Reframing the frame
The cold frame has seen better days.
It started off as an angled frame made from old shelving with half a glazed door for the cover.
After a couple of years, the cover got smashed when a piece of roof tile was blown through the glass.
Then for the last 2 or three years, it has had a PVC cover made from an old PVC greenhouse cover,cut down.
This last winter it split and became useless.
I decided it was time for a new top so this afternoon was spent sawing wood to make a sturdy frame on which to affix some more of the greenhouse cover(I never throw anything away if it looks to be future recyclable.
The cover is tied down to a hook on the main body of the cold frame so hopefully will last a while before needing replacing again.
Our big shed windows could do with replacing too.
They are made from old push chair PVC rain covers.
The covers have eventually split (after about 20 years of use).
There is easily enough PVC Greenhouse cover left to remake them.
Shoe goo
My zip up shoes have needed mending for ages.
They are light weight ,comfortable shoes but the sole, being light weight ,was splitting and two pieces had fallen out of one shoe sole.
I bought some shoe goo a while ago and have used it to mend some slippers for indoors but this is the first time that it has been used to mend out door shoes.
It is a black, rubbery substance that dries flexible, black and shiny so ideal for shoes.
They are drying off in the shed (the shoe goo is quite strong smelling) and I will try them outside in a few days.
The cold frame has seen better days.
It started off as an angled frame made from old shelving with half a glazed door for the cover.
After a couple of years, the cover got smashed when a piece of roof tile was blown through the glass.
Then for the last 2 or three years, it has had a PVC cover made from an old PVC greenhouse cover,cut down.
This last winter it split and became useless.
I decided it was time for a new top so this afternoon was spent sawing wood to make a sturdy frame on which to affix some more of the greenhouse cover(I never throw anything away if it looks to be future recyclable.
The cover is tied down to a hook on the main body of the cold frame so hopefully will last a while before needing replacing again.
Our big shed windows could do with replacing too.
They are made from old push chair PVC rain covers.
The covers have eventually split (after about 20 years of use).
There is easily enough PVC Greenhouse cover left to remake them.
Shoe goo
My zip up shoes have needed mending for ages.
They are light weight ,comfortable shoes but the sole, being light weight ,was splitting and two pieces had fallen out of one shoe sole.
I bought some shoe goo a while ago and have used it to mend some slippers for indoors but this is the first time that it has been used to mend out door shoes.
It is a black, rubbery substance that dries flexible, black and shiny so ideal for shoes.
They are drying off in the shed (the shoe goo is quite strong smelling) and I will try them outside in a few days.
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