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    Quote Originally Posted by Boringgeoff View Post
    Willie, there's no urgency to remove the black poly. The longer you can leave the slab covered the better. Ensure it's sealed around the edges with sand and sand chucked on the top to stop the wind lifting it and let it cure.
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    There is an urgency to remove the plastic. I wanna see the slab!!!!

    Okay, point taken, but I thought 5 days would be ample time?
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    Hi willy,
    Following this thread with interest. I can't believe the hassles you had with the slab prep. You pay these guys so you don't have to do it and you end up having to deal with all the problems anyway, why don't people just do their job?! Good on you for sticking to your guns.

    Anyway, it's amazing how much better the world looks when the slab is down. Looks like a great size shed. Hope you have more luck with the brickies.

    Great thread!

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    Hello Peter

    I just went out for breakfast with friends and had this exact same conversation with them (they just built a house). All of us agree that we are paying top dollar to have professionals undertake this work, in their area of expertise, but we have to tell them how to do their job properly!!!!!!

    Secondly, I took the day off work to see how it went, I think this was an excellent idea, they seemed more meticulous and I am sure they didn't take the short cuts they may have been tempted to take if I wasn't there.

    Hopefully the brickies will be good as he is a mate from volleyball, just the price we are talking about, WA brickies are getting $2 per brick at the moment

    Cheers
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    Good progress, but where are the reo chairs? Hope he didn't lift the reo as he poured . As for curing, hope he put curing compound on the slab before covering with the plastic?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Good progress, but where are the reo chairs? Hope he didn't lift the reo as he poured . As for curing, hope he put curing compound on the slab before covering with the plastic?
    I don't get it! He had a full bag of reo chairs, and didn't use them. I ask if they are going to use them, 'Nah, they're a waste of time and you can't drive a wheelbarrow over them'.

    They lift the reo with a hook.

    No curing compound, that I am aware of

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willy Nelson View Post
    Oh yes, the slab is large enough.........for now
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    The slab will never be big enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willy Nelson View Post
    I don't get it! He had a full bag of reo chairs, and didn't use them. I ask if they are going to use them, 'Nah, they're a waste of time and you can't drive a wheelbarrow over them'
    You are not supposed to run the wheel barrow over them, you are supposed to use a pump

    Quote Originally Posted by Willy Nelson View Post
    They lift the reo with a hook.
    It is bloody hard to lift the reo when you are standing on it! That is why this method was banned and only cowboys still use it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Willy Nelson View Post
    No curing compound, that I am aware of
    Your contractor sounds like someone experienced in footpaths not structural slabs.


    So who is certifying the slab?
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    It is bloody hard to lift the reo when you are standing on it! That is why this method was banned and only cowboys still use it.

    Prior to the pour, one guy did get his fingers caught between the reo whilst his mate lifted. Some more colourful words

    Your contractor sounds like someone experienced in footpaths not structural slabs.


    So who is certifying the slab?[/QUOTE]

    Errrrr, dunno about that, is it me?

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    Hi Willie,
    There's no doubt that by attending your site you curtailed your granos shortcuts which is why he got snaky all the time. As far as barrowing over the chaired mesh, a plank laid on top helps but then that becomes a hassle to keep shifting it. Don't sweat it Willie I've seen plenty of mesh pulled up with a mesh hook and as far as I know the practice hasn't been banned in WA unless that's happened since I opted out of the work force. Concerning curing oil, it's pointless if the slab is going to be covered with plastic.
    The longer you can leave the plastic on your slab the better, especially in this warm weather we're having.
    Cheers,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boringgeoff View Post
    ...I've seen plenty of mesh pulled up with a mesh hook and as far as I know the practice hasn't been banned in WA ..
    For structural slabs it has never been allowed. Lazy contractors invented the practice and continue to use it today. To me it never made much sense, the effort in lifting reo during a pour is far more than placing chairs, and you only save the cost of the chairs that these days are cheap. It will not make any difference until ~year 10 when there is a chance the reo rusts and the concrete starts to spall, but even then it is usually on the underneath side, so no-one ever sees it unless someone drives something heavy over it.

    Geoff is probably right though, no need to worry about it, but it is a good bargaining chip if he ends up trying to charge you extras.
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    Willy your building permit only allows you to start, you should check into what the requirements are for final approvals from your council, that usually involves a certifier. They also normally require inspections at various stages of the project.
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    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

    Finally nailed a price per brick to have them laid, lookslike $1.30 each, which is quite good I think as the current rates seems to be $2 per brick.
    Now I have a brickie, who wants to start in May (I would prefer sooner) now I have order the 7,500 bricks for him and have them delivered. The bricks cost $677 per thousand, delivered
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    Thought I would give the brickie a phonecall yesterday to see if he wants to do a site inspection. Yes, he does. He dropped another bombshell. He mat be able to start next week!!!!
    I told him I hadn't ordered the bricks yet. Better get on it!!

    Rang them up today, got another quote off them with a 10% discount, happy days, and delivered this Friday.

    May start laying bricks next week, Yaaaaaaaayy

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    Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen

    Heaps happening at the moment, some good / some bad.

    Wife has MS and has declined somewhat is is spend a few eeks in hospital, just after this, is when a chance phonecall with the bricky and he announced that instead of starting in May, he can start next week

    Crikeys, haven't ordered bricks yet. Better get onto that. Next day, ordered 7500 bricks from Midland bricks. Bricky also told me to
    a. Order 10 meters of brickies sand
    b. Get a bobcat in to level the whole way around the slab
    Sand was delivered, but looked like he had a hell of a time getting back out as the block and hill was chewed up
    Not much time, but managed to hire a bobcat from a mate for the day for $310. He delivered the bobcat to site where I had a couple of mates who are sort of familar with bobcats. The owner offered to do it. YES PLEASE, worked out cheaper, and quicker (and I guess, better), happy days. Levelled the area around the slab and also fixed up the driveway.

    All I need now is the last of the lintels, 6.6 meters and cement and other bits and bobs and then away we go. Should start next Friday
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    Looking good. The bobcat driver needs a beer or 3
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