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Ok, I have a section of my land (the corner of the plot) which slopes down very sharply. It's pretty much useless, it can't be made into a rockery as the slope faces away from the land & house. So my thoughts were to build a dry stone retaining wall up (approx 6') and then backfill so that i can...

If you are using an open fire then i would season the wood for 2 years. If a stove then a year is fine. Make sure the wood is chopped up and stacked with enough gaps for a draught to pass through. Use some pallets to stack the wood on keeping them off the ground. Cover during the winter to keep the ...

I have a load of wood shavings which i want to use for the wood burners. I was considering using the weak unibond idea and then compressing the wood shavings in blocks with my paper logs compression tool. Anyone tried this? Also using a weak glue, will it damage the burners? Not keen on having to sp...

They are a sod to dry out. An airing cupboard is handy. They are handy way to get re-use from newspapers. I get the neighbours to save all their papers for me. They kick out a surprising amount of heat. Very good value for money!!

Woke up this morning to find the first frost had formed overnight. (Sun-Mon 5-6th Oct). Location Brymbo North Wales

I am amazed at that child. I agree with the zoo suing the parents. Where were the parents? A 7 yr old let loose? Shocking!!

Good call!! I'll be buying the lot up then!

It's sooooooo easy to install yourself. When i bought my first one the company i got it from were gonna charge £600, that is more than the log burner itself! Since then i've installed three more, (dining room and bedrooms). There are various website explaining how to install. The awkward part is bun...

Hey boys and girls!! Just stumbled upon this website, and i thought i'd join. Very informative, so should answer any questions i'm bound to have in the future. and maybe i can help others out with what little knowledge i have. lol Living in North Wales on a smallholding, with 6 acres. Currently conv...