Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Chatting on the Plot => Topic started by: New shoot on October 07, 2017, 17:03
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My old shed at home came down today and I am shedless. Feels odd :wacko:
The spuds are in the cupboard under the stairs, the onions and squash are in the greenhouse, the dining room is full of stuff and we are knackered.
However, its worth it because the new shed is coming on Wednesday - whoop whoop :D
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Haha, it seems I might need a new one at the plot when I went to refelt it I found it the roof was rotten, I already knew a few boards were on there way. Did you buy a new one local?
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I did but they are agents for this lot.
http://www.ajsectional.com/
We were able to see the sheds and we've got a good sturdy one for a reasonable price :)
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Thanks NS, all look bigger than I need, I only need a6x4 or 8 x6 at the most as it's my 2nd shed at the plot that I keep the rotovator in & the things I don't use as much, I've already got a 10x8 if I have any more room I'll just fill it with more xxxx lol
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They do all sizes down to 6x4. We've got a 7x5 coming :)
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Oh I'll take another look, I thought they all looked big
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From all the choices given to us they seem to do every design in every size you could want, plus extras and options.
I have treated myself to a couple, like nice big windows and a workbench attached to the wall underneath them. Me and the salesman were having a good old natter about how many seed spuds you could get on there to chit, while OH pretended he didn't know me and stood in the background rolling his eyes :lol:
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Haha, still can't see the type I might want if this was is beyond repair, maybe I need to give them a ring, there's a stockist in Coventry.
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With all the toys I've amassed over the last few years, I have to have a serious think about our shed...
You can actually hang a Mantis on the wall with a decent hook, but not a huge great lawnmower... The bike takes up a huge amount of room, because the shelves at one end are full of paint tins and garden chemicals, and there's a whole shelf unit dedicated to tools and screws, nails etc!
There's a Workmate in there, which is an original 1967 model, and can take off three toes in a flash, and of course, the grass rakes fly at you when the door opens!
I mentioned to Mrs Growster that we might have to get a bigger one (10 x 6 at the moment), and received the withering look in response!
So a small tin of paint will just have to go...
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Oh growster I so love your posts & feel your pain. I will also feel the pain of the cost of a new shed if it comes to that. I have 3 sheds, 1 in the garden,custom made by hubbyaround 7x10 & the 2 at the plot 10x8 & 6x4. Still could do with a bit more space at times
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I blame his 3 bikes for taking all the space .....
(my plantpots are very tidy ... honest! Except when they have a landslide :wub: )
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Oh growster I so love your posts & feel your pain. I will also feel the pain of the cost of a new shed if it comes to that. I have 3 sheds, 1 in the garden,custom made by hubbyaround 7x10 & the 2 at the plot 10x8 & 6x4. Still could do with a bit more space at times
I understand your kind vibes, Snows - thank you...
There is also a woodshed attached to it along the side of the house, and it's chokka at the moment as we were given a neighbour's coal and wood after their chimney caught fire, and they decided enough was enough, as they weren't getting any younger!
There's also a shelf unit in there, which has the same sort of jumble associated with most sheds, four dozen jam jars, old tools, a folding ladder, some steps, a sack-barrow, a Terrex spade, twenty odd door handles (another story), all the lead from some building works, half a mile of old copper tube ditto, the garden umbrella (folded), a set of drain rods for those little unexpected pleasures, (usually on a Monday morning, when fragility is one's watchword), a million pots and seed trays and a dead rat - he/she went a week or so ago, and we still can't find it...
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Growster - just to help you organise your shed, try these ideas:
1) Get some glass jars, nail the lids underneath the shelf, fill said jars with screws, nails (minus the one you've just used) then screw the jars onto their lids.
2) Give the paint tins a shake. If there's a slurping noise they're ok; if not chuck them out.
3) Hang your tools on the wall using nails (you know where they are now so no excuses) and outline each one with indelible marker so you know where to put them back.
4) Re- the lead and copper tubing. Donate it to your local church just in case it has sprung a leak recently.
5) "A festive time is coming and so, if all else fails
You could possibly obtain one in the up-and-coming sales.
And if you get a flat-pack, beware the Autumn gales!
Make sure it's standing sturdy by using all your nails."
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Goosey, some responses are necessary here: -
1) Get some glass jars, nail the lids underneath the shelf, fill said jars with screws, nails (minus the one you've just used) then screw the jars onto their lids. That mucks up the marmalade...
2) Give the paint tins a shake. If there's a slurping noise they're ok; if not chuck them out. The paint is fine under the skin, which can be removed like a sheet of lasagne...
3) Hang your tools on the wall using nails (you know where they are now so no excuses) and outline each one with indelible marker so you know where to put them back. Even better, are wire 'butcher's hooks' like an 'S', which I use all the time...
4) Re- the lead and copper tubing. Donate it to your local church just in case it has sprung a leak recently. It was all pinched from the church behind us, twice, so they don't need it now it's all felt (over the vestry that is)...
5) "A festive time is coming and so, if all else fails
You could possibly obtain one in the up-and-coming sales.
And if you get a flat-pack, beware the Autumn gales!
Make sure it's standing sturdy by using all your nails."
Finally, the name 'Dryden' just appeals when one is discussing sheds, doesn't it...
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The jam jar idea sounds ok , not too bothered about the marmalade. Strawberry jam , that's a different matter altogether , you wouldn't be able to pop it in the microwave for glazing the 'seasonal' cake.
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Well looks like I’ve bagged a free 8x6 shed, should be mine after the weekend & better still it’s on our allotment site so no transport to sort😄. More money in the kitty for a poly tunnel 😉😉
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Ooh! A bit of luck there :D
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Yes, chap that has chickens, I have eggs from him when I don’t get enough from our daughters hens, said he was giving up, then he said his chickens have gone, I asked about the Chicken shed, although didn’t know if it would clean up but he said I could have his tool shed, id forgotten he’d got another, I offered to pay but he said no, so even better.
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Result!
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Well mine arrived Wednesday and though it wasn't by any means free, it is very nice :D
Now filled with squash, spuds, onions and garlic - even nicer :D :D :D
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Ooh lovely & it will have that new wood smell, have you got it all shelved out?
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Glad it all went to plan! :D
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I have a deep wide workbench shelf on one side that it came with, plus some shallower hm efforts underneath which were salvaged from the old shed.
It does smell new and it very tidy ... that won't last :lol: If the sun makes an appearance, I'll try and do a couple of piccies later so the interior shows up.
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Well the sun didn't come out, but hopefully you can see inside.
Sacks on the floor are all the spuds :)
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Very nice & organised
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Very posh! How long will it stay tidy for d'you reckon? ;)
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Its very neat and tidy for now but as we all know, sheds accumulate 'stuff' ;) It creeps in unannounced, breeds in corners and lurks about waiting for the chance to fall on you :ohmy: :lol:
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Well, today I’m going to collect my ex demo shed from Wyevale! The freebie one I was gifted didn’t appear to be going to happen & id seen this 8x6 at our local Wyevale, reduced from £499 to £375. So after a month of waiting for freebie she’d to be emptied & suspecting I might still be waiting in April I checked out Wyevale again & it was still there, so I sent our son who is very cheeky with a pocket full of cash f he got it for me for £300! So I’m very pleased, plus it’s a tad bigger than the other ( I’ll be able to keep more cr@p) it’s also very well built & strong & not needing any fixing like the other one. So we’ve borrowed a van, I’ve baked a cake, got some bacon & baked a loaf & todays the day. Hubby & I are going to dismantle it & take it to the Lottie then our daughter is com8ng to give us a hand emptying the old one,knocking it down f rebuilding the new one. Wish us luck 😄
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Ooh! Lucky you - good luck with the weather for putting the new one together again :D
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It is chilly here but the sun is out and it is dry. Hope you have similarly good weather for shed day Snowdrops :)
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Excellent news!
November is definitely 'shed' weather, when the grass rakes are at last nailed to the floor, and the mower whimpers for the last time before a satisfying draft of WD40...
I give you seven weeks before there's no room in it for anything else!
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Haha, Mr G, that is so true, well ‘twas raining here after my posting, but as we went to collect the van , but it dried up as we got there, shed came down beautifully, back home for a cuppa,pack up the picnic & off we go, daughter turned up as I was firing up the stove for the bacon butties, in the blink of an eye the water barrels were emptied & moved & the shed was down & a pile of firewood. Stayed fine all day & the new one went up without a hitch, I’ve now got a length of staging under the window, all the tools hanging up,the rotovator has moved in, & everything else just bunged is by 2.30, plus a visit from son & little granddaughter, who took up her bed on the bale of straw that never made it onto the strawberry bed this year. Lol.
Photo to follow.
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Looking forward to that pic... the one of your grand daughter bedded down on a bale of straw I mean :nowink: Sensible child :D :D
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Well here she is lol
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Here’s Mr S fixing up the bench
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Snows, you look younger than I thought you are...
Beautiful, and a good shed day is one to remember all your life!
Sheds are sacrosanct. They talk, and hold, and believe. They are an arm away from a kitchen or a lounge or a path. They breathe 'bits', and don't we all do that!
All nice and good ideas come from standing in a shed...
Well done you!
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Snows, you look younger than I thought you are...
Haha, what time did you start with the tinctures? Lol
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All looks great, and you must be really pleased to have such a robust shed now, and before the really cold weather sets in too :D
Your granddaughter clearly enjoyed the day too :lol: :lol:
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But with sheds, the best bit is emptying it and re-loading all the stuff again!
I plan to do this several times a week and never do, but somewhere, there is a rule for sheds and I've yet to discover it...
Perhaps we need an Egyptologist on board, y'know, someone who can fathom out where everything really is!
When I become a 'late' Growster, my SIL will have to enter our sheds, sigh, sigh again, and chuck out so much he'll wish he was never ever connected with this family, but then he loves YD, so that's all right then!
Sheds do this to families don't they!