[Petite graine]

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!

[richyrich7]

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

[Yabba]

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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[agapanthus]

a few pallets  

[Celtic Eagle]

Breeze blocks and a thick sheet of plywood

[new_2_veg]

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

[compostqueen]

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  

[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    


Thanks for all the advice!  

[compostqueen]

[FCG]

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.

[Petite graine]

I have never seen a plastic pallet  :scratch:

[FCG]

Here is one that is similar to mine:

[Code Numpty]

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    


Thanks for all the advice!  

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