asbestos

At least the brake dust they're collecting ? won't be full of asbestos.

Father who's 90 complained his phone was dead, checked ,yes dead. Rang Bt got a diagnostic bot. Checked all is well. No fault found , I replied still no phone , an engineer is assigned for next 48 hrs. In the mean time I went to have a look and was astonished to see openreach just down road ...

If someone wanted to import some subsoil and topsoil onto his holding , would he have to fill I'm a waste licence , or is it not allowed.? England ! Few hundred tons to fill a hole . Thanks for any help in this matter Just to clarify it's not a hole as such but to extend the yard that falls...

I’ve just removed a fibre cement roof from a dairy cow shed, fitting a new composite roof for machinery storage / workshop. Was first installed 2009 so it is definitely not asbestos. Has anyone come across these sheets? They are 1m wide, rather than 1m cover, I guess they are designed for...

Hi. Looking for advice on replacement of an old shed roof on the farm that forms part of the steading. The current cement roof is completely shot with multiple holes and areas that feel like wet cardboard. So it needs to go. The fact that it's constantly covered with moss is another bugbear as I...

I want to put a lean to roof between an atcost barn and a static caravan. How do I flash off the vertical big 6 (?) sheets?

As any one ever seen one of these ,in a big old farm house , it blows hot air to every room in the house ,what does it run off ?

My insurance is rocketing as everybody else’s is so looking at ways of cheapening it. We have cover on everything farm wise . When I asked what is costing the most too insure or what has gone up the dearest there saying farm buildings . Ours are covered for most things but does everyone have all...

Had a shed put up here a couple of years ago, by a local outfit, and the sheets were all fixed down with tek screws. Was speaking to another guy lately, who does a bit of shed building, and he maintains they should be nailed down as the tek screws can unwind themselves a little, allowing the...

Grain producers, please feed into the consultation for digital grain passports. Their introduction is likely to disadvantage independent grain traders and result in further consolidation of the grain trade. As growers we need greater diversity in the grain market not less. It seem like growers...

Looking for constructive critiques for a general farm design for a renovated site. We are looking at starting a micro dairy of 40 milking Guernseys keeping calf at foot (I know I know eyes will be rolling). We have demolish an existing site as it will cost more to renovate. This what I've come...

Asbestos roof is now 50 years old and starting to fail. Been patching it for a few years but needs better repair. I expected to get a company in to strip the old sheets off and replace them, but a couple of companies have suggest overcladding it with steel cladding sheets as a significantly...

Any advice on the beat type of electric rads to replace old night store in an old farmhouse? Panel heaters, infra red, convectors, oil filled, theres quite a choice. Would like efficiency but also ability to warm the rroms reaonably quickly. Tia

Hi All 2024's Challenge. I have an old barn with a leaking asbestos roof, i'm looking to take the roof down and potentially convert the barn (i will look at getting planning permission first). The barn has spray foam applied on the underside of the roof sheets. Any ideas on the best way to...

Hi there, I’ve a big hay-store/cattle barn (c24x24m square and 15ish m tall) shed that I want rid of. It’s about 35 years old, so I’m assuming it’ll be asbestos cement sheets on a concrete pillar/frame. All is in good condition and one wall is made of vented sheeting. We are based in Fife...

I was recently chatting with an old uni mate, who is now a financial advisor, about a few acres that have been sold near me for £12k per acre. He was asking me why anyone would do this from a financial view point, because if they invested in the stock market they would get a lot better return...

Just curious as to how much others are paying. As always it’s cheap if you need it but do think we’ve ended up adding things for the sake of adding and with a few spanner’s in the works currently we’re looking to review all spending. so currently circa £1450 a month for: 2 tractors 2...

met a lady who had just retired.She was telling me she her two sisters and parents ran a 15 acres holing in Shropshire,which they still have today.These few acres were used to milk fifteen cows and provided a living for the father throughout his life .Today they tell you a minimum of 200 acres...

Europe along with nearly most exporting importing countries in the world, heads of state are fast to point out the so called climate catastrophe headed our way...yawn. Ive long said that i have not seen a positive policy for the climate, ive seen plenty of retarded policy and duplicity. People...

I've been watching with interest for the details of the 'Improving farm Productivity' grant to come out as we are interested in installing some solar. Just published on the defra blog: 'For solar equipment, the minimum grant available is £15,000, with the maximum grant being £100,000. The...