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That sounds useful Les, any pictures of the lorry so we can see the possibilities? I have nothing to move now but I sometimes do.

Well not all the UK. I seem to remember watching a program years ago which said that many English rivers were way too low mainly due to abstraction for farms. Probably not a problem here in Wales or Scotland I would guess.

In fact the studies showed that such grasslands if grazed in the right way act as a bigger carbon sink than all the worlds rainforests combined. But this is a whole different business from most modern animal farming. In fact this beneficial grazing requires no added food or water. Here in the UK cows need 160 litres of water per day from troughs, and haylage etc by the ton.

That is a very interesting article. As always it shows the true answer to reducing man made climate change is not simple. Just the same with palm oil - some of it is grown in a sustainable way - it doesn’t have to cause deforestation. It is all about local appropriate management of methods and outcomes. The developed world should certainly reduce meat consumption, but not necessarily by becoming vegan.

Just checked, no license needed so long as you stay under 20 cubic metres per day.

I apologise if you know this but I think you need an abstraction license to do this.

Yes agreed, or cheaper in the long run to get a smallish de-humidifier. Will cost more up-front but much cheaper to run. A 10 litre per day model would be plenty.

I think the charts are more intended for central heating rads. Steve mentioned an oil filled radiator which of course is just a plug in electric heater. So as long as it has a built in thermostat it will regulate the temp nicely.

Steve the answer is really really simple. As long as you make sure the heater has a thermostat (most do) it will be fine. Most electric heaters are 2kw which should be enough unless you leave the windows open to admire the snow drifts. The type of electric heater makes little difference, they are all the same efficiency pretty much.

Well it all hinges on how and where they were left. Even couriers have a duty of care. I do agree though it is maybe a little foolish trusting that a courier will leave them In a sensible place.

No it is up to the supplier to deliver the goods. If they employ a courier who leaves them in an appropriate place they will have to sort it. If an arborist employs a subby who fells the wrong tree he won’t be able to say to the paying customer ‘Not my fault he is a subby’.

Good advice; and remember the onus is on the supplier to prove the goods were delivered as arranged. Until the goods are with you or somewhere you have agreed they have not supplied them. I also use DPD a lot and find they are usually really good. Unlike Citylink - they were lying scoundrels. Well, the ones that I had experience of were.

As has been said it is very very dense timber so go slow. Also get your blades sharpened by Stephen Cull, as most people who sharpen these blades mess it up. Finally, it will split and distort terribly as it dries so sell it all to me at a wholesale price and save yourself the stress and loss! Seriously though it is very beautiful but very troublesome timber so do expect a lot of movement and splitting. Can we see some pics?

Two points here. If you have agreed the items are to be left in a safe place, were they or were they left in a very unsafe place? Right out in the open is hardly "safe". Did the app give you the chance to enter exactly where is "safe". If not it has to be a matter of judgement and no reasonable person would say that in clear view of passers-by is safe. Secondly remember your contract is with the retailer. If they failed to deliver the goods as arranged they are in breach of contract. As the Which webpage (linked above) says, it is worth reading the retailer's terms and conditions. If it is clear they have not left the items in a safe place take it up with the retailer. Or better still if you paid by credit card claim against them as they will also be liable. If they have acted with due care and left the items in a place that would reasonably be considered safe you will have no case, but from what you have said they weren't.

I have used Dropbox for years, works well as long as you remember not to update a file before the system has synchronised when you switch a laptop or whatever on. Mind you I am the only user -not sure how it would work if miltiple users were involved.

And everyone seems oblivious to what a good timber it is. I have an Alder kitchen, bathroom floor, clock, in fact any indoor furniture is great in Alder. Frustrating thing though is I so rarely get offered Alder logs as everyone just thinks of it as firewood!

You may be able to buy a single size tap from eBay for a few quid. You can even make one from a high tensile bolt if you are stuck - it just takes a couple of minutes.

What this thread shows is it is very easy to confuse different problems. Air pollution can be caused by burning wood - with possible health implications if too much is done in one area. Burning wood does not however cause climate change. Yes it releases carbon into the atmosphere, but it is part of a balanced cycle, with new growth absorbing carbon. De-forestation is a major cause of climate change, but tree maintenance and management in the UK is not de-forestation. Running a chipper fueled by fossil fuels is of course a small contributor to climate change, as are leaf blowers, chainsaws, tractors, road vehicles etc. So as one poster said, it would be better to leave brash on site to rot, or indeed to burn on site. For many reasons this is often not desirable. But the original point is a good one, perhaps chipping should not be the default position?

Looks like normal Oak but with wide sapwood. Thanks for the pics!

Got any pictures? I have a couple of stems here I have been putting off milling. My research has given me conflicting information. One source I found a while back stated that Turkey Oak is the famous Wainscote Oak as used in Houses of Parliament (which of course has amazing medullary rays) but other sources I found give other info. Holm Oak I know has amazing rays, but is usually bendy and splits really badly. I would love more info on this. Sadly I am a bit too far away from Surrey to consider a lorry load as the OP is offering but I would like to know for the future.

Work out timber cost, then add 50%. Estimate how many days it will take per door and double it and multiply by your required daily rate. If you are applying paint or any finish add at least a day for that plus cost of the paint. Depending on how well equipped you are and how skilled and whether you do proper mortise and tenon joints etc, I would say it is 6 days minimum and could be much more. Timber is surely going to be £300 in decent quality softwood or maybe £600 in Douglas Fir or Larch (if you can find it dry which is unlikely) or £1000 in Sweet Chestnut. Or tropical hardwoods would be ideal if you like de-forestation so consider Idigbo or Iroko. I doubt any normal joinery shop would do them for less than £1500 to £1800 in cheap timber.

I wouldn't risk my re-saw on nails or my Lucas Mill! I know you can get blades designed to cope with nails but normal TCT can chip or get broken off altogether. At least with a band mill the blade is quick to change and costs about £22 new so not so much at stake!

There is a guy with his own mobile splitter who lives in Pwllmeyrick who is on facebook as Dennis' Tree Services. He may be able to help you.

Yeah re-sawing reclaimed beams is rarely worthwhile. I have done a few recently and charge the same hourly rate for de-nailing as for the sawing. Inevitably the sawing is just a tiny part of the cost. A friend asked me to do one in the summer and said he had de-nailed it. We put it on the forklift and my wife removed another 77 nails before we re-sawed it. Three hours de-nailing, 30 mins sawing.

I think you will have to enlighten me - what exactly is a soapstone surround? I have tried googling it but this hasn't really told me what it is. Wikipedia tells me Soapstone is a metamorphic rock with good heat storage capacity, so is this the key? I am guessing it is not a cheap option....? And not good for native wildlife, so maybe not good to promote?