Fire up the Fergie, time to build my new studio.

I think a cowl will be dependant on how clean the wind flow is over the flue, all the trees may cause turbulence which may reduce the draw also the flue is relatively short this could have an effect as well. If your studio is very draught free you may need a vent to allow air in to allow combustion. I’d get it lit and see how it goes,door shut, door open and any other variables you can think of. We have a euro cowl on, wind blowing over creates a sort of venturi drawing air/smoke up. It almost draws too well when it is windy!A cowl will also keep rain out and birds/squirrels

Aren’t your flue joints the wrong way up?

Can I come and live in it, it’s nicer than my house!!

Aren’t your flue joints the wrong way up?

I usually put them that way around, it’s the only way the first section fits over the firebox outlet.

I’d have the flue inside the stove outlet sealed with fire rope and fire cement. Any rain,creosote, condensation can’t run out of the joints only into the fire box.

Any views of cowls on the top of flues? Will I need one?

There’s a group of people in central Rome swear by them, reckon you can use them for signaling to your followers and everything.
Could be useful to you given the high esteem in which your held in this parish………….

I’d have the flue inside the stove outlet sealed with fire rope and fire cement. Any rain,creosote, condensation can’t run out of the joints only into the fire box.

This.

Wrong way round isn’t a problem unless you burn wet wood at which piont yukky tar will seep through and make a stinky mess. A cowl is always a good ideaa to stop rain getting in and rusting things, especially over the summer months.

Good call guys, I will see if it will fit the other way around. I need to go to the merchants tomorrow for another bracket, I will see what they have in the way of rainproof cowls.

Words cannot describe the joy that is a roaring wood burning stove in my studio. Sadly neither can pictures as my phone died last night hot on the heels of my laptop. I will get a new phone tomorrow to share the moment.

I tried to turn the glue pipes around as described above, but there was no way they would fit inside the firebox sleeve. The moisture in the fire putty leaked a bit as it heated up, but it’s working fine just now. The draw is awesome.

I’ve got a pic on my iPad, but I cant seem to be able to upload it to Picasa or Facebook.

Excellent news!

I love these threads 😀

we need another update!!!

Im sorry for the want of updates, my phone and laptop died. Im struggling a bit with my new phone but here’s something to keep you going.

The stove has been awesome, I’ve been working in a T shirt while snow squalls have passed by. the sun shone today and it was like being in a greenhouse in summer.

I’ve just got a little more cladding and insulating under the benches and Im almost there.

I will stain and varnish the floor, then paint the exterior.

Sun, too – are you sure that’s Scotland?

(And I wish I had all that land to build on!)

looks amazing, well done!

Here’s another a litte later on as the evening sun went down.

I hate you…

A very beautiful space you have created there. The light coming in looks wonderfully playful.

The light for winter is pretty amazing. The skylights face south so it catches the sun all day, in winter the sun sets over the hill well before the big woodshed would cast its shadow in summer.

I’m really chuffed at how well it’s turned out. It’s rough and ready in places, but it is only a shed at it’s core. It was warm enough outside to consider painting the exterior, I need to get the inside sorted first, maybe by the weekend I can make a start outside.

That does look impressive with all the glass!

The views from it are great, the glass makes the best of that. The site as I said away back at the beginning of the thread was where I used to burn all the arb waste and chainsaw dust. I can’t believe I’ve overlooked its potential for so long. It’s a windblown spot in winter but the stove has made it habitable.

Incredible.
Well done. Looks like the perfect place to paint.

It didn’t look too promising a start to the day.

High five to Somafunk for sending the cowl adaptor, a minor fettle and it’s fitted.

I got a bit more under bench cladding and insulating then some top coat on the west gable.

I brought up the Eglin Fiberglass for a bit of scale and fun.

That’s wonderful. I love wooden structures.

Wish one day to have something similar as my own workroom is in the attic, although the views (because I’m so high) as fantasic I’d rather be at ground level and in the garden away from the house.

Looking forward to seeing it in full ‘eau de nil’ glory.

Just brilliant, P. Brilliant.
Great space and light.

I finished the interior insulating and cladding, its made a big difference to the condensation which gathered on the windows. I imagine there will be a phase of interior drying. When I was cutting the 4x2s water sprayed out from the saw blade. They now feel much drier.

Late in the afternoon while the sun was still shining I dashed down to the town to get some paint. White undercoat for starters, I will keep the top coat colour a surprise for now.

When I was cutting the 4x2s water sprayed out from the saw blade.

I’ve just been de-moulding my workshop as a result of building benches from damp timber!

Awesome. So is that house and wood store yours as well?

Awesome. So is that house and wood store yours as well?

Aye, those are three of the eight bays of logs, the building is part of the stable block.

Looking down the other way.

Look, could you just pack it in now??

You have no idea the amount of jealousy you are causing!

Wish one day to have something similar as my own workroom is in the attic, although the views (because I’m so high) as fantasic I’d rather be at ground level and in the garden away from the house.

Bunnyhop, it’s certainly DIY doable. If you have the space in the garden, I’d say go for it. I built it around the glass, I expect it would be the most expensive component. If you have an eye for opportunistic salvage, something suitable, or at least adaptable will turn up. I like that unexpected factor in a cabin. A stove is what has made all the difference. Again, these need not be an extravagance. I almost bidded on a Morso wood burner in Hebden Bridge on eBay. It only needed a wire brush, some paint, new glass and bricks. No one bid on it, it was just too far to collect for me.

I’d imagine light in a workspace would be just as important for your work too.

If you need any advice just give me a shout. I’m sure you guys could build one.

My Dad salvaged a load of windows from a school that was being redone, lovely massive Victorian jobs. Built his own studio(he’s a successful potter) in the woods with little DIY knowledge. The whole build started from the window dimensions. I think the 3 phase was the only thing he didn’t do himself. 25 years later and it still stands and is still a studio for a sculptor and a stain glass artist.
Our house was built by gypsies in the 20s and added onto by everyone who lived there. I have a soft spot for studios in woods and hand built living spaces. All hail the builders doing it for the love and not the added value to property!

I think Bunnyhop is being a tad modest, Her attic workroom is awesome. 😉

“The building is part of the stable block”

Now you’re just rubbing it in. 😉
It all looks fantastic.

Tang, I’d love to see some pics of your dads studio. It just so happens I have some windows like those you describe.

I saw this the other day and was inspired.

I thought this was pretty neat too.

thats a nice log cabin, there was a link earlier aboy home build cabins in canada and remote place in the us there were some v nice places. \not sure about the 3 mile walk in or the 8 months of winter(although 8 months of winter is like the UK at the moment grrrr)

Good work on the studio I hope the light is good for your painting

I’m sure I have some that I need to scan. He sold up in 1996 to move to Somerset(another workshop built) and the buyer bought the property to rent to artists. We just found out that its been sold for 500K (prime cotswold location with woods and a bit of land) soon to be pulled down and the artists out, along with the wooden house to make way for a posh new build. Thats the way it goes I guess. Good place to grow up, lots of good memories. The gypsy boy in ‘Cider with Rosie’ lived there and before we had it an old pawnbroker from Gloucester lived there, we found his secret safe under a hidden trapdoor in the floor, keys left in but empty!

Tang, artisans always create the best workspaces where few can see the potential, the moneyed types never have the imagination to establish anything original.

My folks are artists too, Back in the 60s they bought a shop in a run down part of Edinburgh due for demolition, they sold furniture and period clothing to fellow art students and theatre companies. They established a reputation to the point that even the Cadburys used to come to try and buy from their stock, mercifully they hung on to some of their best Jumeau dolls, though a Chippendale lectern did get away. 😥 I’d like to think that their intervention helped prevent the demolition order and preserved that part of the city for the future

They lived in the shop at night and sold the furniture by day.

I managed to get a second coat of undercoat on today before the easterly wind drove me indoors.

Fabulous! When my parents divorced and my father and I moved to the West Country he rented a workshop before thinking about living accommodation! We spent 3 months sleeping next to the kilns!
My wife’s great uncle is the artist Leon Kossoff and really it was his oldest brother(my grandfather in law) who kept the family business going and saw his potential, bought his work and his contemporaries to help them out. He could have cashed in big time but gave the lot to the Tate a few years ago. I guess what I’m getting at is love and passion in art or craft is the benchmark not its value.

Tang, Leon Kossoff, jeez, I was a big fan of his work as a student.

I guess what I’m getting at is love and passion in art or craft is the benchmark not its value.

That is pretty close to my life mantra.

He’s a very nice man. We do still have some of his work, the family portrait stuff mainly. Hope your new space yields plenty of passionate inspiration!