Hello there. In our back garden on a concrete base, I erected a garden shed (7 X 5ft). Unfortunately, lack of space forced me to butt the base up to a 6ft concrete party fence. This meant that (though the sides etc. of the shed were soused in preservative before being erected) only three surfaces (back, front and one side) have been re-treated over the years. The side near to the concrete fence has gone for many years without any more preservative being applied. There was no room for any guttering to be screwed onto the shed.
Now, I see that, when it rains, the edge of the roof naturally drips water down onto that side of the concrete base. This gets flooded, and there is a serious risk of the batten (at that side on which the shed-floor rests) going rotten.
This side of the shed cannot effectively be reached with any brush, long or short, and the batten certainly could not be reached, because it is set back a little from the wall of the shed.
I had the idea of using some kind of syringe to squirt, not a spray but a jet of preservative at the batten. If the jet were powerful enough, it probably would be enough to souse all along the batten (and, possibly, even the wall of the shed, if enough trouble were taken over the job) and thereby save the shed.
The problem is that I don't know which kind of implement to use for squirting the preservative (Ronseal). It would need to hold enough to make some impact when squirting (I mean, a kid's water-pistol would not hold nearly enough). I would prefer something that is hand operated, as I cannot afford to buy a power-tool (and anyway, this would probably be a spray-tool). Also, I am barely mobile, so I cannot go out and hire — then return — a tool. So, my thoughts turn to hand-operated tools (is there a garden tool that would serve this purpose)?
If some genius was able to suggest what to use, and where it may be obtained in the UK, I should be very grateful. If not, my shed is doomed!
With thanks in hopes of a useful reply,
A.W.
PS: If it were possible for any appliance to be able to suck up the liquid (by means of pull-knobs or something) before expelling it, that would be icing on the cake.
Now, I see that, when it rains, the edge of the roof naturally drips water down onto that side of the concrete base. This gets flooded, and there is a serious risk of the batten (at that side on which the shed-floor rests) going rotten.
This side of the shed cannot effectively be reached with any brush, long or short, and the batten certainly could not be reached, because it is set back a little from the wall of the shed.
I had the idea of using some kind of syringe to squirt, not a spray but a jet of preservative at the batten. If the jet were powerful enough, it probably would be enough to souse all along the batten (and, possibly, even the wall of the shed, if enough trouble were taken over the job) and thereby save the shed.
The problem is that I don't know which kind of implement to use for squirting the preservative (Ronseal). It would need to hold enough to make some impact when squirting (I mean, a kid's water-pistol would not hold nearly enough). I would prefer something that is hand operated, as I cannot afford to buy a power-tool (and anyway, this would probably be a spray-tool). Also, I am barely mobile, so I cannot go out and hire — then return — a tool. So, my thoughts turn to hand-operated tools (is there a garden tool that would serve this purpose)?
If some genius was able to suggest what to use, and where it may be obtained in the UK, I should be very grateful. If not, my shed is doomed!
With thanks in hopes of a useful reply,
A.W.
PS: If it were possible for any appliance to be able to suck up the liquid (by means of pull-knobs or something) before expelling it, that would be icing on the cake.
