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The dos and don’ts of keeping backyard chickens – Wood Create
Chickens are traditionally a farmyard animal, but that doesn’t mean that you need to be a farmer with lots of land to keep them. There are in fact lots of people across the country who keep a few chickens in their backyard, including us!
https://wood-create.com/2019/01/25/the-dos-and-donts-of-keeping-backyard-chickens/
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Put your craft skills to use by building a tiny home – Wood Create
Image source If you have some spare land at the back or side of your home and you want to build on it, have you considered building a tiny home? You may have a piece of land somewhere else that you are not sure what to do with.
https://wood-create.com/2018/11/05/put-your-craft-skills-to-use-by-building-a-tiny-home/
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Fire pit haven: creating a place to relax at night – Wood Create
Are you the type of person that only uses their garden during the spring and summer? It's hot and the days are long so why not sit outside with a nice snack and watch the clouds drift by.
https://wood-create.com/2018/11/01/fire-pit-haven-creating-a-place-to-relax-at-night/
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Dream design ideas for beautiful landscaped gardens – Wood Create
A large garden decorated with beautiful trees and flowers is a real luxury today. Many people live in overcrowded cities and have no personal outside space of their own. The local parks are their only retreat to greenery.
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/26/dream-design-ideas-for-beautiful-landscaped-gardens/
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Forget about the guest room, build a guest home! – Wood Create
Ben has talked about how to build your own shed from scratch, but what do you do with it once it’s built? Well, you could use it as a place to store your tools. Or, you could be a little more imaginative with your new shed and turn it into a guest home.
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/15/forget-about-the-guest-room-build-a-guest-home/
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How to build your own shed from scratch – Wood Create
A question I'd asked myself for some time was, can you build your own shed cheaper than you can buy a flat pack one? In short, yes you can and you can make it a lot nicer.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/27/how-to-build-your-own-shed-from-scratch/
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Unique ways to save money in the garden – Wood Create
If you have a garden then you will know how important it is for you to keep it maintained. After all, if you don’t keep on top of things outside your property then this will cause you to lose out on your home’s value and of course it will make your home look more unappealing…
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/07/how-to-save-money-when-you-are-renovating-the-garden/
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How to build a decking area – Wood Create
A decking area can be a beautiful feature in your garden – it could be a great place for socialising in the summer or simply eating al fresco. Creating a decking area can be simple and rewarding.
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/16/how-to-build-a-decking-area/
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Eco-friendly hacks for greener DIY – Wood Create
DIY may be a great way to reduce the costs of your home’s upkeep but, unfortunately, it isn’t always the most environmentally friendly process. These days, we all know the impact our actions can have on the environment and, as a result, more and more people are trying to lead greener lives. This is even…
https://wood-create.com/2018/07/27/eco-friendly-hacks-for-greener-diy/
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Verve auto rewind garden hose reel review – Wood Create
I decided to write something on my blog about this because, well, it's a great product. I've not written a product review before but felt this was a great product to start with.
https://wood-create.com/2018/05/06/verve-auto-rewind-garden-hose-review-best-uk/
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10 top tips for first time backyard chicken owners – Wood Create
We've owned chickens now for nearly a year and learnt very quickly what works and what doesn't. So I'd like to share these experiences with those who are thinking about getting chickens. But firstly, what made us want to get chickens: Daily fresh eggs.
https://wood-create.com/2017/12/25/10-top-tips-for-first-time-chicken-owners/
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Building a garden workshop – Wood Create
This is great, my own workshop and I got to build it myself. I’ve been looking forward to this for years and now I’m there. I still have a little to do including a workbench, shelving, storage and running power but the essence is there and I’d like to share how I got there.
https://wood-create.com/2017/10/30/building-a-garden-workshop/
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How to restore garden furniture – Wood Create
With a little elbow grease and patience most of your grotty garden furniture can be given a new lease of life. This picnic bench only cost us £50 but it's lasted us 4 years so far and if treated each year will last many more. This year I decided to try something a little different…
https://wood-create.com/2017/09/09/restoring-the-garden-furniture/
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How to build your own veranda for under £500 – Wood Create
Save yourself a bucket load of money by doing this yourself. My brother was quoted £2000 for a veranda a similar size to mine. I built mine for £431.96. So if you want a veranda, pergola or simple lean to, why not try it yourself and save well over £1000. (I already had a bunch…
https://wood-create.com/2017/08/30/how-to-build-your-own-veranda-for-under-500/
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How to build a chicken run extension – Wood Create
After setting up our first chicken run we found a few issues that made looking after the girls a little more difficult than we anticipated. Since then we have made a few changes but this has been the biggest yet.
https://wood-create.com/2017/08/19/how-to-build-chicken-run-extension/
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My project list – Wood Create
With so many ideas floating around my head it's probably time to formulate my favourites list and start ticking things off. With so much inspiration on the internet it's difficult to pull all these together but I'm sure my wife Victoria is going to help with this one.
https://wood-create.com/2017/07/27/my-project-list/
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How to build your own triangle wood store – Wood Create
Make your own triangle wood store. For beginners.
https://wood-create.com/2017/06/24/triangle-wood-store/
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How to build your first backyard chicken coop and run
first time chicken owner sharing my experiences
https://wood-create.com/2017/06/24/chicken-coop-and-run/
