Hiding uglies, like garden sheds or wheelie-bins, can be a very cheap and simple way to dress up your garden.

And you don’t need to be a master builder to knock up a simple screen.

Here’s how

STEP 1 Measure out the locations for the post holes; you’ll need 3 posts per screen, for stability. Dig hole to a depth of at least 25% of the height of screens. Use a post-hole digger to make the task easier.

STEP 2 Cut posts and position. Following directions on bag, fill around posts with quick-set concrete. Use the level to ensure that posts are plumb and, using a piece of the rail timber clamped off as a guide, check post faces are flush and straight.

STEP 3 Position and fix off top, middle and bottom rails to the front face of the posts. Ensure they are level. Once fixed off, use the handsaw to cut overhang trimming rails flush with outside edge of posts.

STEP 4 With about 30mm protruding to the front, temporarily clamp off a piece of decking to the underside of the bottom rail. Use this to support your bamboo roll as you hammer in all the staples.

STEP 5 Use decking to create a frame for the screen. First, cut to size and fix on a length to the top and bottom face, flush with the rails. Repeat for side faces. Add a strip of decking to the top and side of the rails and posts, and your screen is finished. Note: If you butt-joint the top and sides, rather than mitre, you may need to attach an offcut of rail to the post. This will provide a secure and flush fixing point for the frame. Paint frame before fixing it off. Touch it up later.