What to do with a coal bunker?

[Mentalguy2k8]

Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.

Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and all
that malarkey.

Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete, painted
green, similar to this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec861280e

but twice the width, two doors etc. I don't mind it staying there (it's
empty but I ain't moving it) but does anyone have any ideas for turning it
into some kind of feature? I was thinking of putting some troughs and pots
on the top with lots of flowery plants in, but as seen in the pic, the top
slopes forward. What would you do? Angle-grinding not an option :)

What's the easiest and longest-lasting way of either making the top level,
or stopping any ornaments/plants falling off? I'm all for No-More-Nailsing a
piece of wood all the way across to stop it all sliding off but I wondered
if the collective experts had other ideas that might be a bit less pikey?

[Jim K]

On Jun 7, 6:56 pm, "Mentalguy2k8" <Mentalguy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.
>
> Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
> cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and all
> that malarkey.
>
> Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete, painted
> green, similar to this one:
>

> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_D...

>
> but twice the width, two doors etc. I don't mind it staying there (it's
> empty but I ain't moving it) but does anyone have any ideas for turning it
> into some kind of feature? I was thinking of putting some troughs and pots
> on the top with lots of flowery plants in, but as seen in the pic, the top
> slopes forward. What would you do? Angle-grinding not an option :)
>
> What's the easiest and longest-lasting way of either making the top level,
> or stopping any ornaments/plants falling off? I'm all for No-More-Nailsing a
> piece of wood all the way across to stop it all sliding off but I wondered
> if the collective experts had other ideas that might be a bit less pikey?

lose the top & fill it w crocks/polystyrene & soil & plant it up?

Jim K

[Mentalguy2k8]

"Mentalguy2k8" <Mental...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:kot6k5$dut$1...@dont-email.me...

Just had a brainfart, as it's concrete, could I lay a row of bricks/brick
paving along the front but with the mortar keeping the bricks square to the
ground?

[Mentalguy2k8]

"Jim K" <jk98...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:12339bbe-1ca2-434d...@y5g2000vbg.googlegroups.com...

That's along the lines I was thinking, but I was hoping to not have to
either "lose" bits of it or fill the whole thing up.

Jim K

[Rick Hughes]

On 07/06/2013 18:56, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
> Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.
>
> Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
> cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and
> all that malarkey.
>
> Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete,
> painted green, similar to this one:
>
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec861280e
>

A few miles down the Road they found a group of 8 Polish building
workers living in an allotment shed ... could be opportunity for rental
income ?

[Mentalguy2k8]

"Rick Hughes" <rick_...@remove-me.btconnect.com> wrote in message
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Hmm,... detatched, South facing, skylights.. you might be onto something
there

[Mike Barnes]

Mentalguy2k8 <Mental...@gmail.com>:

>Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.
>
>Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
>cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and
>all that malarkey.
>
>Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete,
>painted green, similar to this one:
>
>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_Def
>aultDomain_3&hash=item2ec861280e
>
>but twice the width, two doors etc. I don't mind it staying there (it's
>empty but I ain't moving it)

Sell it on eBay? Even if you only get 99p I'm sure you could make good
use of the space and you'd be doing someone else a favour. I eBayed a
concrete garage just to save me the cost of demolition and removal, and
got a surprisingly large amount for it.

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[meow...@care2.com]

On Friday, June 7, 2013 6:56:40 PM UTC+1, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
> Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete, painted

> empty but I ain't moving it) but does anyone have any ideas for turning it
> into some kind of feature? I was thinking of putting some troughs and pots

> on the top with lots of flowery plants in, but as seen in the pic, the top
> slopes forward. What would you do?

A wood edge round the top, 1x6 or higher, and a wood edge round the top fill hole. Fill the area with soil and compostables, and plant it up. You can use the thing as a composter too.


NT

[Tim Watts]

You could mortar some paving slabs on to sort out the slope.

How about drilling some vent and drain holes in it (if you have an SDS) and
using it as a compost bin? As long as excess liquid and drain out and air
can get in it should work OK (OK, will need a stir to help from time to
time).

But it has an optimal delivery hatch at the base...

And you can still cover it in plants...

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[The Medway Handyman]

On 07/06/2013 18:56, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

Build a mini deck on top?

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[polygonum]

More than 30cm off the ground! Tut tut - you know planning permission
will be required. :-)

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[AC]

Big arsed BBQ?

Bury it, leaving the top hatch accessible, for a pretend nuclear bunker
for Ewoks?

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[ss]

ebay it or one of those freecycle websites...buyer dismantles and collects.

[Alan Braggins]

That was my reaction too. Sell it "collection only" and state that the
buyer has to shift it. Or even offer it on Freecycle, if you have a local
group.

[Nthkentman]

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message news:kot6k5$dut$1...@dont-email.me...

Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.

Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and all
that malarkey.

Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete, painted
green, similar to this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec861280e

Get a flue built from stainless steel and fit to the top and use as a
chimnea

[Brian Gaff]

Mushroom growing facility?


grin.

Brian

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"Mentalguy2k8" <Mental...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[Brian Gaff]

The problem with the wood idea is that water will run down the slope and get
to te wood and rot it in mo time.

As for planting it all up, well I thought he said he was not going to
dismantle it, have you ever tried to do that without some kind of help?

Brian

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"Jim K" <jk98...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[harry]

On Jun 7, 6:56 pm, "Mentalguy2k8" <Mentalguy...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Still doing mum's garden, rod for my own back etc etc.
>
> Anyway, she's got a nice concreted area at the side of the house, I've
> cleared it & will power-wash it somewhen, put in a table and chairs and all
> that malarkey.
>
> Thing is, there is a dirty great coal bunker there. Solid concrete, painted
> green, similar to this one:
>

> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concrete-Coal-Bunkers-/200930306062?pt=LH_D...

>
> but twice the width, two doors etc. I don't mind it staying there (it's
> empty but I ain't moving it) but does anyone have any ideas for turning it
> into some kind of feature? I was thinking of putting some troughs and pots
> on the top with lots of flowery plants in, but as seen in the pic, the top
> slopes forward. What would you do? Angle-grinding not an option :)
>
> What's the easiest and longest-lasting way of either making the top level,
> or stopping any ornaments/plants falling off? I'm all for No-More-Nailsing a
> piece of wood all the way across to stop it all sliding off but I wondered

> if the collective experts had other ideas that might be a bit less pikey?Ads not by this site

You never know, you/she might be glad of a fuel store.
I would keep an amount of coal wood, ready for the next Winter power
cut.
Seeing as we are so buggered up with our energy supplies.

[The Natural Philosopher]

On 08/06/13 07:16, harry wrote:
>
> You never know, you/she might be glad of a fuel store.
> I would keep an amount of coal wood,

I've always wanted to see a coal tree harry.

Do you have a link?


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[Bob Eager]

On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:00:39 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote:

> Mushroom growing facility?

Magic.

[The Medway Handyman]

On 08/06/2013 06:00, Brian Gaff wrote:
> Mushroom growing facility?
>
>
> grin.
>
> Brian
>

Cannabis farm?

[Graham.]

IRTA cinema. They had a flue for the arc lamp.

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[meow...@care2.com]

On Saturday, June 8, 2013 6:03:52 AM UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:

> The problem with the wood idea is that water will run down the slope and get
> to te wood and rot it in mo time.

I did this at one place, and was surprised how well the wood lasted. It wasnt a problem.

> As for planting it all up, well I thought he said he was not going to
> dismantle it,

right

> have you ever tried to do that without some kind of help?

I think you've misunderstood something


NT

[The Medway Handyman]

I'd have got away with it, if it weren't for those pesky kids....

[SAFS CAO]

Industrial coal storage bunker, manufactured with *SAFS* steel structure space frame.
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/2ow3

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[Mike Halmarack]

On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:01:51 +0000, SAFS CAO
<850bf5f481d8d61d...@example.com> wrote:

>Industrial coal storage bunker, manufactured with *SAFS* steel structure space frame.
>https://www.homeownershub.com/img/2ow3

Offer it for sale as nuclear waste storage?

[Brian Gaff]

Maybe keep some chickens and remember the run they need and the buried
edging to keep the foxes out.
Brian

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Decent size compost bin?

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