Recent content by cwhaley

I've grown carrots in tubs for years at home with good success, however this year is the first I've done it on the allotment in the ground. Grew a few rows from seed and have noticed these come up.in the rows. At first I thought they were carrots as I'm growing purple ones this year. Now I...

So the gate is fixed and in position, as per picture (ignore the flummoxed cat..) Hinge pins greased up the gate opens and closes nicely. However when it was open the other day, a gust of wind blew it closed and with no stop or catch, it carried on inwards and bent one of the hinges. I've since...

Thanks both @SFK and @Tigercubrider -- Gatemate is the brand I went for. Going to fit it in the lower corner where the timber will accommodate it nicely at ~60mm depth. Garage is a state due to various projects but currently waiting for the final coat to dry.

Yes 3/4" of an inch either side. The gate is just held loosely in position in those pictures.

Thank you, yes I've got a spring loaded caster at the ready. That thought came to me when I realised how heavy this gate is..!

That's brilliant I can't believe I didn't find this before. 70mm of 'throw' should be ample to reach the ground from the end post. Thanks for finding.

Built a gate for the driveway as it was much-needed. It's since been undercoated and had a further three coats of top coat. Only job left is to put the door furniture on. It has to be locked by a drop bolt/surface bolt (the one pictured) -- it cannot be locked into the wall on the left of my...

I think the key is going to be airflow. Although I do have the windows open permanently, there aren't any windows I can open at the front. I think controllable vents at the front and rear would help direct fresh air through it as you've described.

I ventilate the upstairs of my house 8 hours per day and get very little condensation and no mould. I'd say it's essential for reducing ambient moisture levels.

I've never not ventilated so I don't have a comparison sadly. I open windows at either end but I am thinking of introducing two mechanical fans to push air through the garage.

Thanks. First thing I did with it when moving here was to dig a channel all the way around (to reduce the ground level sat against the brick work). Was just hoping there was a way of stopping or at least reducing the amount of water wicking up the wall. I'll look into the weather seal. The...

Hi all, have a brick garage built from a single skin of reclaimed imperial bricks. Nice and solid but the recent period of relentless rain has exposed a problem caused by having no DPC. Former home owners just had it built with absolutely no form of damp proofing. Exterior walls are visibly...

Yes I agree, and as temperatures drop at night that's why I suggested powering them overnight. Thermostatic timing sounds good - I will look at those as I didn't know they existed. The probe looks better than measuring air temperature.

I no longer have a greenhouse and wish to grow this year's seedlings for the allotment in a summerhouse. It gets plenty of light but it's not very well insulated so can get cold, although definitely warmer than the greenhouse! I've bought heated seed mats. Just wondering how best these should...

Hadn't thought of doing it that way, thanks a lot. I think that would work quite well. I'm starting Sunday. Will take some pics along the way.