Workshop – Interior 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 …
outstanding workshop jobs – trim
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 …
Building a workshop – things I wish I’d known before starting
Design DIMENSIONS In terms of the overall design my main regret is that I did not make it a bit bigger. No doubt I’d still …
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How much did it cost?
my original guestimate of around £6000 was not even close and my updated, and slightly better informed, estimate of £7500 was not much better. The …
Door and Window Trims
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 …
Exterior finished
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 …
Cedar Maintenance
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 …
Corner Post Cladding
in the end I decided to use plywood, rather than cedar, to cover the corner post – mainly because I had a piece of marine …
Cedar Cladding continued
I’ve got the knack with cladding now and managed to get a lot more up in a couple of hours this afternoon. cladding top …
Completing the Roof – fascias
Got a few hours in between interruptions to fit the fascias and roof trim – great to get a bit completed at last. I spent …