Garden Projects and DIY

I finally got around to buying the extra lighting I needed. There are 2 lights. One on each shed. They are battery operated and work on pir sensors. The light produced is very soft and lights the path (and the shed door) without lighting up the sky. So far I am very pleased with them.G.Ps...

Not at all Sheal. Thank you for your tips.Yes, I have binned all the cardboard boxes, wrapping papers and even some plastic boxes where mice dropping were spotted.I keep doing that as there are a few more boxes of old books are kept. I have never had any seeds or bulbs in the shed. But they...

Yes they are really for decorative purposes only. The contacts on the cheap ones like ours have a removable cap to the battery compartment. The contacts in them tend to rust so some don't connect propery after a while. I resolve any with this isssue with a piece of multi-strand copper wire...

Cheers Shiny. Ill do that. Dai

Hi Ricky, my compost heap was constructed all that long ago by setting four 2" X 4" X 6' posts, treated with creosote, into concrete and then lining all sides, except one, with Chicken wire. I then lined the sides of Chicken wire with leftover pond liner underlay to prevent seepage of the...

That looks really lovely, and you're right, the personal satisfaction is priceless.

My pent shed was knackered. Floor rotten,leaning forwards,some holy t&g timbers at the back.Went to local timber merchant bought 8 tongue n groove timbers,fitted them,bought some treated 3x3 fence posts,used as joists,bought some decking,used as floor boards.Had an osb board handy so used it...

More images/progress to come soon.

Yes, good advice. Maybe I will need to wait until brick garage / worshop is built.The flue gets utterly hot when log burning in full whack, I recall.

I certainly wouldn't use a landscaper and they are usually expensive. When I had a large soakaway dug out and replaced I used a recommended firm of Groundworkers.

Yes, effective chemical weedkilling will not work at this time of year.I have eradicated bindweed by digging out thoroughly......once the ground is apparently cleared sieve through it again checking for every piece of white bindweed root. You will find long strands of it so gently pull it as...

Cheers, that looks a handy site. Bookmarked.

I would love the grid stuff, but its so expensive, it is the same cost as block paving in total, so unless you specifically want the grids and gravel, then I would personally rather have block paving.

With walls like those you can hardly go wrong. What wonderful backdrops to the planting. With so many evergreens it will look good in winter too.

That is one straight run? Wow.Sounds like you either have to borrow a bigger vehicle, get it delivered or cut it down.

I think it looks very impressive and can’t wait for next year now to see your rose and all the other plants I think it will look a real picture by what you say the plants are and so what if there are a few you had forgotten.. I love imperfections here and there to tickle your fancy or make you...

Hi,It really depends on your application and circuit design.For lowish water volumes then solenoid valves are usually the cheapest option plus you can buy low voltage ones quiet cheaply, typically around £4 on ebay.Using higher flow ball valves like those used on central heating should...

I've just applied the last coat of masonry paint - the timber is rough sawn so hopefully the masonry paint will stay put.This is what it looks like: I'm quite pleased with it - free pallets and used up bits of leftover paint which was destined for the bin. When it's ready to be planted...

I'm assuming a min of 150mm laps and and 150mm turn under/down at perimeters:This would require 3 × (0.15 +4.9+0.15) 5.2m lengths = 15.6m of 2m wide membrane, with the 750mm difference between 6m and 5.25m used for 2 internal overlaps and 2 perimeter turn unders/downstands, with the...