Anyone know a good bricklayer in Aberdeenshire (Huntly area)

[Turnip]

Need to build some stables for our horses in an existing open shed.

Outer walls are existing and internal is about 30 meter in total with height up to 2 meter. Was thinking to use hollow concrete block and fill them for strength.

 

[quattro]

Lee Innes 07967043911

 

[Overby]

If you go brick rather than wood make sure you look into the planning aspect.....caught out many.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Five course of 100mm concrete blocks all round then the next four course in Fibolite or Celcon 100mm. For prettyness do brick indents at the doorways (or not). I put metal grill viewing ports in each division as horses like to see each other and are more relaxed if they can. Snap paint line in dark colour to the top of the concrete and light above.
'Retired' Brickie here.
Hope this helps.
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[Farmer Fin]

Lee Innes 07967043911

Good lad. Concreted a floor for me.

 

[7610 super q]

 

[diggerjones]

Least yozer got all the frogs up
Giz a job

 

[Turnip]

Five course of 100mm concrete blocks all round then the next four course in Fibolite or Celcon 100mm. For prettyness do brick indents at the doorways (or not). I put metal grill viewing ports in each division as horses like to see each other and are more relaxed if they can. Snap paint line in dark colour to the top of the concrete and light above.
'Retired' Brickie here.
Hope this helps.
SS

I was recommended to use the 215mm hollow concrete brick due to strenght, withstanding a horse kicking it for instance. Do you think that is over engineered and the 100mm blocks are good enough? Keep in mind there will be draught horses in there, not dinky ponies.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Mine was built for a Clydesdale cross cob we had at that time. If you are housing Percheron or Punch then I'd probably go for the hollow block filled with concrete but building a pier every 1.8m is just as good here. 5:1:1 Clay-free sand;cement;hydrated lime mix is good. Batched, not guessed ok. Folk think a heaped shovel of sand and a poke-in-the-cement-bag-with-the-shovel makes a mix but the difference of batching is paramount!
'Tis like an elephant foot and a stiletto. The stiletto puts more imprint on s floor than an elephant. A peonie is a fierce kicker and probably more so than a heavy horse. This is why I went up in concrete and TBH I haven't seen many loose-boxes built like bull pens. I'd challenge any fit thirty year old to sledgehammer a 100mm concrete block wall down and I'd doubt they'd make much of a dent.
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[Painter01]

Need to build some stables for our horses in an existing open shed.

Outer walls are existing and internal is about 30 meter in total with height up to 2 meter. Was thinking to use hollow concrete block and fill them for strength.

Why not use 140mm concrete blocks as it would be cheaper than using hollow blocks then filling them in with concrete!

 

[Turnip]

Why not use 140mm concrete blocks as it would be cheaper than using hollow blocks then filling them in with concrete!

Thanks Painter01, just run the numbers and even if I lay the blocks on their side to achieve 215mm it would work out cheaper.

 

[Painter01]

Ok just saying that you buy hollow block lay them then buy sand, cement & chips or get a company to supply concrete for the blocks it would be cheaper to lay 140mm concrete blocks and a quicker solution as it would do the same job !

 

[Turnip]

Yes,
Totally agree with you Painter01, the numbers prove you right.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Why not use 140mm concrete blocks as it would be cheaper than using hollow blocks then filling them in with concrete!

This is from someone who has never laid a block in their life.
I built three Tesco's with 200mm blocks aged 28 and they f**ked me for life. Never again. Bricks are the size they are coz you can do this day in day out.
I'd be charging £350.00 per day if someone asked me to lay a 140mm block! I'd refuse to lay anything bigger!
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[bobk]

This is from someone who has never laid a block in their life.
I built three Tesco's with 200mm blocks aged 28 and they fudgeed me for life. Never again. Bricks are the size they are coz you can do this day in day out.
I'd be charging £350.00 per day if someone asked me to lay a 140mm block! I'd refuse to lay anything bigger!
SS

Wuss .

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Wuss .

XXX. I may be a wuss now but hey-ho.
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[suffolksmallholder]

@bobk It's all about passive income. Here are my 'stables' resurrected from 1859 Victorian animal steading then pig stalls. Reclaimed each and every brick. 100mm concrete blocks. 14 years on. All the damage a band of peonies can possibly do and so far totally maintenance free except changing the drinkers. Built so I can house 'oomans perhaps in my dotage. Cavity walls and drains in there quietly waiting......
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[bobk]

@bobk It's all about passive income. Here are my 'stables' resurrected from 1859 Victorian animal steading then pig stalls. Reclaimed each and every brick. 100mm concrete blocks. 14 years on. All the damage a band of peonies can possibly do and so far totally maintenance free except changing the drinkers. Built so I can house 'oomans perhaps in my dotage. Cavity walls and drains in there quietly waiting......
SS

Nice .

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I can still go back to my first brick wall. I reallly must take a picture of it it if f'ing horrendous but it is still standing and really suits the little cottage I refurbished at that time.
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