Projects - Uber Shed and Square Shed

[F Body]

Jenson's playhouse is coming along nicely

[Roadkill]

Quoting: F Body

Jenson's playhouse is coming along nicely

If Jensen wants a playhouse, I'll make him a playhouse (complete with parking for his little Hotrod).

[Roadkill]

Was busy doing "other stuff" yesterday but got a few hours in today . . .

Got some sand down and leveled in the base, got the DPM in and attached.  Then got the floor timbers in . . .





After that I laid the decking and fixed that in place (after running out of screws and buying some more . . ), then attached extra pieces of timber near the base that the plasterboard (and the steel skirting) will attach to.



I'm only putting polystyrene insulation on the underside of the roof in this one (to hopefully prevent condensation) and, as there's also no electrics in this one, the next job is plasterboard !



Just need to figure out how to get it here . . . .

[Roadkill]

Not done an update for a bit . . . and I know how CP frets, so, here goes . . .

Last week Ian and I collected the Plasterboard and got it loose-fitted to the two sides, the back and the ceiling (complete with 25mm polystyrene on the underside of the roof).

This left me to spend a whole hour non-stop screwing in the shed (to finish fixing the boards).

After that I fitted some pre-galv angle to the sides and top of the door aperture . . . this will not only act as a door-stop (I'll be fitting spring-loaded hinges) but will also prevent the wind from forcing rain into the shed AND will give me a nice smooth, flat area to fit some draught-excluder to.



Once that was in place I fitted the plasterboard on the inside of the front face so it covered it up (from the inside).





Next I PVA'd the walls twice, added the skrim and started the filling process . . . .

It's difficult to get pictures as I have an off-cut of DPM covering the door opening at the moment and it's a ball-ache to keep un-pinning it . . .





I added the second (hopefully last) layer of filler last night so, assuming it's all dried, (unlikely) I'll start sanding this evening (Yay ).

[Cunning Plan]

Where did you learn how to do all of this?

Okay, some of it maybe just logical thinking, but still....

[Roadkill]

Dunno, I was tinkering out in the garage from the age of 4 - I used to build little wooden toys from off-cuts my Dad produced . . . my Dad was always under orders from my Mum do be decorating, improving or building something . . . He never got a minute's rest !!

I suppose I picked up certain things then . . . that said my Dad tends to plan much more than me and also spends a lot more time working out how the final details will work before starting.

I'm far too impatient and tend to jump in the first chance I get, thinking about specific details as I become aware of them . . .

My Dad tends to tidy up regularly as well (almost certainly because of my Mum moaning about the dust !!) . . . I tend to spend every available minute doing the job and rarely tidy up much - when there's a project on the go, the work site looks like a bomb's hit 24/7 !!!

[Cunning Plan]

It's a good attitude to have though.

You make me feel lazy.

When I'm thinking about playing a game instead of doing something productive, I feel guilty.

Although for me, it is a lot harder. The bus is back in Norfolk and I am in Northampton

[Roadkill]

Disgusting . . . Just a week and it's nearly off the front page . . . Tut, tut.

So, I've been a bit unwell off-and-on the last few weeks and last week generally didn't feel like doing F*** all after getting in from work.

That said I did have an epic sanding frenzy on Saturday, cleared and swept-up . . . then PVA'd the walls, ceiling and floor before then running a bead of adhesive around the (small) gaps in the edges of the plasterboard.

This was then these pictures were taken :





EDIT - I also finished in-filling and finishing the areas on the outside of the shed, too, which was a little bonus.

After that I had to move a heater out there as the adhesive was taking a while to go-off.
Once it had I added a layer of caulk over the top to smooth things out, ready for painting.

Last night was the first in a while where I felt fine so I got two full coats of white paint on the walls and ceiling, ready for the last one tonight.

If all goes well I may even get a coat of paint on the floor, too, tonight.

[Roadkill]

Got the walls and ceiling finished, now.

Also got the third (and final) coat of paint on the floor last night, too.

I picked up the additional three plastic shelving units I'll need last night, too (these will join the first two from the first shed).

Tonight's job (if I get any time) will be to start cutting and fitting the steel skirting.

After that I'll silicone around the inside of the door opening (there's a tiny gap between the pre-galv angle and plasterboard).

Then I'll start getting the door made.  

[Roadkill]

O.K . . Been a bit ill lately so progress has been hampered somewhat.

Here's some pics, though.

Walls and ceiling painted, as is the floor :



Door frame started . . . :



Test-fitted in the hole (it fits) :



Steel skirting cut and fitted :





Back to the door - Clad and Hung :





The door's got self-closing hinges so snaps-shut nicely and should easily resist high winds.

Since the last photo was taken I've packed the door a little to centralise it and have also made and fitted a handle.

Need to creosote the door next, obviously . . . then . . .

[ianjpage]

Looking good almost finished then

[Cunning Plan]

I was at Castle RK on Friday and I had a brief look at the 'sheds'. Both are extremely well built and blend into the garden, so they do not look out of place.

You really are making use of every millimetre of space you have

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

O.K . . Been a bit ill lately so progress has been hampered somewhat.

My God Project Roadkill is human after all

Quoting: Roadkill

Door frame started . . . :

Sammy will have you building another shed if you keep making such a mess in the conservatory

[Roadkill]

Quoting: F Body

Sammy will have you building another shed if you keep making such a mess in the conservatory

Thankfully the carpet tiles in the conservatory are fooked (not by me) so we're getting a carpet fitted next month - It'll become a "playroom" for Jensen, then.

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Both are extremely well built and blend into the garden, so they do not look out of place.

Thank you.

Quoting: Cunning Plan

You really are making use of every millimetre of space you have

I figure that I'm not a "garden" type of person so why not ? . . . The question is whether project "H" is gonna go-ahead this year or not.  

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

The question is whether project "H" is gonna go-ahead this year or not

Hot tub?!

[Roadkill]

Not *just* a Hot Tub . . .

[Cunning Plan]

H... H..... Hand-job tub?



Yeah, yeah, I'm going....

[art b]

Quoting: Roadkill

Not *just* a Hot Tub . . .

an M&S handjob..

[Incursus]

Hot tub time machine?

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

an M&S handjob..

[art b]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Quoting: art b
an M&S handjob..


 

its done by an old biddy dressed in tweed ....

[PaulS]

well there's an image I didn't want on a Friday morning

[Cunning Plan]

"Does that feel nice laddy? Aren't you a big boy?!"

[Andy]

Well this thread has nose dived some what!

Great work RK. Tell me though, how are you sealing the wood to stop the door expanding? I see you've 'creasoated' the exterior, but our biggest problem with out garden shed are the doors expanding when shut, then having to bust them open and plane them down.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Andy

Well this thread has nose dived some what!

Yeah ART.