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Ty Korrigan

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  1. Where is the nearest working quarry for calcaire/ limestone to brittany? I am a student stone mason and am looking material to practise on.
  2. There is lots of stuff for the lifting here, barns full stuff that people go crazy over at the boot sales back home. No problem to find a new trailer any time plenty to be had and not a gendarme in sight. Although personally if you come anywhere near my place...
  3. Hi, been lifting stones from ruins especialy old wells and doorways and stone feeding troughs. We got lots of people back home wanting all this old stuff the french leave lying around but you'll need your mates to give you a hand as its not something one bloke can do alone. We are going to buy some land here for dumping stuff we cut from gardens and a good barn to stash the other stuff we lift. Come on over the monies lovely!  
  4. Hello, you will think I'm mad here but puddled clay has always been used for pond linings before plastics. You can search for dew ponds on the net and find the info there.             Regards Stuart
  5. I also want to say that here on this forum I recieve intelligent feedback delivered in a positive manner from you all. On 'angloinfo' I am made to feel like an idiot and there is always a hostile reception from a minority of negative persons when I ask questions. Thankyou all! 
  6. Hello, another usefull answer! The C.C.I is the Chambre de commerce and industry where in before you start a business you must you must attend a 5 day business course in business french. This is compulsory and costs around 400euros. 
  7. Hello and thanks for your replies, I am an Entretian espace vert and so not an Artisan nor a 'jobbing gardener' Cheque employe system workers don't use own equipment whilst I am...well equiped! My pricing falls between that of the Paysagiste and jobber and reflects the machinery and skill for each task. Can any-one please enlighten me as to their own calculations for the hour rate...? I have a SPONS handbook for comparison with U.K prices.
  8. Hi, information supplied by the C.C.I and confirmed by clients who have had devis from french paysagists. I don't understand how people charge 15 euros to cut grass. My maths are as follows... Minimum wage +socialcharges=12.40 + fuel 1 + investment- depreciation- assurances- running of vehicle leads me to believe that less than 20 per hour is running at a loss or below the smic which is just plain silly! Taking grass away is time and money for a trailer also. Why do the brits charge nowt and the french charge so much more...?
  9. Ah! I'm not alone then! I am a former student of a horticultural college yet here my seeds just refuse to germinate! I have found they rot in the ground or are eaten my rodents. I have germinated 25 out of 80 sweetcorn 10 out of hundreds of artichokes and am at a loss why my pyrethrum daisies haven't shown! Runner beans have not happened for me although in my friends garden near Rennes they have shot up!
  10. Hello, what does the farmer charge you and how many m2 is the area. I pay my farmers 50euros per hour for mowing work which they think is great and I know is in line with Travaux public rates. 50euros buys alot of cut grass!
  11. I have recently finished my 'stage' at the C.C.I where I was informed that my prices are far too low! I have researched this more thoroughly now and find that the French paysagists charge 45/65euros per hour for grass cutting and related services well above my intended price points. Obviously different machinery and difficulties command different pricing, I now intend to charge 20euros for using a 53cm mower and 40euros for a ride on that cuts 4 times as efficiently. For brushcutting 25euros and 40euros for my walk behind brushcutter that eats everything in its path! I must charge a forfait for removing cuttings from hedges/lawns as the dechetterie charges me! Although I shall encourage clients to allow me to build a compost unit for them. What does the forum think? I am aware that you can find people to work for nowt but I offer a 'quality' service and am  proffesional in image and level of equipment.
  12. Yes, its peeezy! I had to apply first for a U.K certificate of conformity from renault uk then send it off to renault france for a french one, with the receipt to prove I paid the vat I went to the 'drire' then to the prefecture. At the time it was a chuffing headache but now my assurance is much lower and of course no road tax. Regards stuart Le Jardinier Anglais
  13. I asked my friend M.Henri a retired farmer and he says for the wood and to minimise the shade on the maize which is very sensitive to light. However cutting the branches off does reduce the girth of the tree over time.
  14. This is a knotty problem... The first outing with my Honda pro I turned my blade into a corkscrew hitting a leylandii stump. I now include a clause in my contract under 'health and safety' in which the client must state whether any hidden obstacles exist and if damage to my machine from failing to identify such then they will be charged for the repairs. Also, I have heard of a rough cutter or debroussiouse autoportee which uses flails of wire. This is my kind of machine! I have a cheap (700E) rough cutter now and use it for all long or unfamiliar grass.  
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