steve2286w
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Great looking job, will be nice and cozy in there when done 
Colthebrummie
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It's nicer than my house.
Col
Col
Stretch
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I sure hope for you that isn't the case Col !
When I finally get this millstone from my sodding neck I do intend to be more or less living in it however (so I hope the effort made at this stage pays off)
Great looking job, will be nice and cozy in there when done
At the moment I don't hold out much hope for the insulating properties as it stands. There's only 70mm of insulation installed so far. All I want from the 70mm insulation is stop a bit of noise and condensation. I've got an uneven cavity of about 100mm inside the steel frame work that I intend to fill with something...
...I initially wanted Rockwool but I'm running out of cash. The cheapest insulating material I can find here in Holland is recycled polystyrene balls (apparently people have machines that scrunch up old sheet insulation and sell it on the black market - everything is cash in hand here at the moment since the Dutch tax man admitted he can't cope).
Problem is there's an intrinsic problem with flammable insulation and kippers who like welding. So I'm still at the "To Rockwool" or "To not Rockwool" stage - thinking about flame proof paint or flame proof boarding (OSB is surprising good actually - weld on top it quite frequently and have only really managed to get it to glow - eek!)
Stretch
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Things have not been going to plan. I wanted this done by April 2020
Still I'm almost ready for the winter - just need to fit my self made window frames (took too long to make) and then three of the four sides will be wind and water proof.
Front elevation =>
The big doors are a bit on the heavy side and I haven't got the insulation fitted in them yet. I need to figure out a strong hinge solution to make sure they survive that unexpected gust of wind...
...the eight windows give a fair amount of light but I will need to add in a load of LED lighting for working. Roof lights were planned but I've run out of money.
It is a bit like every episode of "Grand Designs" here with the exception of the imminent arrival of a baby (!)
Rear elevation =>
I've got an emergency exit and two church windows. Not a warm side of the building here so I haven't gone for too much glass here.
The little square covers near to the lower corners of the roof are for a ventilation system so I don't gas myself when spraying paint or welding.
The blue wrapped containers are 1000L IBC containers which fill up nicely for water for the garden. I hope to make better foundations for them and connect them to the rest of the drainage system I fitted last year. I've almost got enough cladding to make them blend in a bit better with the workshop.
The drip ledges above doors and the window sills are all folded aluminium =>
This took longer than expected...
...still was alomst Land Rover work related - bending aluminium...
Still I'm almost ready for the winter - just need to fit my self made window frames (took too long to make) and then three of the four sides will be wind and water proof.
Front elevation =>
The big doors are a bit on the heavy side and I haven't got the insulation fitted in them yet. I need to figure out a strong hinge solution to make sure they survive that unexpected gust of wind...
...the eight windows give a fair amount of light but I will need to add in a load of LED lighting for working. Roof lights were planned but I've run out of money.
It is a bit like every episode of "Grand Designs" here with the exception of the imminent arrival of a baby (!)
Rear elevation =>
I've got an emergency exit and two church windows. Not a warm side of the building here so I haven't gone for too much glass here.
The little square covers near to the lower corners of the roof are for a ventilation system so I don't gas myself when spraying paint or welding.
The blue wrapped containers are 1000L IBC containers which fill up nicely for water for the garden. I hope to make better foundations for them and connect them to the rest of the drainage system I fitted last year. I've almost got enough cladding to make them blend in a bit better with the workshop.
The drip ledges above doors and the window sills are all folded aluminium =>
This took longer than expected...
...still was alomst Land Rover work related - bending aluminium...
Colthebrummie
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Fantastic job, I particularly like the arrow slits, are you expecting the Germans back.
Col
Col
auld duffer
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What a fantastic shed
Stretch
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Thanks for the kind reactions - need as many positive vibes as possible to help me push on through (!)
@Jam1 as requested some pictures of the mess inside =>
Bit of a grey day today - overcast - no sun but still didn't need the flash on the camera. I do need some electric lighting but it isn't too bad considering
As you can see it is a right mess. Loads of work to be done. Even though the floor space is about 65 square meters it is shockingly easy to fill it up with crap.
I'm steadily working through the floor space trying to use the materials I've already got. In principle I've got enough stuff to do the floor and a bit of the walls.
The window frames on the front and rear elevations should be fitted this week - then I'll order the double glazed units.
In the end the walls on the inside will be insulated to take the final thickness of insulation to 170mm - so far there's just 70mm on the outside under the cladding. On paper it is already better insulated than the house with a R of 1.85! (Insulating the house is also a job - I'm planning to utilise my sand blasting kettle to blast in the beads so there's lots of fun ahead as well as many an opportunity to get distracted from repairing the Land Rover)
@Jam1 as requested some pictures of the mess inside =>
Bit of a grey day today - overcast - no sun but still didn't need the flash on the camera. I do need some electric lighting but it isn't too bad considering
As you can see it is a right mess. Loads of work to be done. Even though the floor space is about 65 square meters it is shockingly easy to fill it up with crap.
I'm steadily working through the floor space trying to use the materials I've already got. In principle I've got enough stuff to do the floor and a bit of the walls.
The window frames on the front and rear elevations should be fitted this week - then I'll order the double glazed units.
In the end the walls on the inside will be insulated to take the final thickness of insulation to 170mm - so far there's just 70mm on the outside under the cladding. On paper it is already better insulated than the house with a R of 1.85! (Insulating the house is also a job - I'm planning to utilise my sand blasting kettle to blast in the beads so there's lots of fun ahead as well as many an opportunity to get distracted from repairing the Land Rover)
Stretch
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I'm still whinging about slow progress with the building. Despite the knock on effects of COVID - lack of money - lack of building materials and cold weather I finally have a floor that is slowly being painted =>
Just a few coats of dodgy garage floor paint and I can really start to fill it up with crap!
Just a few coats of dodgy garage floor paint and I can really start to fill it up with crap!
Colthebrummie
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Filling it with crap will be the real problem. The amount of crap you keep is exactly proportionate to the space you have to keep it in. I made three tip runs this week and the garage doesn't look any better. I must have a hundred weight of screws, bolts, washers etc in a million jars. One of my shelves collapsed under the weight before Christmas. Your building is coming on a treat, well done, we are all envious.
Col
Col
LincolnSteve
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That's great! You must be so pleased with it. Well done.
LincolnSteve
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But like Col says don't put too much crap in it.
Barge Pilot
Member
Yes! Envious I am. Still, it inspires, too.
What part of the floor is indicative of the end result? The lighter part in front, the part where the (lovely) work bench/cart is or the high gloss part top left? What did you use for flooring btw?
What part of the floor is indicative of the end result? The lighter part in front, the part where the (lovely) work bench/cart is or the high gloss part top left? What did you use for flooring btw?
Colthebrummie
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If it was mine I'd move in and have a lock on the inside to keep the wife out.
Col
Col
Colthebrummie
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I've spent the morning trying to rehang the door on the lean to next to my shed. It looks worse now than when I started.
Col
Col
Stretch
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I do want to have stuff sorted out before it goes in the new shed but as always there is a danger it will end up like garage #1 =>
^^^^^ Unfortunately this is tidy! This time last year I could not get into this shed ^^^^^
Stretch
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The glossy top left bit in this picture =>
Is actually wet. It will end up being a light-ish battle ship grey. It is meant to be fork lift truck proof garage floor paint.
The flooring is 18mm thick Spano V313. This is an engineered chipboard-like product that is meant for damp-ish rooms. To the best of my knowledge it is only sold in the Benelux countries at the moment. It has similar properties to equivalent thickness OSB (Sterling board). The reason why I chose it instead of OSB was partly that I got a good deal (cheaper than OSB) and it has a nice smooth surface. I expect to be lying on the floor and don't fancy getting OSB splinters in my arse (!)
An under floor structure was necessary for the thickness of this flooring so there's a load of wooden framework interlaced with the steel joist structure. I reckon I have enough strength for my purposes as the biggest gap between the supports is about 40cm. If this floor starts to sag or crack I'll have to come up with another plan.
Ideally I'd have liked to have had a different better quality floor but as The Rolling Stones say "You can't always get what you want ... but sometimes you get what you need"
