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  1. Galway11

    Terminology

    Hi Cherrypicker, Haven't logged on in ages... I did floor slabs and walls but took another job before the columns started... The next engineer said the kickerless columns weren't going too well though!
  2. Galway11

    Controlling 8m column verticality & 8m tapered wall

    Cheers for replying, The steel shutters are going to be fabricated specially for the job so they will have the notches already in. I was talking to one of the chippies today and sounds like he plans to put a long spirit level up it! No mention of plumb bobs! Think I have it sorted out...I...
  3. Galway11

    Controlling 8m column verticality & 8m tapered wall

    Thanks for the reply. Haven't seen any spec yet, just started! Floors going in at the minute, columns next couple weeks. It's kickerless. Steel shutters have a notch for the column to receive precast panels with 10mm each side. As long as it works well they'll be happy... What is the best...
  4. Galway11

    Controlling 8m column verticality & 8m tapered wall

    Thanks for the reply. Haven't seen any spec yet, just started! Floors going in at the minute, columns next couple weeks. It's kickerless. Steel shutters have a notch for the column to receive precast panels with 10mm each side. As long as it works well they'll be happy...
  5. Galway11

    Controlling 8m column verticality & 8m tapered wall

    Hello everyone, Have to set out 9m high columns in a couple of weeks for the first time! Shutters will be prefabricated steel, +-3mm tolerance I think... 240 no. columns in a rectangular grid (150m x 70m), the grid is divided is divided by vertically tapered walls...so only two rows of...
  6. Galway11

    Expansion Joint-kind of bond dreaker to use?

    Thanks for your answers, much appreciated
  7. Galway11

    Expansion Joint-kind of bond dreaker to use?

    I've spoken to the designers and sent them material data sheet for the masking tape, they know even less about it than me to be honest! It's the clients detail which they copied and pasted onto their drawing. The company also can be slow to pay so I'm not going to suggest anything expensive...
  8. Galway11

    Expansion Joint-kind of bond dreaker to use?

    Hello everyone, I need to seal 20mm x 20mm expansion joints with hot applied modified bitumen sealant. This is for a lightly trafficked outdoor concrete hardstanding. The problem is the filler is closed cell polyethlyene foam (as specified by designers), which I'm told will be melted by hot...
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