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UK Skills Landscaping Competition.

I thought i would start this thread so people could voice their opinions on the competition.

 

When I was at college from Sept 05 to July 07 my college enterd the competition both years that i was there, and both years I was enterd into the team of fou

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Outdoor Sound

Hi all,

We're just about to start a really interesting project which includes a large raised deck, the client has asked if it is possible to have some speakers installed outside. There seem to be lots available that attach to the wall however I'm keen

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bs1722 part 5

i am bidding on a fencing job for a school and have been asked to confirm i comply with the above for my construction of palisade fences, having looked at all the other fences on their premises i exceed the current standards on site but i can't find

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Avoiding stress fractures in old concrete structures from damaging new work

If there hasn't been a sufficient effort to accommodate expansion joints in a building or landscaping project, there may significant aesthetic or structural problems at a later date, whereby substantial and expensive remedial action may be needed to

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Average time to dig fence post holes

I have been asked to look at 100m of 6' fence panels contouring around a hill. Holes will be dug by hand and some test holes will be made as I suspect it may be rocky. Sadly I cannot remember my exact rate of progress from previous jobs, but about 1/

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Landscaping - using expansion joints in concrete or brick construction

Every material, whether that's wood, metal, glass or concrete products, will expand and contract excessively during periods of high or low temperature.

But materials can also show signs of movement during relatively small fluctuations in different p

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Chain link fence post

Anyone out there got any good methods of removing an old chain link fence post.  

All the others came out fairly easily with some hard work and the help of a breaker.  This last one we've been at for about 2-3 hours.  There was an additional MetPost n

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Ecodek Special Offer To Juice Forum Users Only

Right, here is the first of occasional special offers that Ecodek will be offering Juice forum members before anyone else.
We have 57 lengths of 5m, dark brown reversible Ecodek composite deck boards here that I can sell for a very good price as they

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Could this means of dealing with snow work here ?

News item from the US on how one Town is dealing with clearing snow this Winter:

 

"The council is looking to increase the time residents have to remove snow from their sidewalks, but also increase the fee if residents don't remove snow.

 

Currently

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Has rockery had it's day?

Hi all,
This is my first post here so go easy please.

As a supplier of Garden & Landscaping materials, we are trying to gather as much feedback as possible from UK landscapers to establish the current position rockery products have within the landscapi

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Tiny job in East London

Hi - I expect this is too small a job for many of you but if anyone fancies a job in East London (E2) building the short bit of an 'L' shaped wall from bricks which are already on site, fitting a hinged wooden seat on top and creating a flower bed at

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Cutting railway sleepers

Hope you've all not been too cold recently.  Wondering if you could help me.  I've mentioned on a previous sleeper conversation that I'll be doing a landscaping project involving sleepers (not creosoted).  It would be better I think to be able to cut

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Poundbury, a blot on the landscape

Living as close to Dorchester as we now do, some 8 miles away, we have frequently driven past or through this hideous housing estate, called Poundbury.

 

Now driving in from the East it look like a part built film set, with lots of out of character hou

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How to build a sleeper retaining wall

Sleeper retaining walls have been topical of late but for all the wrong reasons.

When used effectively i.e. in the right place for the right application, old railways sleepers can be a strong ornamental feature for creating vegetable beds or formal

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Planter suppliers

I have a maintenance customer who has four large Buxus topiary balls that need suitable planters. They are looking for some glossy black, frost proof, contemporary-style planters, preferably with suitable saucers in either a 50cm cube or a taller, ta

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Paving Joints

Hi allLaying a 90m2 patio in a couple of weeks yorkshire Riven Weatherd York Random patternWe use cementone brush in compound not available anymorewhat can you suggest and what colour would you think looks bestmy choice would be a light colour like l

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large planting job Brighton area

have been asked if i know anyone who might be interested in a big planting contract in Brighton (wish i was in the UK- would be tempted to put in a tender!)they have a couple of companies quoting already but would like a personal recomendation- anyon

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Micro/Mini digger training

I want to get one of my guys effective/productive on a Micro Diggers. I'm reasonable, but don't consider myself good enough to train someone. We still hire in a moment, so don't have one sitting around he can practice on, nor would I want him getting

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Paving Advice Please

As a result of extensive excavations and semi under-pinning to the rear of our house we have been left with 3 different levels of concrete which need to be finished with paving. The first area (see pic) runs until it reaches a drain channel and then

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cutting yorkstone

I'm thinking of buying some second hand yorkstone to crazy pave my front garden. I know it's a time consuming job, and that the pointing is key. What I don't know is how easy it is to cut to shape. Is it a case of a grinder and diamond disc? Is it mo

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