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Read through this thread and found some interesting info albeit historical now. Would be interested in which direction the main contributors went in the end and also any updates, lessons learned or other pearls of wisdom anybody can add

Some stove manufacturers suggest not burning a lot of paper or cardboard in one go as it can give off a lot of heat very quickly. If you want to get rid just put some in each time you put wood in, then it just adds to the heat and slightly reduces wood consumption 🙂 One thing you definitely dont want to do is lean in to light a long tall box of cardboard scraps without checking if your mate has tipped a bit of petrol in - for reasons only known to himself. He has a tendency to skip the full action/reaction thought process. The box focused fire ball significantly rearranges the hairline and does a good job of trimming the eyebrows, which, to be fair, could do with it more regularly, but think a more traditional approach to hair trimming would be preferable. With some mates, you really dont need enemies. He's great for going out for a pint and a laugh, but even then we still keep a wary eye on him and dont stand too close 🙂 Suspect there might be a Darwin award in the future, but to date he has personally remained remarkable unscathed ..... Can only imagine the gods have other plans for him - perhaps reducing the world population? 🙂

As a number of people have commented felt is not much good so how about trying EPDM or other single ply membranes. Quite popular for house roofing and lots of places offering shed kits to re-roof existing sheds. If it gets damaged, just patch it like you would an inner tube although I see you can get self adhesive patches these days. Typically used on green roofs, but doesnt need to be covered with anything as will last a long time as is.

Cheers Donnie I am aware of the long Stihl 461, but was wondering if there were any other options. Always nice to have options to compare & contrast before pushing the button.

6'6" or 1,98m

Morning all As per title, looking at options for longer machines for those of us a bit long in the leg and arm department. Am aware of the Stihl offerings, but are there any others? TIA Terry

So , going for realism, like it 🙂

Bit of context perhaps ......... Pragmatic last gasp for them to maintain the dominant source of national income before political pressures limit new drilling. Regardless of politics all new oil is generally found in smaller quantities at deeper depths with increased technical challenges to get at. In simple terms it is increasingly expensive and more difficult to recover. For further context - I am currently offshore (Norway as it happens) benefitting from a bit of work thanks to the drill drill drill policy 🙂

Overhangs should be a thing, but aren't in this country. Keeps water away from the walls, particularly the top where a lot of damp can start from. Shades the windows in summer, my place would bake in the summer just from solar gain as it is properly insulated to keep it warm in winter and cool in summer. Would also allow for easy upgrading of buildings with external insulation, without having to redo the roof.

Had mine 4 or 5 years now, but have seen them in the shop in the interim. As you say, no doubt they will be along soon again 😉

Lidl do a cheap one from time to time - seems to give sensible readings, but not run any specific test or comparison.

would have thought that in general the longer the beam the larger the cross section should be which would reduce movement a bit. Obviously depends on intended use - span, load etc. If you get it in position while still green and join it properly, there will be limited movement and that what does occur is superficial just adds character ?

good luck with the itching 🙂 Clearly found a cause for your issues, but always useful to minimise sources of moisture in the house as well. Surprising one to me was how much water remained in the items in the washer even if the cycle included a spin at the end. Our washer has a dedicated 8 minute spin cycle which removes significant amounts of water after the wash cycle. Did some tests with a condensing dryer and there was at least a third less water in the tank after running the dedicated spin cycle with similar wash loads. As for the PIV - only difference to opening a window is that the loft air might be slightly warmer due to heat leakage from the house - oh and the cost of the unit and installation and disruption due to installation of ducting 🙂

I'd go with Sandspider - think the sealant was missed or badly done or incorrect type used. That said the products of combustion are a nasty cocktail and can smell quite bad. They tend to settle out if cooled and this can be happening locally to the flue join if air is getting in as I suspect it is so the smell could just be the tar in the join cooking. More generally, 'slow burning' should be confined to the history books as it massively increases emission of particulates as well as gumming up the flue. To maximise efficiency of your wood, burn smaller amounts at a time - the more you put in the more heat gets pushed up the chimney as the stove can only transfer a certain proportion of the heat to the room at any one time. That said a good bit of heat up the chimney now and then does help to keep it clear as has been mentioned already, but using well seasoned wood also helps to minimise build-up. A key part of seasoning in my view is to have a good few days of wood stacked near the fire (space permitting) as this brings the moisture content right down over a few days prior to burning.

haha, Scotland can be a bit dreich on the weather front at times. If you have something to hand already that has no use, then entirely up to you whether you put something down the sides - don't personally think it is necessary with an overhanging roof, but clearly will help if the roof does not overhang, but at a cost to air circulation. Rain water will dry off very quickly and it tends to only get as far as the outer layer of wood particularly if the outer layer is stacked to help shed the rain - look at the 'holzhausen' on the continent which traditionally had no roof at all, but was stacked with a view to shedding water. The point I was trying to make is that airflow is much more important for seasoning the wood and an overhanging roof with open sides is a better compromise than enclosing the sides against rain. Now that I have done the egg sucking lesson I will get me coat ...... 🙂 (dont get me started on the lack of overhangs on house roofs in this country 🙂 )