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This heavy cast iron hopper was found to be badly cracked and badly secured to the wall. It sits directly over a residents front door, and had to be made secure.
First a cardboard template was created, then taken to the blacksmith so that new round bars could be made that would fit perfectly around the hopper and secure it to the wall.
Here you can see the new round bars fitted around the hopper and anchored to the wall using resin anchor bolts. The hopper is now very secure. The crack was also filled with a quality sealant – modern type polysulphide.
Mesh was fitted over the hopper to prevent birds nesting within it, as had been a problem for years previously.
