shuttered walls

[pine_guy]

Here's our home made shuttering, originally made for 15 x 8ft walls then modified for 20 x 10. Its been made this way so we can concrete feed passages with the 2ft extensions when the next shed goes up.

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I'm no expert in this having never shuttered a wall and not laid concrete of volume since I was in my teens. Firstly, do you have to have the lip at ground level before you pour the full wall. If so, what is the purpose. Your mix looks very fine, can you use larger stones size in it or does this result in poor surface finish? Finally do you guys own these vibrating pokers or hire/borrow them?

Nice construction of your shutters do the pipes that the bars go through come out or do you have to make new ones? Sorry, that was another question.

 

[cosmagedon]

I'm no expert in this having never shuttered a wall and not laid concrete of volume since I was in my teens. Firstly, do you have to have the lip at ground level before you pour the full wall. If so, what is the purpose. Your mix looks very fine, can you use larger stones size in it or does this result in poor surface finish? Finally do you guys own these vibrating pokers or hire/borrow them?

Nice construction of your shutters do the pipes that the bars go through come out or do you have to make new ones? Sorry, that was another question.

I'm no expert either, this is the first time I've done any shuttering and I'm mainly just pulling levers/watching/moidering Not sure about the lip or mix, the poker was bought as a non runner and repaired before we started.

We try to get the pipes out after, however the ones that came with the dividags are knurled so they stick in the concrete afterwards! We have enough for one more wall, need to start looking for a cheap alternative.

 

[Forever Fendt]

I'm no expert either, this is the first time I've done any shuttering and I'm mainly just pulling levers/watching/moidering Not sure about the lip or mix, the poker was bought as a non runner and repaired before we started.

We try to get the pipes out after, however the ones that came with the dividags are knurled so they stick in the concrete afterwards! We have enough for one more wall, need to start looking for a cheap alternative.

the proper tube with the tapered feral that go on the end are quite cheap

 

[Pan mixer]

I'm no expert either, this is the first time I've done any shuttering and I'm mainly just pulling levers/watching/moidering Not sure about the lip or mix, the poker was bought as a non runner and repaired before we started.

We try to get the pipes out after, however the ones that came with the dividags are knurled so they stick in the concrete afterwards! We have enough for one more wall, need to start looking for a cheap alternative.

I just cut off bits of alkathene pipe, most of them can be knocked out and reused with a suitable punch

I have a Belle poker with a 38mm end on a 4m flexible drive, it wasn't cheap.

The lip is recommended to stop the bottom moving which would be a nuisance, I have always done it as the book I read about shuttering walls in 1995 said I should.

Good walls and shuttering by the way, you are very diligent cleaning your mixer but don't let @RWG Contracts see it or he will be scornful

 

[BobGreen]

Look at lemon groundwork solutions on Google
They stock everything you need for shuttering supplies

 

[RWG Contracts]

I just cut off bits of alkathene pipe, most of them can be knocked out and reused with a suitable punch

I have a Belle poker with a 38mm end on a 4m flexible drive, it wasn't cheap.

The lip is recommended to stop the bottom moving which would be a nuisance, I have always done it as the book I read about shuttering walls in 1995 said I should.

Good walls and shuttering by the way, you are very diligent cleaning your mixer but don't let @RWG Contracts see it or he will be scornful

I'm not that bad

 

[simmy_bull]

Not really that much sand in it, the secret is in the poking.

Lift one side up, bolts and everything through, place on wall top, clamp to girders and prop under with timbers, put second side up - can be fun but usually quite simple. I leave it a day or two, sometimes a week or two, sometimes even a year or three.

Do you poker in layers as you fill the forms?

 

[Chimera]

I would put up some pictures of my 20 x 6 shutters that I made 10 years ago to wall a shed at the time.......but...... They're not here! They've gone on their travels once again. Some years it's not uncommon for them to have been at 5 or 6 different farms without coming back here at all.

Every time we put up a new shed now, we just use panels because shuttering would usually take too long, oh and some other bugger would probably need them.

 

[Penmoel]

the proper tube with the tapered feral that go on the end are quite cheap

these have all you need

http://ellissteelgroup.co.uk/stock/formworkaccessories.html

 

[Pan mixer]

Do you poker in layers as you fill the forms?

Yes, usually in 3 layers per 4 feet high

 

[agricontract]

Has any one ever try to use concrete panels as shutter Ing ?

 

[AndrewG]

How would you hold them together?

 

[Pan mixer]

Has any one ever try to use concrete panels as shutter Ing ?

There was someone on the other forum who used 2 flat artic beds as shuttering.

 

[agricontract]

Drill few holes and put some bolts threw them maybe a spreader beam across them and some viscreen to stop them sticking to fresh stuff

 

[glasshouse]

There was someone on the other forum who used 2 flat artic beds as shuttering.

that was me

 

[Pan mixer]

I had forgotten who but not the what

 

[cosmagedon]

Back walls are finished now! Just 3 front walls left.

 

[massey 6480]

Lads what oil are ye using on the shutter`s . Have a 30 ft of a wall to do this weekend hopefully and don`t have any of the so called proper release oil . Will i have to try and get it or would i get away a different oil .

 

[RWG Contracts]

Lads what oil are ye using on the shutter`s . Have a 30 ft of a wall to do this weekend hopefully and don`t have any of the so called proper release oil . Will i have to try and get it or would i get away a different oil .

I mix 30% new hydraulic oil and 60% diesel and spray it on with a nap sack

 

[YELROM]

I mix 30% new hydraulic oil and 60% diesel and spray it on with a nap sack

Is the other 10% a secret ingredient