Recycled plastic boarding

[Rob Graham]

As a good husband (!), I am always willing to help my wife in her interests !! Her latest one she has spotted is a bird feeder made with recycled plas tic boards. Maybe it will last longer but at near enough £30 retail I ca n see why I might be dragged in to making one.

I am fortunate in having a builder's shed nearby and he is quite happy for me to raid his skip. I collected some bits of floor laminate the other day - I've used it before for odds and ends - and wondered if that is tolerant of being outdoors?

Rob

[David Lang]

No. :-)

[Brian-Gaff]

Some of it is, but how would one figure out which?

Brian

[Harry Bloomfield]

Rob Graham presented the following explanation :

Some grades are more tolerant of water than others, but generally the answer is no.

[Brian-Gaff]

Well I'd not be so sure. I've seen it used inside the front end of greenhouses at garden centres, though it does make one feel one should be wearing tap shoes. Of course frost wise is another thing. Brian

[Harry Bloomfield]

Brian-Gaff brought next idea :

By making a bird table out of it of course lol

[spuorgelgoog]

What you need is a signmaker's skip. Offcuts of correx and foamex boards.

Owain

[tabbypurr]

ts!! Her latest one she has spotted is a bird feeder made with recycled pl astic boards. Maybe it will last longer but at near enough £30 retail I can see why I might be dragged in to making one.

r me to raid his skip. I collected some bits of floor laminate the other d ay - I've used it before for odds and ends - and wondered if that is tolera nt of being outdoors?

No, cheap thin laminate is basically pressed wood waste.

NT

[John Rumm]

The backing is often MDF - but usually moisture resistant. It may swell a little outside, but it will hold up better than you might expect judging by the bit I left outside in the rain for a couple of years!