We had a very large, very bland expanse of decking at the bottom of the garden. It measured approx 8metres by 4 metres. Its made of pressure treated timber, so has a good few years life left in it. After a soaking with a jetwash, and a lick of paint, it will come up lovely.
So first pic. Used said decking to fence off the area where the decking was previously. Instant veg patch. There was all manner of bindweed under the weed sheet, plus umpteen tonnes of cement used to lay paving slabs for the decking to sit on. The paving slabs will be reused for something else.
Next pic. I decked up the side path of our house. It was previously a muddy and coal ash soup. Its sat on 2x4's that were also from the old decking. Much much nicer to walk on.
And the next pics. Please excuse the mess. The trailer is being loaded with all the *&£$ that was in the garden. The garden was a proper state, and Im glad to finally have the time to sort it out. These pics are of the front fence I popped up in place of some rather battered old panels. The six foot section betwen the posts by the garage is actually a very large gate. The whole section swings open on a large castor. Also note, trailer recycled from an old caravan
Next pic. My bunny hutch. She-ra and melody are our latest editions. We have had them less than a week now, and a similar hutch costs far too much for my liking. £25 roll of wire (which has loads left) £8 worth pressure treated offcuts from a local shed company, numerous bits of the old decking and a days hard graft later.
I bought a cheapie polytunnel off ebay in autumn and set it up to the best of my abilities. I thought it was a pretty good job. But the flimsy metal poles didnt stand a chance against winter weather, and it promptly blew down a couple of weeks later. I didnt want to write it off as a bad job, so I bodged it. The sheet is buried in the ground, so I had to go in and remove all the poles from the inside. And then constucted a frame inside using the 2x4's from the decking. A few patches with some duck tape and I have a useable but by no means pretty polytunnel again. But by eck its strong now. Plus I have a 2x4 running the length of the roof, which I can hang baskets from
Also a bit of decking has been used to make a path down the middle. You may also note some runner beans on the table, which I didnt harden off properly and have passed away during the other night. I also lost several toms, 2 squashes and 2 cucumbers
But you live and learn.
Next pic. I removed as much coal ash from the back passage
as I could and levelled it off behind the garage. A layer of weed control fabric and some slabs also from the decking. With the addition of trellis, which my dad found god knows where. An ivy and some rocks I collected from a closed quarry later and we have the ideal spot for a compost bin and our recycling boxes. Just gotta get rid of all that cement, which is the only thing from the decking I have been unable to find a home for.
I have around 5 or 6 3.8m lengths of decking still to find a home for. But Im sure I will manage it.
The only cost apart from my time was three small buckets of various sized decking screws, which came to less than fifteen quid
WOW!!!!!! Impressive!
