benedmonds
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Everything posted by benedmonds
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...But if you worked out what that would sell for you could pay for a lot of gas and insulation... Financially firewood does not often make sense for either the producer or the user.. We process wood from arb waste as an extra to fill days and to give guys a way of topping up their income from working saturdays. We don't do much and charge £85 a bulk bag. I have a log burner and use 5 ir 6 bags a year because it's nice.. I am sure if I sold the logs it would easily pay for the additional gas I used if I did not use logs.. Logs are a luxury product that cost alot to produce either in time or machines. Unfortunately production can be low skilled, there are people who are willing to work for peanuts and others who do it as a hobby.
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I was thinking about climbing past decay in the stem to dismantle the tops. If there's a nice clear field in front so you can fell them in a oner though, would be a great job. There isn't it is a back garden and they want to make it nice underneath..
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Views on reducing by 25% (topping) pops in a back garden... The end one is FUBARED and needs to come out, conifers being reduced, TO won't give permission to remove but will for 25% reduction..? Is it just me who thinks it is a stupid idea...
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That would be a good turnaround for a regular appeal in my experience. I have had some go on for over 12 months...
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I spoke with the TO and their opinion was that "they hope to get it done in 8 weeks." I thought it was a statutory duty to do within 8 weeks and when I mentioned this the reply was "you can appeal for non-determination" and then he hung up on me....
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If it was on the doorstep I would have considered it, but it is 20 miles away from home so I chose to ignore that particular request.
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Probably all of the above... Just frustrating you advise a client to do works you are pretty sure will get permission, pencil in works for 9 weeks, then get too due date from when the 1 App was made, have to chase to try and get a decision and find they have moved the goal posts. They also expect us to put up the notices on the street.
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Just ranting in frustration... I put the application via 1app on the 25th of March and so the application should have by my reckoning been decided by Monday the 20th of May. However the council did not register it until the 10th of April.. Two and a half weeks later... The council expect to have a decision on the 10th of June. Even though 8 weeks from the 10th of April is the 5th of June... Why does it take 11 weeks to decide if we can sensitively reduce a tree or not... ?
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I don't think it was a hole.. "scraped around 50mm off the entire site." Cellular confinement systems with no dig might have been used before the damage to install a drive over RPA but remediation would involve removing concrete without having plant travelling on the RPA and decompact/mulch..
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I have been quoted just under a £1000 to paint each truck or £300 ish to wrap... We have a compressor and spray gun, tempted to go down the diy route...
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Engineering solution for wall, being pushed over by tree.
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in General chat
Unfortunately it is apartments - 6 clients ..... -
Engineering solution for wall, being pushed over by tree.
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in General chat
I have to admit I was surprised permission was granted for the removal.. I am not sure the lpa have a TO in post at the moment. I am pretty sure the old one would have insisted on retaining the tree. It is structurally sound and was there before the wall.. Piles and beams would be my solution but interested if anyone had others views. In the end it will probably come down to £.. and removal likely to be cheaper in long run.. -
Engineering solution for wall, being pushed over by tree.
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in General chat
The Barrell Tree Consultancy Guidance Notes are a great resource. But this is a big wall and significant movement.. -
Any engineering solutions so we can save the tree. Big beech tree with TPO. It is in a conservation area and the wall needs to be rebuilt looking the same.. Cannot move the wall. The tree trunk is not in direct contact with wall. But the cracks are affecting 4-5m in the walls length. The brick part is only 19 years old built on sandstone that was probably put down in the 1850's. Consent has been given to remove the tree but one of the residents is keen to retain it if we can come up with an engineering solution that will last. A structural engineer is having a look but in my experience they tend to look at the simplest method, which is obviously to remove the tree and rebuild the wall. My idea is to use piles and beams and to leave a good gap around the trunk. Can you build flexible walls..
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Cheers thanks for info..
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Cheers, it looks like you have had sign writing printed onto boards still. I was hoping to sign write directly onto the sides...
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Anyone any experience painting aluminium panels before signwriting? Can you cheaply apply and get an OK finish, that the signwriting will stick too. We have in the past attached boards or direct wrapping..
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Probably true if both sole traders but if partnership...?
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I am not sure that is true.. It was 15 years ago but pretty sure when just me and business partner we did not need EL.
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That is over 25 arctics a day....
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Thanks for the offers to collect the logs, Sylvagen sent a wagon today and took the load for biomass ?.. Going to: https://www.kentrenewableltd.com/
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I have already sent that..
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I have told him to be realistic.. But it would be nice if it went for more than just biomass..
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Are these the ones at Kingston hall. In the 2 dead redwoods thread I gave steve your number...
