Building a workshop – things I wish I’d known before starting
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 …
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Putting on the roof
We finished off the walls by fixing the structural posts and beams in the near corner (these will frame the window and door). walls done …
Erecting the Walls
There was a welcome break in the weather between Christmas and new year, and we ended up with a couple of sunny days in which …
More Rain
we continue to enjoy rain and wind of biblical proportions, but I managed to get an hour or two on Saturday to cut the remaining …
Constructing the floor
A surprisingly nice day today and I even saw the sun on a couple of occasions. I had a few more hours to finish the …
Building with SIPS
Britain would be a far better place if we could somehow arrange to cancel November, December and January. I took half a day off today …
Structural Insulated Panels – part II
… or why SIPS are a good idea Despite being constructed from flimsy individual components SIPs are very strong. This is because when the two …
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS)
Structural Insulated Panels – more than you wanted to know – Part I what is a SIP? A SIP is a prefabricated panel consisting of …