Onoff Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Did a little bit of working from home this morning. Doing some pricing on an electrical mod. Amazing how many things RS discontinue and you have to find alternatives. Waiting for quotes too for specialist parts from the States. Answered a few works emails. Had lunch. Had a beer. Bent up the steel for my lawnmower deck repair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) @Russell griffiths, thanks again. Yes I have my quote from Anglian Water. Here it is (excluding the infrastructure costs). As they say, its for "approximately 3m x 20mm nbPE (25mm OD) with a 15mm meter connecting on a 5" CI" main pipe. The access-road surface: yes, a concrete surface (opened once already this year for my electric connection by UKPN). I have in mind to use a local digger and driver from a small family-owned groundworks company, with a breaker attachment for his digger. I am hoping he will charge me on a day-rate basis for the work. Here's the "GIS", whatever that is, from Anglian Water. It looks like a map for the work to me. I am proposing to do the black dotted-line section, the bit that says "to be laid by customer" now, before getting Cambridge Water to do their bit in the proper road later, the actual connection. Edited March 27, 2020 by Dreadnaught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Well - today I spent a couple of hours fighting the Ivy Monster that is trying to invade through the old wall from next door. That wall is lovely, and full of bees every spring. (I once had a pile of insulation there removed from a house attic so that we could get 250mm new put in by the Energy Company, and when the handyman came to collect it to use as Underfloor Insulation in another house he discovered that some bees had moved from the wall to the insulation.). Fortunately a flower lady came past in her van and asked for some of the cuttings - not enough though. Unfortunately her business is going into abeyance from next week. I have enough clippings left for about 2 months of Council Garden bins. What I need now is a systemic weedkiller to put on the new growth in a month's time. And the front border of contrasting shapes and colours planted by mum 6 years ago is developing nicely. Ferdinand Edited March 27, 2020 by Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 By the way, how does one dispose of a huge pile of ivy clippings? The quantity would probably fill a 3m trailer. Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ferdinand said: By the way, how does one dispose of a huge pile of ivy clippings? The quantity would probably fill a 3m trailer. Ferdinand I'm with you on that problem. I started pulling ivy out of our neighbouring hedge as it had got top heavy with growth but little on the sides. Managed to get 4 builders bags to the green waste dump before it closed on Monday. Have now filled another 4 bags - don't really want to burn it but may do in a few months if dump does not re-open. H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 That makes a bit more sense @Dreadnaught so your meter is going down in the public road end, that will allow a fair bit of play for the connection. I had thought you where going to try and cut your pipe accurately enough to go straight onto the main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Bitpipe said: I'm with you on that problem. I started pulling ivy out of our neighbouring hedge as it had got top heavy with growth but little on the sides. Managed to get 4 builders bags to the green waste dump before it closed on Monday. Have now filled another 4 bags - don't really want to burn it but may do in a few months if dump does not re-open. H Our council recycling centre is closed, of course. But all of our bin collections, including the garden waste, are still running. Impressed. Edited March 27, 2020 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thanks @Russell griffiths. Yes, having the meter some 40m from my plot did seem a bit odd, but the water company doesn't seem mind so I guess its OK. Do you think I can proceed as I described, with the pipe capped pipe buried on the road end, or should the pipe be left protruding above ground? At the plot end, I presume I would just leave a coiled pipe of 20m+ above ground until I get the clearance from the council to start work on site and can dig trenches across the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 As long as you are happy you have enough slack for them to connect you could do either, I would rather leave it visible above ground as long as your happy it’s not a hazard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gow Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Before and after!.pdf 1 hour ago, Ferdinand said: I have enough clippings left for about 2 months of Council Garden bins. Our council has cancelled all bin collections except general waste until further notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thanks @Russell griffiths, I really appreciate your advice! I must come and see your build again once house-confinement ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve247 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Dreadnaught said: Scratching my head about what to get on with now that the World has stopped. My timber frame and foundations are being designed as I write. All well there. The council, slow even before Covid-19, has basically now stopped altogether so my submission for discharging-of-planning-conditions has not even been validated after a week. And I don't have permission to start anything as some of the conditions were prior-to-commencement-style conditions. What about digging the service trenches in the access road? It is an ideal time with no traffic. It is a 40-metre water pipe. And two sewer connections (storm and foul). Can I at least get on with those? By the way, is trenching in the access road any concern of building control? The access road is not my property and is not an adopted road. Its not owned by anyone. (I have not appointed building control as yet as I haven't got my building regs drawings.) Besides trying to move on with some minor works like you mention, I’d be inclined to do full internal design specs and sketches of everything you can., unless it’s already done of corse. I do room data sheets for builds. It comprises an A4 size plan layout of every room together with all the wall elevations and EVERYTING you want to build and fit incl furniture is to be shown and detailed, on the plans and elevations. Even down to paint colours if you can or at least type of paint. I normally draw by hand using graph paper so it’s roughly to scale and doesn’t take too long. The data sheet Itself ( I do excel spreadsheet) lists walls, floors, ceilings, joinery, M&E and lastly furniture fixtures and equipment (ff&e) These are used as spec’s, needs and quantities per room. These become “the bible” for your build and will be time well spent during this C19 ‘shut down period’. I’m a couple of months behind you so I’m still value engineering the watertight box and then I’ll move on to my room data sheets. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 There is actually a danger that this might even get welded up sometime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Getting there: Looks better than it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 18:55, Ferdinand said: By the way, how does one dispose of a huge pile of ivy clippings? The quantity would probably fill a 3m trailer. Ferdinand I go the neighbors garden ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, pocster said: I go the neighbors garden ... Someone is channelling Yoda, yes he is ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, pocster said: By the way, how does one dispose of a huge pile of ivy clippings? The quantity would probably fill a 3m trailer. Ferdinand burn them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, scottishjohn said: burn them Does ivy burn well like holly, or will I need to let it dry for months? Edited March 29, 2020 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, Ferdinand said: Does ivy burn, or will I need to let it dry for months? yes it will --but you need to start it with something else-and just keep adding it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDIY Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Onoff said: Getting there Very posh. Mine consisted of plate, pop rivets and plenty of tape, should still outlast the rest of the mower mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 my favorite addative is old engine oil --burns with very little smoke - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, scottishjohn said: my favorite addative is old engine oil --burns with very little smoke - unless it’s in a knackered engine ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, scottishjohn said: my favorite addative is old engine oil --burns with very little smoke - I must try that as every time I go to the local tip, the engine oil recycling tank is perpetually full so I bring it back again. I have several gallons of the stuff going begging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, ProDave said: I must try that as every time I go to the local tip, the engine oil recycling tank is perpetually full so I bring it back again. I have several gallons of the stuff going begging. used to be that we got paid for the old oil but now they charge us to take it away ,so its quite useful to have a purpose for it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, scottishjohn said: used to be that we got paid for the old oil but now they charge us to take it away ,so its quite useful to have a purpose for it now Waste oil burner for the workshop surely? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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