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You will see us refer to BUILDBASE throughout this project. We use them for the supply of most of our materials, as we have found their service and the expertise of all their staff, to be by far the best in our area.
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Building A Mooring
In Cambridgeshire we had to apply for Planning Permission from the District Council. The River Authority are involved in this decision and also lay down standards of construction with measures to be taken to prevent erosion of the river bank.
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First, clear the weeds (we had waited until the resident moorhen had reared her brood). The chap at the bottom needs to wear waders! Construct the steps and handrail. This bank is fairly steep and all the rest of the timber and decking has to be taken down for the landing stage itself.
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The risers are lengths of recycled railway sleeper. The treads are bricks bedded into sand.
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Sharpened stakes are rammed home with a sledge hammer to form the uprights for the handrail and the pegs that hold the sleepers in place.
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The framework for the mooring takes shape. Up to his knees in mud, he cheerfully uses his trusty Paslode gun. The front uprights have been hammered down 6.5ft into the river bed with a two-man tube-hammer.
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A dry-mix of ballast and cement is sent down a chute to be levelled up with the front rail and prevent the bank from being scoured away by passing boats.
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The rest of the decking, beloved of garden designers, is Pasloded into place. (Note the wooden guage to keep the gaps at a uniform spacing).
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The finished mooring. All we need now is a boat!
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Yes! One like that would do nicely!
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