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    Surely it's not that simple? To quibble over details, you haven't got the money back out, it's still in the house. Assuming you can sell it again in due time, and that the bubble doesn't burst. You also haven't got back the purchase price, just (in theory) the deposit that you put down. There's tax, maintenance costs, wear and tear, redecoration etc. surely too? (Even though the expenses are I believe tax deductible). What about rent arrears, times when you don't have a tenant, management company charges?
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    Thanks one and all. I'm not a tree surgeon, so I don't use a chainsaw that much, and while I have used my feet on bits of wood while chainsawing, it's not ideal. (They're less than size 12!) The step idea sounds good, nice drawing ballibeg! Or the moving grippy bits on the sawhorse. I'll see what I can bash together...
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    Hi all. Random thought - does anyone have an easy way to grip the awkward stumps, branch unions, big nasty pieces left at the bottom of the wood pile while sawing them up? I've got a sawhorse that does fine for the longer nicer pieces of wood, but was looking for a safe way to grip the gnarly bits left when the nice bits have been chopped. Something like a pallet with some holes drilled in it perhaps, and upright struts stuck in the holes to trap and secure awkward bits of wood? And yes, I could just bonfire the awkward bits, but it seems a waste. And yes, I chop the large gnarly bits rwsting under their own weight, but I'm left with awkward bits too small for my sawhorse, but too large for my log burner that I can't split. Am I missing a trick? Perhaps I should just get a hydraulic splitter! Cheers.
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    Muntie

    sandspider replied to Billhook's topic in General chat

    It's been nibbling your weed plantation!
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    Thanks Martin, that's useful to know. A fair bit of wood (maybe 4m3 per bay, allowing for spaces?) and a fair bit of work then. Yes, I'd be working it on my own too - not something my partner is particularly interested in / keen on. Does your friend's pellet boiler not sit in some sort of outhouse? And I thought RHI was only paid on actual heat / energe generated? And my condolences - sorry to hear about your wife.
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    Interesting blog, thanks Simon!
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    Thanks. As I feared, out of my budget - just have to stick to my metal gun cabinet for now! Lovely piece of work though, wish I had the skill.
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    Very nice! How long did it take, and could you give me an idea of what it cost? (PM if you prefer) I'd love one, but I suspect the time taken would put the cost out of my range...
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    That's interesting Martin, thanks. Roughly how much wood do you get through a year? How much time do you spend coppicing, splitting, seasoning etc. to get the necessary volume of wood? I process my own firewood, but as I'm only feeding one woodburner for non continual use it's not too hard. It's a balance - I love the look and processing / lighting ritual of a log burner, but also like the option of heat on a timer, and hot water on demand. I guess a pellet boiler could work on a timer, and would do hot water on demand - but it's not as simple and basic as a couple of log burners, and a lot more complex / expensive to install. Also, you can't sit around it and stare into the flames in the same way!
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    Impressive! But it is nice to be able to come home to a warm house when the central heating has kicked in when we've both been out at work or whatever... Unless you've got some sort of biomass boiler that either keeps a heat store hot, or can be set to come on by time switch?
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    Hi there What's the cycle time like? And how many HP does the tractor need? Cheers.
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    I'd like to be burning wood I planted myself. Hopefully, one day I will be. I'm still fairly young, and looking at getting a house with land at the moment. A while back I did some very rough calculations, and worked out that about 5 acres of wood would provide enough sustainable wood for heat, cooking, all my needs. I didn't know about SRC in those days, so could probably manage with less. Having said that, I wouldn't want to have to rely totally on wood for everything.
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    When you say you don't have enough space to be truly self sufficient, do you mean self sufficient in firewood, or self sufficient in everything? I think two or three acres of woods would be enough to keep my going for a good while... But then I don't just burn logs.
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    Before you shell out for one, you can try with a pedestal fan or similar. Stick it in front of the fire, facing outwards, and turn it on low. If heat spreads well throughout the house, the chances are a stove fan (of a similar size and power) will do similar.
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    Didn't work in my house - too much draft going the other way! YMMV.
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    Any chance of a pic of that, J? Rustic speed fencing sounds interesting!
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    That's rather good. Sad state of our times, but good.
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    Or there's plenty about the man from Nantucket!
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    There once was a man named McGruder, Who canoed with a girl in Bermuda. But the girl thought it crude, To be wooed in the nude, So McGru took an oar and subduder. Or: There once was a woman named Jill Tried a dynamite stick for a thrill They found her vagina in North Carolina And bits of her tits in Brazil!
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    Understood, thanks.
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    Hi woodyguy. Just wondering why you say hazel coppice is not suitable for firewood? Size? I've burnt some hazel offcuts from hedgelaying, and they were great - dried quickly, burnt well...
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    Normal for Norfolk?! (I used to live there!)
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    Yes, I took the pic today, and yes, as far as I can tell it is Garrya. Certainly looks the same, and not as hornbeam like as actual hornbeam!
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    Hyacinths in flower in my garden. That was before the recent cold & ice snap though, hope they're OK...

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