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Chatting => Frugal Living => Topic started by: Petite graine on July 07, 2008, 11:24

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Petite graine on July 07, 2008, 11:24

I am trying to save at the moment, so a stand that costs £10 (on top of the price of the water butt itself) seems a bit extravagant. I am sure there is a cheaper way, but haven't worked out what yet  :scratch:

I was thinking of bricks and a paving slab on top, but they are hard to find and heavy and if I bought them, I might as well buy the plastic stand as it is easier to carry to the site lol.

Would a plastic storage box do maybe? My husband says that it wouldn't stand the weight, my water butt being a 210 litre one  :scratch:

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: richyrich7 on July 07, 2008, 11:39

Scrounge some bricks and stuff off your local freecyle group or a builders skip  :D

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Yabba on July 07, 2008, 11:46

We have a huge blue barrel that we use when feeding the dahlias, not sure how may litres it holds, but more than a few.

It spends some of the year sat on an old black and decker workmate and the rest of it sat on a few upturned milk creates with a piece of wood across the top of them to even the load. Both methods seem to work well enough.

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Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: agapanthus on July 07, 2008, 12:08

a few pallets  :wink:

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Celtic Eagle on July 07, 2008, 12:36

Breeze blocks and a thick sheet of plywood

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: new_2_veg on July 07, 2008, 13:29

sit it on the floor, you can connect a hose to the tap for filling cans etc :D

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: compostqueen on July 07, 2008, 14:03

Breeze blocks or bricks are fine. Bricks are easier to carry to the plot though and easier to stack. I did mine on bricks and found it easy to do but they were already to hand so I had no need to haul them to the plot. Easy enough though to bung em in the car if you have one

I put mine at the right level for getting the watering cans under. That's important cos if you get it wrong it will be a faff  :D

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Petite graine on July 16, 2008, 10:00

I got bricks and a paving slab in the end.

8 bricks (29p from Wickes) + 1 paving slab (£1.59 from Wickes)

Total cost : £3.91!!!   Not bad  8)  :D


Thanks for all the advice!  :wink:

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: compostqueen on July 16, 2008, 10:16

:D

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: FCG on July 17, 2008, 07:20

If you can, see if you can locate a plastic pallet. They are brilliant for tons of uses. I've used mine as a table top, roof and staging so far. All for free.

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Petite graine on July 17, 2008, 09:29

I have never seen a plastic pallet  :scratch:

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: FCG on July 17, 2008, 10:34

Here is one that is similar to mine:

(http://www.goplasticpallet.com/image/pallets/1210pool_p_5r_blue.jpg)

Title: What to use for a water butt stand?
Post by: Code Numpty on July 18, 2008, 09:46

Quote from: "Petite graine"

I got bricks and a paving slab in the end.

8 bricks (29p from Wickes) + 1 paving slab (£1.59 from Wickes)

Total cost : £3.91!!!   Not bad  8)  :D


Thanks for all the advice!  :wink:

Better than paying for the plastic stand, Our 2 year old one is already cracked and won't last much longer.  :(