donnk
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thanks all hs45 being picked up later today.
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will do thanks.
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thanks. will go snag one. Good petrol can to go with it, with one of those clever no spill nozzles ?
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Fed up with cutting and joining the power cord on the b and q special hedgecutter. Recommend me a petrol hedgecutter for the box hedge. cheers Donnk
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as others said charge by the day/half day. Forget the hour stuff, people dont have clocking in machines these days!
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If the chap is normally half decent worker then its a bollocking and no more said. If he's a subbie type who has to be told to breath every 10 mins then what was he doing working unsupervised! As an employer of subbies take nothing at all for granted. Whoever is in charge of the job on site the buck stops with them. Just saves a lot of grief in the long run.
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Sent this earlier! [ame= ] [/ame]
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wow thats a big beast! I would be looking at 40-50kw max I think for the farmhouse and annex. It will be to compliment underfloor heating and mainly hot water. Now for electricity generation .....
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Sounds like you have pretty much the same setup, how do you find it ? Much day to day hassle with the boiler ? would you mind sharing which one you went for ? thanks
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Hi You can get self build mortgages pretty easily. If you already own the plot outright you will get a deal no problem. Have a few years books and show personal bank account is healthy the last 6 months and you will be fine. They normally release funds in arrears at stages, you pay each time the surveyor comes out to check off a stage. normally groundworks to damp watertight shell first fix second fix as the groundworks is normally a big chunk, if you do this yourself you will have a good saving. Also dont forget you will get all the vat back on the mats at the end of the build. Find a good indie broker, your accountant should be able to point you in the right direction as they swim in the same circles.
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thanks Paul but im at least 6 months away. Looking at next spring in all likelyhood. Have to get the build complete first.
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certainly food for thought. Can ignore plant costs really, i have tractor, telehandler, 360 etc from other business (construction). I will need a method of getting the logs from wood to process. I quite like the look of those hiabs that fit to the tractor roof. Reason I am looking at chipper is its a 1 step operation. cut wood, season, feed into chipper job done. Would 15k get a decent chipper to do the job? I haven't approached boiler manufacturers yet as need to build/rebuild the plot first. Looking at putting it in one of the barns so can have a massive feed hopper, the spare heat can keep the plant warm as a bonus!
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what would i be looking at cost wise for a chipper ?
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Chances of heave if willow is felled?
donnk replied to boris360's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I think the original poster has a valid point to check. mostly if the footing was post the great drought of 1977 then you probably are ok. A lot was learned from this as clay soils shrank as the water table dropped, this left many footings floating and cracking. This was the driver to make 2m+ footings. Nowadays even with no clay, if there is any tree withing 5m then 2m+ is the norm. Building control/structural engineers just dont run the risk of litigation so make you dig deep. An interested read about it for tea break. http://www.geplus.co.uk/download?ac=1423914 -
thanks for all the replies. The reason I am looking towards chip and not pellet is I want to be able to produce on site as and when needed. This will be a 20 year investment so upfront costs, although high for chipper, arb kit and boiler, would be paid back over a long period. I am wanting to be as environmentally friendly as possible, planting a 5 acre wood to provide fuel. I can double this size if need be to ensure more than enough to be available once matured. With regards to chip size, the chart below from the forestry commission is what im looking at: thanks donnk
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thats fascinating! Hate to think what doing that would be like in the wet!
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Chances of heave if willow is felled?
donnk replied to boris360's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
you are fine. If you have clay then building control would make the footing 2m or more to compensate. I've seen loads of footings on old buildings of 3 stories of just 40cm! -
Thanks for your reply njtimber. You have highlighted I need to do a heck of a lot more research to get this right. I hadn't thought of fence posts for example!
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Hopefully this is the correct forum for this. I am researching replacing the aga and heating oil boiler for heating the farmhouse with a biomass boiler. I am looking at planting up a 5 acre wood to supply and meet the needs of it (have another thread on that). The boilers need a consistent chip of 3mm being fed seasoned wood of course. What would be the cost of one of these chippers ? Any good makes to look out for ? thanks
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thanks for the replies, book recommendation would be great. Soil types, I dont know yet will have to find out. thanks
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Hi All I'm shortly hoping to be in a position where I will have around 5 acres to plant as woodland. Some of it will need to keep the house supplied with wood for the aga/fires. Thinking 5-7 tons a year. I would like to have a diverse range of trees and will be putting a legal covenant on the new wood so it stays a wood. I'm reading lots of poplar to produce firewood, but what others and when should they be planted etc In addition what machinery would be crucial for management, im thinking a minimum some sort of firewood machine. I have a dexter tractor what about a log trailer and crane etc ? As retirement is coming up next couple years I'm planning on doing the majority of work myself, I have a generous budget and want to do the job properly so all suggestions gratefully received! Donnk
