1920’s House Renovation - WHAT’S NEXT?!

[@GosforthHandyman]

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[@platinumking9602]

Im a new member been watching for about 3 months and don't really comment but I've loved all the Reno vids on this channel. But I was disappointed when u said the new mini Reno is only available on the members only channel as I cannot afford to become a member due to having a poorly wife and this keeps me going but keep up the great work and as u say tatty bye and TC

[@mick.Walker]

One thing I have learnt from my many years of life is, you can never have too many sheds, even if you think you have enough, you probably need more.

[@johnparker38]

A shed load of them

[@tomar3]

Im in the process of converting my unused loft space into a shed

[@topgazza]

I'm in the attractive fence/trellis to hide the brown shed, school. Something that nice flowering climbers can use and be managed

[@davidtaylor4975]

hi Andy. Instead of using privet to hide the shed you could erect a short run of fencing across the garden (to the corner of the shed) to match the studio room. You could then use it to grow some climbing plants!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Possibly! Costs a fortune that red cedar though. Was nearly £4k to clad the studio. 😬

[@richs5422]

Instead of a fence, it could just be a trellis. That would cut down the amount of wood needed.

[@andyc972]

@@richs5422 Yes, I was going to suggest this too !

[@ayishaadetoro]

Hi Andy, people often get confused by positioning a greenhouse where it gets direct sun then end up having to paint the panes of glass. Greenhouses are best kept in shaded areas of the garden, as they are well designed to trap and hold heat.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Interesting! It's mainly for tomatoes - what do they prefer? 🤔

[@ayishaadetoro]

@@GosforthHandyman once they've gotten started they love consistency. They like to be planted deeply with a constant even warm temperature otherwise they can bolt or become scorched. Even watering to stop the fruit splitting or blossom end rot. Once they've fruited take off alot of the leaves for ventilation and focused growth. So keeping them in a green house with indirect sun is definitely the way to go

[@0skar9193]

I disagree, all my greenhouses are in full sun, I grow peppers, aubergines and sweet potatoes in them. Yes in the height of summer I do put some shade netting up but plants for greenhouse growing generally like it hot and bright.

[@andymccabe6712]

All I would say about the garden is:- 1) think about how YOU want to use the garden, draw it out and incorporate those features. Don't ask other people - you'll get 500 different opinions..!! 2)A fundamental principle of landscaping is, always have surprise, always have a 'reveal'. So, if you have a long, narrow garden, break it up into two or three 'compartments' with planting, fences/walls. Make the paving run down one edge(this makes the garden look wider) and maybe cross over between compartments... ... Change the paving material between compartments for a different 'feel'. Change the surfaces... Lawn/gravel/paving etc.. .. Don't limit planting to the edges - this emphasises the 'corridor' feel of a narrow garden.. If you look out of the kitchen and you can see the bottom of the garden then you've 'shot your bolt' - there's nothing to go and look at.....

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup, would agree with all that! 👍

[@bekahmarie489]

See, I'd move the sheds to where you have the leftover building materials and move the log store to where those plastic storage bins are. Put the compost heap in the back corner and/or build it as something hidden beneath a feature, and maybe in the back corner for the shady side, do something of an entertainment area, or a zen garden/gazebo, someplace to sit and relax outside with a good book.

[@1nnu3ndo]

Good stuff. I'm now almost as excited about your renovation project for 2023 as I am about my own

[@lesleystanley7698]

Photina or Red Robin makes a lovely splash of colour. It not too dissimilar to laurel but the top part is bright red and I would think it's easy too shape and won't take over your garden

[@sjwalker01]

I’d put a seating area by the river to catch the evening light. We have a “gin and tonic” patio that does just that and it’s well used.

[@EngineeringAndDIY]

A bridge across the river? Replace the plastic sheds with a big home made wooden one? Solar panels on some of those sunny rooftops?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Don't think we could legally do a bridge! 😂👍

[@gingerelvis]

I understand wanting to keep the channel mixed in content, that's great to see and earning an income from the members zone too (I'm self employed as well so diversifying income is important). For me personally the renovation content is the most relevant and interesting, being well an truly stuck into my own renovation these videos have been valuable but the the funds are tight for yet another subscription.

[@taylo256]

Cold frame with leftover glass

[@GosforthHandyman]

Defo!

[@tonygould580]

The hedging I would recommend is some Beech. I planted some of the purple variety, and it's lovely watching the leaves changing colour, plus it grows fairly quickly.

[@louise5651]

Just a note about the hedging for blocking the shed - buy double the hedges you think you need for the length and plant them in two rows offset from each other, that will make sure you get nice, dense coverage. There's a dedicated online hedging (hedges direct) place that has a decent selection at reasonable prices and if you go for native hedging, you'll have lots of cover for wildlife :)

[@smf6167]

I'd put Daphnes and sarcoccocca in the borders, evergreen and early spring flowering, and a trellis (or make a frame from the old wood) in front of the shed with fast growing evergreen clematis, then plant the pyracantha in front and wait for it to grow. Raised beds for veg and make cold frame covers from the glass. Ceanothus is a lovely fast growing drought tolerant shrub for sunny borders. Evergreen and some varieties flower spring and again in autumn. I love the darker blue ones.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Fantastic - thank you! Will look in to all those. 👍

[@BellowFind]

Loved watching the entire process of this house! Me and my partner are renovating our own house now. You've mentioned a few little things that need doing that don't warrant a video. You could find all the little things that need doing that don't warrant a video and make that into a video lol. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what you do next.

[@saxilbyjoe4325]

Hi this is a great video and one which stimulates my brain for 2023 garden plans. My garden is about 150 long and over the past 30 years I've moved my compost heaps a few times. I'd recommend having it not too far from the house for winter trips from the kitchen but also close to the greenhouse. If possible put the compost bins in a warm spot as it helps a bit. Looking forward to seeing what you decide.

[@angelinabrown3142]

You need a mix of native wildflowers along the water to deter erosion when it rains. They might even slow down the bramble expansion. Are you going to do an open vegetable patch or just a greenhouse? I would say that you'll want to set the greenhouse with its long side facing the sun which will give it a smaller profile toward the studio. I can't wait to see what you decide to do with the deck. Wood? Concrete? Something else? One level? Two? Of course, if you were in the States, I'd expect an outdoor barbecue or massive gas grill. You could build a cat playground by the deck! That might prevent one of the cats going for an unscheduled swim.

[@hogthrob]

Clad the plastic shed in wood to match the studio! Climbing Hydrandea is great for growing up fences. Covers well, has pretty flowers, and doesn't get too bushy like laurel. You will need to keep on top of them once established though, and they'll need watering on a sunny fence.

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

Hi Andy, I made a green house re-using secondary double glazing, which wasn't expensive. Made wooden frames and rebated them for the sliding windows to fit, the bases were fixed to therma blocks then the glass slid in, and the rest of the frames added. I used lighter polycarbonate sheets for the roof with an aluminium frame with vents. No pics though and I know the new owners ripped everything down outside, I still don't think they made the best of the space, but if we were all the same it'd be boring.

[@grizzleybob]

Hi, love the videos. Could I suggest that to screen your shed you could put some trellis panels behind the pyracanthas and train them to fan out across it. They do well and with support and I doubt you would need to replace the dead one. I did this by making my own trellis panels from slaters laths which cut down cost considerably. 👍

[@anthonywaller4911]

I'd recommend 3 compost bins. Fill 1. When 1 is full, turn into 2. When 1 is full again and 2 composted down, turn 2 into 3, 1 into 2 and so on. Use the compost from bin 3. Bin 3 can be smaller than 1 and 2.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup, would agree. Might do 3 if we have space. Amazing how quickly it all rots down anyway. That's 2 years of grass clippings there. 👍

[@Paul-XCIV2]

Looking forward to the decking board debate - grooves up or grooves down. 🤣

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

Hi Andy, you could try climbing roses, there are load of different colours and they would cover that fence very quickly and also provide a nice backdrop to any seating or table ideas

[@GosforthHandyman]

We've got a big dog rose so we'll train it in that general direction, might get a few more! 👍

[@Quaker521]

I was going to suggest it but you've already said that the area by the stream would be an ideal area to be left in a natural state/wildlife area. If you have space you could use some of your leftover glass to make some cold frames? Any thoughts on growing veg/salads? Might be nice? Whatever you do, you've certainly got a lot more work ahead of you (and more videos😂).

[@GosforthHandyman]

Defo want a veg plot and cold frames would be substantially easier than a greenhouse. 👍

[@stevenbennett3922]

Stand trellis off the shed and then put flowering climbers in

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup - another good option!

[@awantamta]

A good list of jobs. Good luck. I've got my list already

[@rickfletcher8389]

If you can, it would be nice to plant the other side of the river with snowdrops, primroses, bluebells, other wild flowering plants, etc to provide a nice backdrop

[@GosforthHandyman]

They're already all there! 😍

[@michaeltaylor4824]

I’d be getting some batboxes and any other measures ypu can think of to get as many protected species in there; some old Roman plates secreted about the place might not go amiss either; anything to make it as uneconomic as possible to build on the opposite bank.

[@projectrebuild908]

It's all look great. Looking forward to the coming videos. Instead of laurels what about Magnolia's. A plant with foliage all year round and beautiful flowers for flowers that will enhance the view from the house.

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

gosh, the kitties have grown so much

[@GosforthHandyman]

They eat like little horses. 😂

[@paulclemons705]

Hi Andy, I would suggest planting a much maligned Russian Vine to screen the shed - it grows like the clappers and they are not expensive!

[@fazzini3868]

Would adding the greenhouse on the side of the garden you mentioned, sunny side, risk sun glare in your studio room? An open window and the shine/glare stops test cricket matches every year! Then again, it is Newcastle, so risk of sunshine is low 😂😂

[@michaelhalliday2708]

Hi there, love your videos, very informative...and just about at the level that I might aspire to! A suggestion from me after viewing your garden plans video here... I would move that brown shed to behind the bigger out building, and in so doing create a view point from your dining area widows right down to the river...in my view, that is one of the most important assets of your property...and so worth the effort... Look forward to viewing more of your work! Regards, MH

[@stuwilsonrallying]

Are you planning on a veg plot in the garden? How about a BBQ/entertaining area. Also get rid of the plastic storage things they look absolutely bloomin terrible, use some of the left over timber to make storage. Or other options is be very ruthless and get rid of the stuff stored in them. Path wise from the garage, I thought couple options. Paving down the middle with the gravel at the sides, or look at some of the resin type products

[@excossack]

Trellis in front of shed with some climbing plants and hide the trampoline between trellis and shed? Greenhouse and compost store down one side to give a clear view of river from house and studio?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup - great ideas!

[@Gr33nSp1der]

Sometimes greenhouses work better with some shade. It depends what you want to grow, but they do get really hot in full sun. If you main use is to grow plants from seed and over-winter tender plants then the shady side would be better. Hedges use up a lot of space. Personally I hate all hedges. You could make the view of the shed nice by using climbing plants instead. Ivies are evergreen but tend to spread. Think beyond a lawn and borders. Watch a few episodes of "Your Garden Made Perfect" for ideas.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Greenhouse - predominantly tomatoes and general pottering. 👍

[@Gr33nSp1der]

@@GosforthHandyman Other people have commented now, so you have more suggestions. I still think it would be nicer to have plants in the sunny spot. Love the videos, looking forward to seeing more. The one about the shower sealing was really useful, but mostly I like watching the renovations.

[@daniel__clark]

I'd recommend when creating garden beds, that the beds are at least as deep as the height you want to hide, eg. If you are trying to hide a 6ft fence, make the beds at least 6ft deep. It gives the plants a lot less competition from the lawn (which you have seen with the pyrocanthus) and it allows you to layer the plants rather than just creating a green wall. Also think about obscuring eye lines so that you have to walk around things so see more - this works well if you are creating zones in the garden. Lastly, I notice you are choosing a lot of evergreens to give year round structure and colour (laurel, yew, box). You could consider marcescent plants like oak, beech and hornbeam which can all be clipped to a hedge, or look for year round interest in stem colours like Berberis, cornus & salix or interesting structures like grasses. Oh yeah, sit back and enjoy it occasionally.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Won’t be getting bored any time soon 😆. That garden is huge 😬🧱👍🏼

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Steve - too right! We bought a garden that happened to have a house on it. 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@GosforthHandyman . 😆😆. We’ve been in our new build 3 years now and the garden was so generous we can’t afford to get it done yet . We keep going to Florida instead 😬😎🧱👍🏽

[@stevenbennett3922]

Definitely swap the wood storage etc. to the shady side and put patio, fire pit, woodfired pizza oven etc.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Defo need a fire area!

[@RB-xg2vz]

We put our trampoline on mumsnet free. Nice young couple came, disassembled it and then took it home for their young daughter.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Think that's what we need, barely getting used now. 😥

[@ScottishPaul45]

Looking forward to it all Andy!

[@GosforthHandyman]

So are we Paul! 😂👍

[@andyc972]

Good stuff Andy, thanks for the update and content teasers ! It's a pity we're the other end of the country, I'd have happily supplied you with dozens of plants to help fill your garden, I know how expensive it can be ! I'd be a little wary of putting the greenhouse on the sunny side, it seem the obvious option but often it's not ideal as it just gets too hot to use, it's a conundrum maximising available light whilst keeping reasonable working temperatures ! As long as you get sufficient top light it may be better on the opposite side ! Compost heaps - the bigger and more numerous the better - I have nine ! 😉

[@duduhelenloveskimchi]

Privet is not great for people with asthma or other chronic respiratory conditions. What about an edible hedge? Hazelnuts, crabapples (yum, crabapple jelly!)?

[@GosforthHandyman]

We don't have any breathing conditions so all good. Crabapples could be tempting!

[@duduhelenloveskimchi]

@@GosforthHandyman glad to hear you all don’t - but maybe current or future neighbours do?

[@normanboyes4983]

Hi Andy, thank you for the update and you have a less stressful year ahead. I hesitate to offer any advice on your garden development as I am sure you will be swamped with ideas. The only thing I would do is to send the tramp on a journey and see how long it takes for your teenagers to notice it’s absence.😉

[@stevemichael8458]

Plant privet behind the pyracantha for the short term. Then when the pyracantha grow up you can take the privet out

[@GosforthHandyman]

Good idea!

[@peteslater8046]

Andy, I really enjoy your content and handy work, so I hope you don’t take this too personally, but I do find some of your videos a bit too long for me. I’m not sure that’s the algorithm, rather just me choosing to not watch. Anyway, just one blokes opinion on what is a very enjoyable and informative channel. In terms of the garden, I wouldn’t worry about the long straight view to the river, or rather a straight path to it, I’d break the garden into ‘rooms’ either with hedging or beds, making a longer path and journey through the garden. All the best.

[@stevemichael8458]

So lucky to have such a brilliant spot in Gosforth. You have a lovely house, river at the bottom of the garden, 10 mins from the city. Jealous much? me?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers! A rare find this close to the city! 👍

[@freetolook3727]

Here in The Great Industrial Northeast, natural gas is the way to go unless you are off the grid. Wood is cheap if you have land but a lot of work. Solar and wind are good alternatives but a lot of localities zone against it and it's expensive start up costs.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Would love solar but our roof points the wrong way. 🙄

[@jcosgroove5115]

Your rhododendrons might struggle if you have alkaline clay soil round there too, try ericaceous compost and feed. Worked well for ours in Heaton. Although recently heard people say they are invasive and should be avoided anyway!

[@raydriver7300]

Hi Andy. I am more practical than imaginative so I can’t make any suggestions about your garden issues. However, we have just arrived at the hotel where we spent our honeymoon- it’s our 50th anniversary - and, apart from the toilet seat not being straight, two of the posts of our 4 poster bed are attached to the wall with upside down shelf brackets! And it reminded me of our last conversation 😂🌞

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha oh no! Don't let her catch you - I don't want to get in trouble! 😎😂 Happy anniversary to you both! We had our 20th last year. 😍

[@raydriver7300]

@@GosforthHandyman thanks Andy. Have a great week 🌞

[@bigpete4227]

Cold frames for those spare bits of glass.

[@michaeltaylor4824]

Andy, we’ve got the ecogrid down and at the minute it’s the dogs danglies for wheeling kit across, however we haven’t yet got the 20mm top layer on, so can’t comment on whether there’s any benefit. How about some linear strips of paving in the direction of travel. We’re considering this underneath our dining table where chair legs will just dig into gravel.

[@outoftheburrough]

Andy why not make some grow frames with the spare glass to compliment a greenhouse

[@dougsaunders8109]

Hi Andy. For me, not the most green fingered DIY’er, I would not be putting in laurel bushes. Dam things end up taking over. The previous owners of our house put some in which now have a light trim with a chainsaw. Also person choice, I would narrow the boarder just down from the new deck on the right (as you look down the garden) to keep the open view and have smelly stuff flowers, honey suckle etc. Stay safe, enjoy your videos a lot 👍🏻

[@GosforthHandyman]

Good ideas Doug - cheers! 👍

[@freetolook3727]

@10:50 A couple of climbing Heirloom roses.

[@GosforthHandyman]

👍👍

[@evelyngorfram9306]

By the garage door, what about a fairly shallow weather-worthy cart for sheet goods? It'd act as a doorstop except when you wheeled it out of the way to access the manhole or the downspout, & you've mentioned a lack of sheet goods storage inside the garage/workshop. (& some of that stuff at the bottom of the garden seems to be homeless sheet goods...)

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers! We've got most sheet goods in the shed now. 👍

[@geordiebatt]

Get some Laurel in to hide the shed. Pyracantha is a nightmare to cut back.

[@MK-yo4jn]

Andy what about the front porch? I remember that 80s glass box on the front of your house. Did you decide to keep it or ditch it ? 😂

[@0skar9193]

Regarding greenhouses, I've acquired 3 over the last 10 years, all free of charge. All I had to do was dismantle and remove from the gardens. A few pieces of glass costing about £40 and some automatic vent openers at £25 each was the only real expense. For advice on greenhouse growing check out Charles Dowding here on youtube. He has a massive greenhouse in full sun and never uses paint or shade netting.

[@Mark.Ritchie]

I'd buy the plastic sheds from you if that helps mate. We're doing the garden up and could really do with those to hide our bins.

[@mauricewatts2380]

What about some cordon apple or pear trees closer to the shed . You don't have to totally cover the brown just break it up a bit. We would like somewhere to sit by that stream especially if its the last sun of the day.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yeah, we might make some sort of rustic seating area at the bottom. As long as it looks natural. 👍

[@tormodgustavsen9249]

"This shed is ugly" 🤭Could not agree more, for a while I worried that you might want to keep it 😉

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yeah, was a duff purchase that metal shed. Absolute crap. Wish we'd gone wood but thought it would be quicker... far from it! 🙄

[@monkeysausageclub]

Green house, raised veggie beds, coop for some chucks.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Duck coop!

[@shockz16]

All the little jobs that you don't think warrant there own videos, you should compile them all into one video, like a montage of jobs 🙂 free content for the channel as you're gonna be doing those jobs anyway lol.

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Andy, wherever you site your greenhouse I noted that you have a number of flagstones which could be re-used to make some of your base.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup - was my thinking too! Don't have many though. 👍

[@freetolook3727]

@12:50 Stone dust over the gravel. It'll harden just like concrete and is less expensive.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Potentially!

[@freetolook3727]

I've used it for a parking area and garden path. In the driveway, I laid doen fabric to keep weeds from growing up, then #2 stone, then a layer of stone dust on top. It's so hard that I can snowblow and not dig in or throw stones or rocks from it. And it does not turn to mush when wet. It repels water just like asphalt or concrete.

[@AC-gm6bq]

Members zone = money = skint

[@highpath4776]

I would tend to keep climbers in buckets, as long as frost free and not waterlogged they will grow and cover quite quickly. The garden itself at present is quite "rectangular" , would it be nicer from the decking to the river to make the "central" area more of a snake or curve/reverse curve so that the plants in the borders sometimes are deep from edging to fence and some just a short distance ?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup, defo agree on more of a curve / snake down to the river, rather than one long path. 👍

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍Thank you

[@GosforthHandyman]

No worries!

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Privet can grow out of control so give it some deep consideration before you plant.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Quite enjoy a spot of topiary. 😂

[@darrenpaulgreen]

I spy the Test Tuesday test rig!!

[@paulitomusica6949]

Sounds like you need a garden designer 👍👍👍

[@geekgonerogue]

Hi Andy, Really enjoyed following your videos. We moved into our house around 18 months ago and have done lots of decorating internally, but have a lot of the big tasks to come so are very interested in your future content! Specifically finding a good tradesman after we got ripped off by a cowboy builder for our ensuite and the garden content as we are going to start looking into that soon. With regards to your decking, what sort are you considering and how will you stop it getting slippery? I want decking as think it looks nicer, but the GF wants a patio instead due to previous slippery decking!

[@danielward8817]

Nothing better than a blank canvas, if you ever need a hand give me a shout, I'm only in ryton!

[@GosforthHandyman]

My old stomping ground! 👍

[@iamtimmycouk]

Never been this early to anything!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha well done! 👍😎

[@JasonJohnson-ps2zt]

watched for 10 minutes and i am still not sure what you are doing this year!!!!!!!

[@billdoodson4232]

Do you have a slope down from the house to the Ouze Burn? My inlaws were nearly flooded out when it flooded around 20 years ago by the golf course.

[@terrytopliss9506]

Hi Andy,just a heads up regarding you deck. Please take a look at Scott Brown Carpentry if you’re looking for ideas.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Great stuff - cheers!

[@garvielloken3929]

Ace!

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Pave the exit from the garage / workshop and leave a gravel border for drainage purposes.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup, something like that possibly. 👍

[@photography-guy5076]

Hi Andy, been watching this project from the beginning and its amazing what you and Mrs Mac have done 👍 but i've wondered why isnt there a fence at the end of the garden, the stream end...or have I missed you explaining it. Does it flood into your garden when we get those torrential rain storms?

[@nw5835]

The fence en route to the garage door seems a bit of a concern, looks very temporary.

[@daralynncameron3290]

No vegetable garden? Behind the brown shed?/ Studio? On the sunny side.

[@Mike_5]

Outdoor office / garden room using SIP panels?

[@becca1927]

If it was me I would move the shed down to the location of that scrap pile (once cleaned) and at the current location of the shed I would have a jacuzzi with a gazebo over the top with clematis growing up the post

[@GosforthHandyman]

Nice! Not made of money you know. 😉👍

[@becca1927]

@@GosforthHandyman B&M have some lovely ones

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Apologies Andy...I can't edit my comments...applies to laurel the same as with privet. I spent a week cutting back 20 years of unpruned laurel and ten skips at my late father-in-laws house.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha yes, very familiar with out of control laurel - it can get massive! 😁

[@narkeddiver7325]

Please can you confirm which is the sunny side of the garden again? ;)

[@OwBrown]

Raised beds for vegetables?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Oh yes!

[@Bluemart856]

Get some Hens in that large garden. Eggs go for £0.40 each at the moment in Tesco...

[@GosforthHandyman]

Next door had some but they got eaten by the local fox! 😥

[@Vi0letMoonlight30]

Decking videos, please 🙏

[@smiffy5467]

The greenhouse needs to go on the shadier side of the garden or else it will overheat and you’ll have to shade it anyways…

[@vree0108]

Hi Andy, I love following this project. Would have liked to be so practical. Did you already post a video about the main bathroom? I remember you mentioning it would be presented later, but I cannot find it if I missed it?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers! Yup, bathroom - here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGGWmalnqNSUnNk

[@reggiedixon2]

Portuguese laurel would do the job with the shed

[@GosforthHandyman]

Defo! Got some privet going spare though and got quite a lot of laurel already. 👍

[@reggiedixon2]

@@GosforthHandyman Laurel or Portuguese Laurel? They are quite different and even with Portuguese Laurel there seem to be a number of subtypes, some more tree-like and some more bushy observing the ones I have bought from four different suppliers. I bought 15 in October 2018 from a local garden centre which were a foot high, now these are approx 6 foot. I think these are Prunus Lusitanica Angustifolia. I had privet, the problem I find with privet is that it has no strength so once it gets over 3 feet high you need to support it

[@jake6379]

I would bury the trampoline. Do it in block and do it in such a way that when the time comes to get rid you can either turn it in to a pond, or a fire pit with seating round the edge. We did this, because my neice broke her wrist and collarbone falling out of the trampoline door

[@Macron87]

Sounds like just telling your niece to keep the door zipped shut would’ve been easier

[@jake6379]

@@Macron87 the reality of having children is not what you expect.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Sadly it's very rarely used now that we have teenagers so think it will be going a journey soon! 😥

[@Macron87]

@@jake6379 it was for me. Maybe that’s from reaching them right and wrong, and how to follow rules.

[@jake6379]

@@Macron87 ah well you must be such a good parent then, and not too much of a judgemental twat.

[@anwolfs9804]

What about some chickens at the back there?

[@LostWhits]

His cats would probably eat them.

[@jonathanharvey4879]

Hi Andy how about a Adjustable friction door restrictor stay on the top of that door?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Which door?

[@jonathanharvey4879]

@@GosforthHandyman The one with the block on the gravel out the back of the old garage 🙂

[@dave8484able]

A bonfire to get rid of the unwanted

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup! 👍😁

[@andymccabe6712]

.... nor me! ... er, where am I.....!?!?

[@GosforthHandyman]

😂

[@philwildcroft1764]

You missed "start a channel for my cats" from the list.

[@GosforthHandyman]

😂👍