I finally got around to ordering the timber and it has arrived, but due to a
combination of the bad weather and other things keeping me busy, it remains
stuck on the drive.
The shopping part is definitely the low point of shed building, and this
particular episode was not any different.
To liven things...
I finally got around to ordering the timber and it has arrived, but due to a
combination of the bad...
I got an hour or two this afternoon to stick the roof cover down.
I am using a roofing material made from EPDM which is a synthetic rubber. It can
be bought in large sheets and is glued down – there are two main manufacturers
selling in the UK, Classic Bond and Firestone. Firestone seems to...
I got an hour or two this afternoon to stick the roof cover down.
I am using a roofing material...
a minor milestone has been reached and the workshop is now more-or-less wind and
rain proof. Bob arrived with the replacement window on Tuesday and helped me fit
it.
It turns out there is a right and a wrong-way for a modern glazing unit to face
– apparently one of the surfaces is ‘low emission’ and...
a minor milestone has been reached and the workshop is now more-or-less wind and
rain proof. Bob arrived with the...
lovely day today but since I haven’t got much I can get on with I faffed around
silicon sealing the windows and doors. Finally got the roof dry. I should
probably be shopping for plaster boards & soffits etc (yawn).
dry roof...
lovely day today but since I haven’t got much I can get on with I faffed around
silicon sealing...
a brief pause while I wait for Bob, of Bob Best’s Windows fame to deliver my new
window unit (next week I hope). I explained my amateurish mistake while breaking
the old one, and he said sagely: ‘it does happen, mate’ which made me feel
better about the whole thing.
The other important step...
a brief pause while I wait for Bob, of Bob Best’s Windows fame to deliver my new
window unit...
I have turned what should have been a simple job into a bit of a palaver. Things
started off fairly comically when I did a trial fit of the window frame and
found out it was 25mm too short. Panic!
I had just about come to terms with the fact that I had somehow failed...
I have turned what should have been a simple job into a bit of a palaver. Things
started off fairly...
Finished off the walls by fixing the structural posts and beams in the near
corner (these will frame the window and door).
walls done – there are solid wood post and beams around the door and window
openings.A post is needed to support one corner of the roof. When I did the
drawings I arranged...
Finished off the walls by fixing the structural posts and beams in the near
corner (these will frame the window...
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 some construction work could be
done. Happily the two clear days were in succession and coincided with my
brother staying over, so we got a lot done. I am eternally...
There was a welcome break in the weather between Christmas and new year, and we
ended up with a couple...
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 osb splines.
Saturday: merely dampThe weather forecast looks grim for the near future so I
have revised my plans and now will attempt to get the walls and roof up...
we continue to enjoy rain and wind of biblical proportions, but I managed to get
an hour or two on...
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 floor, which was good
Re. the weather – I do realize the sensible thing to do would be to wait for dry
conditions, but this is the only spare time I...
A surprisingly nice day today and I even saw the sun on a couple of occasions. I
had a few...