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Grandads' shed

Time for a spring clean

(30 Posts)
pompa Mon 21-Mar-16 09:52:36

Hi all shredders, time to clear the shed out for summer. Kick out the spiders, along evict the mice.
Why is it that I have a big clear out before winter, two unused bike have gone along with other junk, but it has filled up again over winter.
The soil is warming up, another couple of weeks and I will start sowing veg seed. Birds are busy nesting and the frogs, well let's just say they are enjoying themselves.
Ladies, time to plan those cakes that you will be bringing along to the shed.

rosesarered Mon 21-Mar-16 23:40:53

DH is a hoarder when it comes to the shed/ workshop/ garage and has things piled everywhere ( that may come in useful one day) and that day never seems to dawn.He does chase the spiders out now and again and sweep it out, but throws nothing away.

mollie Tue 22-Mar-16 09:20:17

Synonymous I'm taking a few things but I expect I'll regret not taking more at some point. Oh well...

This habit of hoarding by the men in the family can be costly. Our garage is full of such stuff, all of which OH has agreed must go so we'll be handing over a lot of money to a man with a van to take it all away for us! I only hope he doesn't hang around and try to sneak things back when he thinks I'm not looking!!

Cherrytree59 Tue 22-Mar-16 09:36:48

Synonymous. My Granda had a
'Hen hoose'grin

Charleygirl Tue 22-Mar-16 10:11:24

tanith £70 to remove an old shed is still mind boggling. I agree, put it in Freecycle, my area and maybe say that it would be good for a wood burning stove? Could it be re-erected as a shed?

The other option is to chop it up and either take it to the dump yourselves for free or slowly add it to your wheelie bin but that would take an age because you cannot overload it as the poor petals must not strain themselves.

Maybe pay the wood cutter a tenner to cut it up into manageable pieces so that you could put it in your car and take it to the dump. That would take him 5 minutes. It would cost him around £120 to dump it as he is "trade".