The Poultry Keeper

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Start of the base for the hen house to go onto

Top part finished, work starts on the steps Laughing

And at the other side of the garden, working on the base for the new shed Razz

nigel · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

George, can I borrow him when he's finished? I have a 10' by 20' polytunnel to build..

Knobby · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 11:44 am Post subject:

I need an internal wall knocking out !!!! Very Happy

Lisa · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 11:55 am Post subject:

Knobby - I thought you'd just "use the force" Laughing

Knobby · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 11:57 am Post subject:

I could do to knock it down....its the lintle that needs putting up im having trouble with......bulider quoted me £1200 !!! Shocked

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Lol Nigel, Laughing

Nice try, not sure he'd agree though Wink

Knobby, Pat says he'll do it for £1000 for you Laughing

Knobby · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

I think i'll leave it thanks.....only thought it wouldve cost £300 Sad

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:

Tell Pat to make it bigger! You never have enough room for more chickens!

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

LOL Julia,

How many chickens can you get in a 6' x 4' shed?

Anyway, unknown to him, I have a cunning plan Wink

The rest of the back bed, which is about 4' wide and 20' long might become an extension to the run Laughing

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

George, you are sooooooo spoiled! Pat, you do really nice work!

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis

lol, i wish dad would do that, your lucky and so are your chickens!
gizmo

chicksRus · Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 43

George,

does a base that size cost a lot?

I think I should be able to do it, I need to do this on a budget (non existent) I can get the shed form B&Q and do some hacking about to put the chickens in.

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Joe,

I don't really know, it was the OH who paid for it,
But bags of ballast were £1.19 from Wickes...

so a 3" slab of 6' x 4' would need 5 bags cement (£3.25 each, £16.25)
and 20 bags of Ballast (£23.80)

So about £40, but we had the bricks from when they knocked down the front wall to create a driveway which went underneath,

and I think he's made it 6" deep not 3" which would double the cost, though he says a 3" base should be enough really.

But as we've done 2 bases and steps and a new path I think we are closer to £300 Crying or Very sad

Hope this helps
All the best
George

chicksRus · Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 43

Thanks,

That's a lot cheaper than I thought Razz

so the choice for them now is shed base or DVD player

why do some people have to keep up with the Jones' regardless of cost Evil or Very Mad

Me I'm happy wearing Primark clothes and eating Value food Razz

I must stop myself comparing other people, you all seem to have good OHs.

I Can feel my soapbox coming out so going to phone work see if I can get some extra; on top of the 12hr nights I already do. Ta-ra for now and once again thanks George