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Excellent, thank you!

Yes, it is actually. As you should now be able to see from the photo!

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I've inherited this axe from my late father, and would interested to learn of it's maker and/or possible origins. The makers mark is two oppposing keys inside a circle and surmounted by a crown. Underneath it says "Gus Stahl" which simply means Cast Steel. On the other face it has a reverse J or...

I don't follow your logic. Firstly, recognising how the system works and understanding how it has come about is hardly apportioning blame. What a bizzare conclusion. Secondly, The price of all land is based on supply and demand. More supply of potential building plots due to realistic and fair...

I completely get where Leshy is coming from. I don't think he (or myself) is advocating a complete lack of building controls! People are already prevented from buying non-residential land and building on it. It's basically impossible outside of perhaps Wales with their One Planet scheme. Of...

Thank you. I'll work towards another post sometime soon. Permaculture is very much on the cards and I'm considering attending some courses and gaining suitable accreditation. So much to do so little time!

Hi Jules, That sounds great! If you could dig out his number and PM me I'd be very appreciative.

I recently had the opportunity to try out a Flip Flop winch to pull down a hanging tree. I was impressed with how well this simple set up worked and the amount of leverage it was possible to obtain. The two of us dragged the tree 6-7 foot along the ground until it finally came down. The tension...

The company in question was RPM Log Homes of Estonia. Their UK agent is New Forest Log Cabins. I can't actually find any trace of RPM online anymore, but these people seem to have taken up the reins: http://www.estonianlogcabins.com/

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Yes, it's theoretically mobile...in practise, well, that's a different matter entirely. It's the equivilent of a double unit mobile home joined down the middle. Case law is very much your friend when dealing with planners. Basically, you have to know more about planning then them, which actually...

I previously lived in a mobile home on the same site that I had modified somewhat with the addition of an brick/wood extension to house the bathroom. When I applied for my certificate I had the choice of either going for a small dwelling or replacing like with like (i.e another mobile home). I...

Cheers Mike! Re: The Raised Beds: The dimensions of the beds were actually dictated by the materials. I used scavenged douglas fir boards that were all 5 foot long and tin sheets of varying lengths that I salvaged from the old cycle shed at out local YHA. Also, I had a large amount of top...

We're in the Burley area. I've lived in the New forest all my life, so consider myself lucky :-)

The last wayleave agreement lapsed in the 1930's. Basically it's case of a corparation siting their apparatus on my private property and dictating the terms at the same time. Their cheapest option is to make me a fair offer, going to the secretery of state for a compulsory wayleave is expensive...

Understatement John, our home represents a very long held dream!

I'm currently in dispute with SSE concering their poles on my land! Not very good people to deal with... The max dimensions of a caravan in UK law is 135 sq metres and an internal ceiling height of 3.048 metres. That's our cabin. There are still loop holes in planning law that have to be...

Hi Dave, thank you for your kind words! All the logs came pre-sawn to length and had to be assembled into the structure you see now. It was the most cost effective option at the time, and other considerations (pregnant wife mainly!) precluded an extended built period. Planning of course played a...

After we finished the ground work, The first log was laid september 1st. We moved in just before christmas!