Mark J
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Putin tied Boris Johnson up in his own trousers | Stewart Lee | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Britain allowed Russian oligarchs to pay their way into the upper echelons of society, and is internationally despised for it
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If a climber rocks up with a full suite of saws, a decent winch, rigging kit, and the skills to use them, I think that £50 an hour is fair and profitable.
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I think my prices are reasonable. They're for subbing people in. I wouldn't pay a climber less than £200 for a job.
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Brash draggers 10 - 15 an hour. Groundie 15 - 30 an hour. Climber 30 - 40 an hour. Good climber/good groundie 50 + an hour.
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I lived in Prague for a while, they are beautiful people. I know a Polish fella who's a sound engineer, I know a Czech one too, a Czech one too, a Czech one too.
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It's not a myth, it's just pretty rare.
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If you have a large tree that is desiccating the soil at 3m below ground, the odds are that it's not going to fully rehydrate each year, in fact it's likely that there will be a persistent soil moisture deficit, especially in times of drought. So now you have a soil, that would usually swell up to 100%, but because of the tree, it ranges from say, 70% of its potential in summer to 90% of its potential in winter each year. That shrink/swell ratio will stay broadly the same when someone builds a house on the land. Fast forward fifty years, you fell the tree, the soil can now expand another 10%, back to its original size.
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In a normal year clay soils will shrink in the summer and expand in winter. The problem with heave arises when a property was built on soil which had a soil moisture deficit, often due to the proximity of a large thirsty tree. When/if that tree is removed, the soil swells up to full field capacity.
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Heave is very rare, even when trees predate the property. A borehole would tell you the soil consistency at relevant depths; the soil has to be of a high plasticity in order to be a consideration.
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Soil heave as a result of removing vegetation is only a potential issue when the vegetation predates the buildings. Phased reductions are pointless, the soil is going to swell back to its potential whether the tree is removed over three years, or over three hours.
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World one of these be sufficient to run battery saws out in the woods? Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station WWW.JACKERY.COM Jackery Explorer 1000, 1002Wh & rating 1000W portable power station is Jackery's biggest Explorer, a solar generator...
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Pruning wounds don't tend to extend into compartmentalised areas of fungal activity. I agree that it's the lesser of two evils though.
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Bless...
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Unless it's sited on clay soil with a high shrink/swell potential you have nothing to worry about. 1) How old is the tree in relation to the conservatory and the house? 2) What are the specifications of the foundations of both structures? c) Was there a pre-existing soil moisture deficit when the tree was planted/establishing?
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Let's hope so.
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£75 quid to fill my wee car up.
