DIY planter box

We've had some decking knocking around from last year. I decided to be productive and make some planter boxes. They did't take long at all. Lucas gave it his best shot at 'helping'. Due to wet weather, I made them in the living room, of course!

Zzzzz

Sleepy time with Fireman Sam and fruit Stars...

Time lapse - Baguettes

This is my first outing using time lapse (mobile phone) photography. Baguettes; not the most interesting of subjects, in fact it's a bit rubbish, but it's a start - 222 frames captured in 19mins 15secs - playback; 7 frames per second (ignore the reflection in the glass, I need to perfect my setup):

Decking - almost done!

Some pics of the garden when we first moved in, compared to what it looks like now that the decking is down. It's almost done, just facia boards to go on (when they're delivered).

    

Thanks to everyone who has contributed over the past two years:

Dad

Mum

John K

Adam

Tom

Big thanks to Adam for planning the decking and working so hard and tirelessly. Ta mate!

Decking

Now that the gravel has been laid down, it was time to put together the deck frame. Massive thanks to Adam for pretty much doing this single handed. Also, big thanks to my Dad for the re-pointing work and bricklaying. We couldn't have done it without both your help!

Old pic of garden corner before gravel

 

Before the deck boards go down we'll need another tonne of gravel. This will ensure that any remaining gaps between the frame and ground are filled, which will stop the deck from bouncing when walked on.

Venting

I've been concerned for quite a while that there isn't adequate sub floor ventilation in the hallway (musty smell), so decided it was the right time to install some air vents.

Having scanned dozens of front doors in the neighbourhood to get an idea of what other people have by way of ventilation, I concluded that our circumstanced seemed fairly unique (couldn't really find other doors with the same type of set up).

As you can see there's a 7" panel at the bottom of the door frame. My assumption was, behind the panel, would be the floor joists and sub floor.

With help from my Dad we removed the panel in the hope of installing the air vents.

To my surprise instead of exposing a sub floor, we discovered that the hallway floor was in fact slightly raised, beneath which was the original stone tiles (not sure why the previous owner decided to cover it).

Having cleared the rubble we began to cut out the door panel to fit the air vents.

Thanks Dad!

To strip or not to strip...Pt. 2

Here's a link to my original post regarding stripping the stairs, To strip or not to strip...

I've recently started-up again and progress is definitely slow.

This is a most laborious, time consuming, and barely rewarding task, but I must say I actually enjoy doing it! What you're looking at here is about 6/7 hours worth of effort. Really!