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Yes it's an old one but for the money it would be ideal for diy use, it doesn't look in bad shape

https://www.gumtree.com/p/concrete-mixer/cement-mixer/1482335083 £65, job done, you'll never lose money on it

I'm not a designer but I say the opposite. Square with the workshop might make the long thin garden seem even longer and thinner? Square with the house breaks it up a bit?

That's some good going, but do you not find the beer tastes a bit funny afterwards?

I say don't overthink it, it's just a garden path. Put the boulders in, lay the sub base/scalpings, then compact what you can. The downside with using big stones is if you want to cut the grass on the sides, it'll be slower and more fiddly.

8 x 30 watt led floodlights - is it a football pitch?! Assuming that's the real watts, not Chinese watts.

I've had a fairly standard digital multimeter for years, more recently got an "Aneng" one off aliexpress, it was silly cheap, only a few quid at the time, with audible continuity and a backlight.

From what I see, the hire companies like to have fresh machines (of all types), they buy them new at the lowest price, make plenty money hiring them, then flog them at say 3-5yrs old whilst they still look presentable. My little 65kg waker was ex-hire a few owners before me, and I've had it...

They would never really say where they live, I think it's down south somewhere (as in central Scotland). There's these del boy characters that travel about the Highlands in an unmarked xlwb van selling "genuine" persian/turkish rugs. All at "knockdown" prices. They have a list of estate houses...

It's a whacker plate, I imagine a lot of them start out as hire machines, but apart from running it without engine or gear oil, you can't really abuse it. Price doesn't seem a mega bargain, but maybe that's the going rate

As above, heat gun, each hole needs a lot of heat, a gas blow torch would be faster if you had one. Cut the slots with a circular saw, or angle grinder if you were really stuck. Sometimes easier to start with a small prybar before the bottle. You want bottles with a tapered neck, I don't drink...

It would be fine if you had the cladding exposed on the inside (like a plain summerhouse/shed). But with having the building lined/insulated it should've been built with an air gap/cavity/breathable membrane. 10k is nothing these days, I know someone who spent that on a yurt+deck, basically a...

I never empty any of the water storage. So when it's really cold an ibc will freeze entirely, 1 tonne ice block!

You might be able to repair the old water butt with plastic welding, if you wanted?

What length are the 4x2s spanning? Is it the 4.5m, or is there some support in the middle? If you have a local SIG roofing you could ask them for a price on the sheets, they're part of Steadmans

Adaptor bolt? https://www.tagstradeuk.co.uk/product-category/strimmer-brushcutter-spares/adaptor-bolts-blade-nuts-strimmer-brushcutter-spares/ I think it would be easier to try and find the right head, than try and find a suitable adaptor, there's so many different sizes, shapes, and threads.

So I took another blue drum out of the stockpile today. I normally cut the lids off by taking out one of the bungs, and use that as a start point for the jigsaw to go round the rim. File off any rough edges and try and tip as much plastic dust into the bin as you can. I've got a box of old...

I usually get a couple of blue drums per year dropped off at the house from my brother's work, if they didn't come here I think they would go in the skip. I've got one down the garden in use for comfrey fertiliser. Top cut off, no tap, and the top just rests back on with a couple of bricks to...

Would be a good job for a local handyman/landscaper type, £50 for materials inc gate fittings/posts, and a day of his time?

Here's another use for the drums, you make the 'pockets' by cutting a slot, heating it, ramming a glass bottle in