#181

cheers. They will all probably rot at the same time. Find it quite relaxing though. Gonna try and make some raised planters on legs as well

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#183

Line them with compost bags and they shouldn’t rot.

Punch some holes in the bottom of the lining and use a layer of gravel before filling them with soil/compost and they’ll last for decades.

EDIT: Also, fix a few battens underneath the bottom pieces so that they’re not sitting directly on the ground.

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#185

yeah, your shed colour is nice. We are committed to green now, whether we like it or not goddamit, not painting shit in the garden again

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#186

For a similar reason my garden has lots of stuff painted grey. Different shades of grey, but nonetheless still grey.

#187

How many?

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#188

4 or 5 I think. Got bored after that.

#189

I need to attach some finer mesh chicken wire to the top of the aviary. What’s the best fastening means to use?

I’m not joking.

#190

what’s the frame made out of? I’d be tempted to use heavy duty staples if it’s wooden.

#191

The frame is wooden but the main body is a wire cage. We want to keep small birds out of it so we can grow fruit bushes in there (I mean, I say “we”) and the cage apertures are currently too big, so we want to chicken wire it.

#192

Chicken wire won’t stop small garden birds.

Your best best is to go for a bird mesh and staple it to the frame, I’d think.

#193

I’m told it’s “bird netting” that’s been ordered.

I am assuming that’s not netting that’s made from birds.

#194

It’s usually a 13mm mesh for that kind of thing.

#195

Doing gardening for the first time in my life tomorrow.

Need to dog-proof the fences and get rid of some of the bushes and trees in preparation for the next stage of the garden beautification project.

Seems a waste ripping out three fruit trees, but I’ve no idea what they (last owners? Developers?) were thinking by planting three trees in a pretty small garden. Gonna get rid before they start causing problems.

#196

If developers it may well have been to satisfy requirements around no net loss of trees and having to replace any they cut down.

#197

Possibly, although it was just wasteland previously and they put a new ‘village green’ in with plenty of trees.

#198

Ah. Then it was probably just to attract urbanfoxes.

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#200

Anyone ever painted kitchen cupboard doors?

Is changing a light fitting something that I can do without being a qualified electrician?

Wall-mounted shelves in a cupboard that will have books on them but the wall might be plasterboard rather than load bearing, wise?

#201

No-one in the history of ever has tried this to my knowledge

Legally? If you’re just switching fittings it’s fine. It just has to be a “competent person”. I’ve done quite a few in recent years.

If you can find the studs in the wall and secure the shelves to those you’d probably be alright. Wouldn’t recommend books on a shelf just mounted on plasterboard though - sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.

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#202

Thanks Colin x

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#203

This can be done, just need to know what you are doing and use the correct fittings. Walls are surprisingly strong.

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