Janet Tweedy wrote:

: In article , Steve
: Turner writes
:: Janet Tweedy wrote:
::
::
::: I did get an estimate from someone recommended as reasonable, to put
::: up a 40 foot x 4ft high chain link fence so I can train the hedge
::: through yet perhaps chop then ivy off as soon as I see it AND keep
::: the dogs in safely. His estimate was for £700 (reckons 2 guys for
::: three days)
::
:: I've put chain link fencing up for work (well taken old stuff down
:: and put new up). You could get the fence for less than £100 and 2
:: men could do it in a morning. Although you need the posts as well,
:: say another £30 for the steel and one man would take a morning
:: cutting, drilling, painting and concreting them in.
::
:
:
: Thanks Steve, it did seem ultra high so was thinking of getting
: another quote.

I asked my mate at work for a ball park figure on what you want including
posts and fitting. he said "off top of my head, £700."

But he suggested using chicken wire for something like that, which is a lot
cheaper.

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Steve

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No I was thinking of shredding it Kay. The trunks of the main stems are
too thick but I'll put them in the council tip.

If you've an open fire...

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Scaffolding poles i assume will come from the builders' merchant like
the gravel etc?

No! You'll be paying a mint for those.

Contact a scaffolding company and acquire some old ones - they have to
replace them (health and safety) after a period, or if they are damaged.
They come in a variety of lengths - no need to have the twenty-footers!

Aluminium ones are best, but not cheap, even secondhand.

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Janet Tweedy wrote:

: In article , Steve
: Turner writes
:: Janet Tweedy wrote:
::
::
::: I did get an estimate from someone recommended as reasonable, to put
::: up a 40 foot x 4ft high chain link fence so I can train the hedge
::: through yet perhaps chop then ivy off as soon as I see it AND keep
::: the dogs in safely. His estimate was for £700 (reckons 2 guys for
::: three days)
::
:: I've put chain link fencing up for work (well taken old stuff down
:: and put new up). You could get the fence for less than £100 and 2
:: men could do it in a morning. Although you need the posts as well,
:: say another £30 for the steel and one man would take a morning
:: cutting, drilling, painting and concreting them in.
::
:
:
: Thanks Steve, it did seem ultra high so was thinking of getting
: another quote.

I asked my mate at work for a ball park figure on what you want including
posts and fitting. he said "off top of my head, £700."

But he suggested using chicken wire for something like that, which is a lot
cheaper.


Chicken wire won't last and it won't keep a dog in either!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

In article , Rusty Hinge
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from Janet Tweedy contains these words:

No I was thinking of shredding it Kay. The trunks of the main stems are
too thick but I'll put them in the council tip.

If you've an open fire...



I do have but think they'll need to be aged first!

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article , Steve
Turner writes

I asked my mate at work for a ball park figure on what you want including
posts and fitting. he said "off top of my head, £700."

But he suggested using chicken wire for something like that, which is a lot
cheaper.



Well chicken wire is there, but degrades over time and forms gaps. With
all the ivy coming through it's difficult to see the gaps. I thought
something more substantial would be better.

It's okay at the moment so I'm thinking of alternatives!

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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In article , Rusty Hinge
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The message
from Janet Tweedy contains these words:

No I was thinking of shredding it Kay. The trunks of the main stems are
too thick but I'll put them in the council tip.

If you've an open fire...



I do have but think they'll need to be aged first!

Just chop them into lengths and stack them - they'll be fit to burn by
winter of 2009 at the latest. My woodpile has a lot of ivy trunks
amongst it.

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