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Request: Insulation material (Merchiston EH10) Received There is a gap behind a skirting board a few centimetres deep about 5 metres in length, that communicates directly with the sub-floor space. I need some soft insulation material like glass mineral wool to insert in the space before I seal it off with membrane. If anyone has any left over material from insulating a loft that might suitable, I would be most grateful.

4d

Free: Kitten food (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Bought in error. 1.6 kg remains. IAMS chicken dried kitten food for age 1-12 months. About four months old but sealed whole time.

9d

Free: Chestnut saplings (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Two horse chestnut saplings that self-seeded in my garden last year. Just coming into leaf. Both about 1 foot tall. Now in leaf.

15d

Free: Slates (Merchiston EH10) Gifted About 15 slates that have come off roof over years. Not suitable for re-use on roof according to our roofer. Unsure what they might used for but in case someone wants for garden etc rather going to landfills.

25d

Free: Garden hose connectors (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Garden hose connectors. Five female connectors and two male tap connectors. They were all working when I replaced them about 15 years ago with stop flow ones.

34d

Free: Vacuum cleaner floor tool (Merchiston EH10) Withdrawn Black floor tool for vacuum cleaner. Rear brush fell off so not effective for cleaning carpets but still fine for hard floors. Old and bashed but otherwise functional. 32 mm connector. No idea why anyone might want other than cleaning dirty workshop. In case someone wants it and so it doesn’t go to landfill, I’m offering it.

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89d

Free: Tailgate struts (Merchiston EH10) Expired Hyundai i10 tailgate struts. Two used struts that were replaced because they didn’t fully extend and kept banging head. 16 years old. However, still working if manual extended to full height. No idea why someone would want them but thought I’d try before taking to dump.

101d

Free: Telephone (Merchiston EH10) Expired I salvaged the phone when the hospital upgraded its phones. Used it for five years but my landline has gone digital so no longer works.

112d

Free: Roofing felt (Merchiston EH10) Gifted A piece Wickes green IKO Trade Roofing Felt Topsheet which is a heavyweight bituminous roofing felt which is ideal for use as the cap sheet to a multi-layer system on garden buildings or a single layer on shed roofs (non-habitable buildings) and comes with a 10 year life expectancy. Left over from refelting my tool shed. 2.5 m by 60 cm.

210d

Free: Roofing felt adhesive (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Wickes roofing felt adhesive is a cold-applied bitumen adhesive for bonding and sealing roofing felts. About a half to two thirds of a 2.5 L tin. Opened about 3 months ago.

211d

Free: Buddleja sapling (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Buddleja sapling. Purple flowering. Self seeded in pot. About six inches tall.

224d

Free: Bluebell bulbs (Merchiston EH10) Gifted About 20-30 native bluebell bulbs that I’ve thinned out of our garden.

227d

Free: Cooking apples (Merchiston EH10) Gifted About 1.4 kg of cooking apples picked today. No idea what type apples but cook well and taste good!

236d

Free: Bluebell bulbs (Merchiston EH10) Gifted I’ve been thinning out my flower bed and dug up some bluebell bulbs. English with about 20 in each bag.

237d

Free: Scottish maple sapling (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Scottish maple sapling self-seeded in garden. About 6 inches tall. Potted and in good condition.

246d

Free: Bluebell bulbs (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Bluebell bulbs 30-40 per bag. I’ve been thinning out our bluebell patches if anyone wants them.

277d

Free: Garden wire (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Green garden wire. Plastic coated wire taken down from. Old but lasts forever. A variety of thicknesses and lengths.

320d

Free: Chestnut saplings (Merchiston EH10) Expired Three chestnut saplings that grew in garden. About six-twelve inches tall. I think horse rather than sweet chestnut. Potted and ready to go.

322d

Free: Bluebell bulbs (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Bluebell bulbs just dug. About 20-30 bulbs.

327d

Free: garden sprayer (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Old Roundup garden sprayer. Empty and functional. 5L capacity. Hand held sprayer.

330d

Free: Chestnut sapling (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Sweet chestnut self-seeded in garden. About 18 inches tall so probably two years old. Dug out today, potted and watered.

357d

Free: Cromer Aluminium Solar Reflective paint (Merchiston EH10) Gifted A bit less than a quarter of a 1 L can. Solar reflective paint to protect bitumen roofing from sun damage. Can’t imagine why anyone would want so little but I suppose one could use it on bare patches of a previously paint roof. The can was opened today.

359d

Free: Tree saplings (Merchiston EH10) Gifted A variety of tree sapling that self seeded in garden. Oak, sweet chestnut and I’m unsure what else. About 6 inches tall and healthy,

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364d

Free: Buddliea (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Seedling buddleia

364d

Free: Gap filler and adhesive (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Everflex Weathermate gap filler and adhesive. Forms a permantly flexible watertight bond for roofing especially bitumen. Can be applied on wet surfaces and even underwater. About two thirds of tube left. Recently opened about two weeks ago.

1y

Free: Bitumen primer (Merchiston EH10) Gifted About a quarter of 2.5 L can of Cromer Bitumen Primer. Recently used. Description & Uses Bitumen Primer is a low viscosity, high penetration, cold applied bituminous solution designed to prime and seal porous roof surfaces prior to the application of bituminous materials. It seals porous substrates and promotes the adhesion of bituminous waterproofing systems and sheet coverings. May be applied to a range of surfaces: • Concrete • Asbestos cement • Metals – mild steel, zinc & lead • Slate, lightweight concrete screeds Coverage Rates The coverage per litre is dependent upon the porosity of the surface: • Metal surfaces: 6-12m2 per litre • Concrete: 6-8m2 per litre • Lightweight concrete screeds and asbestos cement: 3.5-5m2 per litre. Method of Application Bitumen Primer should be applied by brush ensuring an even coat with no pooling, or applied evenly by airless spray.

1y

Free: Cuprinol Ultimate Wood Preserver Country Oak (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Half-full 1 l can of Cuprinol Ultimate Wood Preserver. Country Oak colour. Newly opened as used it in August. Finish job so no use for the rest.

1y

Free: Barberry (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Self-seeded Berberis Darwinism. Now in a pot and growing well. Orange flowers and blue berries.

1y

Free: Cooking apples (Merchiston EH10) Expired Unknown variety of apples but good for puddings and sauce. About 2 kg.

1y

Free: Plaster (Merchiston EH10) Gifted Three bags of plaster for different layers. Each about a quarter full. In good condition as stored in warm dry cupboard.

1y