Tuesday, February 27, 2007

sheddie DIY and the 50 grand hole


The sun reports that "DIY disaster Stephen Lynch dug 200 tons of earth out of his back garden to build a SHED — and now faces a £50,000 bill to put it all back."

Hapless Stephen, 41, said: “It just kept getting bigger. I decided I wanted two big outbuildings rather than a little shed, so I bought an £18,500 mini digger to make it easier.

“Then I thought I should get value for the money and go down even deeper to make basements for the buildings. I’ve been working 13-hour days for eight months. The earth was taken away in around 40 wagon loads.