jfc
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Imo if he'd smashed a window in a green house you'd expect the window fixed not a new greenhouse, same with repairing the AstroTurf. A professional repair should not be noticeable.
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Doesn't look suitable for cable bracing, too low and easy for people to mess with the cables imo. But happy for more knowledgeable folk to disagree with that. J.
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Hi eggs, Thanks for posting that as I have been told by a tree consultant that roots only go after faulty pipes. I will have a read of it later. Cheers Jan.
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Re costs of tree work. Sorry impossible to say from photos and without any spec as to what will be required or permitted. Get a tree survey done ASAP, by someone with Professional Tree Inspection certificate, prior to completion, same as any other survey on a house. Either get an Arb Consultant or a tree surgeon with PTI, a consultant will be impartial, a tree surgeon may give a better price on tree work if they have done the survey. Any recommended treework or possible tree removal costs you can try to get that reduced from cost of the purchase. Whoever does your survey should be able to give you ballpark figures for the cost of associated tree work, even if they are not a contractor. All the best, jan.
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Hi, nice trees but will block a lot of light. A tree survey is definitely a good idea. FYI the max recommended reduction is 25% of leaf cover, and as diameter of cut 10cm. That will severely limit how much you can reduce the trees. Unless the tree survey identifies defects which require more drastic work. I would say you need to love having those trees, as tpo limits your options a lot. All the best, Jan.
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New calls have tailed off for me too, I'm actually happy about that cos I had too much work building up. I think this time of year has been quiet before and by June or July it goes nuts again. Hopefully just a wee blip not a long term issue. Must say I wouldn't want to be quoting with only a 10 to 20% success rate. Good luck, Jan.
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Pm sent with details.
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Is that a picus your are wanting done? Roughly whereabouts are you? As I know a couple of guys in fife.
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I think you are on a fair wage for your skills and experience. If you are with a decent company they will increase that when you have more skills and tickets, however groundie wages are not usually high even if you're amazing at it. Yeah you could earn more in retail but those jobs can be really boring at least our job is varied, challenging and sometimes exciting. If that's not worth anything to you maybe look for a different job.
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I stopped doing work on neighbours trees, one side or other often unhappy with the results. Only time I got issues was trees like this. I have 2 massive tpo trees that block my view, however we get loads of wildlife in them and much better to look at than a new building. Learn to make the most/best of what you can't change!
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Think I might do the same.
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Close enough, Newport on Tay. Ma back yard!
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Mates round a campfire, one day soon hopefully. Somewhere like this maybe?
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Sorry, it said failed to upload, hence multiple times. Anyone would think I've been hitting the whisky tonight!
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My favourites of this lot are Talisker, Laphroaig and Highland Park. None are 18yr, maybe should treat myself to one sometime.[emoji48]
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My favourites of this lot are Talisker, Laphroaig and Highland Park. None are 18yr maybe should treat myself to an older one sometime. [emoji848]
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My favourites of this lot are Talisker, Laphroaig and Highland Park. None are 18yr maybe should treat myself to an older one sometime. [emoji848]
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My favourites of this lot are Talisker, Laphroaig and Highland Park. None are 18yr maybe should treat myself to an older one sometime. [emoji848]
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That's my old chipper, looks like you "borrowed" my photo! All the best finding one.
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Addressing rural Scotland’s gender imbalance - gov.scot WWW.GOV.SCOT Providing training support for women. £500 grant available for women to do Lantra training in Scotland. Hope it's useful for some people. Jan.
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Whatever happened to stefan and his grinding business?
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Seriously consider the husky 540i battery saw, I haven't tried the stihl equivalent but so impressed with the husky. Not cheap and you will need 2 batteries but so good. J.
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You might know this already but... Buying local might be a bit more but if you need it fixed in a hurry a local dealer can often do that. If that saves a day or two of work that quickly mounts up as a saving on the purchase. J.
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Shouldn't need that with a new chipper though, should he! [emoji85] [emoji86] [emoji87]
