Friday, 1 March 2013

More DIYing

I couldn't believe the price of greenhouse benches/staging. They were either monstrously expensive £70+ for a 3 foot bench for the nice ones or about £20 for something so small and flimsy that it would hold only a few light plants and probably break in a second.
What do I do when faced with this? make my own of course.

This lovely 6 foot bench cost me £30 in wood and is a foot and a half deep too, suits my needs perfectly and would have probably cost me over £100 if I had bought it from somewhere.




I am rather pleased with the labours of one afternoons work and look forward to filling it with my trays of seeds etc. I will make another some time, but next project will be a larger platform for potting.

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18 comments:

  1. justjill1 March 2013 at 09:54

    Any chance of you moving to Aberdeenshire?

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  2. Mum1 March 2013 at 10:55

    Who's a clever boy, then! Very professional.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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  3. Anne1 March 2013 at 13:16

    That looks a fab bench and I bet its far sturdier than anything you could have bought.

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  4. Bryallen1 March 2013 at 15:59

    Oh man, I'm so jealous! Your garden will be fantastic this year! I am still bumbling along waiting for the sun!

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  5. 1st Man1 March 2013 at 20:32

    Wow, awesome! :-)

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  6. Scarlet2 March 2013 at 00:13

    You've done a great job Dan! Fingers crossed for some fabulous growing weather in Lancashire this year. It's rumoured that our allotment fees are going up by 33% so we need some good weather to get our money's worth out of it!

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  7. Dc2 March 2013 at 01:14

    That is good value for money and I'm sure, far more sturdy than a bought one for a similar price. We are currently pricing up making our own 'table top' strawberry system.

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  8. The Squirrel Family2 March 2013 at 02:33

    thats fab, and much better quality than anything from a gaden cenre

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  9. Holiday Girl2 March 2013 at 09:13

    I reclaimed some surplus shelving units, reduced them by half and now have 2 sets of staging for my greenhouse. I love recycling. You have done a fab job with your staging. What have you covered your greenhouse with? I used bubble wrap last winter but is was such hard work.

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  10. Unknown2 March 2013 at 10:04

    Fantastic job!! You will have fun growing now.

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  11. I_Want_A_Simpler_Life3 March 2013 at 01:37

    Great job!

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  12. I_Want_A_Simpler_Life3 March 2013 at 01:38

    Great job!

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  13. Anonymous3 March 2013 at 07:42

    Good job!

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  14. lizzie3 March 2013 at 10:36

    Really great and loads of space for flats........

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  15. Lynne3 March 2013 at 16:42

    Wow, very impressive! And I really like the greenhouse. It will be exciting to "see how your garden grows"!! Lynne

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  16. Lynne3 March 2013 at 16:42

    Wow, very impressive! And I really like the greenhouse. It will be exciting to "see how your garden grows"!! Lynne

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  17. Sue4 March 2013 at 00:29

    That looks very professional, in fact better than most professional ones!!

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