In an impetuous moment I ordered one of these: iIt is large (L144 x W76 x H88cm) but the legs fold so it will stand on end. It is 110cm wide including the handles so it will just about fit in the alcove on the rhs of the door as you look towards the front … Read more Workshop Interior – Final Design
Here are my first thoughts on the layout – given limits of time and cash I am planning a combination of ikea cabinets and a hand-made workbench. I would like to make this a dual purpose entertainment and (small) project space, but this plan tends to favour the latter activity. Unless you count a bench … Read more Workshop Interior – design ideas
Design dimensions My main regret is that I did not make it a bit bigger – no doubt I’d still be saying it was too small, even if I had, but making it a couple of feet wider would have made a big difference to the usability of the space inside. sliding door …this would … Read more Building a workshop – things I wish I’d known before starting
One of the little jobs I had forgotten about was to fit some trim between the soffits and the walls. I used oak trim from B&Q, glued and screwed them to the wall and then filled the countersunk screw holes. I stained the wood with a mahogany stain and then varnished it, and I … Read more Exterior nearly finished (again) – trim
my original guestimate of around £6000 was well off, and my slightly more informed estimate of £7500 was not much better – the actual total was £9760 – add in a skip or two and we can call it £10k. Could it be done for £7500 ? I think so, but I would have had … Read more How much did it cost?
A trip to B&Q was the nudge I needed to finish a couple of jobs on the inside of the shed. I made a corner trim out of some left over plywood to tidy up the join between the door and the window, and also added a bit of aluminum trim over the edge of … Read more Door and Window Trims
I have completed version II of the pillar cladding and I am reasonably happy with it. This means the outside building work is now all finally done, bar a couple of coatings of clear coat for the cladding and a bit of silicon sealant between the pillar and the doors. I used paint from Bedec … Read more Exterior finished
It is a much put about myth that cedar is maintenance free – it is true that you don’t have to treat it, but it can’t be guaranteed to fade to a consistent grey colour and frequently ends up as a blotchy mess. blotch cedar the effects of splashback So what clear coat to … Read more Cedar Maintenance
in the end I decided to use plywood, rather than cedar, to cover the corner post – mainly because I had a piece of marine plywood to hand and if it ends up looking terrible I will have only wasted £10 on materials. Besides I am getting impatient to be done with the exterior and … Read more Corner Post Cladding
I’ve got the knack with cladding now and managed to get a lot more up in a couple of hours this afternoon. more cladding cladding top tips It is impossible to keep the corner pieces together when you nail the boards up unless you brace them first. I found this out the hard way. … Read more Cedar Cladding – Part II