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Hey all, I mentioned screwfix in a recent post (//www.diynot.com/diy/threads/shed-made-on-the-cheap-with-pallets.466896/) When I looked at the post without being logged in, the word screwfix was treated as a hyperlink which takes you to the screwfix website. Why is that? I didn't...

The guttering and water butts are already scavenged and will be going up soon :)

Hey all, My wife took on an allotment recently. Not long after, she decided she wanted a shed. We looked into buying a pre-made one but I decided I would build her one to keep costs down and and to really keep costs down, I decided to use pallets. Our local builders merchants has mountains of...

A watch strap from the 70's, well, I didn't expect that! I wonder how it ended up in such an odd place. Thanks everyone for clearing that up. Maybe I should find a new clock face,restore it and wear it to the pub.....

Hello, Whilst installing a floor in the attic of my 1950's former council house, I happened to run my hand down the gap between my roof and partition wall. I found what looks like a small leather wrist strap. As there was no floor in the attic before, it would have been an awkward place for a...

Thanks! That could have been a messy mistake. My final decision is to go with a cement based tile adhesive.

You're quite right. I was always going to line with ply. The plastic sheeting is to go underneath the ply to keep out moisture.

Thanks woody, that's a really good point I hadn't thought about sliding. I've got a few large bits of mdf knocking around, I might make an MDF, Plywood sandwich. As for damp, it's going to be in concrete shed, lined with plastic on the inside. So I'm not too concerned stuff getting damp. (Shed...

Hello, I'm going to make a work bench for woodwork soon. I'm planning the materials I need to get and was thinking about the surface. I know mdf, plywood and old doors are popular but I know a few places around me where I can get kitchen laminate worktop quite cheap. Does anyone have any...

Thanks for the heads up on the wickes adhesive. That's cheaper than my local builders merchant. (Selco) If all else fails I will go with that. Has anyone here had any experience with additives improving the 'stickiness' or adhesion of mortar? I've read about some latex additives for improving...

Have you thought about looking around a reclamation yard? You can normally find doors all shapes and sizes from older houses. Some old front doors are quite large. I recently bought a front door just over 1m wide for £15. I don't know how set up you are for woodwork. I would be tempted to make...

Hello, I've got a concrete block workshop which I intend to clad in cast stone to improve it's look. Can someone recommend an adhesive? I've used a cement based adhesive by dunlop in the past when I tiled my bathroom. It claims to be able handle stone and was indeed seriously strong stuff...

Pointless? :o Well, maybe it is a bit over the top but it was good fun to build :D By the way, the chimney will be used for actual heating and there is a floor in the roof which provides tonnes of storage. I haven't even started on the really pointless stuff yet. There's a mock...

Heya, I wanted slate originally for the roof but it turned out to be prohibitively expensive, even second hand. In the end I went for slate effect tiles which are very light and quite cheap. Here is an image of what it looks like currently. Progress has slowed of late as my...

I used to struggle finding tape measures and pencils when I'm working. I fixed the problem by purchasing 20 pencils and 5 tapes measures and then scattering them liberally around my working area.

Hello, I'm building a quirky shed myself. It's not finished yet but here are some photos. I chose not to go with wood for the walls for maximum stability but I have used a fair amount wood for the joists, window frames, porch corbels etc. Most of it is reclaimed, stuff I found in skips etc...