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Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 11 9:21 pm Post subject: Feeling a little smug

Our new neighbours mentioned they were planning to get rid of a large car port from their garden. It's constructed from old garage doors, strong steel uprights and cross-members, and square-corrugated roofing.

MOH wants (needs) a workshop, but we haven't really got the readies available to buy one.

Cue brainwave! I asked the neighbours if, in return for help dismantling their car port, we could have the bits it's made of!

MOH and a friend have spent today dismantling said car port. There's enough bits and bobs to create a workshop 16 feet by 16 feet!

All it'll cost us is a few paving slabs and some sand to bed them into, to make a base.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 11 9:23 pm Post subject:
freecyle for the sand & slabs.

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 11 9:27 pm Post subject:
Hadn't thought of that! Hmmm, what can I offer on freecycle to get back in, I wonder! Or rather, to get IN in my (new) local area, 'cos I haven't freecycled since living here.

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 11 11:14 pm Post subject:
Its wonderful when something like this happens..you wont see himj now he has somewhere to play in

madcat

Joined: 24 May 2008
Posts: 1265
Location: worcester

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:20 am Post subject:
well done vanessa and other half,wonder how long it will take to fill it up with "work in progress",voice of experience here and a lot of the projects are mine.

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:41 am Post subject:
Not long, knowing my hubby!! It will be exclusively his domain, so the mess, muddle and work in progress will be his, too!! And the lost tools

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:56 am Post subject:
Hmm, can you freecycle for clean rubble and suchlike? My main worry is that it's 'waste' and you'd need to license to carry and accept it - though if there's a loophole, that'd be great - went to the tip the other week and they had a whole skipful most annoying.

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:58 am Post subject:
nothing is waste until its heading for disposal, until then its a useful product to someone, even if they dont know it yet.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:02 am Post subject:
We have an EA exemption but I'd have to dig it out to check the wording, but wasn't sure if I could advertise for it or whether it'd be more trouble than it is worth.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8954
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:04 am Post subject:
Plenty of ads on Freegle for rubble for hardcore, etc

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:14 am Post subject:
I might give a go then.

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:22 am Post subject:
It's classed as Hardcore rob... yu just advertise or collect it as hardcore for building... theres your loophole V. Brilliant, isn't it great when things like that happen. I'm after some old red bricks, don't have to be ancient but they do have to be used, I don't want new, but can I get hold of them in Derbyshire, the grey building stone capital

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:26 am Post subject:
Well, while joining York freecycle I have just found an article on where to recycle tetrapacks and it's right on my route into the city! Not that I get many of them, but I have been saving them up...

ellie500

Joined: 26 Apr 2011
Posts: 37
Location: St Athen Barry

Posted: Thu May 26, 11 2:17 pm Post subject:
thats great news i love it when that happens no waste and and a new project have fun building it xx

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Sat May 28, 11 11:19 am Post subject:
There is a very lively freecycle lot of people round here...works really well and amazing what gets given another lease of life.

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