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Yeah, like knocking large nails into your temples. Not my favourite part of what was until this week my current source of income, but sometimes it has to be done....
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He has eaten (and will continue to eat) many things he shouldn't, yep, he is a lab! It was was actually a cancerous lump that was removed 3 years ago, thankfully no recurrence (touch all the wooden things).
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Ok, so you know what you're doing, not everyone on here does!
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Thought you might! Just tamp with a suitable length beam between the existing concrete and the shuttering, don't be tempted to smooth the finish over or it will lose all grip when icy.
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Good to hear, they're tough little sods. Don't imagine he'll have much of a duelling scar, Beamish went from this to indistinguishable in 3-4 months.
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Cool, if you can get hold of some 4x2 timber set that into the ground parallel to and level with the existing concrete as shuttering. This will give you something to tamp to and provide a clean edge to the concrete.
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Beech is fairly shallow rooted, so removing the bulk of the root ball should be fine. You need at least 4"/100mm of concrete, if your van is frequently heavily loaded I might be tempted to go to 6"/150mm, possibly with reinforcing mesh at half depth. Fill to the bottom of the root ball holes with concrete or backfill with rammed MOT Type 1. Don't backfill with soil or a void will develop and the concrete could crack.
I would just prune back the lower branches regularly.
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Felco for expensive, Bahco excellent for cheap, I use them continually as an alleged professional.
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Unfortunately, you'd be better off seasoning it in sections of trunk before planking it at your friendly local sawmill. Cross sections tend to split like buggery unless seasoned first.
Kitchen window raptor news: a peregrine, a female marsh harrier and the resident 2 pairs of buzzards so far today.