What to do with a coal bunker?

Mentalguy2k8 · 2013-06-07T17:56:40+00:00

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: 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?

Jun 07, 2013 Last reply: 4 years ago 27 Replies

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The Medway Handyman 13 years ago

Cannabis farm?

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Graham. 13 years ago

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

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meow2222 13 years ago

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

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I think you've misunderstood something

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The Medway Handyman 13 years ago

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

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SAFS CAO 4 years ago

Industrial coal storage bunker, manufactured with *SAFS* steel structure space frame.

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Mike Halmarack 4 years ago

Offer it for sale as nuclear waste storage?

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Brian Gaff 4 years ago

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

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Dave Plowman (News 4 years ago

Decent size compost bin?

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