Gardener/Carpenter? (1 Viewer)

shmmeee

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #1

So I've just torn down my old shed and want to replace it with a built in storage bench, like attached to the house wall with space to store stuff in.

I'd also like a few other bits done around the garden.

Is this the sort of thing a landscape gardener would do, or do you need to hire an actual carpenter? Anyone got any ideas what it'd cost or who to ask about this? Any recommendations?

 

Nick

Administrator

• Sep 22, 2016

• #2

I think a lot of landscapers can do woodwork.

Any pictures of the sort of thing you mean?

 

shmmeee

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #3

That sort of thing, but not on a deck

 

Nick

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #4

A landscaper could do that I think, but I am not sure what landscaper rates are like compared to carpenter.

 

Marty

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #5

I think either would be fine, not fancy having a go yourself?

 

Nick

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #6

Marty said:

I think either would be fine, not fancy having a go yourself?

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Yeah wouldn't be too hard.

 

shmmeee

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #7

Wife doesn't trust my skills.

 

Nick

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #8

Save some money, you could make that out of pallets easy

If it is shite, just burn them and pay somebody to come in!

 

Marty

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #9

Use youtube to see how to do it. I did with my decking and it turned out great.

 

shmmeee

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #10

I reckon I could do it. But the wife remembers when I said that about installing a bathroom (to my credit we only needed one leak fixing by a plumber and only one set of taps are in the wrong way round)

 

Sky_Blue_Daz

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #11

I could recommend K B decking and fencing they do bespoke gardening work and a great lads
The have a Facebook page with their work on it

 

Nick

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #12

Honestly, get a few pallets. Then a box of screws and a saw.

Get a few beers and go out in the garden.


If it's rubbish you have lost the money for some screws.

The only bad bit is breaking the pallets up

 

olderskyblue

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #13

just buy one of those plastic storage boxes, you will only need to screw it together...

Keter make them

http://www.keter.com/en/outdoor-storage-boxes-5

 

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Nick

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #14

olderskyblue said:

just buy one of those plastic storage boxes, you will only need to screw it together...

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There is that! You can probably get flat pack wooden ones

 

olderskyblue

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #15

I've got the Eden, store the patio seat covers in it, and acts as a seat too

Reason was I had a wooden table, and had to treat the damned thing every spring. Nothing seemed to stop it "weathering". So, went plastic for the storage.

 

stupot07

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #16

shmmeee said:

That sort of thing, but not on a deck

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I'm not a carpenter, but I reckon I could build that.

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vow

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• Sep 22, 2016

• #17

stupot07 said:

I'm not a carpenter, but I reckon I could build that.

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Haha, reminds me of my signature.

 

robbieray

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• Sep 23, 2016

• #18

I could come round but my tools would heavy on the bus (parking) mind u I have a disc cutter