Jack.P
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Apparently face masks selling out as soon as they are restocked here in diy shops . personally believe it was deliberately or less likely accidentally started from the nearby lab but who knows .
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As already mentioned 261 good versatile model but if you can get away with a slightly smaller bar the 241 is awesome and runs best on 14’’ .(very well balanced with decent power to weight ratio)
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I’m sure this has been discussed already but anyone else also getting increasingly pi**ed with the weather lately? I personally find that in order to stay dry all day in heavy downpours the only waterproofs up to the job are not breathable enough .any recommendations ? Apart from moving to Spain
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I’d be sending the rubbish ones back or the whole lot .you definitely would notice it when it’s down so I wouldn’t bother using those Engineered boards I’ve seen before are never like this and normally got less cracks then solid oak
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Tricky one indeed. By the sounds of it they are probably not the best to work for if they cannot even find you something to do on day 3 . Possibly a 10% day rate increase would cover the occasional lost days wages (not a massive ask from them and would be a good test to see if they are worth working for)
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if working on a new build garden and find the builders have dumped all sorts of crap in the soil which now has made another job to get rid off and replace.is this technically fly tipping to dump it on there shared areas of the estate hidden under the trees ? have been told don’t do it but surely it is not on to have to pay to take away several tons of the builders rubbish.not only that but alot of the subsoil was for some reason dumped concrete so had to smash it with a kango
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Not worth the risk in putting boarding on those flimsy old roofs . extending pole saw would probably do it or maybe a platform either side of the shed and a long scaffolding board .
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Definitely would not wanna be swinging that thing .
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Screwfix are selling ok quality cheap class 1 gear . Depending on what your intending to cut it could be wiser to get someone in any pics of the job ?
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on some smaller stuff like birches personally prefer just to do several undercuts and let the weight of it fall in and they usually come down after a few 5ft sections have come off .getting underneath with a length of log will work in some cases not really had to do that many but this new method looks bit safer
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Not much wind here yet down south. Maybe heading out in the kayak tmr to catch the waves
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If not confident on this one You could Wait till Sunday as it’s ment to get bit windy so might be on the floor by then or how about getting some hay bails packed up above the fence to protect the rails and make a few gradual cuts further down nearer the ground . it can be a pig to split for firewood .easier to just dump it back on his land
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Looks like that ash would probably go with a little persuasion from winching or pulling with rope at distance from the other side and if that didn’t work you could make gradual cuts with a long pole saw (HT133) until it goes .pile of straw bales packed up above the height of the wall should prevent any possible damage .
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After discussing everything with a client this morning on a job. he comes out about 4pm near leaving time and says are you leaving brash there? yes that’s what was agreed . changed his mind and tried to get me to move it all down the other end of the farm thought it was a joke at first
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This a classic .will the removal of green waste be chargeable ? No i got a wand it just magically disappears .
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Leylandi probably wouldn’t be best choice for topiary .possibly yew bushes will be more suitable although there usually bit expensive for mature sizes but the birds like the berries and sometimes will also nest in them also loads of other stuff is ok for topiary like bay but you will be forever trimming the stuff
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This is intresting subject being discussed here , I once knew a guy who was living in a van full time and that didn’t last more than a few years and then went back into a rental. a while ago I had an idea of building an underground house accessed through a shed a bit like that thing on doctor who show .i think maybe the novelty might have worn off though by now
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Some intresting old oak some with burrs .one bit I think is part of a internal dividing wall c1730 which is the only one I didn’t have to cut down to take the worst of the rot off. not sure what I will do with them once fully dried and finished but intresting anyway
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Hi yes already painted on the killer solution but was advised it wouldn’t get all of them on that sort of timber so will do the kilning as an extra precaution also I’m pretty certain it’s oak but can get some pics in the morning if anyone is intrested in seeing them .
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Got given some intresting 300 yr old bits of oak which came from a nearby house .(reclaimed building wood) it was in hell of a state so just cherry picked any better looking ones and so far I’ve thoroughly power washed it and blow torched it dry then applied a woodworm solution but apparently they are very hard to get rid off as there are so many holes in the timber they can hide in and been advised don’t risk bringing it indoors would kiln drying it kill any remaining living stuff or would acid dipping be better?
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Some interesting reading here .another one which really winds me up is where I’m doing grounds maintenance type work on day rate and after already getting a lot of work lined up for the day i then get confronted with another job from the client ‘’which won’t take 5 minutes’’ or I’ve had it before half way through a job and they want to start something else don’t understand it
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Thanks for the tips, I’ve only had disagreements before about payment for jobs so this was a new one and wasn’t sure what to say if anything to the neighbor also it only became apparent afterwards as well that the woman doesn’t even own the house and is just renting .some people got some cheek to come up to me like that
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Today been reducing the side of a hedge by 50% to give more space for clients driveway .(not the top or neighbors side) The whole of the hedge is on the clients land but had a problem dealing with the next door neighbors who were very rude about the work being undertaken and I was surprised really such people like that live in that affluent area . I didn’t pay much attention to what they were saying but informed client about what had happend who then politely implied to the pleasant troublemakers f***k off and it doesn’t concern you the mad woman then decided to stare out the upstairs window for about ten minutes the whole experience put me off working there again How to deal with people like this in a professional manner ??? I know it’s easy to just say the obvious and slag them off but that just normally will just escalate the situation
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Also it seems to be a bit of grey area if a felling licence would be required for this .they are dead enough and potentially dangerous for anyone walking underneath
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Hi yeah I’m bit unsure about one side near a main road with some monster ash set back far enough but in the worst case scenario the tops might land close to or over the boundary .i don’t think winching would be wise anyway as it could fall at any time unexpectedly
