Recycled plastic drums

My hubby has used two plastic drums to make us a water butt and a strawberry planter, thought I would post some pics for you all

Water butt


Strawberry planter - painted after using a plastic primer to prevent flaking

 

looks good, a little tip I was given by a pro painter was that for painting plastic simply to give it a slight key folowed by a single coat of gloss, no primer needed this is how he did plastic gutters etc

 

Your water butt looks better than ours - we have just cut the tops off and ladle the water out with watering cans - we have got 5 around the outbuildings
My daughter also uses blue barrels as jump wings for her showjumping practice and cut inhalf they make feeders for the cows.

 

golcarlilly.

They're both fantastic. Well done to your husband for doing such a great job.

Ant.

 

Thanks everyone

 

OH works in the family business and they make wet wipes, the drums are what they get the fluid in