Fire Thread! - Stoves, Wood, Axes, Chainsaws
The board is vermiculite
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for your insurance at least once a yr .. thats all we do guy comes in march every yr .. tho he's up to £80 a time .. but got the chimney sweep nvq
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Reset the gutter as it was slightly down in the middle and now flowing freely then added the downpipe
Will get another angle to "kick" towards the gulley
The area is on a slope and graded towards the gulley anyway so should be ok so long as.pointing in the general direction
Pots and incinerator back in place you can hardly see it
Will get another angle to "kick" towards the gulley
The area is on a slope and graded towards the gulley anyway so should be ok so long as.pointing in the general direction
Pots and incinerator back in place you can hardly see it
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Lol, this is the impromptu water feature I had before fitting 
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As posted above it's Vermiculite.
By heck it's gone up in price. All now depends on how much the manufactures want for theirs. I would ebay it and see if it's cheaper than Amazon
By heck it's gone up in price. All now depends on how much the manufactures want for theirs. I would ebay it and see if it's cheaper than Amazon
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Divorce. Or murder!
Anyone got any recommendations for a chainsaw. I’ve got some pallets and a lot of off bits of timber that need cutting up and I’m unsure whether to go electric, battery and what size? Budget is only around £100, I’ve tried a 4” battery handheld and while good it made quite hard work of some thicker bits of wood.
I’ll have a read of this thread that I did t know existed but it’s a good read!
I’ll have a read of this thread that I did t know existed but it’s a good read!
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My Makita one is very good, electric are nice as they are nice and quiet. If you have the batteries I would go this way.
For pallets you are better off with a manual pallet breaker. They are typically full of nails and hitting them will rapidly blunt your chainsaw blades.
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Also make sure they are hear treated and not painted / stained / full of preservatives
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Has anyone got a lead on a stove fan that will work with an open fire? I'll do some Amazon'ing later.
The granite got quite warm when I used the fire Monday, and the front bars get molten. Not sure how they work in terms of heat transfer - does it need to be contact heat, or do they work just sat in front of something hot? Perhaps one that clamps to the front grill would work well? Or is it stupid and it'd just pull smoke into the house?
The granite got quite warm when I used the fire Monday, and the front bars get molten. Not sure how they work in terms of heat transfer - does it need to be contact heat, or do they work just sat in front of something hot? Perhaps one that clamps to the front grill would work well? Or is it stupid and it'd just pull smoke into the house?
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The log burner ones work off contact / peltier - not seen one for open fires ....Has anyone got a lead on a stove fan that will work with an open fire? I'll do some Amazon'ing later.
The granite got quite warm when I used the fire Monday, and the front bars get molten. Not sure how they work in terms of heat transfer - does it need to be contact heat, or do they work just sat in front of something hot? Perhaps one that clamps to the front grill would work well? Or is it stupid and it'd just pull smoke into the house?
Yep look for HT stamped on them and avoid PT ones.
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And a cheap reciprocating saw with 6” wood blades that cost £5 to replace when you hit nails/screws/staples with the blade.