Outside tortoise table - Page 2

lilllis · 02-07-2009, 11:20 PM

hi guys i hope you dont mind me adding my pics to this thred but i found this in my B&Q - yes i know the veggiebed it is upsidedown but i put it up this way so i could put some netting over the top of the legs, oh and i couldnt get it in the ground.... lol i have dug out quite abit, lined the bottom and filled it with 175 lts of top soil... which i had to carry to and from the car 8 trips! so the wooden viggiebed £19.95 the topsoil £2.99 each, i had all the plants and the netting - which i have yet to get - is only £3 i think i got a good deal

freakinmental · 02-07-2009, 11:59 PM

thats cool i like that! they didnt have anything like that in my b&q otherwise i would've got that!

swad1000 · 03-07-2009, 10:13 AM

I'd say instead of using pond liner use one of the weed guard fabrics. No worries about drainage hole becoming blocked then.

freakinmental · 03-07-2009, 10:53 PM

i was going to use one of them but then my dad said to use a pond liner to protect the wood more from the damp and rotting! but i think i will use a weed mat cos they are cheaper!

dae · 05-07-2009, 03:37 PM

Lisa that looks fab- welldone you! Great idea.

Keally · 05-07-2009, 04:37 PM

WOW

!!!!!
I am liking this outdoor table Nik!!!!

Any chance you could make me one!

swad1000 · 05-07-2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakinmental

i was going to use one of them but then my dad said to use a pond liner to protect the wood more from the damp and rotting! but i think i will use a weed mat cos they are cheaper!

If its going outside its going to get wet, and you need to make sure its free draining otherwise it will turn into a swamp.

If you were making it for indoors then I could see why using a pond liner would make sense.

freakinmental · 05-07-2009, 05:16 PM

my outdoor table has been painted with special outdoor furniture paint that weatherproofs it so i will just be lining with a weed mat now instead of a pond liner! Cant wait to get the bl***Y thing finished now and get pebble outside properly b4 the summer ends!

02-07-2009, 11:20 PM	#11
lilllis Member Hatched Join Date: May 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 300	hi guys i hope you dont mind me adding my pics to this thred but i found this in my B&Q - yes i know the veggiebed it is upsidedown but i put it up this way so i could put some netting over the top of the legs, oh and i couldnt get it in the ground.... lol i have dug out quite abit, lined the bottom and filled it with 175 lts of top soil... which i had to carry to and from the car 8 trips! so the wooden viggiebed £19.95 the topsoil £2.99 each, i had all the plants and the netting - which i have yet to get - is only £3 i think i got a good deal __________________ x Lisa x Why do today what can be done tomorrow? 0.2.0 Horsfield

02-07-2009, 11:59 PM	#12
freakinmental Member Juvenile Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 854	thats cool i like that! they didnt have anything like that in my b&q otherwise i would've got that! __________________ Nik

03-07-2009, 10:53 PM	#14
freakinmental Member Juvenile Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 854	i was going to use one of them but then my dad said to use a pond liner to protect the wood more from the damp and rotting! but i think i will use a weed mat cos they are cheaper! __________________ Nik

05-07-2009, 03:37 PM	#15
dae Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 548	Lisa that looks fab- welldone you! Great idea. __________________ Dae A herd of Horsefields Radiata- Humperdink & friends A Bengal Kitten called Anakin

05-07-2009, 04:37 PM	#16
Keally Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Peterborough Posts: 83	WOW !!!!! I am liking this outdoor table Nik!!!! Any chance you could make me one! __________________ Keals

03-07-2009, 10:13 AM	#13
swad1000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,702	I'd say instead of using pond liner use one of the weed guard fabrics. No worries about drainage hole becoming blocked then.

05-07-2009, 05:16 PM	#18
freakinmental Member Juvenile Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 854	my outdoor table has been painted with special outdoor furniture paint that weatherproofs it so i will just be lining with a weed mat now instead of a pond liner! Cant wait to get the bl***Y thing finished now and get pebble outside properly b4 the summer ends! __________________ Nik

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