Projects - Uber Shed and Square Shed

[Roadkill]

Arrghhh !

Paint wasn't quite dry enough for a third coat last night . . .

So I made Beer instead !

[art b]

beer ftw ....

[Roadkill]

I've had issues with filler and paint not drying . . . I've got a heater in there which is great but the downside is that it's producing condensation in the "cold spots"
Namely the screws that hold the ceiling plasterboard in place . . . they run through the insulation and the paint is still wet over them !!

I'll get the dehumidifier out there during the day tomorrow - I reckon that'll sort it.

Anyway.  Despite that I got a third coat of paint on last night . . . I'm 95% happy with it . . . there's a couple of minor patches but I'm not doing a fourth coat and I have to keep reminding myself that it is just a shed !!

I dropped in on my way back from site earlier (during daylight) and got the switches and sockets fixed and the lights fitted and tested.



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Need to concentrate on the fixed shelving next and the metal skirting board I want made . . . .

Nearly there.

[FUBAR]

Nice "Shed"

Back in the Day that would have been Losty's LAN-Fest bedroom

[Roadkill]

Quoting: FUBAR

Back in the Day that would have been Losty's LAN-Fest bedroom

Suitably sound (snore) - proofed !!  

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

you could get an offcut of vinyl for the floor ....

What's happening with the floor?

[Roadkill]

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 . . . .



I could paint the floor, though.  

[Roadkill]

I have to keep reminding myself that it's "just a shed" . . so instead of forking out more money on fancy coloured floor paint, I used some stuff left over from the shed at Ian and Vicky's.

It's actually not too bad . . . It's had three coats - which is plenty.

Last night I started getting the fixed shelves in . . . Basically 2 large shelves to take my boxes of "general garage junk", then a shelf above that to act as a workbench/dumping ground . . . Then, after that, a further, smaller shelf to house my 3 Beer Kegs (this is still to be fitted).

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All of the materials for this part of the project were either acquired from work, left over from other jobs or out of my stock . . . so it's been nice and cheap !

I did have some nosings made that hammer-over the cut ends of the 38mm thick shelves . . . this will protect the edge and ensure the (unsupported) front edge remains rigid under load.

I need to get another made for the Beer shelf . . . .



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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 . . . .

Tonight's job will be to get the Beer Shelf up and fitted . . . then start fitting my metal skirting boards  . . . .

Nearly done !

[art b]

free stuff is good ...

you got a spirit level for that top shelf....  

[Roadkill]

Quoting: art b

you got a spirit level for that top shelf

Looks bad, don't it ?

 

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.

[art b]

to within 1mm .....

id have thought, YOU  would have got them spot on....

[Roadkill]

Nobody's perfect.

[Roadkill]

No work done over the weekend because of the LAN but I was out there late, late on Thursday fitting the "Beer" shelf and supports, then cutting and fitting the metal "skirting".

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Nearly ready to "move in".  

[art b]

very neat ...

[Cunning Plan]

Great idea on the skirting, it looks better made than my house

[Roadkill]

I wish I'd thought of it sooner and I would've used it on the main garage, too.  

[Roadkill]

Because I'm a perfectionist bit of a tart, I siliconed around all the fixed shelves last night at the back of the shed to stop crap getting caught down the back & sides . . . .

I also fitted the final nosing to the beer shelf . . . and also siliconed around the inside of the door and cleaned said doors (they were covered in dust after the sanding frenzy).

The only jobs left are to touch up a minor bit of paint damage in a couple of places and add a bit of silicone to the expansion gap on the floor in front of the doors . . .

Should get that done tonight, meaning I can start moving my crap in later on !!!

[Cunning Plan]

:pictures:

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

:pictures:

She's officially finished - In well UNDER 3 months !!!

What's going on ?

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 !!!



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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[art b]

nice..
looks like its turned into a brewing shed....

yup i can see the roof line and shelf optical illusion ..

what are the two placcy dustbins in the raised bed..
dont you have wheelie bins..?

[Cunning Plan]

Brilliant project. Love watching you build shit.

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?

[Roadkill]

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.

Quoting: art b

dont you have wheelie bins..?

I requested not to have them . . . I rarely throw food away and as all my plants are evergreens, rarely produce garden waste, either . . . It'd just be another thing to find a home for !

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 !!  

[ianjpage]

shed does look good now, nicely filling up

[art b]

Quoting: Roadkill

I was surprised at how much crap I had !!

dont we all....

[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.