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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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gregotyn
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45516 Location: yes
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45516 Location: yes
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 20 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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I have looked at the stone I had, and think I have enough to make a well surround after the good stuff has been sold. I have 3 wells all together on the holding, one of which has not yet come to light, but my neighbour knows where-he says, so I'm hoping. He retires soon so we will get the divining rods out and have a go in the area. One of those things I have done in the past, and not sure how, but I have managed to find water. Funnily enough I struck water a few weeks back when putting in the gatepost; I took the advice of a mate to move the hole I was digging to 5 feet when at around 4 ft he said to move it I did to a new place and and there was the pipe which I took a chip out of it so I wrapped it in pop bottle plastic and filled it in! I have completed the original hole now, and when the weather changes to good weather I will "plant" the post. It needs to be right as the gate is 12 feet wide and heavy. The post is about 10 feet long and 10 inches square. I was lucky in my place of choice as there were stones, but all came out of the hole ok without bulges in the sides. I am not sure how to fill the hole in. I have had 2 advisors-plan1 is to backfill with stones and soil rammed in. Plan 2 is to concrete the post in, I like the concrete idea with a few stones in to eke the concrete out a bit. Any opinions? I read on a bit and as you say a working well and a no fertiliser policy should attract the organic crowd. There have been no chemicals on my holding in my time here-at least 10 years. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8615 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45516 Location: yes
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Ty Gwyn
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 4563 Location: Lampeter
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 20 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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The post is tanilized softwood and a layer of 2 coats of creosote, so should see me out. My old mate, now too far gone to do the job said, "back fill with big stones and soil rammed", but I do like the idea of concrete as well as a few big stones. It is in an area where water flows about a half metre away-could be interesting! The post will get attached to a barn at some point when the fence is done at about 2 posts distant and I will put wire to the steel of the barn RSJ from the gatepost. The next job is to put the holes through the post with the aim being to do this with a tall drill I have so that the holes for the hinges at in horizontally and not by my eye a task on its own!
I agree with you dpack, triangles are the strongest form of keeping things in their correct place. I will bulb the base as you sugest the worst thing is that this gate is going on a down slope and a left to right slope. I have decided to correct this by having a flexible bar across from the gate, which will start at the high side and as the gate closes the bar will rise up-theory! The closing post is only 8 inches square saving about £10! All good fun just need the weather to change for a while. I was not thinking of postcrete, but that could be the fastest way to do this job and as said, add a few big stones in as well. Time and weather are the factors and the mate turning up to "help"-not that he is much use, he needs a walking stick to keep upright! We have been mates for 30 odd years since I came to Wales and for a Welsh Nat he is a good man. He has been there for me when I needed a friend and I for him, but we don't live in each other's pockets, just catch up every 2 weeks or so. He had a dirty trick played across him. He was kept at home by his grand mother on the farm he was supposed to inherit but it went through an uncle first who when he died had had his will changed by the family so that they all got a cut, when he was the only one not farming due to this "b" uncle who was basically idle, but all the rest of his family had inherited their farms. Such is life. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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