Building Surf
southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Thanks sr
southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Goofyfoot. Hi fella nice work indeed.
Manhattan skyline type finish with the sleepers, nice.
Did you do the off-form concrete wall ? AW
AlfredWallace wrote:goofyfoot wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:More self indulgence.
Here’s a deck and roofed pergola I built for a mates 50th in Autumn 2024.
Half the deck sub-frame is fixed to an existing concrete slab, the other half, standard deck construction.
First photo, I always use concrete stumps, termites hate them, see in the hole is a brick so that the stump is bedded on a pad, prevents it from being drilled into the subsoil when people repeatedly go on and off the deck.
By law I have to also spray a Termiticide all over the soil and the sub floor timber frame.Sure you've got the required amount of clearance under the bearers there AW? ;-0
Goofyfoot. Hi mate. Good eye there fella.
The portion of the deck on about 10m2 of a two year old slab, have 7mm thick plastic packers under the joists directly below a masonry fixing to allow for any water to flow under that part of the deck. There is a grade on the exposed aggregate concrete which I’d previously installed. This area is also under the roofed pergola, it rarely receives any kind of water spray let alone rain. It’s my friends place, I’d never build anything that wouldn’t function or create grief. Had little option but to masonry fix the sub frame to the concrete in that area.
Still maintains its integrity to tis day. AW
Just stirring AW, you can tell you don't cut corners, everything is quality, nice one.
AndyM wrote:Nice Indo, blackbutt is a beautiful timber.
Re-did my bathroom and went for camphor vanities and blackbutt cabinet.
This was my very first tiling effort and especially considering how it started out, I was pleased enough with the end result.
Hardest bit was getting the old adhesive off the walls - it wasn't cement-based, it was like a sticky glue.
The stuff smeared with a diamond tipped grinder wheel, you couldn't scrape it off and chemicals didn't work.
Got there in the end though.
It was worth the weeks showering out under the hose on the driveway, weirding out the neighbours :)
AndyM. Hi mate. Beautiful work on show there, good stuff. AW
southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Yeah that looks good, you can do a lot with concrete, i did a concrete island bench in my kitchen.
AlfredWallace wrote:southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Goofyfoot. Hi fella nice work indeed.
Manhattan skyline type finish with the sleepers, nice.
Did you do the off-form concrete wall ? AW
Yeah, put some progress pics up but they disappeared onto the previous page, did the lot on that one.
"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's"... speaking of rendering @AW, your thread just knocked the US thread off the front page. Feels a little lighter around here, no?
(inspiring shares, y'all. epic formwork on the prev page @goofy)
goofyfoot wrote:Progress pics
Goofyfoot. Nice curved formwork. I bet your client was happy.
Us landscapers are versatile.
Here’s a few snaps from 1990, a job for St.Kilda Foreshore . More off form concrete walls/benches. AW
goofyfoot wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Goofyfoot. Hi fella nice work indeed.
Manhattan skyline type finish with the sleepers, nice.
Did you do the off-form concrete wall ? AWYeah, put some progress pics up but they disappeared onto the previous page, did the lot on that one.
Goofyfoot. Filleted edges on your beautiful curved wall ? AW
basesix wrote:"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's"... speaking of rendering @AW, your thread just knocked the US thread off the front page. Feels a little lighter around here, no?
(inspiring shares, y'all. epic formwork on the prev page @goofy)
Basesix. Kind words from you received by myself and Goofyfoot, thank you.
The ability to build with your hands what your brain and ‘know how’ is telling you is truly one of the most satisfying things a person can ever do.
In essence you have to be able to imagine or picture in your head what something is to look like even before you build it. AW
Great pics @AW and those extra ones of GF.
Great work.
Love good craftsmanship.
AlfredWallace wrote:goofyfoot wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Goofyfoot. Hi fella nice work indeed.
Manhattan skyline type finish with the sleepers, nice.
Did you do the off-form concrete wall ? AWYeah, put some progress pics up but they disappeared onto the previous page, did the lot on that one.
Goofyfoot. Filleted edges on your beautiful curved wall ? AW
Hey AW, yeah just a light aris on the edges.
Smooth trowel top and left the face off form as the lady liked the wood pattern from the plywood.
And yeah thanks b6. Great thread.
Are the StKilda foreshore walls still there AW.
It’s fun doing that kind of work, I love it.
goofyfoot wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:goofyfoot wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:southernraw wrote:goofyfoot wrote:Late to the party on this one, nice work by everyone.
This is an area I've recently finished for a client in St Andrews Beach.
Lots of excavation then railway sleeper retaining wall and off-form concrete bench seat.
Thats beautiful goofy!
Goofyfoot. Hi fella nice work indeed.
Manhattan skyline type finish with the sleepers, nice.
Did you do the off-form concrete wall ? AWYeah, put some progress pics up but they disappeared onto the previous page, did the lot on that one.
Goofyfoot. Filleted edges on your beautiful curved wall ? AW
Hey AW, yeah just a light aris on the edges.
Smooth trowel top and left the face off form as the lady liked the wood pattern from the plywood.And yeah thanks b6. Great thread.
Goofyfoot. Oh, we think a like. I love the pattern on Australian plywood, Hoop Pine ( Araucaria cunninghamii )so true, it leaves a great reverse imprint off the form.
I think the walls are still there they were subbed to me from another landscaper who had no clue.
Testing conditions, junkies were shooting up, shitting everywhere, collapsing, Ambos a daily occurrence, sly pricks trying to steal out tools. I had to employ one of my mates apprentice just to watch our gear and our utes with tool boxes.
Prostitutes we’re hitting on us, offer us oral sex for $20 just so they could go buy a spot of heroine. Sad. AW
southernraw wrote:Great pics @AW and those extra ones of GF.
Great work.
Love good craftsmanship.
Southernraw. Hi pal.i saw you there amongst all this discussion.
How’s things , studies, surf , your well being. I hope you’re cruising. All the best. AW
goofyfoot wrote:Are the StKilda foreshore walls still there AW.
It’s fun doing that kind of work, I love it.
So true. Once you’ve done formwork once, you soon realise to up or change your rates, a lot of time and bucks goes into that type of work.
I ended up for a few years building a lot of suspended concrete slabs, Acrow propped, pave on top of with under floor rumpus rooms, drinks pavilion etc.
I love building concrete formwork steps. AW
Decks , a continuum.
Deck, 12 year old, constructed from Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) 89x19mm
Cutting around pools is never easy.
This pool was built in 1971 for a Motor Inn in Melbourne. Later became tenanted units, which they still are. I convinced all the owners and the body corporate to keep it, most wanted to get rid of it.
It as a very enjoyable job revitalising a space which is used all year round. AW
Deck constructed from SilverTop Ash ( Eucalyptus sieberi) from Victorian high country.
Bit of a party space and dance floor. I love getting wood, to work with. AW
Deck. Merbau 90x19mm
I always supported Work Experience Week at many schools, always paid them $250 a day and not $5 per hour which is crap, not only did young people learn, I also got loads of jobs indirectly from people and school staff who thought I helped their students in a positive way. AW
It’s about time. Whether you are a ‘tradie’ or just a ‘weekend warrior’, us surfers like to think we can build stuff. So let it rip, let’s talk about anything to do with construction, be it, carpentry, timber, steel, painting, building, roofing, plumbing, drainage, paving, concreting, decks, pergolas, gazebos, retaining walls ( timber & masonry ), bricklaying, sheds, carports, garages, landscape construction, balconies, steps & stairs, skateboard ramps and half-pipes, cupboards, kitchens, bench tops and just about anything else your hands and brains can put together.