lampinglurcher 36 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 great place moll loads of good work done there. so when's the new dog coming? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 so when's the new dog coming? MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Who would i look up in the phone book to check the fire? Don't know, Moll. I looked on the net and there's so much garble on there I actually gave up! Is there a Chimney Sweep listed for your area? If he's reputable, he'd be the man to know. From what little I understand, ye may need the inner breast / flue just brought out a bit. I.e. They sling a little block wall in the throat of the chimney and choke it off a bit. Need proper advice though, else ye liable to get blow back and smoke ye room out - what happened to me when I closed a bit of mine to fit a chimney pot. Needed the pot to fit a Jackdaw stopper. Now I'm going to knock the pot back off. Reopen the whole top opening and kill any Jackdaw that comes near it! Drastic? NOT after I removed 25 gallons of f***ing nest from it in the first place, it's not! That's another specialist job too. Thankfully, I am such a specialist! Fun and games, all this country living! Shame about the mud bath REAL fun and games, that'll prove. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oneredtrim Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) . Edited January 18, 2008 by oneredtrim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 DS & ORT....Got both!...ill try phoning the sweep. DS, all my chimneys were swept when i moved in, but the spare bedroom everytime i tried the fire it filled the room with smoke. I let the Jackdaws have one final years nesting cos they had already started when i noticed. One evening i noticed alot of bluebottles in the room, the following morning there were dozens, i knew it meant maggots somewhere. So Steve spent ages really cleaning it out this time. Found out what was causing the maggots...several birds later and a ton of nesting material the fire now works. MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest trill Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) blimey mary poppins sorry ment molly poppins Edited October 10, 2006 by trill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vermin Dropper 2 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hippy, Excessive draw cured by installing a damper,(think metal window frame with movable flap/fitted high at front and low at back) will need to be sourced from a reclaimed yard. Maybe possible to control air flow by means of contrallable secondary air grate. Basically if you got "pull" the flu should be sound. UFO pot needed to counter downdraughts (brown/two soup bowls put together), fixed with metal straps. Flexible flu liners and coal fires don't mix Oneredtrim I believe its the same as a "flitch" plate, you should be able to adjust the draw depending on the fire required (wide open when lighting to get it roaring on full draw and close it off more to tick over) and weather conditions. Also....if you're burning wood, don't burn painted or varnished wood as it coats the flu with creasote which can cause chimney fires, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Aaaahr, Jesu H F***in Christ, Moll!!! What did I say just now? " It's a specialist job " ? Have you Any Idea the risks pulling apart a nest like that - complete with dead birds - puts you at?! Ornithosis could have killed the pair of ye! I only tackle shit like that in Full 'NBC' kit, and liberally spray the right chemical about as I work. Like, I know, I know; You're both fine and people must have been doing that sort of thing for centuries. Yeah. And people used to fall over with " Consumption ", " TB ", " Black Lung " and god knows what. Now we've sussed out what killed a fair few of them; It's called enthusiasticly pulling down old birds nests without proper protective gear and training in place I'm not getting at ye. It's not a widely recognised risk and does seem mundane - if dusty and stomach churning - to the innocently ignorant. But Pul Eeeease don't ever try to get away with it again. And I speak as much for anyone else reading this as yourselves. Scares me to death to think of the risks people put themselves to without recognising them. And the right kit would cost ye less than a ton. Small price to pay, no? Old nests up chimneys? Think: Asbestos. Ye wouldn't f*** with that stuff these days, would ye? Anyway, good luck with the chimeny. I believe ORT's on the right track with the shut off trap too. I was thinking of blow back, with the blocking wall idea ( Tired, distracted and rushing, as usual!) But, no; We used to have a simple, sliding 'door' up the chimney in another old cottage I've lived in. That governs the draw (PS. Just seen VD's post: That's the one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I hear what you are saying DS, there is a 2wk wait for the chimney sweep here, you can see on the photo the layer of thick greasy dust, it was really bad, Millet wore a dusk mask but it had little effect. We even joked about getting pigeon lung ...lesson learned I do have a (damper, we call them) flitch plate, but since the fire is home made i'm not sure how good it works. The dampers i'm used to, you used to slide them sideways...this one you pull forwards & back? The guy who did it was supposed to be a builder, but judging by the state of the cottage either wasnt very good or didnt care about his own place? MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bountyman_90 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 What a house! Looks really nice-seems a lot of hard work to get it too this point though, but worth it eh? Cracking looking terriers-do like that red bitch! And is that a moggy or two i see hanging around in some of the pictures? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thank you Bm, a couple of decrepid old Moggies and the farm kitten. MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bountyman_90 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thank you Bm, a couple of decrepid old Moggies and the farm kitten.MOLL. Not bad-any pics? (sorry-am a fan of cats!) How do your pack get on with the mogs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 All get along fine, the dogs either clean/protect the kitten or see it as an equal..tolerate it, play etc, the kitten up to now thinks its a dog, comes on walks and tries to keep up with the dogs running The older cats sleep with the lurchers mainly, one cat cleans them Terriers and older cats avoid each other, but there is never any malice. Here are some of the kitten and dogs.... http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...topic=10386&hl= http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...topic=11089&hl= Ill PM you some of the older cats later tonight. MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bountyman_90 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks Molly-much appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretess 230 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) Personally don't like cats but wouldn't do them any harm either but this picture is brilliant molly Edited October 11, 2006 by sandie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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