I've been DIY ing again....

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My daughter had an assortment of wood left over from a decking kit and was going to take it to the tip. Well me being me I can’t see anything that could be of use being skipped so I said I would have it ! I had this idea to make a screen around my 30yr old dustbin that I use for planting bulbs etc in. I had cut a piece of chicken wire the size of the bin with the idea of wiring the wood to it.
Today (Thurs )I decided to have a go at it so I finished sawing the pieces of wood to the right length,then I drilled holes top and bottom of each one ( about 40 in all ) and laid the wire out then started to wire the wood onto it. After doing about 3 of them I decided that staples would probably be a better idea so out came the bike and off into town before the shops closed. They were a better idea and before long they were all attached. Now to wrap it around the bin and wire it together. I didn’t really want the wood to touch the ground as the bin leaks water around the base so on with the thinking cap again …. eureka ! black tubing left over from the water butt ( see told you I keep things ‘just in case ’) so I cut a length and wired it together , now the wood sits nicely on top of it. Job done and I’m really chuffed with the result.

8 Aug, 2013
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Comments

Digginfit

very impressive! It looks good.

9 Aug, 2013

Summerbreeze

wow thats really good! well done:-)

9 Aug, 2013

Oliveoil

Well done, great piece of diy :O)

9 Aug, 2013

Jaykaty

Clever idea, looks great Nanjo.

9 Aug, 2013

Skipscanda1..

ingenious..excellent well done nanjo

9 Aug, 2013

John743

That is what can happen if you keep any old bits and pieces, there is always something that you can use it on in time and save yourself a lot of unnessary expense.

Well done nanjo

9 Aug, 2013

Costas1

Who said D.I.Y jobs are for men only. Women can do better and here is a brilliant example.

9 Aug, 2013

Marjories

Well done it looks really good and is a very good idea.
Marjorie

9 Aug, 2013

Kidsgran

A job well done :))

9 Aug, 2013

Cinderella

Brilliant. It looks very smart Nanjo.

9 Aug, 2013

Lincslass

Well done Nanjo, you deserve a big pat on the back, amazing what one can achieve with someone elsie's leftovers, it looks really smart......

9 Aug, 2013

Nanjo

Thank you all for the lovely comments, I must admit I'm really proud of it, it turned out much better than I had hoped. I was fed up with looking at the dustbin every morning from my kitchen window, now it's a pleasure.Just working on my next project :-)

9 Aug, 2013