the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Here's my woodshed. Made from recycled materials, apart from the roof.
http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa333/lotuseater1/DSC01980.jpg

OMG. And I want LE's DIY ability.
Everyone's logs are so neat! we've stacked SOME of ours, but by no means all!

edit: that's weird, a post is missing....where I said I wanted Rhiwfield's or Davesnave'ssense of order and pleasing layout for the wretched veg garden.

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

OMG. And I want LE's DIY ability.

It's not that good Attached to it, is a playhouse for the kids made from old sheds the neighbours were chucking away and the other side (rhiwfield) are my stacks of drying wood, I dry it on pallets a bit like rhiwfields photo, but I have corregated metal sheets weighed down on top, I find this allows maximum air to get in and minimum rain, in fact no rain as they overhang each edge. This is better than plastic over the top, which I started with many years ago.

edit, I also find it important to allow air gaps in each palleted stack. I pack the wood in 4 lots across the pallet, each one having an air gap before the next starts. Well tbh, that's how it starts out at the bottom, but by the time you get to the top
In all seriousness, this works really well and a well sorted stack can easily be dried in a year to very good moisture levels, much better than the stuff you buy.

Poosmate

My word LE you have a big one! And fully stacked at that!!

I love seeing and hearing all the stuff people get up to. I get worn out just reading! lol

Enjoy your date LIR. Enjoy your wood LE.

Poo

Lotus-eater

Poosmate wrote: »

My word LE you have a big one! And fully stacked at that!!

I love seeing and hearing all the stuff people get up to. I get worn out just reading! lol

Enjoy your date LIR. Enjoy your wood LE.

Poo

I think I can get about 3 and half cubic metres of wood in it.
LOL, the second my neighbour saw my woodshed, he said, do you regret not building it bigger
I could have done, but I wanted it set well back from the front so you don't get rain driving in, I can also utilise the underneath bit for dried and split wood if I wish, atm it's sort of a storage area for wood yet to be cut up and organised. I have another huge pile on pallets on the lawn. Trouble is, I haven't even got the strength to carry in a bucket full of firewood atm, let alone anything else. :rotfl:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Poosmate wrote: »

My word LE you have a big one! :laugh:And fully stacked at that!!:rotfl:

I love seeing and hearing all the stuff people get up to.:whistle: I get worn out just reading! lol:rotfl:


Poo

:cool::D:rotfl::cool:

Lotus-eater

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

:cool::D:rotfl::cool:

I ignored the innuendo*, naughty CTC


* I think that's the first time ever

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

Poo, I lost a wire in the bra I was wearing yesterday and it punctured me, so I thought I should take a break today....its so sore (how embarrassing). I'm rather well endowed, so its hard to miss them ''flying free''. Dh is actually home early because of the tsunami/earthquake. He was meant to be there this week, then ddn't go and now, obviously isn't working on the Japanese thing he was working on because they are all otherwise occupied.

wooooo! makes you stop for a sec when a "i could have been there" moment comes along......

hi to poosmate... iv just decided to "swap" the parakeets iv been "given" for 10 doves??? saves me having to build an aviary, and my friend already has a beautiful one so fair swop for the birds.. i will no doubt have 50 doves by 2012 tho !!

i got today a fabulous old 2 seater wood legged sofa, its very nice little end of bed type sofa, horsehair seat etc and has neat back padding. i will get a pic and then another when iv recovered it later. cost me £ 5 !!!

my little pekin banties are "hitting the ground running" with regards egg laying ! gone into overdrive !! BUT my big hens ....1 a day ??

i dont seem to have done much this week...think i need a choille rocket too !!

actually i feel like a break myself, have acess to a lovely house on the sea front on IOW, or a flat in shaftsbury avenue ,london for free but not sure yet....just a weekend, i can take the dogs to the IOW tho... lovely walks along the beach?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

sorry poosmate and LE, put i just couldnt resist, hubby and i have been in a very gigley funny mood all day ( being very childish...lol...)

Alfie, flip taht sounds like a right bargin, will love to see some pics..

I cant wait for the smallholders show in may...from when we get there on friday evening to leaving on sunday afternoon... I AM a smallholder:rotfl: i get totally lost in my bliss of being there....

we class this weekend and the bulldog bash weekend in August our holidays... one extreme to another...lol..:rotfl:

alfie_1

oh boy, i would love to follow the other thread but unfortunatly i have just had a severe reaction to one component of it and i am too much of a nervous disposition to be able to contain myself or my sharp tongue.....me finks u know what im on about !!!

alfie_1

rhiwfield wrote: »

Rummer/choille, weather looks a bit grim up there!

Cyclura, welcome!

Lir, I'm all logged out. Heath Robinson would be proud of this scrapheap shambles, the only consolations are that it does the job and it didnt cost a penny to make (except for the temporary tarp). Got the material for the roof as well but thats a next week job. Green wood is 50% cheaper than seasoned round here, so it makes sense to make time work for us for nowt and our main store only takes 2 cu metres.

We'll have to wait and see whether it will dry enough for burning for next winter.

i love your wood store! just shoved pic under nose of BF and left massive hints !!