http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pallet-Wal...em3a98 bdd04f

Or eBay ref no 251670679631

On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:20:59 -0700, fred wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pallet-Wal...c-Timber-Wall-
Feature-Supplied-Fitted-/251670679631?
pt=UK_Bedroom_Furniture&hash=item3a98bdd04f

Or eBay ref no 251670679631

or even
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251670679631

£12/m2 for bits of pallet...? Nice work if you can get it!
£30/m2 supplied and fitted isn't too bad, though.

There's a place near here, a "shoplet" room within a retro shop, who've
done their floor in parquet made from old pallets. Looks bloody brilliant
- but I know it drove the guy nearly mad doing it...

On 10/10/2014 11:30, Adrian wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:20:59 -0700, fred wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pallet-Wal...c-Timber-Wall-
Feature-Supplied-Fitted-/251670679631?
pt=UK_Bedroom_Furniture&hash=item3a98bdd04f

Or eBay ref no 251670679631

or even
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251670679631

£12/m2 for bits of pallet...? Nice work if you can get it!
£30/m2 supplied and fitted isn't too bad, though.

There's a place near here, a "shoplet" room within a retro shop, who've
done their floor in parquet made from old pallets. Looks bloody brilliant
- but I know it drove the guy nearly mad doing it...


Blimey, we're going back to the 60s.
There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

On 10/10/14 13:55, stuart noble wrote:
On 10/10/2014 11:30, Adrian wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:20:59 -0700, fred wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pallet-Wal...c-Timber-Wall-
Feature-Supplied-Fitted-/251670679631?
pt=UK_Bedroom_Furniture&hash=item3a98bdd04f

Or eBay ref no 251670679631

or even
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251670679631

£12/m2 for bits of pallet...? Nice work if you can get it!
£30/m2 supplied and fitted isn't too bad, though.

There's a place near here, a "shoplet" room within a retro shop, who've
done their floor in parquet made from old pallets. Looks bloody brilliant
- but I know it drove the guy nearly mad doing it...


Blimey, we're going back to the 60s.
There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

not even suitable for that.

most pallettes are made from imported wood


--
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

On 10/10/2014 13:55, stuart noble wrote:

There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

Care to explain, please?

On 10/10/2014 15:04, GB wrote:
On 10/10/2014 13:55, stuart noble wrote:

There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

Care to explain, please?



It's a latitude thing. You need long, hard winters to grow decent tight
grained European Redwood. Finland, Siberia etc.

On 10/10/2014 19:06, stuart noble wrote:
On 10/10/2014 15:04, GB wrote:
On 10/10/2014 13:55, stuart noble wrote:

There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

Care to explain, please?



It's a latitude thing. You need long, hard winters to grow decent tight
grained European Redwood. Finland, Siberia etc.

Ah, thx, I'll remember that.

On 10/10/2014 19:06, stuart noble wrote:
On 10/10/2014 15:04, GB wrote:
On 10/10/2014 13:55, stuart noble wrote:

There are good reasons why UK grown softwood is only fit for fences and
pallets

Care to explain, please?



It's a latitude thing. You need long, hard winters to grow decent tight
grained European Redwood. Finland, Siberia etc.

ITYM it is a climate thing. Novosibirsk is not far off the same latitude
as Aberdeen, but the former has an average low temperature of -20.9C in
January, as compared to +0.2C at Aberdeen Dyce airport.

--
Colin Bignell

Cam you believe that someone actually really wanted a rickety old pair of
decorators steps i was going to toss in the rubbish as a garden feature,
suitably varnished to stop them rotting of course. There are obviously
budding Tate Modern artists out there.
Brian

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"fred" wrote in message
...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pallet-Wal...em3a98 bdd04f

Or eBay ref no 251670679631

On 10/10/2014 16:41, Brian Gaff wrote:
Cam you believe that someone actually really wanted a rickety old pair of
decorators steps i was going to toss in the rubbish as a garden feature,
suitably varnished to stop them rotting of course. There are obviously
budding Tate Modern artists out there.
Brian


Artists always overlook the practical, especially if you let them loose
in the garden

On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:41:18 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Cam you believe that someone actually really wanted a rickety old pair of
decorators steps i was going to toss in the rubbish as a garden feature,
suitably varnished to stop them rotting of course. There are obviously
budding Tate Modern artists out there.
Brian

Are sure they wanted them as a feature in themselves?
Old wooden step ladders can make or form the basis of tiered plant
pot stands and can often be obtained for free or less than the cost
of wood to make such a stand.
I obtained some for free about 5 years ago and cut them down to
about 4ft high and the missus has loads of plants coming on in pots or
troughs laid on the steps for much of the year many of which are later
planted in the garden proper. It's easy to make the steps a little
larger by affixing a bit of wood where required for larger pots. Two
closely spaced copper wires around the base of each leg connected to a
36V transformer discourage slugs from climbing.
At the same time I obtained a really spotless high quality 3 section
wooden ladder , wire reinforcement under each rung ,rope and pulley
system for raising the sections. Got it for a fiver, the rope was
worth that. By chance we found that the "aperture" between rungs on
the lowest section was just the right width to hold 45cm long plastic
troughs by their rims so the ladder lying horizontal holds about a 10
troughs. It is supported at each end by a couple more cut down wooden
step ladders ,the missus can now prepare lots of plants in the troughs
without having to bend down which helps prevent back ache. The raised
position discourages cats from ****ting in them as well.
It seemed sacrilege to treat the ladder that way but having bought it
to lop down some branches I had no further use for it. The other two
sections await a use.

G.Harman

Brian Gaff wrote:
Cam you believe that someone actually really wanted a rickety old pair of
decorators steps i was going to toss in the rubbish as a garden feature,
suitably varnished to stop them rotting of course. There are obviously
budding Tate Modern artists out there.

Paint them in a bit of leftover magnolia emulsion and flog them on ebay as
'shabby chic'. Seems to work for some people. I prefer to drop the word
'chic'.

Theo

Nah. Just replace the first and last consonant with 's' and't' respectively