground then concrete around it and then put a suspended concrete floor above it.those beams that you put blocks in between then screed over

[auzzy2000]

^lol

[mowgli]

basically you dig out a huge amount of ground to get access, lay a concrete ground pad, then get it tanked (loads of tar) then you build a reinforced cage & pour another concrete floor. then you lay blocks inside & outside to make a big cavity wall with tie bars. then concrete fill it, & get it dampproofed. then fit a drain & pump chamber & backfill the hole in. now the roof is more tricky, usually a few rsj's & some kingspan floor decking steel followed by meshed concrete. you now have a concrete cube in the ground.

[jpga]

basically you dig out a huge amount of ground to get access, lay a concrete ground pad, then get it tanked (loads of tar) then you build a reinforced cage & pour another concrete floor. then you lay blocks inside & outside to make a big cavity wall with tie bars. then concrete fill it, & get it dampproofed. then fit a drain & pump chamber & backfill the hole in. now the roof is more tricky, usually a few rsj's & some kingspan floor decking steel followed by meshed concrete. you now have a concrete cube in the ground.

alot of time effort resources and DOLLAR then.

[auzzy2000]

limited space as ive neighbours both sides.just thought a container would be easier than what you just said.but maybe not.in the long run

[auzzy2000]

DOLLAR.lol.im trying not to spend to much money!!

[MK999]

DOLLAR.lol.im trying not to spend to much money!!

That's alright then, dollars are cheaper!

[jpga]

limited space as ive neighbours both sides.just thought a container would be easier than what you just said.but maybe not.in the long run

dont know if you have thought about it we have just built a garage at home with a room upstairs for extra storage with a proper staircase for access only problem is if its a 1 bay garage the space is limited.

[jpga]

DOLLAR.lol.im trying not to spend to much money!!

its tough now mate although i know a few lads that are working for alot less nowdays you might get lucky lol

[auzzy2000]

i may put a staircase on the outside to free up space in garage.dollars are cheaper but think of the logistics.lolol

[BODGSI]

Anyone got a mini digger they could come round and dig my footings for my new garage.

if this was a few months ago i could of got one of my neighbers!

but there now being tools!:mad:

ill pop over and help with your crazy plans!:thumb:

[mowgli]

alot of time effort resources and DOLLAR then.

yes, but once its in, then you know it is in... you would need to strengthen the inside of a container with acrow props & more importantly & often overlooked, anchor it down well enough so that it won't float upwards thru any concrete that is poured round it. you'd be amazed how often that has happened with underground tanks.


there is a company in dewsbury that does precast sectional concrete underground tanks that would be strong enough to hold a car & garage on top, but again, they'd cost dollar

[auzzy2000]

im going to do all the work myself unless people offer there services.png discount.lol

[jpga]

thought about moving house lol

[auzzy2000]

bodgsi.ye a bummer that.neighbours are a pain in the a++e

[BODGSI]

them and the land registry!

[auzzy2000]

not moving to handy where i am.somthings going to happen tho.thanks to all for all advice.what happens will be posted on here for you all to see.lol

[BODGSI]

ill speak to a coulple of lads i know! my mate has a tipper van?

[auzzy2000]

ye nightmare they are aswell!!Drivshaft??

[BODGSI]

ye nightmare they are aswell!!Drivshaft??
?

[BODGSI]

have you been drinking? lol

[auzzy2000]

neighbours nitemare.you sorted that driveshaft today or not

[auzzy2000]

and ye

[BODGSI]

no ive been stripping the diesal gsi!

hitting the weghtbrige on sat! lol

[auzzy2000]

nice one mate.i got a bmw 325 engine sitting here if you need more weight

[BODGSI]

top man ill get that moved!

[auzzy2000]

gearbox is with it aswell.heavy as f$$k==£££.lol.its just sitting here in my way so its there when ever you want to collect

[jpga]

mini digger to underground storage to scapping a nova with a 325 in

[auzzy2000]

ye im very random.lol.but im not scrapping a nova with a 325 in.its just a spare engine from my trackday car

[MattBrown]

Anyone got a mini digger they could come round and dig my footings for my new garage.

We moved 12ton by hand!

Our house footing were dug by my daddy lol

[jpga]

We moved 12ton by hand!

Our house footing were dug by my daddy lol

same for our garage extension hard work though and very time and money consuming if builders are doing it

[auzzy2000]

i dug 40 tons out my garden a couple of years back.by hand!!as i couldnt get a digger in!so i do know what its like.i hate digging with a passion.

[mowgli]

basically, if you can fit a shipping container in your garden, then a jcb will fit.

[jpga]

i dug 40 tons out my garden a couple of years back.by hand!!as i couldnt get a digger in!so i do know what its like.i hate digging with a passion.

40 ton mega !!!!! digging is **** mate 100 percent

[auzzy2000]

ye it was measured aswell as my mate moved it in his skips.wont do that again.id lost my license and had nothing better to do but drink and dig.lol

[novalicous]

if i were closer i could of brought this round from work lol

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/craig_johnson_/CAT-988H-Loader.jpg

should get the job done in no time lol

[auzzy2000]

now thats big.i like it.what are those rims.lol

[novalicous]

now thats big.i like it.what are those rims.lol

well am about 6:1 and i can just reach the top of the tyre if im on tip toes lol

[auzzy2000]

Mental Machine

[auzzy2000]

basically, if you can fit a shipping container in your garden, then a jcb will fit.Ye i know that but i had a garage in the way so it had to be done by hand.:thumb:

[jpga]

if i were closer i could of brought this round from work lol

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/craig_johnson_/CAT-988H-Loader.jpg

should get the job done in no time lol

there mental i went to the quarry once and got loaded by one in my toyota dyna ( looks like a sooty van with a bed on the back lol) qued up behind all the big haulage and massive merchant lorries and asked him for a ton and a quarter of inch hardcore lol god i felt silly :d

[auzzy2000]

Ye i bet you did as that bucket looks like it holds ten times that.lol

[novalicous]

one bucket full can hold between 15 and 20 tonnes lol

we have 3 of these and some smaller ones working constantly 6-6 seven days a week

[auzzy2000]

funk me thats alot

[twistysnovagte]

basically you dig out a huge amount of ground to get access, lay a concrete ground pad, then get it tanked (loads of tar) then you build a reinforced cage & pour another concrete floor. then you lay blocks inside & outside to make a big cavity wall with tie bars. then concrete fill it, & get it dampproofed. then fit a drain & pump chamber & backfill the hole in. now the roof is more tricky, usually a few rsj's & some kingspan floor decking steel followed by meshed concrete. you now have a concrete cube in the ground.he knows what hes talking about;)

[novalicous]

weve just had a local firm put an order in for 900,000 or so tonnes of product in the next year,but to get that much we will have to quarrie 4-5 million tonnes :eek:

[twistysnovagte]

this is my new workhorse btw
http://www.kitmondo.com/images%5Clisting%5CDaewoo%20solar%20225lc.JPG

[jpga]

this is my new workhorse btw
http://www.kitmondo.com/images%5Clisting%5CDaewoo%20solar%20225lc.JPG
awesome

[novalicous]

That'll be the Daewoo lol

[auzzy2000]

i need that.lol

[twistysnovagte]

would have the job done within 10 mins lol
it realy is awsome everything in it, cd player,air con,rear camera(with 9"monitor) oh and a hanger for hanging my butty bag up lol

[mowgli]

not bad. our biggest is only a js160, for the uninitiated, a 16 tonner. but it is big enough for our groundwork business.

[Mike]

If its extra storage your after, plan it out with an apex roof = loft space.

[mowgli]

he knows what hes talking about;)

i assume you are using a smidgeon ofsarcasm......

i've built a couple of these, the last one had a triple garage built on top, the bloke used it to house vintage motorbikes, so it had a trapdoor & winch. he split with his wife & moved into it.... we called him fritzl, that pissed him off.

[Jim]

You probably know this already, but for cheap mini-digger hire, use stablehire. They deliver to your door and will collect when you're finished with it. We use them all the time at work, can't fault them.

[Tidy Max]

how much was the daweeeoeo thingy? it looks awesome, i would love to drive one of those or smash something with it, yeahh smash something, thats what i would do

[Ben]

If its extra storage your after, plan it out with an apex roof = loft space.

problem with using the roofspace for extra storage is that the police helicopter's thermal imaging picks it up to easily, whereas a container in the garden are very hard to detect, thats the only reason ive ever known anyone bury a container ;)

[auzzy2000]

^^^^^lol.lol.those days have gone mate

[Mike]

problem with using the roofspace for extra storage is that the police helicopter's thermal imaging picks it up to easily, whereas a container in the garden are very hard to detect, thats the only reason ive ever known anyone bury a container ;)

FLOL!

Converted wardrobe FTW, thats how i did it lol lol lol

[twistysnovagte]

i assume you are using a smidgeon ofsarcasm......
no pal, in no way am i being sarcastic,i used to work on the ground myself and still do from time to time when the work slows down(and the machine is parked up as in flagging, paving, kurbing),ive done a few of these myself,(its not a hard job)but it can be messy at times with the tar.
so i was honestly commenting on a well spoke quote.:thumb:
we also have a couple of ec140 volvo's a couple of 5 tonner's mini digger roller's dumper etc
it was bought pruposely(225) for the hard ground(rock)and the slightly deepr sewer's/drainage.

+rep:)
EDIT; must spread some around before giving it mowgli again,sorry fella.