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27/1/2012 at 11:23am
Location: Lanarkshire Outfit: Compass Lynx 340 2
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Hi gray43, Welcome to the forum, I think you will find it will not be allowed on grass on the vast majority of sites( not sure about private sites)as it will certainly damage the grass, why would you want to carry all that extra weight(if just for short time) if you are on site permanently, I can see your point, you would need to get permission from site owner, and would probably need to be raised off the ground, if on site for a few weeks why not think about those square link type breathable mats that are used for children’s play areas, don’t have a link to them, though other members on here may be able to help, and give you some ideas to what they have used.
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27/1/2012 at 10:18pm
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Hi Hacksaw Bob and Michael, that’s the ones,
don’t know how good they would be for weight and storage, I would think you would need 4 packs for porch awning, and at £9 a square yard could work out expensive for big vans, as for clubs permitting their use on sites, I think that would depend if the solid parts of the mats where breathable?.
Hi birder, looked at the link you posted for the flooring, and watched the video, I now remember why I do not use an awning, for me it is to much time wasted setting it up and dismantling it, if staying on one site for more than a week then I would consider erecting one.
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27/1/2012 at 11:33pm
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I would've thought a hard standing kind of negates the need for flooring
But since you mention it, I suppose pallets would be the simplest answer.
The only trouble is they do tend to wobble & wander. So you would need to pack small squares of thin sheet wood (or packing slates or something like that) under each one to stop it wobbling, then you would need to make sure they were all level, all at the same level & all fixed to each other to stop them wandering.
It's a fair old job, whichever way you look at it, & some will need to be cut down, as I doubt the size of an awning is exactly divisible by the unit of pallets.
You may be better off making a platform of them which takes up a portion of the awning, to give you a kind of terrace (if you see what I mean). They would also need topping off with sheet wood, or you could cut thin boards to fill the gaps (cheaper, but a more difficult job) or you could pull the planks off the tops of the pallets & either replace with sheet wood (weather resistant ply, not necessarily marine, as it costs a fortune), or place the old boards back on, tightly together with some extra boards to make up the space left over.
Anyway, there's some ideas there for you to get on with. I know Wickes do a good deal on chipboard flooring, which is water resistant & a handy, cheaper alternative to ply (not the loft boards, although they might do the job, they aren't water resistant & won't last as long). Also, pallets don't have to be nicked from bin areas on industrial estates, you can buy them from pallet companies, although a lot of companies will happily let you have a few. You just need to make sure they match up, there are many different types.
Good luck with it.
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