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Long QA session still going on:-
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'Huile plan de travail' is working well on our beech and oak worktops, available at leroy-merlin and other good sheds. Its safe for food use and gives a mat finish when dry unlike some "oils" (tung and danish) which seem to contain a varnish component and dry satin. Apply 1st coat with a brush, leave to dry light sand with 400 paper and then wipe over with a cloth and oil, note there is a risk of spontaneous combustion and so the cloth should be disposed of safely, repeat the oiling (third coat) after about 3 weeks and then as and when required. Linseed oil is ok but smells like an old cricket changing room and yellows in time as for food safety; any vegetable oil will sour in time.
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[quote user="Bobbykins"]Hi, the proper thing to use is Danish Oil, wipe it all over and leave to soak in for a while then wipe of with a soft dry cloth and then repeat about 2 weeks later and then redo about once a year. Bob.[/quote]
Yes OK but can you let me have a source for danish oil in Dordogne?
The Huile plan de travail goes on the same, has the same effect and smells right.
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You've got it in one keep the blades sharp and you will save on belt wear and get a better cut, my BOL is in the trade and can tell from the lawn if the blade needs a sharpen. As all the machines seem to be made by Electrolux in Orangeburg USA why not try say Loisirs Vert for belt prices?
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Save the effort, use 'huile plan de travail' I bought mine from Leroy-Merlin but should be available elsewhere. Safe for food, washable, dries in 2 hours, good heat resistance and gives a mat finish. Looks great on our Hetre and Chene surfaces
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Our house has just been 'Crepied' using pre coloured Crepie powder. They used a mixer/pump and sprayed the first coat on which was then trowelled roughly flat and any low spots made good, the finishing coat was again sprayed on with a different nozzle leaving a tyrolean finish, smooth areas were then trowelled flat as was the lowest foot of the wall, all in all very professional and carried out over 1 day for an area of circa 300m2 with 4 blokes.
PM me for more details
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This place BODMAS is it anywhere close to the place I remember, BMDAS?
or Be My Dear Aunt Sally
or Brackets, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
As for the sums, there must be a 10yr old out there!
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[quote user="LEO"][quote user="retread"]
Crepi is usually applied externally, we have patented our method of keeping the bottom clean.
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"When I wer a lad ",
We used "The Radio Times " because it cut nicely into 4 pieces
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T'radio times? wish we were so aspirational!!!!
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Poujoulat sell 97mm aluminised tee's c/w tampon for less than €15hors taxe but you will have to order it, I suspect, from a pukka builders merchant.
""Aluminised=Steel coated with aluminium ""
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No matter what the state of your flue, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning/serious fire etc demands that you take the only sensible route and change the poele. What price your life?
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Crepi is usually applied externally, we have patented our method of keeping the bottom clean.
1) Lay a 600mm path round the house using calcaire and gravel.
2) Send me lots of money.
3) Job done.
To clean old Crepie use a power washer after you have followed steps 1-3 above.
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[quote user="mmaddock"]Regardless of the on-going debate, many thanks to those who replied with help.
The 90deg bend is right behind the stove because it exits to the rear, so there is no choice. At the moment it is running with a short extension from the stove (about 30cm) and then the 90deg bend - Matt
[/quote]To save any more problems with your 90deg bend, have you considered replacing it with a tee closing the redundant (lower) end with a tampon and then you can remove the tampon for cleaning and flue sweeping? You might have a problem with tar residue collecting in the bottom, tampons are available with a small tube to allow drain off into a small tin or WHY.
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We were also told by a local "expert" that you should never clean it out totally, because some ash will make it easier to relight, he also gave me a list of temp outputs for different types of wood, which is very accurate.
[/quote]We leave as much ash in the bottom as possible so that the logs sink into the ash overnight and only require a 'stir' in the morning. We used to have a problem with excess draft/furious burning and by leaving a copious ash bed are no longer troubled. Yes any excess goes into the soil great for the vegies.
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Looks like your problem is the simple 90deg bend, This is only suitable for ventilation. I notice that my french supplier does not stock such an item only a double 45 deg which gives the bend you need but also allows ash and tar to disperse try www.poujoulat.fr and look under 'tubaginox rigide', me granny used to have cast iron bends with an access hatch built in but I'm not aware of any suppliers today.
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Just Christened ours, BUT (Big Red Face) Make sure that there is no bouchon or tin plate covering the entrance to the chimney pot, You Know The Free One Supplied by Poujoulat. Which I Forgot.
Nuff Said?
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Yup gave up cleaning and Sprayed it with Barbecue paint in colour antracite, same colour as my Godin Stove worked a treat but make sure that you dont use ordinary paint.
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I've just discovered an additional benefit of the VMC.
Because it produces a slight pressure drop in the cold and damp areas in which the outlets are positioned i.e toilets/utility room/Bathroom, the heat from the wood burner is encouraged into those areas without the need for an additional distribution system. The actual heat loss is relatively minor and the additional comfort while reading the paper etc is well worth it.
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Sorry just clicked on your link and yes in wood indeed so any advance on Hanger or sechoire?
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Cat the Lavoire looks right without the laverie, I want just the roof, perhaps virtual French person can help?
The hanger is your usual Agricultural barn, far too tall and without the wood maybe I'm in error but isnt a hanger covered in on the sides?
I was aware that every thing from a terrace cover to a garden shed is called an Abri but I'm looking for a term specific to this type of construction, sorry to be pedantic but I'm getting used to filling in forms in France and pedantic do'nt come into it.
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Virtual french person was fairly wide of the mark what I've seen is four or more posts or legs supporting a rustic set of roof trusses with a roman tiled roof single storey and looks as if it was used as a store for wood or for ag machines in a field . a sort of small barn.
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I have no chance until now What are the buildings called which I see in the south west, they resemble a roof without the walls and are a more substantial version of a tonnelle? see i dont even know the words in English let alone French. better still can you buy them off the shelf or do i have to explain to my local artisan?
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When you bought the land I have to assume you bought it with a CU positive, assuming so the vendor would have had a small booklet which goes with the approval of the CU, this booklet should have been included with the other documents by the Notaire because, therein are the planning restrictions for the plot. The actual footprint for the build is on the CU and the height restriction, roof shape and material and possibly the exterior decor are all subject to regulation, as a last resort the Mairie should be able to supply a copy.
Just finished my new build in North Dordogne give us a call if you are close.
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Whoops double post sorry but, The Finishing oil I was given from England did leave a deposit on the surface and I had been assured it was 'danish' Oil so i stand corrected.
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