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| message from John on 24 May 2004 |
I am about to replace the flat roof of my house front canopy with a pitched
roof. The existing canopy is covered by lead, it is approx. 14 ft x 2 ft
(28 sq feet) and I am told it is "6lb lead". What does that mean, 6lb per
sq foot, sq yard, sq metre...? Also what is the likely weighing in price I
could expect? To buy it new in manageable 2 ft strips I am told it will be
over £300!!! If the value is geographic I live in Leeds.
TIA
John
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| David replied to John on 24 May 2004 |
China is one of the cheapest places to ship containers to because they
have a shortage of empty ones to fill and send out, they export more
than they import
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| Bob Minchin replied to John on 24 May 2004 |
Density of lead is 11.3 grams per cubic centimetre
You can work out all you answers from this.
Roofing lead is classified by 'code numbers' eg 3, 4, 5 etc
see http://www.robert-price.co.uk/html/lead.htm
for details. 6lb lead is probably equivalent to code 5.
HTH
Bob
John wrote in message ...
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| Mary Fisher replied to John on 24 May 2004 |
I was rold recently that prices of scrap for steel (e.g. scrap cars), lead
and copper were through the roof because China was buying it all.
I don't believe i butr that doesn't mean it's not true.
Mary
Leeds
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| Ian Stirling replied to Mary Fisher on 24 May 2004 |
It is in fact true.
The price of hiring large freight ships has also risen significantly.
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| Mary Fisher replied to Ian Stirling on 25 May 2004 |
Oh - thanks! I'd better hire one now while the price is affordable :-)
Mary
Now sober
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| Ian Stirling replied to Mary Fisher on 25 May 2004 |
Hmm.
Maybe we should do a group buy.
Anyone up for a hundredth of a VLCC?
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| Mary Fisher replied to Ian Stirling on 25 May 2004 |
Is that a model of ship or Roman numerals?
Mary
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| Ian Stirling replied to Mary Fisher on 25 May 2004 |
Sorry.
VLCC = Very Large Crude Carrier, a ship that can carry over 200000 tons of
oil.
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| Mary Fisher replied to Ian Stirling on 25 May 2004 |
Thanks.
OK, I'll be in the group buy.
Where do we keep it?
Mary
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