Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

On Jun 3, 9:31*pm, Dave wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

The copper nail thing is worthless if you want to kill the tree root.
Hack off the bark and apply Roundup undiluted.

You will need to cut the root even if it is dead.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?


A.....

Alternatively, a mattock is really useful, very good for this job, and not
expensive

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?


Most builders merchants, they are used for roofing.

Mike

On Jun 3, 9:31*pm, Dave wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.


NT

On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:20:18 +0100, "newshound"
wrote:



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Spokeshave?
Bevel-edge chisel?
Trying plane?
Burgess engraver?
Bradawl?
Lignum vitae bossing mallet?
Clinometer?
Spring dividers?
Wad punch?
Boxwood dresser?
3 Square ******* file?
Pincers?
Soldering iron?
Combination plane?
Tweezers?
Sweeps' rods?
Saw set?
Hellerman pliers (aka fanny stretchers)?

--
Frank Erskine

newshound wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root
of one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me
from opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack
off the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Wanking spanners.

--
Adam

Frank Erskine wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:20:18 +0100, "newshound"
wrote:



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root
of one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me
from opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to
hack off the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Spokeshave?
Bevel-edge chisel?
Trying plane?
Burgess engraver?
Bradawl?
Lignum vitae bossing mallet?
Clinometer?
Spring dividers?
Wad punch?
Boxwood dresser?
3 Square ******* file?
Pincers?
Soldering iron?
Combination plane?
Tweezers?
Sweeps' rods?
Saw set?
Hellerman pliers (aka fanny stretchers)?


Don't forget the ubiquitous 'chopper'. AKA a well sharpened hatchet that
resolves a multitude of little irritations ;-) if well balanced and
correctly sharpened - and you know how (and when) to actually use it!

When of good quality, a tool useful for professionals and 'handymen' alike.

On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:31:14 +0100, Dave
wrote:

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Use an SDS drill fitted with a chisel.


--

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.


Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage. if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?


Peter Crosland

"newshound" wrote in message
...


"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?


A.....

Alternatively, a mattock is really useful, very good for this job, and not
expensive


Another vote for a mattock - one of the best garden tools I have ever
bought.
I've just been using it to remove tree stumps and it is very good for
chopping up tree roots.

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage. if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?

Criminal damage to a stump?
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

In article ,
Frank Erskine wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:20:18 +0100, "newshound"
wrote:



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root,

All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Not the angle grinder for this one... Isn't there a Darwin award for
someone who tried to cut a tree down with one?

Hellerman pliers (aka fanny stretchers)?

Er, we used to call these "honeymoon pliers"

Gordon

On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:03:23 +0100, Peter Crosland
wrote:
you have to give the wood back to the owner.

AIUI you have to *offer* the wood to the owner of the tree, which is not
quite the same thing. Whenever I've asked a neighbour if they want to
have the overhanging branch I've cut off, they've always said no!

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

ARWadsworth wrote:

All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Wanking spanners.

The engine on my digger is a genuine Hang Dong. I don't like to stand
too close to it while it is operating.

The Other Mike wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:31:14 +0100, Dave
wrote:

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Use an SDS drill fitted with a chisel.


a computer connected to UK.D-i-y

"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening
my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage. if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your
boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?

Criminal damage to a stump?

Very much so. Even though it may appear trivial in a way it is nevertheless
criminal damage. People have been convicted for less in the past.

Peter Crosland

In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening
my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage. if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your
boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?

Criminal damage to a stump?

Very much so. Even though it may appear trivial in a way it is nevertheless
criminal damage. People have been convicted for less in the past.

Go on Peter, admit it, you missed the bit where the o/p said the tree
had been felled ;-)
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

In article , fred writes
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening
my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage. if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your
boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?

Criminal damage to a stump?

Very much so. Even though it may appear trivial in a way it is nevertheless
criminal damage. People have been convicted for less in the past.

Go on Peter, admit it, you missed the bit where the o/p said the tree
had been felled ;-)

Withdrawn with apologies, _I_ misread the o/p's original on intending to
kill off the stump.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

On 03/06/2011 23:22, MuddyMike wrote:
wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?


Most builders merchants, they are used for roofing.

I could only buy aluminium roofing nails last time I looked.

Colin Bignell

"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , fred writes
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , Peter
Crosland writes
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root
of
one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening
my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack
off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Just remember that you could end up being charged with criminal damage.
if
you do kill the tree. You are entitled to cut the root back to your
boundary
assuming it does not have a preservation order on it but you have to
give
the wood back to the owner. It might sound obvious but have you asked
your
neighbour to remove the offending part of the tree?

Criminal damage to a stump?

Very much so. Even though it may appear trivial in a way it is
nevertheless
criminal damage. People have been convicted for less in the past.

Go on Peter, admit it, you missed the bit where the o/p said the tree
had been felled ;-)

Withdrawn with apologies, _I_ misread the o/p's original on intending to
kill off the stump.


No problem. I was wrong when I said that you have to give the bits to the
tree owner as has been npointed out.

Peter Crosland

On 03/06/2011 21:42, harry wrote:
On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

The copper nail thing is worthless if you want to kill the tree root.
Hack off the bark and apply Roundup undiluted.

You will need to cut the root even if it is dead.

Many thanks for that. It's the way I am going to go.

Dave

On 03/06/2011 23:20, newshound wrote:


"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack
off the top of the root,


All together now, what's our favourite tool?


A.....

Alternatively, a mattock is really useful, very good for this job, and
not expensive

Thanks, I'll take a look on our second hand market for one.

Dave

On 03/06/2011 23:22, MuddyMike wrote:
wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?


Most builders merchants, they are used for roofing.

Thanks.

Dave

On 04/06/2011 00:03, Tabby wrote:
On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.

From other comments, an axe might be a cheap alternative to a one off
problem.

Dave

"Gordon Henderson" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Frank Erskine wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:20:18 +0100, "newshound"
wrote:



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one
of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from opening
my
back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack
off
the top of the root,

All together now, what's our favourite tool?

Not the angle grinder for this one... Isn't there a Darwin award for
someone who tried to cut a tree down with one?


I didn't mean with a grinding disk; a coarse sanding disk gets through green
wood pretty fast, and one of those "chainsaw disks" is even faster.

Actually the other thing that's very good for removing roots when
accessibility is limited (e.g. around drains) is a wide wood chisel bit in
an SDS drill.

On 04/06/2011 12:25, Nightjar "cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere wrote:

I could only buy aluminium roofing nails last time I looked.


Then try a boat builder. You'll want one who deals with classic boats
mind, not the modern plastic things.

Andy

On 4 June, 15:11, Dave wrote:
On 04/06/2011 00:03, Tabby wrote:

On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, *wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.

*From other comments, an axe might be a cheap alternative to a one off
problem.

Dave

Use SBK to kill the root. Roundup is really only effective on growing
vegetation. Not worth a curse on ground ivy or brambles both of which
seem to thrive on it.

Paul Mc Cann

On Jun 4, 3:11*pm, Dave wrote:
On 04/06/2011 00:03, Tabby wrote:

On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, *wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.

*From other comments, an axe might be a cheap alternative to a one off
problem.

Dave

If its really a one off, you dont even need an axe. Do you lack any
tools?


NT

On Jun 3, 11:20*pm, "newshound" wrote:

All together now, what's our favourite tool?

The angle grinder you use to sharpen your mattock edge with!

On 05/06/2011 18:07, Tabby wrote:
On Jun 4, 3:11 pm, wrote:
On 04/06/2011 00:03, Tabby wrote:

On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.

From other comments, an axe might be a cheap alternative to a one off
problem.

Dave

If its really a one off, you dont even need an axe. Do you lack any
tools?

No, I have all the usual DIY tools. Drills (twist) of all types,
routers, planers, saws of all types etc.

Dave

On 6/5/2011 11:06 PM, fred wrote:
On 4 June, 15:11, wrote:
On 04/06/2011 00:03, Tabby wrote:

On Jun 3, 9:31 pm, wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy some?

Next door neighbour chain sawed a couple of trees down and the root of
one of them has grown under my garden path and is stopping me from
opening my back gate.

I suppose my next question will be, where can I hire an adze to hack off
the top of the root, until I can kill the tree.

Dave

Its almost immoral to hire hand tools, theyre not expensive and any
type of axe would do fine. A drill would also do it, chisel, all sorts
of options.

From other comments, an axe might be a cheap alternative to a one off
problem.

Dave

Use SBK to kill the root. Roundup is really only effective on growing
vegetation.

Not true in my experience. After cutting down the kind of tree that
will otherwise happily resprout, I drill holes into the stump (near the
bark) and inject glyphosate - it does the trick.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Gib Bogle
saying something like:

After cutting down the kind of tree that
will otherwise happily resprout, I drill holes into the stump (near the
bark) and inject glyphosate - it does the trick.

I've successfully used a handful of neat fertiliser granules down a
series of 1"x5" holes in a stump to kill it.