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[fossyant]

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[fossyant]

Now.

 

[fossyant]

Next job is making a cheap auto watering system. £20 micro pipe sprinkly stuff from Amazon, small pond pump and a smart plug in the garage, and run off the water butt.

 

[fossyant]

Excuse the tyres behind the water butt. I'm going to bolt them together, fit a ply top, wrap the tyres in rope and turn them into a low drinks table for the decking area.

 

[Mark Grant]

Fitted a new back gate & frame.
Mortice & sash lock so I can lock it behind me when I go out on the bike.
Still needs another couple of coats of paint.

 

[sheddy]

I might struggle to wheel my bike through with a door closer. I guess you will hook it open.

 

[Mark Grant]

I might struggle to wheel my bike through with a door closer. I guess you will hook it open.

Yes I can hook it back. It needs to self close as we have a rabbit that is usually loose in the garden.

 

[fossyant]

Glass all in. Ordered 3 spares but they gave me six, so can't complain.

 

[jowwy]

Glass all in. Ordered 3 spares but they gave me six, so can't complain.

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top work fossy...i'm thinking of making a small lean too greenhouse to the side of the man cave, just so i got somewhere to start off my veggies in the future

 

[fossyant]

top work fossy...i'm thinking of making a small lean too greenhouse to the side of the man cave, just so i got somewhere to start off my veggies in the future

It would work well in timber and polycarbonate sheet. Our first 'greenhouse' was a lean too I made out of timber and the corrugated clear PVC. Lasted about 15 years - we still used it for over wintering plants.

 

[steve292]

Glass all in. Ordered 3 spares but they gave me six, so can't complain.

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Where did you order the glass from, may I ask?

 

[fossyant]

Where did you order the glass from, may I ask?

Local glazing company.

 

[MrGrumpy]

It’s built ! Needs to be painted and hopefully get a few years out of it ! Extend the life , it’s not perfect but salvaged .

 

[Hicky]

Laminate finished in the living room over the weekend and the patio weeded. Has anyone used resin jointing compound ?
I assume scrape out the joints fairly deep/ clean then soak and infill and strike off, I have little faith in a mortar mix.

 

[MichaelW2]

Underfloor insulation for a victorian terrace. What have you lot done? Kingspan foam or one of the eco options such as Gutex Thermoflex wood fibre insulation mat. It needs a roofing style membrane beneath and on top. Advantages are better moisture management, sound absorption, fire resistance.