concreting tools

[oldwelshman]

Hi.

As it seems impossible to get driveway paviers such as Marshalls driveline in Thailand, I am going to concrete large area myself.

Having seen how they do it here there is no way I will let them near the drive. No sub base, no compacting, crap shuttering and about 10 people with bits of ally trying to level and no concrete easing joints.

So I plan to lay a two course brick ribbon and concrete I between.

So does anyone now where I can get a bull float from and a concrete joiner?

 

[carlyai]

'So does anyone now where I can get a bull float from and a concrete joiner?'

Have you searched TV for the float?

I'm pretty sure Crossy mentioned one some time ago.

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'...Marshalls driveline ...'  ?

[colinneil]

Just now, scorecard said:

'...Marshalls driveline ...'  ?

They are normally called...Block paviors in the UK.

[Crossy]

If you have a Global House in your area they carry everything you will need including power floats, slitters and mixers of various types.

 

You won't be able to do this alone and the local labour will ignore you. If you can find a decent contractor who has all the kit you're home free.

 

Blocks should be available from your local builders merchant, take photos with you they may have to collect from a wholesaler for you.

[r136dg]

If this (pic) is the kind of work you're after & you're very close to me, I have everything you need. PM your location.

I did the walks with real concrete hand tools & a quickly made wooden bullfloat, but now have the real deal with handles.

 

Easiest method: The locals will add a boat load of water, screet it & walk. In some cases a horse broom finish. They do seem to pour it plenty thick enough & reinforce with mesh. If you had an edging tool you could work alongside them cleaning up the edges. If you wanted joints (cuts), you could put them in yourself the following day with a rented floor saw.

 

Another option for a beautiful drive is concrete pavers. If sub-base, edging, ect., is done correctly it will last as long as good concrete. The beauty of this is you can do it in pieces. An unexpected rainstorm won't destroy your work, If something's not right you can fix it at your leisure, if you're in the middle of a section & hungry, go eat;-) 

You don't have these options when crete's on the ground, what you poured & finished is what it is & always will be. The alternative is a jackhammer;-(

[oldwelshman]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

They are normally called...Block paviors in the UK.

Block paviers are a general name for all of them driveline is a particular type, I used these many times.

https://www.marshalls.co.uk/homeowners/view-driveline-50-block-paving

 

[oldwelshman]

1 hour ago, r136dg said:

If this (pic) is the kind of work you're after & you're very close to me, I have everything you need. PM your location.

I did the walks with real concrete hand tools & a quickly made wooden bullfloat, but now have the real deal with handles.

 

Easiest method: The locals will add a boat load of water, screet it & walk. In some cases a horse broom finish. They do seem to pour it plenty thick enough & reinforce with mesh. If you had an edging tool you could work alongside them cleaning up the edges. If you wanted joints (cuts), you could put them in yourself the following day with a rented floor saw.

 

Another option for a beautiful drive is concrete pavers. If sub-base, edging, ect., is done correctly it will last as long as good concrete. The beauty of this is you can do it in pieces. An unexpected rainstorm won't destroy your work, If something's not right you can fix it at your leisure, if you're in the middle of a section & hungry, go eat;-) 

You don't have these options when crete's on the ground, what you poured & finished is what it is & always will be. The alternative is a jackhammer;-(

Hi.

Nice path. I am in Thungpho , Nadi. I have found one supplier of paviers in BK they only do octagon and square and are £38/m so bit expensive for inlaws but I will do for my house. I was looking at making a float using 6" x 1" x 36"  and use router to round edges to take edge off.

[oldwelshman]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

If you have a Global House in your area they carry everything you will need including power floats, slitters and mixers of various types.

 

You won't be able to do this alone and the local labour will ignore you. If you can find a decent contractor who has all the kit you're home free.

 

Blocks should be available from your local builders merchant, take photos with you they may have to collect from a wholesaler for you.

Thanks for reply, I will see if there is one near. Megahome had nothing of use.

I wont be doing alone, have about 6 family members to help so I will do all the organising next time and set out the brick ribbon in sections to break the concrete up a bit. Somethong like this

 

 

Edited May 6, 2018 by Crossy
Fixed the image link

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, oldwelshman said:

Thanks for reply, I will see if there is one near.

Their website has a store locator, only in Thai I'm afraid.

[mogandave]

If you are in Nadi, CM does pretty good concrete work.

Had the do a parking lot and a good bit of slab.

[oldwelshman]

2 hours ago, mogandave said:

If you are in Nadi, CM does pretty good concrete work.

Had the do a parking lot and a good bit of slab.

CM?

[mogandave]

CM Construction, they do a lot of work in KIZ, you should see some of their crews around.

[r136dg]

8 hours ago, oldwelshman said:

looking at making a float using 6" x 1" x 36"  and use router to round edges to take edge off.

That'll work. Standard is 42"x8". Made mine a little smaller for walks. It was a nice piece of finished wood for shelves. Layers of pine (I think) glued & pressed. Soft enough to sand the 90's right out. It worked great and is still flat & straight a year later. I'm putting an easy tilt on it with thin galvanized poles as handles for a science project;-) 

As with enormous electrical advise on my house build, Crossy gave me the idea for the wooden bull float (thanks!).

Also, you can get the easy tilts off ebay & in the pic is one of my homemade knee boards. In case you're going to crawl out there & put a hand trowel finish on your work.

[oldwelshman]

14 minutes ago, r136dg said:

That'll work. Standard is 42"x8". Made mine a little smaller for walks. It was a nice piece of finished wood for shelves. Layers of pine (I think) glued & pressed. Soft enough to sand the 90's right out. It worked great and is still flat & straight a year later. I'm putting an easy tilt on it with thin galvanized poles as handles for a science project;-) 

As with enormous electrical advise on my house build, Crossy gave me the idea for the wooden bull float (thanks!).

Also, you can get the easy tilts off ebay & in the pic is one of my homemade knee boards. In case you're going to crawl out there & put a hand trowel finish on your work.

To be honest I would be happy with a wood straight edge given what I have seen so far lol But I will probably do the brick ribbons first then sub base compressed with whacker then rebar and concrete and if I decide to float finnish reckon boam would be good enough if not just plank between the two edges to kneel on.

 

[mogandave]

Google Krafttool if you have an hour or two and want some ideas...