chrisj
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Great to hear. Well done. The first of many.
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I know an event organiser that uses a Merc Vito because he said it has the highest towing capacity of any van that size. Don't know if he was right but that was the reason he said he choose that van, and I know he tows heavy box trailers full of cables, lights etc. so I'm sure he is likely to have checked.
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Did a job recently where there was shaley, slate bedrock between 3 - 8 inches down. Had to use a breaker for every post hole. Thankfully I knew in advance so priced accordingly. It's going no-where now though with the posts concreted into bedrock.
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My fencing work is generally domestic like you and I price the same way as you do.
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Nice looking job there mate. I like the spider web joist idea. Might have to steal that idea.
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Phew! I thought I was in trouble then.
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I've done it in the past on tight curves (on low level decking) by concreteing timber rounds upright side by side around the curve to support the edge.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to step out of line. When the OP asked what was the most basic climbing kit, I was genuinely trying to come up with a the most basic system I could think of, as I thought that was what they meant. I wasn't trying to take the pee.
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Even more basic you could drop the lanyard and just use the other end of your rope in the same manner as you describe for the first end couldn't you? Then all you'd need would be harness, rope and 2 krabs. Granted it would be a pain to use with all the tying and untying for changeovers.
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Here are my pair of saws. Soon to be joined by an Echo CS450.
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I'm relatively new to trees but I started in landscaping and that's still my main area of work.
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I never let the client get the materials. They either forget something crucial or get something weird that takes way longer. Either way the job takes longer with all the faffing about and then you either loose out or have to renegotiate price. I'll happily order the materials from their supplier on their account but if I'm doing the job, I order the materials.
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I bought a bottle of stihl 2 stroke oil with a measuring bulb on the top that is graduated for 5L and 3L mixes. I measure out the 2 stroke into the petrol can then fill up with the appropriate amount of petrol at the petrol station. Nice and simple and no mess. Since the 2 stroke bottle with the measuring bulb cost more, I kept it when it was empty and now just buy a plain bottle and decant it into the measuring bottle immediately after purchase. Works for me.
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What do you get for your mother-in-law at Xmas?
chrisj replied to Mick Stockbridge's topic in The Lounge
Barely enough for a pint. Hardly worth the time to list her on eBay. -
97m for me
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Try getting friendly with your local garden centres. I have a local garden centre that recommends me lots. I've had quite a bit of work through them and they give me discount on my purchases too :-) To be fair it is a case of you scratch my back I'll scratch your's. I recommend them if someone asks me where to go for plants and if I need a few bits I go to them for it. They make bespoke fencing and garden buildings as well so we get each other a fair but of work with that too. All in all well worth fostering the relationship.
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The policy at a landscape company that I worked for was that any enquiries from existing company customers must be referred back to the company office. Anyone that approached you whilst driving a company van, wearing company uniform or neighbours approaching you whilst working on a company job should be referred to the company office. This applied to on the books staff and subbies alike. Getting caught not following this was instant dismissal. However friends, family, friends of friends etc. that approached you on your own time there was no problem doing private work for them. They'd even hire you company equipment if you needed it. I'm sure that there were the odd occasions that people took private jobs that they shouldn't have but if any of your referrals ended up being for little things that they didn't want to bother with, they would ask if you wanted it as a private job before turning it away so that tended to help keep people honest.
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I was once told. Make sure you change out of your work clothes when you get home. It helps with the mental separation between home and work. I have a tidy set of work clothes for going to garden design meetings etc and if I'm having a paperwork day at home I put this set of work clothes on. It helps to put me in work frame of mind so that I am less likely to give in to the distractions and also family know that if I'm in work clothes I'm working so that are less likely to disturb me. Then when I'm finished I get changed and I'm all theirs. It really works for me.
