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- Welcome back, you beautiful people!
Today, it's gonna be your lucky day.
I'm gonna show you how to make one of these,
a DIY wash station, with brushes and shelf to go with.
(laughs) Let's get started!
Okay, before we get started, you're gonna need
a few essential materials and tools
to get this whole thing started, so here we go!
Let's kick it off with this!
Oh, yes, you're gonna need a few of these.
I've got four of these, 38 by 140 mil timbers.
This is gonna be the side of your structure, this is where
all those decking planks are gonna get screwed to.
Next up, yes, decking planks, I bought 13 of these,
these are pretty much how I bought them, I haven't
cut these down, these are one meter eight in length,
perfect length, and the perfect length for a bike.
Next, (groans) next you're gonna need this.
This is where the whole thing will start.
This is a fence post, this is 90 by 90 millimeters
in width, and it's about seven foot high,
but that doesn't matter, because you can cut that down.
Next up (loud rattling) yes, screws.
You're gonna need screws to screw this whole thing together
to make it structurally sound.
(loud rattling) I went for some decking screws,
and I've gone for the 75 mil, and they're about
five mil thick, so these are gonna be good and strong enough
and long enough to hold the whole structure together.
Next (loud rattling, groaning) fence post mix.
This is ready mix, this is what I'm gonna put
the fence post in the ground so it does not move,
and it's gonna be super strong and sturdy.
I bought two of these bags.
That's a seven foot fence post (exhales loudly).
Now on to the tools (groans loudly).
Tools, yes, you wanna get yourself a nice good tape measure,
to measure all those correct measurements to make the
structure, and one of these right angles, so you can get
a nice, straight line, so you can get a nice straight cut.
Next (circular saw buzzing), next up, a cutting tool.
I'm going for the circular saw, because I'm at the age
where I can use one of these without parental guidance,
but if you need parental guidance, and you're at a
young age, you'll need one of these.
(laughs) You can use one of these, and, yes, I've
been told in the comments, yes you can use the,
there's a right angle there you can use
to get a nice straight edge as well.
So, if you have the young age, use one of these.
Next up (drill whirs), you're gonna need
one of these to screw in those screws
that you need to make this thing one solid piece.
You can use a hand one, but (drill whirs),
this can be way better.
(exhales loudly) You need one of these, as well.
This is what you're gonna use to make the whole structure
level and straight so it doesn't bow over and look horrible.
So, you're gonna need a level to make everything level.
That's all you need to make this whole thing,
let's get started with the first step.
Okay, the first step is where am
I gonna put this wash station?
I don't have my bike free standing, so what I'm gonna do
is I'm gonna get my fence post,
I'm gonna situate it right about there,
I'm gonna start digging a hole so I can place my post in.
Let's go.
Got myself a spade, so let's dig in.
Now I need to find out where I wanna put my fence post,
because as soon as I start digging a hole and concreting
that fence post in the ground, I can't move it.
I'm gonna concrete this beast into the ground.
It's a seven foot post, so I'm gonna go down
about a foot and a half in the ground.
Post mix is gonna be super strong and stable.
So, I'm gonna start digging this hole.
(cheerful music)
All right, (claps) let's measure that hole.
Perfect, 17 inches in the ground, nice.
All right, next step is to get that post mix,
get some water, and put it in there,
mix it up, give it a little stab.
Make sure that post is level, because
you don't want to have a Leaning Tower of Pisa wash station,
because, yeah, I bought two of these bags,
depending on how deep I wanted to make the hole.
I think one post mix will do the job.
Fill the hole with water, and then
pour the post-crete into the hole.
So I fill that hole with water,
make sure you've got this to hand.
So you're gonna make sure, just spend a little bit of time
making sure this whole thing is level, checking
every side of that fence post to make sure it's level.
Add a little bit more fence post mix if you need
to make it a little bit more stronger,
or just to jab in on the sides,
just to move the fence post over a bit, just to manipulate
it over to one side to make it that much more level.
The great thing about this fence post mix is
it doesn't take that long for it to get dry.
It takes quick, it's super quick drying,
but I'm gonna leave it for a bit,
grab myself a cup of tea, come back,
and that thing should be solid.
That's still level, it's good, it's drying.
I'm gonna cover up with dirt and
then move on to the next step.
I've tidied it up, it looks all good,
my fence post is sturdy, it's strong,
it is not going anywhere.
Now the next step is to make that draining board,
and what I mean by that draining board is
I'm gonna build a little decking platform,
so the water can just fall through it,
and then when I take my bike off,
it's not gonna go back into the mud and I get muddy tires.
Next step is to now get your 38 by 140 mil timber.
This is what your base is gonna be.
This is the drain board base.
Now the next thing is to measure out
how wide you want your drain board.
Well, the great thing about these decking planks is,
this is how you buy them, this is one meter eight,
and that's gonna be the width of my draining board.
That means I'm gonna cut that to one meter eight.
(saw buzzes)
Okay, so I've cut this, you wanna cut two of these,
because you're making a triangle,
one meter eight, so 1.8 meters.
This is gonna be the width of the whole thing,
and that is gonna go down there like that.
I'm gonna screw that into there, make sure
it's in the middle, then I'm gonna
start building the other bits.
You've cut two of those, because
that one's gonna be round about here,
and then you're gonna make sure
you know the width that you wanna make it,
so how many decking planks you wanna put into it.
(saw buzzes)
Okay, so you've cut your two timbers,
so I've worked out I'm gonna use
10 decking planks for my draining board,
so with 10 planks, that's nine gaps,
and each gap at eight mil, that
roughly gives me one meter 27 for the side.
So, I'm gonna cut two of hose out of
this kind of timber at 1 meter 27,
(saw whirring) and I'm gonna screw it all together
just like that, but what I'm gonna do is
I'm gonna find the middle of this, mark it up,
find the middle of that, mark that up,
screw that into there, make sure you put
four screws in there because this is gonna be, yeah,
this is where all the weight is gonna be, dependent on this.
We're gonna put some legs on,
but I'll show you that in a second.
You wanna assemble that on the floor, so get all your pieces
of wood, put them on the floor, start
screwing them in together so you've got a nice big
structure, then you can start screwing that into this.
So now we've marked out the middle of that,
you know the center, that's pretty level with the post,
now let's make this level.
So I've got that as close as I can, as level as possible,
and I'm pretty comfortable with that.
Now I'm gonna screw that into this,
and now that is fixed.
Okay, so now I've put four screws in there, so that is
rock solid, that is not going anywhere.
That is super level, after all that, that is level,
that is level, that is not going anywhere.
What I mean by legs is what I'm gonna use all my off cuts.
I'm gonna cut these into the right lengths I need,
just to give it a little bit more support
underneath here, because look at that gap.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna make legs
so they go straight down onto the paving stone underneath.
What you wanna do is you wanna make sure you can get this
whole structure level, so with the legs, there's no
measurements here, it's just basically looking by eye
and figuring out how long you need to make these legs.
Then to get it right, you screw in a screw (drill whirring),
make it level, and, hey presto, all done!
Okay, now I'm putting the decking planks down.
I do cut a third one here, like I said,
you wanna cut three of these things
just because in the middle, you don't want
these decking planks to bow, so I cut a third one,
put it in there, now to lay down all those decking planks.
(wood thumps)
Now I've got my decking screws, my drill,
and this little piece which has
roughly about eight millimeters thick,
so this is gonna be my guide to put
in between each decking plank to get the,
kind of the rough exactly the same amount of gap.
(drill whirring and clicking)
(laughs loudly)
Done, finished, all the screws in.
Okay, so I finish off (drill whirring),
I've tarted it up a little bit,
look how smart that looks now.
This next bit, you wanna grab your bike, because you wanna
see what is a comfortable height for you to wash your bike.
So you put your bike on the stand,
you wanna lift it up right to about, right here.
We've got some off cuts, so we're gonna put that
38 by 140 mil piece of timber, gonna go out here.
You wanna cut this down to about 16 inches out.
You wanna give yourself enough length out of this
so you can move your bike along, so you can get
your pedals to spin when you've nailed that on.
(saw buzzes)
These bits are gonna be where your bike sits on,
your saddle's gonna rest on here.
So we know that's 1 meter 40 from the ground up to here,
we've drawn a line, we've cut two of these out
at 18 inches in length, screwed in some screws,
not all the way through, halfway through,
because if you're working on your own
it's pretty hard to hold that big piece of wood
and try and screw it all in, try and get a screw in.
Screw that in (drill whirring and clicking), get your level,
because you want everything to be level.
(drill whirring and clicking)
all right, let's do the other side.
(drill whirring and clicking)
Okay, this next one, I'm gonna put
a little stopper inside here so
it stops my bike from moving in and out like this.
So I'm gonna stop it by doing that,
I'm gonna put a piece, I know that's 90 mil,
so I'm gonna cut it 90 mil wide, slide in there,
screw it in, and it's gonna stop it
from pushing over like that.
(drill whirring and clicking)
that's gonna stop that movement, look, it's not moving now.
Not at all, which is good. (laughs)
We're done!
Completely, that's the most simplest thing
about the whole build, is just
putting that in where your bike actually
sits so you can actually wash it.
You know what you do?
You just slide it in there, just like that,
and it will rest on your saddle, braced in there.
So, so simple, easy, you can make
this out of scrap bits of wood.
Look at it, and you can spin your cranks and wash it,
it's not gonna fall over, it's at the right height.
Man, I'm not even finished, I'm gonna give it a paint job,
I'm gonna make a little shelf for all my brushes.
(loud exhale) Endless.
Let's carry on, we're nearly there.
What I'm gonna do, is I'm gonna make a little shelf
just over here, just personalizing my stand,
and I'll make this, it's a little shelf!
I can put stuff on there!
(drill whirs and clicks)
That should do it, nice!
(sighs) Look at that, using that already.
(laughs) I've got these left over decking planks,
so what I'm gonna do with it is I'm gonna put it
on the back here, I'm gonna go with this side,
put it on the back like this, line it all up,
and then I'm gonna put the other bit underneath
and then drill holes in it and put my wash brushes on it.
I've got three brushes, I'm gonna put these all in here
like this. (drill whirs and clicks)
First hole done, take a look at that, perfect.
One brush, two brush, three brush.
We are in business.
Now, let's wash the bike, and then
we're gonna give this thing a paint work.
Paint, yes, you wanna keep this thing protected
from getting rotten because you're gonna be
washing a lot of bikes, and that thing is gonna be
in the wet quite a lot through the winter months.
So I've got some left over decking paint from my decking.
I've already started painting it, I'm gonna finish it off.
Done, it turned out really well.
Gonna let it dry, then I'm gonna wash my bikes.
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(sighs) I'm gonna wash my bike, because it needs a wash!