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George (dicegeorge)

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Jan 24, 2008, 4:45:46 PM1/24/08
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theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
between rafters as insulation
but its a huge fire risk
so I guess ive got to remove it all
but is there any use for it
perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?

george


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anyonea...@gmail.com

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Jan 24, 2008, 4:58:00 PM1/24/08
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:45:46 -0000, "George \(dicegeorge\)"
<diceg...@xxxhotmail.com> wrote:

>theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
>between rafters as insulation
>but its a huge fire risk
>so I guess ive got to remove it all
>but is there any use for it
>perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
>or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?
>
>george
>

Offer it on Freeshare or Freecycle as someone may have a use for it
..maybe Ebayers wanting it for packing material.Thats better than it
going to landfill

Harry Bloomfield

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Jan 24, 2008, 4:58:31 PM1/24/08
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"George (dicegeorge)" <diceg...@xxxhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
> between rafters as insulation
> but its a huge fire risk
> so I guess ive got to remove it all
> but is there any use for it
> perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
> or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?

Some polystyrenes are of fire retardant specification.


d...@gglz.com

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:02:37 PM1/24/08
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> Some polystyrenes are of fire retardant specification.

I think even those are intended for use enclosed within fireproof
materials - masonry or plasterboard.

Andy Burns

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:05:47 PM1/24/08
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On 24/01/2008 21:58, anyonea...@gmail.com wrote:

> Offer it on Freeshare or Freecycle as someone may have a use for it
> ..maybe Ebayers wanting it for packing material.Thats better than it
> going to landfill

At least it gets it split it into small pieces, distributed around the
country and *then* put into several landfills :-)

George (dicegeorge)

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:17:59 PM1/24/08
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anyonea...@gmail.com

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:28:55 PM1/24/08
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Not necessarily.Ebayer to Ebayer to Ebayer and on and on .

Phil L

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Jan 24, 2008, 6:12:56 PM1/24/08
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George (dicegeorge) wrote:
> theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
> between rafters as insulation
> but its a huge fire risk
> so I guess ive got to remove it all
> but is there any use for it
> perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
> or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?

Why do your posts
always look like a poem,
or maybe a sonnet,
which normally has six lines
but this one only has 5.


Phil L

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Jan 24, 2008, 6:14:49 PM1/24/08
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> which normally has 14 lines

George (dicegeorge)

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Jan 24, 2008, 7:47:01 PM1/24/08
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a freecycler wants some for their hamster
they live somewhere local to leominster
she said when she has got time
she will phone and give me a bell
just for you im trying to rhyme,
what do you think, John L????

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George (dicegeorge)

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Jan 24, 2008, 7:47:40 PM1/24/08
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oh Hell
I meant Phil L

geoff

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Jan 24, 2008, 7:57:54 PM1/24/08
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In message <fnbbmc$2m5f$1...@energise.enta.net>, "George (dicegeorge)"
<diceg...@xxxhotmail.com> writes

don't give up the day job ...

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Phil L

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Jan 24, 2008, 8:17:24 PM1/24/08
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polystyrene will kill rodents
they chew it and it compacts in their guts
please try to be prudent
this hamsterlady must be nuts.


Mogga

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Jan 25, 2008, 4:25:43 AM1/25/08
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How do you tell though? Set fire to it?
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Or get it delivered for free

jkn

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Jan 25, 2008, 4:56:15 AM1/25/08
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On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Phil L" <neverchec...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Why do your posts
> always look like a poem,
> or maybe a sonnet,
> which normally has six lines
> but this one only has 5.

or fourteen, innit.

J^n

Dave Liquorice

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Jan 25, 2008, 5:07:53 AM1/25/08
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Not heard that. Why doesn't the OP take a bit and hold a lighted match to
it (outside). If it's ordinary polystrene it'll take quite quickly and
burn well with thick black smoke. Fire retardent will melt and scorch may
even have a bit of flame while the match is present but take away the
match and it'll go out.

The major problem in the past with polystyrene was untreated ceiling
tiles. These would burn well, give off lots of toxic smoke, melt and drip
burning plastic over the room contents including anyone trying to get
through the room to escape...

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The Natural Philosopher

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Jan 25, 2008, 6:23:46 AM1/25/08
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George (dicegeorge) wrote:
> theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
> between rafters as insulation
> but its a huge fire risk
> so I guess ive got to remove it all
> but is there any use for it
> perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
> or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?
>

It make good model aeroplanes, if hot wire cut and skinned with balsa
wood,brown paper or glass and epoxy ;-)

It makes excellent short lived kneeling pads.

Man at B&Q

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Jan 25, 2008, 8:25:33 AM1/25/08
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On Jan 24, 9:45 pm, "George \(dicegeorge\)"

<dicegeo...@xxxhotmail.com> wrote:
> theres lots of white ploystyrene sheets in the attic
> between rafters as insulation
> but its a huge fire risk
> so I guess ive got to remove it all
> but is there any use for it
> perhaps sandwiched behind plasterboard
> or is best to put it in binbags for landfill?
>
> george

Railway modellers for carving into scenery.

MBQ

whisky-dave

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Jan 25, 2008, 9:57:40 AM1/25/08
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"Phil L" <neverc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> George (dicegeorge) wrote:
>> a freecycler wants some for their hamster
>> they live somewhere local to leominster
>> she said when she has got time
>> she will phone and give me a bell
>> just for you im trying to rhyme,
>> what do you think, John L????
>
> polystyrene will kill rodents
> they chew it and it compacts in their guts

So market it as rat.
I bet the P&P will put people off though.


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