Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

--
Andrew Gabriel

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

A metal cold water tank cut down to about 4" depth, sat on 1 house brick at
each corner. :-)

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?


Under the incinerator a couple of paving slabs supported on bricks
should do the trick.
Around it, unless you are contemplating a major inferno should not be at
risk and the ash
ought to do your lawn some good. How many bodies are you disposing of
anyway? ;-)

John Schmitt

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.


4x 60cm paving stones. Did this at our last place, very effective.


--
Grunff

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

Is this a one-off, or did you mean as a regular thing? If the former,
how about just temporarily lifting the turf at the relevant location,
and replacing it later?

Otherwise, better than plasterboard would be Aquapanel I would think -
maybe two thicknesses?

David

In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

Can't you put it on legs ?

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geoff

On 10 Aug 2005 12:31:06 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

We (when I was a lad) had some asbestos roof tiles, these were very
effective for this application.

In article ,
Grunff writes:
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

4x 60cm paving stones. Did this at our last place, very effective.

Thanks.
Bought 4x 45cm paving stones, as they're easier to lift ;-)
Worked like a charm.

--
Andrew Gabriel

In article ,
raden writes:
In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
Can anyone think of something I can get to put on the lawn to
protect it from the heat and ashes from an incinerator dustbin?
4 sq metres of asbestos carpet would probably be ideal, but no
longer politically correct. A sheet of plasterboard would
probably protect enough from the heat, but would break up and
make a mess due to walking over it. I thought about sacrificing
a kitchen fireblanket, but I really can't believe it will stop
the heat for several hours.

Can't you put it on legs ?

It has legs anyway, but it's got a slot all round the bottom
which the ash is supposed to fall out from, which is still
red hot.

--
Andrew Gabriel