Author Topic: The shed is CLEAN! (Read 5793 times)

Tony · « **on:** August 31, 2014, 08:29:19 AM »

Anyone that has visited my shed over the last couple of years will know it's a pit of utter filth. Well, I had an epiphany moment yesterday, where the amount of filth was unbearable.

So, I've cleaned it. And the misses cleaned it (she's a keeper - getting in there with the spiders to wipe surfaces down with IPA!). It took all day, chiselling the years of layers of accumulated compacted sawdust off the concrete floor and wiping stuff down with IPA. Turns out old cement is good for wicking up spilt bio and oil too.

Now I can see the floor, it's amazing! Arms and back hurt though!

Julian · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2014, 09:45:29 AM »

Selfimposed penance for buying diesel?

Tony · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2014, 10:40:29 AM »

It was only 5 litres!

Also I have nearly 200l of red diesel, but that was a gift

(The M67 heater runs on it).

GedsJeep · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2014, 10:56:31 AM »

i need to add another storage drum so i may have to have a move around and clean up...

nigelb · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2014, 10:59:44 AM »

Having been in Tony's shed I can say that it was probably the filthiest I've been in. Well done you for seeing the light...and for many a year.... seeing the floor

Jamesrl · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2014, 11:27:08 AM »

Mmmmmmmm, I feel I'm being shamed into cleaning my shed out and the garage is getting so full of oil and empty 20lt tin drums I can't get any more in there.

Tony · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2014, 01:46:10 PM »

Quote from: nigelb on August 31, 2014, 10:59:44 AM

Having been in Tony's shed I can say that it was probably the filthiest I've been in. Well done you for seeing the light...and for many a year.... seeing the floor

Mark used to bang on about how messy his old shed was (I've not seen the new one) but I can safely say it wasn't a patch on mine.

Jim gives the impression his is layers of sawdust too, though I've not seen it for comparison.

I feel like I could potentially even weld in there now without the whole thing going up.

willbuild · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2014, 01:46:42 PM »

Thinking of making the sheds cosy for the winter ?
I am

Tony · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2014, 01:57:21 PM »

Look, evidence!

kamaangir · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2014, 02:41:04 PM »

Wow! I remember when I was there a few years ago I got stuck to 2 surfaces and could not move hahah!

Looks clean enough to host a dinner party in there now!

Tony · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2014, 02:44:23 PM »

Yes we had to chisel Arash out and set up a rescue winch haha

Jamesrl · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2014, 02:57:34 PM »

Quote from: Tony on August 31, 2014, 01:46:10 PM

Jim gives the impression his is layers of sawdust too, though I've not seen it for comparison.

There are so many layers a geologist could use'm for dating, there the pre bio, concrete, early bio, cat litter, middle bio, cardboard and late bio, saw dust with sprinklings of cement.

Dry cement REALLY soaks up small spills an stops that sticky/tackness under foot.

Tony · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2014, 03:34:06 PM »

It was the underfoot squidgyness that finally got me. It got to the stage that I was wearing old trainers with carrier bags in them to stop it soaking into socks.

GedsJeep · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2014, 03:50:23 PM »

oh.

erm.

i went through the trainers stage.

then i remembered my wellies

greasemonkey · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2014, 04:17:03 PM »

I've got scalpens on the floor of my shed. It does soak in and solidify quite nicely.

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