Added some framing for a cat-flap:
To keep it neat, I’m going to mount the cat-flap on the inside so it can’t be seen on the outside.
Chopped out the bottom of the door-frame (that bit was to keep it all square/whole while I assembled the walls)
This is what £600 of larch looks like:
And £60 of nice stainless nails:
So I made a start putting them together. I drilled clearance holes for every nail as larch is a ‘lively’ wood and is prone to splitting. It takes a little longer, but the nails go in lovely.
I can’t really do all the cladding until I’ve made a decision about the door and framed the windows which requires some machining of some rough larch I’ve got and potentially some charring (which is the fun bit).
Still haven’t decided on roof. Still hate felt. Found some cheap insulated metal roofing, but it’s in Derby and I need 4m lengths which complicates it a bit.
any updates?
Not really. 🙁 Busy this week and away over the weekend.
Roof is now a toss-up between 10mm box section opal polycarbonate (like a conservatory roof) with all the associated uPVC trimming (yuk). http://www.cabp.co.uk
Price approx £280
Or driving down to Derby with a trailer and getting some insulated composite metal roofing from http://www.actionclad.co.uk/
Price approx £260
edit: The polycarbonate is a recycled product (from offcuts) which appeals slightly.
Quick update:
Clad 3 walls. Now need to make final decisions about windows and door to be able to clad up to them.
Tried to get insulated metal roof, but the chancers at actionclad.co.uk didn’t have anything for us. They said to ring back Wednesday after they’ve had some deliveries. I think it must be seconds/job leftovers/etc. But then they are half the price of other places.
I know. I don’t really know what to do.
When I was looking at single-sheet metal roofs, we were planning on leaving a whole strip along the middle clear. But it’s much trickier with composite roof.
Now that the actionclad have let me down a bit, I’m back to considering the polycarbonate roof. I’ve absolutely no experience though, and can’t really work out if 44% light/UV transmission will just make it far too hot in summer though for the contents – bikes, tyres, tools (including oils), camping gear, two-stroke, etc.
Edit: I was hoping it would looks somthing like this:
Could be hot – plus security issues – plus with dead leaves, dirt, twigs, bird crap etc etc it could look a bit rubbish from the inside after a few months.
Polycarbonate sheet is flippin tough stuff (they make riot shields from it) – you’d need power tools to cut through it (if it’s more than a few mm thick). You could always add a metal frame inside for added security.
I’m just getting some metal grilles made up for my Veluxes:
Custom made, will be white powdercoated. £30+VAT each:
Hey! Got to here and the thread/shed’s not finished! Still in progress??
Reading cos I’ve just had an offer accepted on a house – currently has a greenhouse and shed in the garden, which I plan to remove and replace with a nice, big workshop/shed… 2 months away from moving so must not get premature excitement! 🙂
pretty much. Insulated metal, with full top-to-bottom rooflights in-between the panels.
Still trying to get sense out of actionclad so that we can be sure it wont be a wasted trip.
@Spacemonkey – Thanks :-). It’s a diy creation. Was originally going to be a pergola type thing (christened the bus shelter), but the missis kept adding “wants”, so it’s morphed into a nice little garden room. I think the term is “scope creep”!
Got power in there, wifi signal is strong, so will be used as office, party HQ, post ride watering hole etc. Nice way of getting out of the house away from the telly even if the weather is crap.
Had a few beer sessions in there during the snow, couple of fan heaters, beer outside in 12″ of the white stuff. It will be real cosy once it’s insulated.
BTW – Mary Hinge – that looks fantastic. Really good.
My wife wanted a green roof, but it’s actually quite an expensive route to take – would be around £550 in total for our roof.
Ha – knew I couldn’t trust myself to order the metal roof.
I have now ordered a box-section plastic roof in Opal (ish – it’s recycled)
Hoping to achieve something like this:
I’ve also been charring some larch for the window frames – now that is fun (and great looking).
I’ve taken videos and photos, so I’ll put something up (probably in a part 2 thread).