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Hello good afternoon welcome back to the blog today at like to write a brief but small article on the subject of block paving I would like to give you a brief outline as to how block paving is carried out the first of all there are many many different types of block paving on the market. The first thing to do is to choose the type and texture of your block paving there are many many builders merchants in around the Essex area with a plentiful supply of styles and design.

Just recently to speak work… Carried out a very large installation of over 100 m² of paving this was done to the front and side and rear of semi detached bungalow in Southend-on-Sea Essex first of all we had to bringing the help of a large machinery . The first step is to remove all the topsoil to the correct depth of over 10 inches this was carried out with the machine with the aid of a grading bucket once all the soil was excavated to the correct depth it was piled up in the middle awaiting removal by our subcontractors.

When the subcontractors remove the waste from sites it has to be correctly disposed of all this waste that has come out the old driveway which was a mixture of soil aggregates concrete bricks and hold remaining garden slaps will be disposed of by local council depot.

After the removal of the soil within backfield all of the surrounding area with an aggregate call type I initially successful of aggregate you can use as it is strong and durable once all of the type I is spread out evenly is then tracked down by the machine this compresses the type I into the old soil makes a strong sub base any soft areas around the working area which is soft to the foot will be to get out and backfield with concrete.

Once this process is complete we can move on to the laying of the block paving to all the external edges these will be laid on sharp sand and cement and bedded or the force will be created from one end to the other with the aid of the water level the water level is still the most accurate way of transferring one level from one point to the other even by today’s standards.

When the external edges are in position within move on to excavating the soak/away the purpose of this is so that any surface water that falls onto the driveway will run into it and be harvested into the ground in average driveway in a downpour of rain can collect in the region of approximately 60 gallons of water so it’s very important to make sure that the necessary arrangements are put in place to collect the surface water.

Once the other paragraph stages complete within move on to screening the complete driveway this is consists of using sharp sand and it is pulled down but when into the driveway of the highest point to the lowest point this will create the necessary falls it is a very time-consuming part of the job but it is imperative that his carried out accurately and correctly.

The next parts of the project will be to start the laying of the paving for this she started the corner and work your way out to the outside edges of the driveway as the pavings meets the edge borders any gaps are filled in with cuts they keep taking the time to this entry if anyone can John can

Hallo and welcome back to my blog i would like to talk to you today about the subject of conservatory footing and how we come to build them .

All of our bases are about 1 meter deep and 600mm wide and we back fill them all with c25 mix concrete this we find is more than what is needed for the base works on conservatories in Essex

Welcome to the up date on the progress of this particular extension in progress in Southend-on-Sea Essex. As you can clearly see the installation is completed on the roof of this builder and I think you’ll agree that they contrast of day old matching tiles blends in well and completes the finished item.

Should you look closer at the picture you will clearly say that we have installed to large roof windows that allows natural light to flow in to the recently extended attic carried out by us also installing the new Brown double glazed PVC windows complex the final build along with this move render finish at the final touch of class to it as well as you can clearly say it won’t be much longer before the removal of the scaffolding and this will show clearly the full-size and extent of this period works was carried out by us from start to finish is included with the foundation work and necessary discharge of sewer and rainwater connection to the necessary services. This project was fully inspected by the local building surveyor and Southend-on-Sea Bor Council there was approximately 15 visits from start to finish we have supplied the council with all the relevant documentation of all electrical and gas compliance regulations.

We hope and trust that you find the above all interested should you require any free on-site estimates from us we seven days a week from 7 AM to 7 PM I had contact numbers to which are available on the website as you are reading this blog entry I will provide it out for you 078590120 40 this is my personal mobile number feel free to call me thank you for reading this entry once again this time to sign off but we would be back shortly thank you very much kind regards John.

Hi there and i hope you all had a great Christmas and a fantastic new year .There is existing new happening in the company with the start of a new extension in Essex as we start a double story in Stock .It is half brick and block work construction followed with a timber floor upper .

We have started placing the block and mess fencing around the house inside the enclosure we will place our site hut ie a large garden shed nothing fancy but it as a site hut and keeps the rain of .

We have the plans for the complete build there so that all the necessary trade can look in to take there measurements for their works and collect there materials from there as well.In time we will be connecting up to the power sully as soon as the old sparky is on site .We will keep you all posted with the progress of the works .The next stage is the footing and they will be excavated with a digger and the footing are about around 1 meter deep and 500mm wide .

They will be back filled with c30 concrete this is designed for a double story extension and Carry’s a 10 year guarantee we will pump the concrete in via a large concrete pump lorryWe are Essex Builder

wow take a look at this picture they say a picture to write 1000 words then then the famous painter was right. This local large extension was carried out by Johns brickwork Ltd of Southend-on-Sea Essex the complete build was set to time and budget.

Started at the roof we extended the original front elevation by (half metres we second-hand reclaim tiles from our local supplier is kept matching with existing and complimented the extension if you take a look the roof you will see the new roof windows that we installed to let natural light into the new loft recently extended by us.

We carried on with the rendering to the front and the rear of the property with matching Windows to complement the build underneath the car Port we installed passive infrared security lighting these will turn on at night with dust to Dawn sensors along the large flank wall we have built extension in a nice rustic brick to complement the build to segregate the boundaries we have built and installed a small little boundary wall to the right-hand side the buildings you can see in the picture on each peer contains a little inserted wall lights fully weatherproof and installed by us the benefit of this it would light up the small driveway on approach.we think regular grievous this is a fantastic extension with the benefit of two bedrooms a shower room combined taller the breakthrough was the existing staircase behind the wall to reach this level when we opened it up onto the new extension.

All the internal walls received a fresh coat plaster including the ceilings the installation of three new doors with fully lockable mortise locks  all skirting boards and architraveswhy supplied by a local carpenter.

This build was completely inspected independently by the local borough build Inspector of Southend-on-Sea Essex to which all the relevant stages were duly signed off on past by then to which means we have met before their building criteria is this is your total reassurance that the job was carried out and complied fully with building regulations upon completion in due course the client will receive a full habitation certificate for the local borough council for their project is been a pleasure to carry out the above works and we hope that the client and their family will intimate venue improved much larger.

All the work carried out by Johns brickwork Ltd of Southend-on-Sea Essex we would like to take this opportunity to thank all their existing clients for choosing us to carry out their works and projects OF THIS YEAR

Hello everyone and welcome to the blog today we have many issues arise in this new distant future with the VAT rise that is being allocated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer easily rises will implement the first week that the year of 2011  .

As everyone is aware that the VAT rise that will be upon us very shortly will affect everyone in the country. The VAT will rise by a further 3% which unfortunately has to be put on our server quotations and estimates passed on down the line the customer who eventually has to pay for it all clients think that there again the government to make lots of promises to the lecture as normal and never deliver on time or whatever they say anyway moving onto the blog today’s chat I would like to express that we have tried to cover to keep our cost to a minimum to help any new potential client with a project because as you can imagine that the increase on their side 20 to 50,000 project could push their finances up by a further £3-£4000 . Perhaps potential clients will contact more builders if there was any further reflections on quotations or we would like to say from John brickwork Ltd

we are Essex-based builders will supply realistic affordable prices we deliver on time and on budget. Thank you for taking time for reading entry of the blog today and will be back shortly and thank you

Let it snow let it snow let it snow here just brickwork we started a new job on Monday for a new client to client requested us to kindly supply them in writing and estimate for their request of 100 m² block paving to which we did.

We supplyed a client a complete breakdown. To finish off their works that they requested from us along with a basic draft contract their approval.WE started works as for this Monday and we started a new excavation site we place a three tonne  machinery with a hydraulic braking machine to break up the large concrete that is already there are then existing driveway we estimate the concrete to be in excess of 7 inches deep or approximately 160 mm, she made light work with these hydraulic braking point. The 360° machine to a place to the job is a JCB which is currently owned by joint brickwork Ltd on the first day of the works we removed approximately 30 t of mixed soil and aggregate to which was removed by her local contractor contractor that we called in for this project has a eight wheeled Lorry with a mechanical grab.

The grab vehicle approached our job and pulled alongside the mechanical arm is in operated by hydraulic levers to the outside of the vehicle the arm is an extended and the backing they reaches over to the pile of debris the debris is picked up by the machine and then placed into the rear of the empty lorry  every  lorry can carry around 17 to 20 t fully loaded.

The vehicle is entered into a local waste disposal sites that is run by the local borough council upon tipping the heavy load the drive everything given a certificate by the council to prove that the waste is disposed of according to all health and safety regulations and this of course safeguards any comeback if they were to fly tipping they have the necessary documentation to prove it there is disposed of according the but most of all safely.

To be carried on working throughout the snow on Monday, made good progress in this liability by progress we came across the utilities i.e. the gas mains water mains and electrical mains. We carefully carried on excavating and grading the area around with the machine this machine is capable of moving a lot of soil with a minimum amount of effort due to the size of the ditching bucket that is attached to the end of the arm this bucket is approximately 4 feet across the width and 300 mm in size. Sometimes you say so mechanical diggers working alongside if you look carefully at the machines bucket sometimes there are large round holes in them this is I release a water.

On some particular buckets they have large teeth extend over 4 to 5 inches in depth these are called greedy teeth and due to their name they turn into hard ground with ease. We are specialist contractors in a specialised industry we are based in Essex and we carry out works in all surrounding areas including Southend-on-Sea thank you her taking the time to read this blog entry there will always be more to come if anyone can john cann

Here at johns brickwork ltd we priced for a large conservatory for a client in southend on sea Essex .We gave them our free advice and no how.After looking at where the client wanted the conservatory place we felf that it was far to near the next door extension and this would of coursed encroachment .

After some thought the client agreed and we offered a different type of base called a raft with a toe to the out side perimeter .We shall await their answer and hope that they come on board with us .We are Essex builders .

There is approximately 40 days left to the festive season to begin I hope and trust that next year brings more prosperity to our company Johns brickwork… Southend-on-Sea Essex we are pleased to have survived this year due to economic recession of the country. I have found in recent times that there has been a decline in calls from potential clients that would have come on board to have worked carried out to the house is which may have been lost extension house extension double glazing porch garage conversion,

we have made and set out plans for the following year and we have invested heavily on the Internet this would be the way forward for builders in years to come unfortunately we have looked into this some time ago and invested in this website which is ranked number one in Google Essex builders we have a sister company Essex conservatories which is a subsidiary to a larger company.

We are very happy with our new Website that has been Designed, build and promoted by our very good friends at Essex Website Design Company Delicious Webdesign.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our past customers for giving us the opportunity to carry out the works and projects and wish them all a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We are in the process of buying more plant materials to our stock list which is compiling very high now we are respected builders in our area and known far highly visible vehicles that everyone can see. Thank you for taking time to make this particular blog should you have any questions you may always contact me as I’m available seven days a week from 8 AM to 10 PM we are specialised contractors in a specialised industry.

Hello and welcome to my  blog as you say in this picture that have recently carried out installation of a new toilet and basin and shower cubicle. This particular client requested a particular named bathroom suit to be fitted in the old toilet.As as you can space  we had to work with was very tight but we managed to fit everything in with a little bit of manoeuvrability everything went on as planned.

At first the we completely removed the old bathroom  toilet and handbasin was there we place the old toilet system in the skip once everything was removed with and set about putting the correct services ie the water mains and necessary wastes pipes.

When everything was in the correct position we started the installation of handbasin and the shower cubicle to the left-hand side picture when everything was corrected squared off we then removed everything and started tiled floor as you say the colour contrast blends  very well with this particular project when the floor tiling was completed within the room we then reinstalled the appliances.The reason for this was so that it would be nice even tiles on the floor and eliminating any cuts to be shown around the toilet cistern.

When the system was reinstalled without carried out the wall tiling from floor to ceiling I think you’ll agree that the job looks fantastic car is fully happy with our works this particular project was carried out in Rochford Essex we are Essex builders local est friendly company that listens to what our clients meets but mostly important we deliver on time and on budget to all our clients.

We purchased bathroom suite from our local suppliers that are also based in Essex thank you had taken the time to read this blog entry should you have any questions relating to this blog please don’t hesitate to contact us on the above contact numbers that are available or you may of course e-mail us from our website www.Johns-brickwork.co.uk