Just a tip on going into the bulk tank. Get a 5 gallon bucket and tie a string onto the handle. Have the string long enough to hang outside the tank opening. When you go into the tank take the bucket in with you. Then when you want to get out, turn the bucket upside down and use it as a step to get out a bit easier.Then pull the bucket out with the string. Job done. Been there , done that.😄😄😄
Unfortunately the whole wall is going to have to be redone. I've built boats and repaired boats. Its just delaminated across the whole wall. The corners have been bumped by the cows so hopefully that doesn't affect the warranty of the fiberglass. Protecting the corners will help for a while but the moisture will collect behind the wall and then it will come off in sheets. I see no other solution as bad as it was than to completely have it redone OR go back with something else under warranty. Great video though. Interesting about the hot water heater. Interested to find out just how much you save over the course of the year!!
In the states we have what is called frp (fiberglass reinforced plastic). Comes in thin panels and is adhered to walls with a glue or mushroom anchors. Very durable product that is used on our car wash walls and other areas that need to be protected from water. Might be worth checking out for future projects.
That must be so aggravating given the time ,money and of course effort that was put in to get that parlour finished. I would definitely be pushing for a massive compensation package to cover the cost of replacement as and when the time comes Tom. You’ve been very gracious in not naming the company but obviously that will depend on how they resolve the issue without causing you down time in the Parlour. Nice saving on the Heating element 🤜🏼⚡️🤛🏼
did two years apprenticeship as a Mason during college, anytime we coated bricks with anything we primer coated with a material that had to dry two days before any finish to seal the brick and give adhesion to the brick.
I can't remember the video of them doing it but don't know if they SBR'd the walls, this step is vital. The amount of blown plaster my company went out to. Also dont use them plastic stips, they will damage up and look really dirty in no time really quickly, get the stainless ones. Good job on the wall guys.
Blockwork should have had a month to throughly dry out,then prime brick & blockwork with SBR & then rendered before fibreglassing, agree with you about using SS corner profiles.
Tom you probably already know about this but what we did on our parlour years ago was to attach large blue plastic sheets to the walls, they were a few mm thick so very durable (I don't think they ever broke) and they were very easy to clean. As it's just the corners hopefully you might not need to go that far. Trouble is since you've now got fibreglass on your walls you need to be careful and wear a mask when drilling into it.
I have always given my hair sheep and the donkey my Christmas tree when I am done with it. They enjoy eating it, rubbing against it and it gives them nice piney breath!
I still have my two Christmas wreaths. I wonder if it might give me nice piney breath. During my upcoming surgery, the anesthetist might start singing "oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree..." jk.
Those corner trims are glued to the fibreglass surface?, bet they come off with the fibreglass still stuck to them. The 'fix' doesn't address the lack of bond between wall and fibreglass layer... Hope I'm wrong, but I guess I'll see....
I put heat recovery in when I got a new tank think it was 3 years ago now. I love mine it works brilliantly for us! Hot water on a mixer tap to feed our calf feeder and the parlour wash/tank wash is all connected.
That heat recovery is a great idea. Hope that wall holds out. Kind of disappointing with how much it cost, and so much of the parlour is attached to it. Any major repair is going to be an absolute nightmare.
Fibreglass is bubbling due to the moisture in the wall, and also how about fitting an Alexa to the stereo so you can ask her to switch off the radio when you go into the parlour filming
Lots of comments here😮 you would have thought corner protection would've been part of the package😇🙄 maybe they're a newish company learning as they go? Fingers crossed ye'll sort it.. belt and braces where farming is concerned😊
Loving seeing how the farm is slow updating and the content is amazing shows the good the bad and ugly Farming is a live style it’s Support uk farming ❤❤❤
On your heat exchanger make sure there is a thermostat that will dump water when it gets above 65 degrees as they start to work in reverse we found with ours in hot weather and takes even longer too cool milk. The biggest saving is the reduction in compressor running the hot water is a bonus!
You could have coated it with a 2 pack coating Teamac have and is use in parlour. I hope the manufacturer sorts it out for you if they don’t shout and I’ll send you some product to try.
Tom if my mind remembers properly, when you went to "sisters in wellies" farm they had the same brick wall you have, and they didn't have the problem you're having with the fibreglass coating
@@TomPembertonFarmLife oh no. Thanks for letting me know. I really hope you're able to fix the problem, because using pressure jetting, which you need to use to clean the milking parlour will just exacerbate the problem
Just as a point of interest, a friend of mine has a hot-tub and it costs him £22 from cold to hot, but it only cost £0.66p per day to keep up to temperature. Great video as always thank you
It's a lot less expensive to keep something hot than warming something up. Keeping something constant saves energy for example it takes far less energy to get a heavy cart moving but when it's at speed it takes far less energy to keep it at the desired speed. This goes for everything.
Reckon the bubbling fibreglass is due to moisture or texture of the blockwork. Usually with a finish the wall needs to be prepared ie skim, lined with ply, CP board, fermacell .etc cutting corners never pays in the end.
I have wondered how you pass inspection with the bulk tank exposed. That would not pass here in the USA. As for the fiberglass coating on the walls. IF it is applied to smooth walls that are completely cured. Meaning no moisture in the wall. Then the fiberglass coating works. The bubbles your getting are more than likely caused by moisture behind the coating rather than air pockets. The plastic corners that your gluing on will not stay with the cows rubbing by them. I hope that the fiberglass coating stays on but I am thinking it will just keep falling off. The vast majority of dairies here have poly boards attached to the walls. They are slicker than the fiberglass and they are much more rugged.
Tom , would it been better to put rolled up tire on brick wall first then put fiber glass on after it. Our neighbors did their parlor that way but left half of the wall black the other fiber glass if ,I remember the top was black the bottom was green and safe guards on the corners to protect it then painted the black white. Wow that brick wall needs to go awesome that is starting to look good Tom. It’s a headache but in the long run keeps birds out and cold weather out . Have you thought of cattle brushes to set on post in pastures so the cattle can brush against it. Love to see the parlor you’re working on all done . Our neighbor has two hot water tanks incase electric goes out have one on back up.
And by using the water tank to cool the refrigerant you are saving from having to blow out the Condenser which will save you tons of time. Part of the problem of burning out compressors is dirty condensers. And with the amount of dust on the farm there you would probably have to blow it out or clean it weekly in order to have it working near capacity. Also especially in the summer the heat load given off makes the whole area uncomfortable and makes the compressors work at a much higher temperature. So not only will your electric bill love you for it, your cooling system will also love you for doing it and last much much longer. Thats a Five Cow job 🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮!
Chelmsford Council built an ice rink underneath one of their public swimming pools and even back in the 1990s it was saving the council a million or two by dumping the heat from the ice coolers onto a heat exchanger to heat the swimming pool
Osmosis right there. It'll never stick eith the walls being damp. Id doubt they have damp proof layer. Sealed in the moisture snd and it pushing the fibre glass off as it warms up and expands
So I went back to look at the sisters in wellies on your videos. I can see where some of there walls are fiberglassed however it appears that the parlor itself is lined with 6-8cm block foam. At 23:34 of the video you can see where they are joined buy a tongue and groove method and seem to be already yellow. They come in 4x8' sheets and are probably closed cell foam so they are waterproof. May be something to look at rather than the fiberglass especially since the parlor is a high moisture enviroment. Even on a arid dry wall, fiberglass will pop off of it given the moisture you seem to be having and all it takes is 1 little chip not noticed for 1 week and the moisture is in it. Just a thought. Thanks so much for ALL the videos you put out for all of us. keep me updated on the Ginger Warrior's back and his recuperation. And the best to your misses and boy!!
Just so everyone is up to speed, Tom mentioned below in a comment that the parlour walls were finished on April 21st and fiberglass started on May 23. I would think that a month would be enough time for the walls to cure and remove excess moisture. But I am a novice.
I remember that the ground was very wet ,and watertable gets very high there in wet weather...anyway I wonder if a good damp course was put in at ground level to stop rising damp in blocks. The wall with plywood has not popped maybe because no rising damp. .
Was you not warned about putting fibreglass on the walls ??? ... Mark has got a lot to answer for (Bless him).. Would I recommend Quattro Contracting to install a resin floor ? HELL YES , probably the best floor contractors in the UK (My opinion) . You must drag him back to sort it out , and don't give him any bacon butties...
Anything that saves money has got to be worth doing, its amazing. how much power it takes to heat water from cold. With your solar panel array, it should also save you money in the winter as well. 👍
And why is fiberglas bubbling and comming off? Water in the walls....walls weren't dry when applying and are not dry even now.. The moment I saw you doing those fiberglass walls i knew there will be trouble ahead...
Good video again as always, I no longer have anything to do with dairy farming but can definitely say from personal experiences gained over the years , from both the dirty end of the cow milking , feeding etc and later in life in the supply trade that fibre glass coating needs to come off and to start again, I do not remember the condition of the brick work pre fibreglass but prep work on the surface is critical. Having seen fibre glass used in many dirty and wet situations in agriculture never mind the obvious boating world where it is used extensively. The company involved must come back remove the coating and start again or simply refund you the 8k so you can start again with a better solution. If it starting bubbling up nine days after the cows moved in then it will give you trouble for as long as the parlour is there. Also the corner strips are purely a shirt term temporary solution as they will not last long . All best to the team and ginger warrior.
Tom get yourself a couple of tubes of polyurethane glue the ones that go into silicon gun, don’t cut the nozzle just have it on the smallest hole drill some small holes in air pockets and fill up with the glue the glue will stick to the moist blocks and the fibreglass and hopefully stop it coming off the wall. it’s worth a try, it’s worked for us in the past.
@@mikeysky8917 well it’s worked for us in the past on parapet walls for £20 and a hour of his time it’s worth a try but what would I know I’ve only been fitting and fixing GRP roofs for 25 years 🤷🏼
Hi Tom, wall would have needed more time to dry, don’t care what it says on any label of any product, different drying time between blocks and the mortar, was fine on rendered wall because surface dried evenly. I’m no scientist with that said but if I was the resin company that’s what I’d be shouting about. Rush jobs always have these longevity issues no matter what sector you’re in, sign off the times. Place is chilly and damp for lot of the time so you’ll do well to stop that at this stage. Few warmer seasons through it before I’d even bother trying to sort it.
i always refill my kettel as soon as its low then the water has chance to get to room temp and saves so much with then bit of water in the kettel just boiled if that makes sence
As frustrating as it is that the fibre glass has blown. Unfortunately as someone who has seen this happen before unfortunately Tom that wall needs to be stripped I can’t imagine the company will be happy as it will be a fair amount of cost to rectify and that cost will land on them how ever it’s how they deal with issue that makes them great. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that they sort it properly as those corners are just a temporary fix not a long term solution. Most importantly how’s your dad doing. Hope the wife and the lad are all good.
It is not only the heat from the compressor. The compressor it coling the milk in the storage tank. So the heat from the milk being cooled down is heating op the water for washing. In Denmark vi heat op our home with the heat from the milk
Your best option is to put pvp panels on the wall and put a vaper barrier between the wall and the pvp panels so moisture doest escape and cause mold on the back of the pvp panels
Great to see your new heat recovery system , also running compressors can cost a fortune try setting compressor pressure to as near to the pressure requirements at point of use and volume requirements this could save a fair bit on running costs ,theres no point running at 160psi when you only need 30psi unless you need high volume even then you can install big storage tanks to get round this for situations and it could save a lot on energy bills
Oh my on the problem with fiberglass on wall. With not cleaning well ( dust)and any moisture that is held in the brick can do that real fast. Going to be a pain doing it twice. Like measuring twice cut once.
Hope your dad is ok? It’s hard getting old …. Hate to harp on about safety , but you need to be there for your family …. So , much better on the eye protection ! But your hearing ? Work to do sorry mate. And that step ladder ? Designed for home use and for 60-70 Kg max I would suggest . Get proper industrial strength ladders . I’m glad you’re getting on with the tidy up and reorganisation, it will all be worthwhile. Good to see the equipment being kept clean, you’ve spent a lot with new or newer tractors and machinery so it pays to maintain it .
I would have put Acrovyn Corner Protectors on those broken corners or better, stainless steel. They are used extensively in the Health Industry and generally take a fair bashing from Hospital Trolleys etc so are more then up to the job. The big benefit is they are wider than the angles Luke was fitting. Hate to say it but I suspect what he has fitted wont last 5 minutes and the cows will have them off. Its also only fixed to the fibreglass which is already failing
I would say that the block work wasn’t fully dust free, tight external corners will always chip when knocked so the corner protection is a sensible idea though
I thought at the time, fibre glassing onto old brickwork was hopeful, but the corners should have been reinforced! BTW, the goats won't eat fake Christmas trees.. 😂
Hoping your fibre glass chaps are decent enough to fix the problem, although I must say the prospect doesnt look good: it looks like it needs to be completely redone - and you can't have your parlour out of commission while they do it. Well done on the water heater - and, my favourite bit of your video, giving the goats the christmas tree!
Moisture seems to have around alot as we were dry Instead and in the south of the states I can have lots of rain , but if we don't get it it looks like it crosses the Atlantic and then you get if. That is true about the water as my son is an electrician and for
Tom ! Your sausage gun .. thats terrible .. always give all parts a coat of vasaline . When you change sausages cut the metal clip with side cutters as it leave the extra sasage skin to seal the front of the gun . And always pull it apart when done .
Wow that’s shocking. The company should strip it and start again. I understand that would interrupt your parlour but honestly that is terrible and they need to either correct it or refund as you haven’t got what you paid for.
That bubbles is caused by efflorescence. . It needs to be stripped off and neutralised . Did you allow 28days for the morter to set ? Is there adequate damp causing to eliminate rising damp ? The list of reason for failure are endless . Good swimming pool render is the best to fibre glass over .
I'm wondering if the fibreglass was applied too soon after the blocks were laid!? Any moisture trapped behind the fibreglass could expand and cause it to blow out.
what is the fiberglass company thinking? Boats are made of fiberglass and they don't chip and fall apart - many stay in the water for years on in and come out to be waterblastered to get the sea life taken off them so a bit of slurry will not make a difference - bathrooms behind tiles are fiberglass waterproofing and the tiles don'f fall off the wall and the wall does not leak - get them to come and take it off and do it properly at full cost to them - those corners will not last 6 months and it's a patch job on poor workmanship - that fiberglass should have stuck like s!!!t to a blanket
I think the critical thing is the adhesion between the wall surface and the fibreglass. If it’s not perfect you get (in effect) blistering or patched which are not fully adhered. So the fibreglass surface is slightly lifted in patches from the underlying layer. These patches will wear away with any abrasion to the wall. Like a cow rubbing against the corner of the wall.
I imagine the main problem is how much time that would take. If it means the parlour couldn't be used for a while then it's probably not an option as I don't think Tom is in a hurry to get parlour on a trailer again any time soon!
On the contrary. Delamination and osmosis is one of the biggest problems with fibreglass boats. Once there's a tiny scratch in the gelcoat, you're in for an expensive repair bill.
That fibre glass is a total loss, it was applied too soon after block wall built, too much moisture,needed to dry out then brick/block primed & rendered, have done several koi block ponds & never had a failure.
Just a tip on going into the bulk tank. Get a 5 gallon bucket and tie a string onto the handle. Have the string long enough to hang outside the tank opening. When you go into the tank take the bucket in with you. Then when you want to get out, turn the bucket upside down and use it as a step to get out a bit easier.Then pull the bucket out with the string. Job done. Been there , done that.😄😄😄
Great idea! 👏👏👏
Been there done that too lol
Unfortunately the whole wall is going to have to be redone. I've built boats and repaired boats. Its just delaminated across the whole wall. The corners have been bumped by the cows so hopefully that doesn't affect the warranty of the fiberglass. Protecting the corners will help for a while but the moisture will collect behind the wall and then it will come off in sheets. I see no other solution as bad as it was than to completely have it redone OR go back with something else under warranty. Great video though. Interesting about the hot water heater. Interested to find out just how much you save over the course of the year!!
In the states we have what is called frp (fiberglass reinforced plastic). Comes in thin panels and is adhered to walls with a glue or mushroom anchors. Very durable product that is used on our car wash walls and other areas that need to be protected from water. Might be worth checking out for future projects.
Please keep us updated re ginger warrior we all want to know how he is doing your doing a fantastic job
That must be so aggravating given the time ,money and of course effort that was put in to get that parlour finished.
I would definitely be pushing for a massive compensation package to cover the cost of replacement as and when the time comes Tom.
You’ve been very gracious in not naming the company but obviously that will depend on how they resolve the issue without causing you down time in the Parlour.
Nice saving on the Heating element 🤜🏼⚡️🤛🏼
did two years apprenticeship as a Mason during college, anytime we coated bricks with anything we primer coated with a material that had to dry two days before any finish to seal the brick and give adhesion to the brick.
I can't remember the video of them doing it but don't know if they SBR'd the walls, this step is vital. The amount of blown plaster my company went out to. Also dont use them plastic stips, they will damage up and look really dirty in no time really quickly, get the stainless ones. Good job on the wall guys.
Blockwork should have had a month to throughly dry out,then prime brick & blockwork with SBR & then rendered before fibreglassing, agree with you about using SS corner profiles.
Tom you probably already know about this but what we did on our parlour years ago was to attach large blue plastic sheets to the walls, they were a few mm thick so very durable (I don't think they ever broke) and they were very easy to clean. As it's just the corners hopefully you might not need to go that far.
Trouble is since you've now got fibreglass on your walls you need to be careful and wear a mask when drilling into it.
I have always given my hair sheep and the donkey my Christmas tree when I am done with it. They enjoy eating it, rubbing against it and it gives them nice piney breath!
I still have my two Christmas wreaths. I wonder if it might give me nice piney breath. During my upcoming surgery, the anesthetist might start singing "oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree..." jk.
Those corner trims are glued to the fibreglass surface?, bet they come off with the fibreglass still stuck to them. The 'fix' doesn't address the lack of bond between wall and fibreglass layer... Hope I'm wrong, but I guess I'll see....
I kinda thought the same thing
Yes, it's stupid to try to stick these corner bits on now.
I put heat recovery in when I got a new tank think it was 3 years ago now. I love mine it works brilliantly for us! Hot water on a mixer tap to feed our calf feeder and the parlour wash/tank wash is all connected.
That heat recovery is a great idea.
Hope that wall holds out. Kind of disappointing with how much it cost, and so much of the parlour is attached to it. Any major repair is going to be an absolute nightmare.
No chance...
Should be warranted.
@@WhirlyPearly5 years on it 🤦♂️
@@TomPembertonFarmLife I think I would recoup the money from the warranty and choose something else.
Fibreglass is bubbling due to the moisture in the wall, and also how about fitting an Alexa to the stereo so you can ask her to switch off the radio when you go into the parlour filming
Alexa idea is genius
@ritch195 they don't need internet but they do need a wifi network
Think they have WiFi
Lots of comments here😮 you would have thought corner protection would've been part of the package😇🙄 maybe they're a newish company learning as they go? Fingers crossed ye'll sort it.. belt and braces where farming is concerned😊
How frustrating for you having the fibreglass blow, hopefully it can be sorted before dad gets back to work, hope he is doing well❤❤
Loving seeing how the farm is slow updating and the content is amazing shows the good the bad and ugly
Farming is a live style it’s
Support uk farming ❤❤❤
On your heat exchanger make sure there is a thermostat that will dump water when it gets above 65 degrees as they start to work in reverse we found with ours in hot weather and takes even longer too cool milk. The biggest saving is the reduction in compressor running the hot water is a bonus!
Tom PLEASE Update as to how you Dad id feeling Great I hope.....But we all would like to know.
☘️Interesting video Tom, hope the weather gets better for you and continued success in the future 😊👍☘️
Should have had concrete panels to start, that finish on the blockers is shocking. Then fibreglass panels over. You live and learn.
Hope all the family are well Tom 👍
We have both heat recovery on the milk tank and pre-cooling with water before milk tank 👍
You could have coated it with a 2 pack coating Teamac have and is use in parlour. I hope the manufacturer sorts it out for you if they don’t shout and I’ll send you some product to try.
204th! Good Tuesday evening Tom, Luke,HIEDI,and all my best wishes to the ginger warrior with a mustache! Roger in Pierre South Dakota USA
Tom if my mind remembers properly, when you went to "sisters in wellies" farm they had the same brick wall you have, and they didn't have the problem you're having with the fibreglass coating
If you look where they stand when they are milking there is a big Crack going along on both sides.
They paid them with swimmer pool paint. It had cracked after 2 years unfortunately 🙈
@@TomPembertonFarmLife oh no. Thanks for letting me know. I really hope you're able to fix the problem, because using pressure jetting, which you need to use to clean the milking parlour will just exacerbate the problem
That's basically a heat recovery unit which was being used when we milked cows back in the 80's.
Hi great video hope you sort the wall out, how s boss man doing? Hope rest of the family are doing well, see you on the next one,
Just as a point of interest, a friend of mine has a hot-tub and it costs him £22 from cold to hot, but it only cost £0.66p per day to keep up to temperature. Great video as always thank you
It's a lot less expensive to keep something hot than warming something up. Keeping something constant saves energy for example it takes far less energy to get a heavy cart moving but when it's at speed it takes far less energy to keep it at the desired speed. This goes for everything.
Tell him to fill it from the hot tap on a slow feed way cheaper to heat with the boiler than electric. Put a bit of cold water in first though.
That’s awesome, hope it saves you bunches! How is your dad doing?
Love and prayers 😇💜
My preference would of being to plaster the parlour walls and steel float them and then paint them with a special paint, but every one to there own
Loving the end of video rap-up that's been appearing in your latest vids
Reckon the bubbling fibreglass is due to moisture or texture of the blockwork. Usually with a finish the wall needs to be prepared ie skim, lined with ply, CP board, fermacell .etc cutting corners never pays in the end.
I have wondered how you pass inspection with the bulk tank exposed. That would not pass here in the USA. As for the fiberglass coating on the walls. IF it is applied to smooth walls that are completely cured. Meaning no moisture in the wall. Then the fiberglass coating works. The bubbles your getting are more than likely caused by moisture behind the coating rather than air pockets. The plastic corners that your gluing on will not stay with the cows rubbing by them. I hope that the fiberglass coating stays on but I am thinking it will just keep falling off.
The vast majority of dairies here have poly boards attached to the walls. They are slicker than the fiberglass and they are much more rugged.
When we fibre glassed our parlour we rounded the corners of the blocks first, also rendered blockwork with strong mix 3/1, it stuck to that ok then
We've just applied for the grant for a heat recovery system. 60% paid towards it, hopefully we get it 🤞
Always good to save money if you can and it looks like you can that’s great. How is your dad doing?
Tom , would it been better to put rolled up tire on brick wall first then put fiber glass on after it.
Our neighbors did their parlor that way but left half of the wall black the other fiber glass if ,I remember the top was black the bottom was green and safe guards on the corners to protect it then painted the black white.
Wow that brick wall needs to go awesome that is starting to look good Tom. It’s a headache but in the long run keeps birds out and cold weather out . Have you thought of cattle brushes to set on post in pastures so the cattle can brush against it.
Love to see the parlor you’re working on all done . Our neighbor has two hot water tanks incase electric goes out have one on back up.
And by using the water tank to cool the refrigerant you are saving from having to blow out the Condenser which will save you tons of time. Part of the problem of burning out compressors is dirty condensers. And with the amount of dust on the farm there you would probably have to blow it out or clean it weekly in order to have it working near capacity. Also especially in the summer the heat load given off makes the whole area uncomfortable and makes the compressors work at a much higher temperature. So not only will your electric bill love you for it, your cooling system will also love you for doing it and last much much longer. Thats a Five Cow job 🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮!
great video tom you will get there
Chelmsford Council built an ice rink underneath one of their public swimming pools and even back in the 1990s it was saving the council a million or two by dumping the heat from the ice coolers onto a heat exchanger to heat the swimming pool
We use the warm water off that tank for mixing calf milk up with, right temperature and the more water you use off it the more efficient it is
Osmosis right there. It'll never stick eith the walls being damp. Id doubt they have damp proof layer. Sealed in the moisture snd and it pushing the fibre glass off as it warms up and expands
So I went back to look at the sisters in wellies on your videos. I can see where some of there walls are fiberglassed however it appears that the parlor itself is lined with 6-8cm block foam. At 23:34 of the video you can see where they are joined buy a tongue and groove method and seem to be already yellow. They come in 4x8' sheets and are probably closed cell foam so they are waterproof. May be something to look at rather than the fiberglass especially since the parlor is a high moisture enviroment. Even on a arid dry wall, fiberglass will pop off of it given the moisture you seem to be having and all it takes is 1 little chip not noticed for 1 week and the moisture is in it. Just a thought. Thanks so much for ALL the videos you put out for all of us. keep me updated on the Ginger Warrior's back and his recuperation. And the best to your misses and boy!!
Just so everyone is up to speed, Tom mentioned below in a comment that the parlour walls were finished on April 21st and fiberglass started on May 23. I would think that a month would be enough time for the walls to cure and remove excess moisture. But I am a novice.
I remember that the ground was very wet ,and watertable gets very high there in wet weather...anyway I wonder if a good damp course was put in at ground level to stop rising damp in blocks. The wall with plywood has not popped maybe because no rising damp. .
The pit hasn’t blown at all
How is your dad doing after the back surgery?? Don't let him overdo it! I had my back surgery a couple of years ago and overdid it and paid the price.
Great video Tom and I hope they sort your fibreglass out 👏👏👍👍
👍🏼 I dare not comment earnestly on the failure of the fibreglass in your parlour. I hope you're being compensated.
Very interesting video today and that’s a win win that heat recovery system.
We used resin paint in our parlour brilliant stuff
Was you not warned about putting fibreglass on the walls ??? ... Mark has got a lot to answer for (Bless him).. Would I recommend Quattro Contracting to install a resin floor ? HELL YES , probably the best floor contractors in the UK (My opinion) . You must drag him back to sort it out , and don't give him any bacon butties...
Great video. Always something to see great work
Anything that saves money has got to be worth doing, its amazing. how much power it takes to heat water from cold. With your solar panel array, it should also save you money in the winter as well. 👍
Looking good 👍
great vid tom love your pic on the computer screen behind you
And why is fiberglas bubbling and comming off? Water in the walls....walls weren't dry when applying and are not dry even now.. The moment I saw you doing those fiberglass walls i knew there will be trouble ahead...
Tom superb mate brilliant
Good video again as always, I no longer have anything to do with dairy farming but can definitely say from personal experiences gained over the years , from both the dirty end of the cow milking , feeding etc and later in life in the supply trade that fibre glass coating needs to come off and to start again, I do not remember the condition of the brick work pre fibreglass but prep work on the surface is critical. Having seen fibre glass used in many dirty and wet situations in agriculture never mind the obvious boating world where it is used extensively. The company involved must come back remove the coating and start again or simply refund you the 8k so you can start again with a better solution. If it starting bubbling up nine days after the cows moved in then it will give you trouble for as long as the parlour is there. Also the corner strips are purely a shirt term temporary solution as they will not last long . All best to the team and ginger warrior.
Poor workmanship people don't take pride in their trade !!! I hope you can get some of yal money spent on that job !! Good video stay safe
That's brilliant!!!
Thanks for the video Tom.
Everyone definitely likes saving money 💰 🤑 💸 🙂
Tom get yourself a couple of tubes of polyurethane glue the ones that go into silicon gun, don’t cut the nozzle just have it on the smallest hole drill some small holes in air pockets and fill up with the glue the glue will stick to the moist blocks and the fibreglass and hopefully stop it coming off the wall. it’s worth a try, it’s worked for us in the past.
Complete waste of time and money
@@mikeysky8917 well it’s worked for us in the past on parapet walls
for £20 and a hour of his time it’s worth a try but what would I know I’ve only been fitting and fixing GRP roofs for 25 years 🤷🏼
@@andrewbeckwith945 But all his walls will be a mess. The moisture is in and air pockets everywhere.
Great video as always
Hi Tom, wall would have needed more time to dry, don’t care what it says on any label of any product, different drying time between blocks and the mortar, was fine on rendered wall because surface dried evenly. I’m no scientist with that said but if I was the resin company that’s what I’d be shouting about. Rush jobs always have these longevity issues no matter what sector you’re in, sign off the times. Place is chilly and damp for lot of the time so you’ll do well to stop that at this stage. Few warmer seasons through it before I’d even bother trying to sort it.
You've been busy, strange that the fibreglass is breaking so easy.
i always refill my kettel as soon as its low then the water has chance to get to room temp and saves so much with then bit of water in the kettel just boiled if that makes sence
Keep it up 😊
As frustrating as it is that the fibre glass has blown. Unfortunately as someone who has seen this happen before unfortunately Tom that wall needs to be stripped I can’t imagine the company will be happy as it will be a fair amount of cost to rectify and that cost will land on them how ever it’s how they deal with issue that makes them great. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that they sort it properly as those corners are just a temporary fix not a long term solution. Most importantly how’s your dad doing. Hope the wife and the lad are all good.
It is not only the heat from the compressor. The compressor it coling the milk in the storage tank. So the heat from the milk being cooled down is heating op the water for washing.
In Denmark vi heat op our home with the heat from the milk
saw you using power tools without hearing protection! take care of your hearing :)
Your best option is to put pvp panels on the wall and put a vaper barrier between the wall and the pvp panels so moisture doest escape and cause mold on the back of the pvp panels
Smart move on the water
HI Tom, You got a shout out on Fed by Farmers today👍
I’ll have to check it out !
Great to see your new heat recovery system , also
running compressors can cost a fortune try setting compressor pressure to as near to the pressure requirements at point of use and volume requirements this could save a fair bit on running costs ,theres no point running at 160psi when you only need 30psi unless you need high volume even then you can install big storage tanks to get round this for situations and it could save a lot on energy bills
Oh my on the problem with fiberglass on wall. With not cleaning well ( dust)and any moisture that is held in the brick can do that real fast. Going to be a pain doing it twice. Like measuring twice cut once.
Morning Tom
Great vlog again 😊... How's the ginger guy doing ❤
Hope your dad is ok? It’s hard getting old ….
Hate to harp on about safety , but you need to be there for your family …. So , much better on the eye protection ! But your hearing ? Work to do sorry mate. And that step ladder ? Designed for home use and for 60-70 Kg max I would suggest . Get proper industrial strength ladders .
I’m glad you’re getting on with the tidy up and reorganisation, it will all be worthwhile. Good to see the equipment being kept clean, you’ve spent a lot with new or newer tractors and machinery so it pays to maintain it .
I would have put Acrovyn Corner Protectors on those broken corners or better, stainless steel. They are used extensively in the Health Industry and generally take a fair bashing from Hospital Trolleys etc so are more then up to the job. The big benefit is they are wider than the angles Luke was fitting. Hate to say it but I suspect what he has fitted wont last 5 minutes and the cows will have them off. Its also only fixed to the fibreglass which is already failing
12:58 great content again
I would say that the block work wasn’t fully dust free, tight external corners will always chip when knocked so the corner protection is a sensible idea though
Tom: I have a meeting at 2pm and its now 2:30pm
Me:😮
Also, watching from Barbados.
I thought at the time, fibre glassing onto old brickwork was hopeful, but the corners should have been reinforced! BTW, the goats won't eat fake Christmas trees.. 😂
Hoping your fibre glass chaps are decent enough to fix the problem, although I must say the prospect doesnt look good: it looks like it needs to be completely redone - and you can't have your parlour out of commission while they do it.
Well done on the water heater - and, my favourite bit of your video, giving the goats the christmas tree!
Moisture seems to have around alot as we were dry Instead and in the south of the states I can have lots of rain , but if we don't get it it looks like it crosses the Atlantic and then you get if. That is true about the water as my son is an electrician and for
Factories over here ! Save they $$$ when possible!
Tom ! Your sausage gun .. thats terrible .. always give all parts a coat of vasaline . When you change sausages cut the metal clip with side cutters as it leave the extra sasage skin to seal the front of the gun . And always pull it apart when done .
Wow that’s shocking. The company should strip it and start again. I understand that would interrupt your parlour but honestly that is terrible and they need to either correct it or refund as you haven’t got what you paid for.
Clean and hygienic and easy to wash was the plan that certainly isn't that I would say....FULL REFUND or name and shame
Hi, can you adapt your other heater to work off the heat generated by the compressor units in the shop..
That bubbles is caused by efflorescence. . It needs to be stripped off and neutralised . Did you allow 28days for the morter to set ? Is there adequate damp causing to eliminate rising damp ? The list of reason for failure are endless . Good swimming pool render is the best to fibre glass over .
I'm wondering if the fibreglass was applied too soon after the blocks were laid!? Any moisture trapped behind the fibreglass could expand and cause it to blow out.
Need a lot of upper body strength to get out of that bulk tank same happened me I got that heat recovery some job
6:40 What is the IBC tote used for? Is it looped in with the smart Heat system?
Shear sign the walls were too damp when they went to apply the fiberglass surface. That must be so frustrating. You see that sometimes in plaster etc.
Been building fiber glass. Boats seams like they did not roll it properly
what is the fiberglass company thinking? Boats are made of fiberglass and they don't chip and fall apart - many stay in the water for years on in and come out to be waterblastered to get the sea life taken off them so a bit of slurry will not make a difference - bathrooms behind tiles are fiberglass waterproofing and the tiles don'f fall off the wall and the wall does not leak - get them to come and take it off and do it properly at full cost to them - those corners will not last 6 months and it's a patch job on poor workmanship - that fiberglass should have stuck like s!!!t to a blanket
I think the critical thing is the adhesion between the wall surface and the fibreglass. If it’s not perfect you get (in effect) blistering or patched which are not fully adhered. So the fibreglass surface is slightly lifted in patches from the underlying layer. These patches will wear away with any abrasion to the wall. Like a cow rubbing against the corner of the wall.
I imagine the main problem is how much time that would take. If it means the parlour couldn't be used for a while then it's probably not an option as I don't think Tom is in a hurry to get parlour on a trailer again any time soon!
On the contrary. Delamination and osmosis is one of the biggest problems with fibreglass boats. Once there's a tiny scratch in the gelcoat, you're in for an expensive repair bill.
That fibre glass is a total loss, it was applied too soon after block wall built, too much moisture,needed to dry out then brick/block primed & rendered, have done several koi block ponds & never had a failure.
@@stuartandrews4344 I wonder if the company succumbed to the pressure of being in Toms video and wanting to get the job done on time.
Hi tom have you seen the solar water heater, and have you thought about a borehole.
Good to get a brief look at the goats. Any news on kids coming soon? Did Mr billy goat do his job?
Is that the same as a heat exchange unit for heating the water?