The Shed Thread

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:20:40 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

As some of you may recall, I have discovered an 8 metre by 4 metre
patio under a heap of soil and compost at the end of my garden. The
patio is now clear.

I intend to use the patio to build a log cabin and garden store.
http://www.elbecgardenbuildings.co.u...eygrove%20.jpg

Mad Dave doesn't believe I can do it - but given the quality of his
decking I have no confidence in his judgement.

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

Here are a couple of before and after shots.
http://www.britishschoolofcycling.com/photos/shed/00
http://www.britishschoolofcycling.com/photos/shed/01

I'll keep updating as the cabin's construction progresses.

The log cabin is scheduled to arrive on Friday.
I have been busy making sure that the concrete blocks are correctly
placed so that they will be at the beginning and end of each joist,
with a central support for the longer joists. I am sure that I will
need to do some packing to ensure the joists are level - but all is
now ready...
http://www.britishschoolofcycling.co...os/shed/02.jpg

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie Wooster wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

regards, Ian SMith
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie Wooster wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670


****wit. You called them "breize" blocks you ****.

What's the crazy paving bedded on? Sand? Dry/lean?


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

"Dave - Cyclists VOR" wrote in message
...

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670


****wit. You called them "breize" blocks you ****.

Yes, he did, didn't he. Isn't it amazing how these cyclists all seem to
suffer from selective (and convenient) memory loss?

On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:20:59 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670


****wit. You called them "breize" blocks you ****.

What's the crazy paving bedded on? Sand? Dry/lean?

With hindsight, it's unsurprising that the two words, "mal-informed"
and "handyman" made you think I was talking about you.

On 25/04/2012 16:00, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:20:59 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670


****wit. You called them "breize" blocks you ****.

What's the crazy paving bedded on? Sand? Dry/lean?

With hindsight, it's unsurprising that the two words, "mal-informed"
and "handyman" made you think I was talking about you.

But you never can resist the urge to have a pop at me can you, my little
halfwit?

It must be the frustration you feel.

"breize" blocks ROFLMAO!!!!

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

"mal-informed" about "breize" blocks?

Are you really a teacher?

Clearly not an English teacher.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 25/04/2012 10:52, Partac wrote:


"Dave - Cyclists VOR" wrote in message
...

On 25/04/2012 06:56, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Bertie wrote:

The log cabin is now ordered, and I expect delivery in a couple of
weeks. But today I took the first step in the cabin's construction. I
picked up 15 breize blocks to lay the cabin's bearers on, and
positioned them roughly.

It's 'breeze'

Breeze is coke (and possibly coal) clinker and cinders. Before modern
lightweight aggregates it was used as aggregate in blocks to make them
lightweight. Occasionally you come across in-situ concrete with
breeze as aggregate - I demolished a bridge once which had formerly
been the entrance to the estate of Thomas Cubitt, and it had
jack-arches cast with a thin (less than 50mm) skin of really dense
granite-aggregate concrete top and bottom and a core of breeze
concrete.

Thanks Ian. I was clearly mal-informed by some handyman.

The blocks I have are these:
http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildin...k-Grey-9273670



****wit. You called them "breize" blocks you ****.

Yes, he did, didn't he. Isn't it amazing how these cyclists all seem to
suffer from selective (and convenient) memory loss?

Cwispin raises it to another level entirely. Olympic standard wriggling.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:44:00 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

With hindsight, it's unsurprising that the two words, "mal-informed"
and "handyman" made you think I was talking about you.

But you never can resist the urge to have a pop at me can you

Oh dear. I have hurt your feelings. Diddums!