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  1. Patrick
    Yep, thats what you said in the first place, so first thought was to give it to my neighbour. Just that comment put me off, but than again, maybe the guy just didn t dry it well enough .
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    Now a bit of a change in topic, but what are some good ideas of what to do with that : Had some locals come around that took a few pieces for wood turning. Obviously all has to dry really before it can be used. Joiner who uses it for Woodturning says YEW isnt any good as Firewood as it has too much resin . Will probably store it in one corner and see if I can use it as Garden Stools in 2-3 years time when building is (hopefully) done. Original Plan was to cut the tree to boards and reuse them- worktop for example - but this plan went out the window (a.k.a crashing into a wall) Any other good ideas? Cut them to small boards and use them(as what) ? Donate them to wood turning place as it s not worth the hassle?
  3. Patrick
    @joe90 I'm glad this happened to others.since releasing my story, I had loads of people coming up with their tree cutting mistake stories, so seems to be more widely spread. Which makes me feel a tiny bit less stupid (only tiny) ?
  4. Patrick
    Now the big question is, how would one come across such an item. ???
  5. Patrick
    Luckily the distance where it fell was about a few meters less than where it was standing, so we didn't have that one whipping through the air. But yes, in the time-lapse it is quite easy to see where it s going fairly early.
  6. Patrick
    Yep. Same here. Mine was 120£ and had granite sink with it. All ready dismantled to pick up , because posh London family bought the house and didn't like the colour. (it s timber, they wanted it glossy white). Had to buy some appliances though. but they where second hand as well.
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    http://tintabernacle.blogspot.com Nornally this is my signature, but somehow it's not visible in the mobile version of buildhub
  8. Patrick
    @Onoff That's a brilliant tool. I got the small version of It and it saved me so much pain and agony compared to crowbar and hammer(what I used to do). I am currently thinking about upgrading to real mansize, like the one you got.
  9. Patrick
    Yep. Unfortunately this Is a wider problem on all freebies sites. Wether that's Freecycle, freebies on gumtree or the various Facebook sites. Once they become popular and really good stuff appears regularly, your next man&van guy is starting to collect good bits all day long.
  10. Patrick
    The wall fortunatley isn t listed. It belongs to the council and as far as I'm aware, it has been like that since these last terrible storms a few weeks ago . But as a good citizen i am willing to put it back together myself without making a big fuss about it ?
  11. Patrick
    For anybody following this. I uploaded the timelapse to my Blog now .
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  13. Patrick
    I am a great big fan of Dan Phillips and his Building Company building all their houses out of recycled materials: This was one of my inspirations for building my Garden Office mainly from recyled materials.(The other "inspiration" was being skint ?) Some try it on here , most I think are rather going for brand new stuff when it comes to their house. I done my entire kitchen incl. appliances at my current house from second hand/ freebies/ ebay and it s a high end timber kitchen. Any of you probably aware of the Gumtree "Freebies" section , but you can find some great stuff on Freecycle.org as well. Just sign up for your area (all non profit and free) to see what is available for free. Anyone got some good experience in this topic?
  14. Patrick
    Health and Safety - yeah right, Pfffff.
  15. Patrick
    Thanks to @JSHarris @PeterWand all the rest of you for the kind wishes. Everyone is safe. The almighty @Russell griffiths came to my rescue with his mate. Chopped up the tree in no time with their magic chainsaw skills : Now I am just left with a whole in the wall: and a few logs from my chainsaw massacre Wiltshire edition I m off now for a cold one and will update blog maybe later. Russel has a great photo of how I butchered the trunk with my 1st try felling a tree. I have some time-lapse which I might post later on once I found some time to edit it. Might take a few days.
  16. Patrick
    I'm getting some advice in. Won't strip the crown further. Will assess now and keep you updated. Cheers
  17. Patrick
    It still has the crown. We started to take the top bits off the crown. it's approx. 13 meter tall in total. So not a small one. @Onoff Even though I can't talk clever now , after what happened. But we wouldn't have done it if there was anyone or any buildings around. Next house is 50meter away and we where in touch with all neighbours to make sure that nobody standing nearby while cutting it (= a few spectators). ?‍♀️
  18. Patrick
    Yep. Right you are. Next time I ask first.
  19. Patrick
    radius of trunk is approx. 40cm. And the main trunk is around 4meters. Then it branches off.
  20. Patrick
    So me and mate decided that it was way too easy to cut a tree and that any professional doing this is pretty much over charged bullshit (pfff - who needs professionals) Cut the tree today (time-lapse will follow as soon as I get round to put it together). The result is : As some might already have guessed, the tree was supposed to come down straight in front of the camera in order to be prepared/ cut to pieces easily. Well. the tree had other plans. Now we have approx. 7tonnes of tree laying across neighbouring garden (on top of the partly collapsed garden wall) Everybody is save. Not everybody is happy. And the misses said "I told you both, you bloody retards, to not do it" Anybody has any good suggestions how to get the tree from that spot now. Cut it up in manageable chunks, but how to make sure it doesn't bounce out of its temporary space/position. There is no access for any kind of machines. Has to be done by hand. Or with small pulley hoist/hand lift. ?
  21. Patrick
    It makes a massive difference. Really looks amazing now.
  22. Patrick
    Exactly my thinking. Will check it out.
  23. Patrick
    You are both right @bassanclan And @nod Leaves the question, where these rules are coming from. I really can't see the point. What should happen to a concrete floor if not ventilated?
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    Where? Couldn't find it.
  25. Patrick
    I was wondering what you think about insulating under a block and beam floor. Building control specifies approx 200mm ventilated gap under a suspended block and beam floor. I am quite unsure of why this is. Apart from expanding of clay floor underneath, I can't quite see a reason (with suspended timber, it would be air circulation, but for block and beam?) Would it be possible to fill the space underneath with insulation. For example perlite, or some other no moisture/rot sensitive materials, maybe eps in granulated form. What would be the problems that could arise from it? Anybody got some experience in doing this?
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