Things have moved on a small amount down by the river but progress is slow due to other commitments. It’s looking very Autumnal down there now.
Been making a couple of screens to fill the apex of the roof. Used two old galvanised buckets, mounted into a panel with a sort of a starburst effect made using constructional veneer. A hole cut in the bucket bottoms takes the Pyrex bowls which are then siliconed in.
The outside of it now sorta puts me in mind of the Third Eye… 😀
One of the two panels being made up.
Gluing the Pyrex bowl into place, weighted in.
The panel fitted into the rear of the shed (excuse the mess…)
Third eye
I was watching George Clarke’s show the other night and saw that another couple had used washing machine doors for their shed on a trailer, but mounted the opposite way to mine.
Happy Christmas from the river. Catching a cheeky few hours on Christmas day to build a bench around the deck. Got the fire on inside, only its second burn…. 🙂
Pretty special…
Public voting is now open for Shed of the Year individual categories. There are four sheds per category.
For some reason though my shed is in the ‘Cabin/Summerhouse’ category. Weird for an allotment shed but there you go.
I’d really appreciate it if you (and every person you know!) Could take the time to have a look over the sheds and pick your favorite, and hey, if your favorite is my shed, ‘The Shed of Dreams’, then all the better! 😉
I’d really appreciate the support from you good folks for the hard work I’ve been putting into this shed dream.
To be quite honest, [pessimistic side]I think they have got me beat but then I suppose they have the luxury of owning their own homes and gardens, where as I had to fit in with the regulations on an allotment! 😀 [/pessimistic side]
Some scrotes tried to jemmy open my shed last night. 😥
Mad thing was, I saw them running off.
It was 3.25am and I heard a loud metallic clang/crack. Looked out the window (girlfriend lives in a tiny road that has gates to the allotments at the end of it, my shed is visible from the gates) and I saw two blokes hoofing over the 8 foot fence/gate, peg it up the road and get into a car and drive off with the lights off. I was speechless to be honest… Tried to shine a torch at them but the one on my phone didn’t work for some reason.
I went into the allotments right after and all looked ok. It was only when I came down this evening that I saw damage to my door.
Are soles 👿
Me being paranoid but wondering if this shed of the year thing has made me more of a target.
Thing is, there’s really nowt worth taking in the shed. It’s all from the tip shop! 😐
Maybe looking for mowers etc. The allotments have break ins now and then. The paranoid in me wonders why seemingly only my shed was targeted. Too pimped? 😳
They did get inside it seems, originally I’d thought they hadn’t. Ironically, they stole my crowbar… 🙄
The drawers in my cabinet were all a bit open (I’d never leave drawers a bit open!)
Strange though how the door was shut again on their way out, almost like they used a crowbar to re-shut it… Weird. :-/
Scrotes 👿
By the way good stw sheddists. Voting for category finalists ends tomorrow, Wednesday. I’d really appreciate a vote if you have a mo.
Cheers all.
Been and done the filming today for Shed of the Year, down in Maidenhead.
Really great day, meeting some amazing characters. I have a new found respect for people who work in television though as that was really looooooong doing several takes and angles of EVERYTHING.
Hanging out with the two driveable sheds.
Will Hardie, the crazy party shed mental outfit guy, and George Clarke
Met Walter from Aviemore who won last year. Lovely bloke and we talked about Mcmoonter….
Fantastic day anyway. Knackered now. Thanks again to all of you who voted and no doubt I’ll be spamming the forum again come July when the show is aired and I can cringe deeply at myself on tv… 😳
Met Walter from Aviemore who won last year. Lovely bloke and we talked about Mcmoonter….
Walter is an amazing guy with boundless enthusiasm. We had an open day here a few weeks back as part of the Shelter exhibition and the Thousand Huts Campaign at the local museum. We have some architects coming in a week or so too.
Kayak, the filming process is a marathon, but when it’s all edited together it’s wonderful what they create. I suffered from the Deer in the headlights/trying to look natural conflict too. Meeting the other shed builders was a highlight.
Good luck with the vote. I can see you doing many comissioned sheds in the future.