Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 06, 2010 10:03 pm "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: site clean = ? 2Oct 07, 2010 8:57 am Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: site clean = ? 3Oct 07, 2010 11:29 am Site Start: 10th September, 2010 PCI : Friday 27th January, 2011. Handover: 3rd February, 2011 Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37677 Re: site clean = ? 5Oct 09, 2010 1:24 pm "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: site clean = ? 7Oct 09, 2010 2:11 pm TheOK russell Considering I used much of the rubbish as fill. Yikes... what kind of rubbish and what did you fill? Only broken bricks and lumps of mortar and concrete, used to backfill behind a retaining wall. 200 mm + of topsoil on top of it and only grass on top so should be OK. "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: site clean = ? 8Oct 09, 2010 3:44 pm It probably wont matter then, but i do recall reading an article about rocks pushing their way up to the surface in a vegetable patch, whether or not that'll happen in your case I don't know, I think it had something to do with soil sifting. Maybe 'Fu Manchu' H1's resident guru rocket scientist landscape gardener can shed some light. Before I read that article I was convinced my neighbours where throwing rocks at me. . . I still haven't figured out how the rocks got on the roof ...maybe up the downpipes? Re: site clean = ? 9Oct 09, 2010 4:44 pm TheOK It probably wont matter then, but i do recall reading an article I still haven't figured out how the rocks got on the roof ...maybe up the downpipes? Capillary action, perhaps? "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: site clean = ? 10Oct 09, 2010 5:03 pm russell TheOK It probably wont matter then, but i do recall reading an article I still haven't figured out how the rocks got on the roof ...maybe up the downpipes? Capillary action, perhaps? (in my best (weak) toffy accent) Excellent work Sherlock ...Elementary I have stone pavement (?) in my backyard around the pool. I have not tended to them and so there is moss growing on them. I intend to clean them but was wondering what the… 0 1798 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37373 |