I turned FREE doors from Facebook into the perfect garden pergola to protect me from April showers, I saved £1.4k
A WOMAN has left people stunned after sharing how she turned six free doors from Facebook into a gorgeous garden pergola.
Kaz enlisted the help of a pal to knock together the DIY project, and he began by nailing together three of the doors, before then affixing them to the wall.
He then moved on to the next two glass and wood doors, which he used as the other side of the pergola.
“Garden shelter made from free doors got on Facebook Marketplace,” Kaz wrote in the caption of her TikTok video.
“Will be finished tomorrow. Well pleased!”
She added that once it was done, she was planning to paint it and make it “pretty”.
In the next TikTok, Kaz showed the timber being fixed onto the sides and top of the frame – after which corrugated plastic was put on to make a roof.
It was then painted white to match the colour of the doors, before a patterned film was added to the windows of the one of the sides of the pergola.
Kaz concluded the garden makeover by adding a corner sofa, mini table and some potted plants into the shelter.
“Shelter is finished, now to make pretty with some lights!” she said.
“Now it just needs another lick of paint and some solar lights,” she added in the video caption.
“Very happy with the result, let’s hope the wind doesn’t blow it down!”
After getting the doors for free, all Kaz had to pay out for was the timber, nails, plastic and paint.
And given that a similar pergola is on sale for a whopping £1,399, she ended up saving herself a good chunk of cash.
People quickly took to the comments section to praise the epic transformation, as one wrote: “This is brilliant!
“We just put new doors on in house I’ve 6 glass doors in garage waiting for the dump.
“But I reckon now my joiner hubby has a spring project to tackle! Thank you.”
“Really lovely job,” another said.
Garden features that add the most value to a house
A well-kept garden can add anywhere between 5-20% to the value of a property.
Sellhousefast.uk carried out a study and consulted 36 estate agents, garden designers and property professionals from across the UK.
And the experts revealed the garden feature which adds the most value to a property is a shed.
- Shed – 82%
- Patio or paving – 76%
- Secure fencing, walls or gates – 72%
- Outdoor lighting – 66%
- Sturdy decking – 62%
- Water features eg. fountain or pond – 58%
- Modern garden furniture – 54%
- Artificial lawn/grass – 40%
“Looks lovely. We can sit out there next time I come over,” a pal of Kaz’s added.
“Job well done, it’s given me an idea!” someone else admitted.
“Looks fab,” another praised.