Brick100

Clam, clear skies and frosty in Oxfordshire

When accepting any offer of work always get the details sorted in writting before you start, don't rely on the statute book to support or you may be Disappointed.

Paid holidays, sickness, pay in very bad weather when normally you may not work. Will they pay for refresher / further training. In this climate it sounds ok to me, if your short you can always do the odd Saturday for a bit extra.

I brought a second hand tipper bed with hydraulics and pump, had a few probs with the pump. We managed to get spares for the pump and it worked well. Just make sure you can get spares if it goes wrong. And also: we had to lift on a steel frame to clear the body when it tipped and make mud guards. It took about two days to complete the work, that includes undersealing and spraying.

Nice vid, and good music, nice change from dub step you get on a lot of vids

Brilliant vid, where were you working.

You don't know what you miss until it gone, even the hardest jobs can bring back good memories.

Iveco are good trucks you wont go far wrong, parts are reasonable cost wise and there is also a forum for owners which helps with fault finding / problems.

That's how to run your business, assessment and future planning. Good news hope all goes well.

Moves like a clockwork elephant, but funny

If this is going to be his employment then I would start with the following. 1/ how much does he wish to earn a year ( include tax deductions ) 2/ operating costs per year, equipment, fuel, repairs, vehicle purchase spread over 3 years. 3/ operating costs professional services and advertising, etc Add this lot up and devide by 45 working weeks per year allowing for holidays, you can then break this down into an hourly operating rate and work out a profit margin ( 10 / 20% + ). You only need to do this once a year to know your true operating cost, with out it you may price work and loose money hand over fist. Obviously there are then benefits to tree work that can bring in extra cash. A lot of folks are unsure if selling logs are worth the effort. Well most the the wood cut down should be used to produce logs as this extra income in lean times is most welcome, and I would rather have some cash than no cash. To remain successful you need to maximise your turnover / output, and keep a strong hold of your expenditure. Don't take chances

All of the above ie hard work, qaulity, and determination as its a long road. Most who start a business give up or remain frustrated due to low pay or no work. My advice is to advertise locally in small local magazines, shop windows and plenty of talking to friends to get your name about. To be some what success full you need to maintain a business approach at all times and remember to turn a profit you need to maximise you turnover whilst controlling you costs, the equipment part will develop as your business grows. Good luck hope it goes well.

Artistic to sat the least, fantastic

Good news hope all goes well.

Depends if the buildings over look other properties, if it's In a rural position , away from nosy parkers you may not need to worry. Normally it's not so much the footprint size but the height, and ideally I think the top of the roof should not exceed 4m. But your right about the temporary structures. Rather than take a chance why not contact your local authority and ask or check out their web site which should provide details of planning rights and wrongs. Good luck

Lay a good thickness of demolition hardcore first, which is cheap and then type one / mot approx 100mm + ,depending on what you can afford at approx £35 per ton plus vat. Tracking type one in is ok, but I would hire a heavy vibrating roller for the day for a pucker job.

Most of the machines I have owned have been good, and I have been through a few. It all depends how well you treat them and complete repairs and servicing as required. As an investment I run mine into the ground, can't be doing with buying the latest new toy on the market and most of them have lasted a good few years.

Rust still grows on things that stand still, silly money and mice have eaten all the wiring.

There is also a chance of carbon monoide poisoning from fuel that has not fully combusted. I Don't fuel my wood burner after about 8 pm and when we leave the room for bed I leave all the vents open so there is a flow of air. Have any members fitted air vents in their external walls to aid combustion ,!!!. I have also fitted a carbon monoxide sensor just to be on the safe side.

Undertaking manual work does not require a diet as such.You still need to consum approx 1500 to 1800 calories, but the key is reducing your in take of fat and control cals, easy when you get use to it. Good luck

If you have sky, or similar, watch it on c4 +1.thats if you missed first showing, durhhhh

Top film, a must see, motorcycle stunts are first class and its always great to see a Landy in full flow, trouble is I kept twitching in my seat wanting to be part of the action, much to the non amusement of my wife.

Top film, must see, kept twitching in my seat wanting to be part go the action, motorcycle stunts are first class and of course the Landy in full flow.