Quoting: art b - (elsewhere)
is it a bronze age design ...
Just like the garage extension it's fundamentally built on timber posts set in concrete pads. The garage extension has a concrete base (separate from the frame) and polystyrene and timber over that. The shed will be much more basic. The floor will be sat on batons attached to the walls (that are attached to the posts).
This way there's no need for large bases and the build is accelerated.
Anyway.
The site. The new shed will attach to the garage extension to add stability, reduce costs and materials and speed up build time.
The overall sizes are 4.9m long, 1.4m deep and about 2.25m high.
Four post holes dug :
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Next the three main panels were built inside the conservatory (they just about fitted through the double-doors !)
Temporary bracing was used to ensure the panels were square :
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Once square, they were clad . . .
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And taken outside to be treated to 2 coats of 50/50 creosote substitute and 25,000-mile used diesel oil.
Recycling the "Man" way. Lovely.
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One of the panels was screwed to the garage, then a post screwed to it, then a further panel and post attached to that to make up the rear wall.
The last panel (and another post) was screwed to the middle post of the garage to form the first part of the front wall.
All posts and panels were braced and packed before it got too dark to do any more . . . .
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Quoting: F Body
I can see you building a basement next
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Quoting: Roadkill
Next stage is to finish off a bit of log-rolling to enlarge a raised flower bed to get rid of the various buckets and piles of earth dotted around the garden . . . . .
(Will be finished this evening)
I also won a second-hand set of uPVC french doors off ebay that fit the opening I have in the side exactly.
It'll mean I can get BIG items in and out easily (like the seats from the Caddy when I start the resto) . . also, as they're pre-hung, I won't have to worry about drafts or leaks !!
Should be picking them up next week.
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Quoting: Cunning Plan
Is the roof sloping, or have I missed that bit?
Yeah, about 15mm rise from front to back.
Quoting: Roadkill
Next stage is to finish off a bit of log-rolling to enlarge a raised flower bed to get rid of the various buckets and piles of earth dotted around the garden . . . . .
Got this bit finished which then enabled me to have a good tidy up and clear some room.
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Next stage was running the wiring. Using a penned-on-wall sketch provided by Ian I got most of it run Saturday . . . with the final bits, connection and testing Sunday.
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Quoting: Roadkill
. . . . . then the shed's floor . . .
DPM first . . . I wasn't going to bother but for £20 it'd be daft not too. The ground was swept and any hard or sharp stones hammered in. Then I sprinkled some sand over the area to further protect the DPM.
After the DPM came 50mm of Polystyrene . . . again, I wasn't going to bother but I'd probably regret it if I didn't . . . .
Then the perimeter framework for the decking . . . . then the decking.
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The floor's all done, now and looking good.
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Next up is the ceiling. I was going to leave this as just timber but I think condensation will be an issue so it's getting 25mm of polystyrene then a layer of plasterboard.
Then the walls. Again, 25mm of polystyrene, finished with plasterboard.
I should be picking up the doors this week, too . . . so they'll be fitted as soon as they're available.
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Thanks to Ian for the help with the electrics and the extra pair of hands with the floor boards.
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Quoting: art b
you dont need to use a junction box if your installing new wiring..
Pass.
It works and I found the boxes "in stock" so they didn't cost anything.
How would you connect the wiring for the switch without one ??
Quoting: Roadkill
How would you connect the wiring for the switch without one ??
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Quoting: art b
to save running a lighting curciut into the shed...
Funny you should say that . . . Both lights and power spur off of the mains as we couldn't get to the lighting ring but managed to get to the mains feed for the sockets in the garage.
Quoting: Roadkill
Funny you should say that . . . Both lights and power spur off of the mains as we couldn't get to the lighting ring but managed to get to the mains feed for the sockets in the garage.
so your lights are protected by a 32 amp breaker ..(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/confused.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Can't remember what the sockets are . . . don't think they're 32A, though . . they're not that high.
Sounds like the simplest fix would be a fused switch, then ?
it depends on ya cable size to the lights,
if its the same as the socket cable 2.5mm then its not so bad...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
The doors have been delayed (again) !
thats ebay for ya win some ...get messed around a bit...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/can.gif)
at least stuff is cheeeeeeep(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
(It's part of a bigger non-auto project hopefully happening next year)
OOO.. What? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
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Or is it (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/security.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
I'm gonna do one of those "Can you guess what it is, yet ?" threads . . .
its the only way ...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Quoting: art b
now the windows out you should knock thru from the garage....
I really did consider it but under that window is where my P.C sits and to enter the shed from there I would effectively need to remove my P.C, phone, sockets, speakers and sub (they'd be homeless as on the other end of the bench is the sink).
Also on the wall on the shed side I intend to mount shelves and put in a heavy-duty bench.
Basically the extra benefit of that access is nothing compared to the extra work and loss of wall space.
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EDIT - Besides, it's now plasterboarded over.
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Yeah I remember reading / asking on here a while ago when I tidied up an outhouse, but the result was not brilliant, so I wondered what I did wrong by asking what RK is doing right (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/diy.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
The point of the thread was partly a 'how to' to show how easy it is to do something like this.
I use a wickes ready mix compound (I'll post a picture later).
I put the first coat over the joints and screw heads to generally fill the holes ...... This tends to shrink back a bit so you'll never finish it in one go any way. I then give it a quick sand down once it's dry, then one coat of watered down PVA before a second coat, concentrating on getting it as even and smooth as possible.
After that, sand again, PVA again and paint.
Thanks dude, noted.
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Quoting: Roadkill
Picked up the doors on my custom-built timber roof rack !
LOL!! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/jaw.gif) (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
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Quoting: Roadkill
The doors are loosely in . . . I need to finish packing them properly but they're keeping 90% of the weather out, now.
I'll get a picture once I can get out there without getting soaked !!!
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Quoting: Roadkill
Funny, as I was gonna take some but didn't.
It's sitting in the back garden so I'll take a pic . . . you'll have to imagine the rest yourself.
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The two shorter (vertical in the pic) bits in the middle have small notches cut in them that located on the Mondeo's roof-rails. I used 8 heavy duty cable ties to attach the frame to the roof, then 30m of nylon rope to secure the door to the frame and the frame back to the rails.
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Quoting: Roadkill
I'll get a picture once I can get out there without getting soaked !!!
They are excellent, I was expecting some flimsy plywood doors! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/clap3.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
It's sitting in the back garden so I'll take a pic . . . you'll have to imagine the rest yourself.
Ha! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Quoting: art b
the brown doors look good
Quoting: Cunning Plan
They are excellent, I was expecting some flimsy plywood doors!
Having hung a exterior timber door, treat it with 4 coats of quality exterior treatment and still have it f*** up after a year, I knew It had to be uPVC.
I was looking for a single door (originally a white one from Wickes) but decided brown was the obvious choice.
I stumbled on this french door set - which just happened to fit the opening left in the shed at that time almost perfectly so it all made sense . . .
They set me back £209 (my budget was £150) which, although epic, was less than quarter what a decent new set would cost . . . Fitting and aftercare is simple and easy too, PLUS I can open both doors up meaning I can get some big (Cadillac sized) parts in there if need be.
As a plus, plus, they let in enough light so that you don't need any windows during the day, too.
(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/ebayanim.gif) FTW !! <-- Even if the seller did mess me about a little bit !
Quoting: Roadkill
I knew It had to be uPVC.
So they are plastic with a brown 'wood effect'? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
get some big (Cadillac sized) parts in there if need be
Let's have a picture of them open (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/evilgrin.gif)
Quoting: Cunning Plan
So they are plastic with a brown 'wood effect'?
Yup.
If I'd know they were that "real" looking I would've gone for them for the rest of the house when I had the windows done years back instead of white (white's a ba$tard to keep clean) . . .
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Let's have a picture of them open
Will do. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
I was out there in the dark last night, braving the rain and thunder to get the timber infills cut, planed and fitted to the top and side of the frame.
This meant I could finish fixing the frame, rough seal it (from the inside) and fit the internal beading around the glass inside.
This morning I popped out before work and finished fitting the gutter and creosoted the timber I fitted last night.
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Just need to seal the outside with (brown) frame sealant and she's 100% weather-proof !
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Quoting: Cunning Plan
Did you not fancy carrying the gutter all the way around?
They do a 135* bend but the angle of the shed is more acute - more like 120* so it wouldn't have worked very well.
What I did do was put a ridge on that side under the felt so the water doesn't run off there, but is directed to the gutter on the long side.
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Quoting: Roadkill
They do a 135* bend but the angle of the shed is more acute - more like 120* so it wouldn't have worked very well.
thats fair enough
i had the same problem on my uber carport , so i set one run higher than the outer , then cut a semi circle out ot the lower run and the other one comes into it...
[i may get a pic]
Quoting: Roadkill
What I did do was put a ridge on that side under the felt so the water doesn't run off there, but is directed to the gutter on the long side.
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Quoting: art b
i had the same problem on my uber carport , so i set one run higher than the outer , then cut a semi circle out ot the lower run and the other one comes into it...
Similar to how I connected the end of the garage . . . that runs perpendicular but is directly above the shed guttering so I trimmed the outlet back to a minimum and dropped it into the shed gutter.
Quoting: Andy
Thats awesome, are you wiring it up?
Yeah, there's pics earlier.
It's got 2 double mains sockets inside, 1 double mains sockets outside and 2 4-foot strip-lights (not yet fitted).
Quoting: Roadkill
I use a wickes ready mix compound (I'll post a picture later).
While I remember.
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It sands good and keeps pretty well over long periods of time in storage. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
I need to get it done ASAP so I can shelf-it-out and start filling it with beer
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Quoting: FUBAR
Back in the Day that would have been Losty's LAN-Fest bedroom
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Suitably sound (snore) - proofed !! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: art b
you could get an offcut of vinyl for the floor ....
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What's happening with the floor? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: Cunning Plan
What's happening with the floor?
I think I'm gonna go for floor paint as it's easier to repair and can just be periodically repainted to freshen it up.
My metal skirting board is going through the workshop as we speak so not much is likely to get done on the shed this weekend . . . .
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I could paint the floor, though. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Quoting: art b
you got a spirit level for that top shelf
Looks bad, don't it ?
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The floor at that end is 2mm lower on the left side (as viewed) so the lower shelf is out as it's just packed-off of the floor . . . the next two shelves are within 1mm left-to-right, though.
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Quoting: Cunning Plan
:pictures:
She's officially finished - In well UNDER 3 months !!!
What's going on ? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)
Technically I want to add frosted film to the two doors which I've found for £12.99 but that was a last minute Idea and WILL get done within the next week or so (need to order it).
Apart from that I need to finish hooking up the Beer kegs but technically that falls under a different Project so it's done, finished and I've moved in !!!
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ART - I twigged why the shelves look wonky . . . the ceiling (as viewed) is pitched downwards from left to right . . . The plasterboard is secured to the roof above through 25mm polystyrene so obviously has the same pitch.
Had me scratching my head for a minute or two until I got the kegs on the top shelf and it was obvious.
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I got some light-weight shelving too . . . .
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Quoting: Roadkill
I've been spending a few evenings in the back garden, helping to fully incorporate the shed in its new surroundings - but more on that later . . . .
This is what I meant . . . I've been increasing the lengths of the raised beds to incorporate the new shed . . . I don't often get excited over gardening but I really like how it's looking, now . . . A few more little changes over the winter and early next year and I'll call it done.
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Brilliant project. Love watching you build shit. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/clap3.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
I got some light-weight shelving too . . . .
So, how much room have you gained in the garage? Or was this more about creating a beer brewing area? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: art b
what are the two placcy dustbins in the raised bed..
One's Recycling, one's rubbish . . . They've been there for years and when I had the idea of raising the beds around it I still wanted to be able to take them out (for cleaning etc . .) so have galvanised steel rings made that the bins neatly sit in.
The long-term plan is that I'll gravel the top of the bed in a couple of weeks, then plant plants around them in spring to camouflage them a bit.
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Quoting: art b
dont you have wheelie bins..?
I requested not to have them . . . I rarely throw food away (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif) and as all my plants are evergreens, rarely produce garden waste, either . . . It'd just be another thing to find a home for !
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Quoting: Cunning Plan
So, how much room have you gained in the garage? Or was this more about creating a beer brewing area?
Actually a lot.
I've cleared out about 1/3 of what was in the cupboards (so far) to allow me to re-jig them later on and do some repairs to one (the shelf got over-loaded). I've got my floor back in the garage (which was seriously cluttered), I've cleared out some of the "bigger" tools from my roll-cab AND moved a few bits out of the Caddy's trunk.
I was surprised at how much crap I had !! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/lol.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
I was surprised at how much crap I had !!
dont we all....(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
The funny thing is that I've been clearing one of the back corners of the garden this weekend (for those of you that may remember - it was where the back of the Humber used to be - later the BBQ) . . .
. . . I got the old concrete slab out, the wall knocked down, its foundations broken up and got the area behind pretty-much dug-out last night . . .
. . The plan was to re-locate a swing-bench to that location but after seeing the space I've got in that corner (about 6' wide x 7' deep) I'm now thinking another shed would work better.
Yeah . . . a shed would work better . . . plus it would fit in nicely with my long-term master-plan !
The only thing I actually managed to do over Chrimbo was to clear this corner (I needed the earth to in-fill the new bed next to the new shed).
The space left is currently 1.5m wide and 1.6m deep back to the fence . . but I'm intending to increase that to 1.6m wide by 1.8m deep.
The said it won't be a huge shed (fairly normal by most standards) but it'll use an otherwise useless and previously un-used corner . . .
It'll be another "rapid" build . . . but I'm not sure just how rapid with Winter here ?
Here's the plot -
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Quoting: ianjpage
So whats going in this shed then :p
sammy said, he's gonna be moving into one of em (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/confused.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
I'm thinking sand-blasting cabinet and parts cleaner . . .
Ahh cool (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Actually, change that.
It makes a lot more sense to keep this latest shed idea "power free".
I'll probably locate the bulk-storage shelves to the newer shed, and put the other stuff in the existing shed where there's power already.
Should speed up the build even more.
Hmm, yeah does make more sense and should, as you say, speed the building process
Quoting: Titsy
Why not just got to all the boundaries and be done with it... you can have a glass roof and call it a winter garden...
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If I wasn't so happy with how the garden's looking at the moment I probably would've !
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Quoting: Titsy
Why not just got to all the boundaries and be done with it... you can have a glass roof and call it a winter garden...
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Quoting: Roadkill
Here's the plan -
In-depth! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/clap3.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
but that's another story
Quoting: art b
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You'll have to wait a bit for that one . . . . (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Anyway, back to the shed and I've got my cement and stones . . . just need to pick up some sand tomorrow morning and we're ready for leveling and concreting.
From there I reckon the build will start accelerating as there's lots of bits I can be doing before and after work, as well as at the weekend.
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Quoting: Roadkill
During the week I plan to get the timber cut for the roof and do a couple of "tip-runs".
Yup, done . . .
Quoting: Roadkill
The plan for next weekend, though, is primarily to back-fill the area to the sides and rear of the shed . . . . .
I got the back part in-filled (effort !!) . . . Looks good, though . . . not that I'll ever see it again !
I had to take the back panel out to do it (this was planned in the design so, apart from the weight of the panel, went pretty smoothly).
Completely forgot about it initially so only started it while it was getting dark on Saturday . . . Finished it at gone 7pm in the freezing cold. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rolleyes.gif)
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Weather on Sunday prevented me from getting the roof on - which really p!ssed me off . . . But I've pre-drilled the roof boards and cut the temporary overlay I'm putting on the roof until it's warm enough to felt it.
Hopefully it's clear one morning this weekend and I'll try to get out and get it on before work.
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Then I'd be back on schedule . . .
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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).
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Quoting: Roadkill
O.K . . Been a bit ill lately so progress has been hampered somewhat.
My God Project Roadkill is human after all (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Door frame started . . . :
Sammy will have you building another shed if you keep making such a mess in the conservatory (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
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. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
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. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
The question is whether project "H" is gonna go-ahead this year or not
Hot tub?! (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Not *just* a Hot Tub . . .
an M&S handjob..(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: Andy
Well this thread has nose dived some what!
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Yeah ART. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/smirk.gif) (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/nono.gif)
Quoting: Andy
Tell me though, how are you sealing the wood to stop the door expanding?
Quoting: Andy
our biggest problem with out garden shed are the doors expanding when shut, then having to bust them open and plane them down.
Creosote, and 6mm gaps . . . (hence the metal anglel behind to stop the wind blowing the rain through).
It's still likely that it'll need some planing at some point . . . but I'm hoping the above, plus the fact that it's quite a substantial door will all help.
We'll see. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Fit Cabin Hook to door (to keep the door open when needed),
Done - also fitted some to the "older" shed.
Quoting: Roadkill
Fit 3 x pieces of log roll to the outside to "tie it in" with the existing,
Done, finished.
Quoting: Roadkill
Draw / have made / fit pre-galv plate to the inside of the door (not needed but I reckon it'll finished it off nicely),
It's been made and is sitting in the boot of the Mondeo . . . I'll fit it first thing tomorrow.
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EDIT -
On a separate, but related note, I fitted the "frosted window film" to the first shed's french doors last night, too . . . that was the final outstanding job on that shed so technically I've finished that, now !
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Just the Roof felf on the new shed (later this month if the weather stays warm) then they're both done !
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Quoting: Roadkill
On a separate, but related note, I fitted the "frosted window film" to the first shed's french doors last night, too
Here's a pic . . . also bought another mat for the keg area, too so Shed #1 is 100% done !
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It's been made and is sitting in the boot of the Mondeo . . . I'll fit it first thing tomorrow.
Another pic . . . Was a bit of a sod to fit but looks the tits ! - Glad I added it. If the weather stays nice I'll get the roof done at the end of this month and finish Project Shed #2, too !
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Quoting: Roadkill on 10th March 2014
If the weather stays nice I'll get the roof done at the end of this month and finish Project Shed #2, too !
Well, that kinda highlights what kind of year I had last year . . . the Shed has had its temporary polythene roof cover for well over a year, now.
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No leaks, though, despite its pikey looks.
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Needless to say it's on the top of the list, after sorting out the garage to get that roof felted.
Another thing that's become apparent is that I'm using the Sheds . . . a lot.
That's good, of course, but it's become clear that the plastic shelving units in "Shed II" are not man enough for the items I need to store in there (I added a steel shelving bay in "Shed I" late last year to store Caddy bits on).
It's not just because they're a bit weak, most of the problem is because of the amount of pillars/legs there are supporting all the shelves . . . (see pictures above) . . it really hinders getting larger items in (think Christmas tree box, tent bag etc . . )
So -
I have an abundance of thick timber shelving available, left over from projects at work, that I intend to use in place of the plastic shelving units.
The plan is to have them free-spanning from front-to-back, meaning no legs or supports to get in the way so I can get some big stuff in there.
I also intend to install steel nosings to the front of the shelves (like in "Shed I") so they'll be solid and able to stand up to getting knocked about.
Not really a job I wanted to do but it won't take long, will cost maybe £15 (for screws and timber batons) and will make the second shed much, much more use-able.
I will wait til the weather gets a bit better first, though, I think.
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P.S, If anyone wants 5 x plastic shelving units, barely a year old, in good, clean condition, let me know.
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Quoting: Roadkill
P.S, If anyone wants 5 x plastic shelving units, barely a year old, in good, clean condition, let me know.
Ugh, I would, but I am on a spending lock-down right now (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/nono.gif)
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