APPLYING WOOD PRESERVE TO FENCES AND SHEDS

Shed needs wood preserve

A couple of coats of wood preserve will not only help protect your fence and shed from any inclement weather, it will also more than likely improve them visually as well. Wood preserve is available in a wide range of colours and is relatively inexpensive to purchase, DIY stores such as Wickes sell 5 Litres of wood preserve for less than £10. To apply the wood preserve to your fence or shed, you have a choice of two methods. The first is to a use pressurised tank with a spray gun or wand, there are quite a few on the market and are easy to use providing you follow the … [Read more...]

A NEW SHED BASE / PLINTH

Shed on stood on pretreated timbers and concrete flags

Tools required :- Spade / shovel, trowel, tape measure, spirit level and hammer. Safety tip :- Wear gloves when mixing mortar and concrete as cement can irritate and burn skin, (See post). To extend the working life of your new or existing shed have a good level base / plinth for it to rest on. Place the appropriate number of flags down {i.e. a 6ft x 4ft shed will require 6 x 2ft x 2ft flags) on level ground. you may have to place them on blobs of concrete or as I prefer a dry mix screed of 4 : 1 sand and cement which will set using the moisture from the ground, (See laying flags … [Read more...]

WOOD FENCE POSTS

fig 1 Wood post

Tools required :-  Spade / shovel, spot board, bucket, wood saw, lump hammer, post / 600mm spirit level and tape measure. Safety tip :-  Wear gloves when mixing mortar and concrete as cement can irritate and burn skin. Wood fence posts can be bedded in the ground using the same method as used for concrete posts (see concrete fence posts). The only difference in using this method is you should have a base of stone  approximately 100mm in depth at the bottom of the hole to help drain away any future accumulation of water and reduce water ingress into the bottom of the post ( see fig … [Read more...]

FENCE POSTS

The two most common types of fence post are made from concrete or wood, both are usually around 100mm / 4" square and come in various lengths. Concrete posts are very strong and resistant to inclement weather, but they also tend to be a little more expensive than wood posts and depending on their length can be very heavy and you will probably require help when manoeuvring them into position (see concrete fence posts). They can be painted with masonry paint rather than just having the plain concrete finish. Wooden posts should always be pretreated with a good quality wood preserve, … [Read more...]