openspaceman
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Which one are you referring to? Can you link to it?
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Yes, there are many firms that make late payment a matter of policy and that hides the ones that are about to go pop. Working on 28 days payment is bad enough but 90 days means you lose serious money when they fail.
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So it's only free during the "representation period" that the appeal is free, that makes sense but what if the council do not make the refusal during the "representation period", at that stage there's nothing to appeal.
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Pay and be paid. Don't expect a man to go to work then knock him for his money. As seen in the video it will come back to bite you on the arse. I hope he gets a fair hearing and the mitigating circumstances of non payment are taken into account.
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That's well worth knowing. I'm a bit out of touch as I haven't dealt with a TPO since 1990 and that was a woodland one. Is there any time limit on the appeal?
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No apologies necessary; I had got it wrong and was confusing the 28 days for representations for a new TPO with the appeal process if works for an existing TPO was refused. It makes no difference to this case where a 211 notice has been served up till the point the TO makes a TPO so the client needs to have his arguments ready. Can anyone clarify whether the TO can make an order without it going before a planning committee?
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IMO the wall has to come down, once down the tree is no longer a problem to the wall, the garden can be secured by fencing around the tree as there is not an engineering solution to rebuild the current wall as it would intrude into the road. It doesn't alter the position that it's worth continuing with the 211 notice because until he puts the TPO on the tree you can fell it at 6 weeks so the problem only arises after the TPO is in place. It might just be that having the wall re built as it originally was is more in keeping with the conservation area character than a wall with a gap in it containing a tree of poor form.
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Yes the wall is the danger to the road and it would be negligent to leave it as is. If the TO manages to get a TPO on the tree and it is appealed within the 6 weeks then things will be interesting because the wall has to be removed and at that stage the tree is standing and the wall is not there. So tree in conservation area and brick wall also in conservation area, which has more public amenity?
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Okay so that's one, where are the rest? Is there a downloadable database like for GATSO cameras?
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Still could be worth using after a few free hand sharpens. The main reason I use a file (and handle of some sort) alone is I can carry it with me and I rotate the file after each stroke to even out the wear.
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It's a trade of between the fact that smaller logs means more air space so less raw material against the extra sawdust cutting. It's a right pain cutting my 16" jotul logs in half to fit in the little morso, although no regrets on the change.
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If I were a bit younger and working full time I'd like to try one of these for lo profile chain but £34...
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beat me to it
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It strikes me this is the only reasonable option 1 the clock is already ticking 2 the TO wants it preserved but it is not of good form, though it may have public amentity 3 it's a liability and the owner will already have to demolish the wall for safety reasons as it's already 15 degrees out of true. 4 the TO will have to justify making the TPO and it will cost the council to serve it, will it go to planning committee or under delegated powers? 5 the owner then has 6 weeks to appeal and PINS gets involved So the council have to decide is it worth the cost and the owner has to decide can he afford the appeal procedure.
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'Bout time you edited your profile Saul
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Very interesting, better organised than I was with all that gear on your waist. I especially liked 2:40 when you anticipated a kickback so wrapped your thumb round.
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Is the stripped thread in plastic or alloy? If alloy a helicoil is the simplest, if plastic two options spring to mind: 1 a stepped stud and cut a new thread 2 threaded insert for plastic like https://www.tappex.co.uk/
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My thoughts too, although I live in an 1862 build solid wall brick cottage so less scope for insulation
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Very kind thanks. I'm up on Northumberland. Have no particular job for seal puller but have struggled on getting them out in the past. What's better about them over a slide hammer and internal legs?
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This is spot on imo, if you're paying for the standing timber it's knowing how to maximise the return on each stem that makes the profit,
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Churchill called it arboricide when they felled some box from Chequers (IIRC to make draughstman's rulers)
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What is the compatibility for arb qualifications in Norway, and vice versa?
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My first big stem felling for over 10 years, I found the 084 a bit heavy so borrowed the boss's 395. A bit unfamiliar hence the wavy cut, you can just see one of the ganoderma pfeifferi brackets identified by boss.. Tree was topped out day before by one of the Dom's on here while his mate lowered and dragged branches to me on chipper. Boss supervised. It wore me out even doing two short days but a nice change from retirement. Customer's wife and youngest anonymoused, husband elected to split the logs after I ringed them up ?
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Reparing broken asbestos roofing with fibreglass encapsulation
openspaceman replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I've had asbestos reinforce cement roofing repaired by applying torch on roofing felt and it has been good for 20 years. Prior to the 1980s the asbestos reinforced corrugated sheets had about 10% chrisotile asbestos, it's still classed as hazardous but unlike other forms, like loose insulation in boilers and dry lining boards, you are allowed to dismantle its yourself, taking suitable precautions and disposing it at a licensed facility. Last time I sent some in it cost about double normal landfill prices plus £30 for a conveyance note. Minimum charge was 3 tonnes. It costs about£10/m2 in material to replace with steel profile but worth paying for the composite with 30mm insulation to prevent condensation (need 100mm insulation for a workshop).
