O/T - Der uber-shed

[Nige]

Good timber work there Sladey, all your own skills I take it?

[markm]

Nice man cave, don't forget the beer fridge when fitting out

[sladey]

Thanks - yes all my own work. Ian very kindly answered questions whenever I had them - what should overlap what, distance between the supports in the frame etc.

It's a 2x4 frame, panelled on the inside and outside with 11mm thick OSB board, and insulated between the boarding with 50mm thick Celotex. It's on a 6-8 inch reinforced concrete base ( I didn't lay that myself) which sits on 6 inches of polystyrene insulation. It's pretty solid.

I also contracted out the roof trusses (to Trusstech at Kirkby in Ashfield - very reasonable and delivered 2 days after ordering)

I was going to just do a felt roof until we got the windows, but they will make the whole thing look so nice (once it's painted etc) that it seems a shame to just felt it - hence the cedar shingles.

I've loved doing it so far and can't wait to finished it all off

Cheers

Mark

p.s. it won't have a beer fridge but will have a sink and kettle

[Nige]

If you want a round window come see Pa Spencer in his wood shop and he'll meck thee one lad.

[sladey]

Thanks for the offer Nige, but I'll be working the basis that if I can find summat old and cheap I'd do it but if it's not stupid cheap I won't bother - so I don't want to get someone to make one up - even Pa Spencer. It would look nice there but on the inside I'm boarding the ceiling for insulation so wouldn't be able to see it from the inside anyway

[johnM]

Looking great Mark, just the place to spend the darker evenings.

[Jasper]

Will the structural paneling not get ruined if you don't put the cladding on immediately, forecast not great

[JohnS]

Sounds great! Make sure that you put a good damp proof course in the concrete base and put in a 1 3/4 inch plastic drain pipe with a 90 degree elbow that comes up close to the inside edge - before you poor the concrete. You can then run in an armoured power cable if you need to later (or water).
A friend of mine put down a huge base (15m x 6m) in the end of his garden recently - he used one of these companies that mix the concrete in a truck on site for you. He found it much better than a ready mix delivery. The ready mix process is such a rush. The truck turns up - dumps the concrete and goes. You are left with tons of heavy concrete to shift around. Ok if you have a team of blokes ready to help. The mix on site is slower and cheaper. I had a concrete garage put up - its good and watertight etc but condensation is a problem during the winter months so I use a dehumidifer. Wood may be better but its also a fire risk and less secure. Good luck anyway. JohnS

[sladey]

Sounds great! Make sure that you put a good damp proof course in the concrete base and put in a 1 3/4 inch plastic drain pipe with a 90 degree elbow that comes up close to the inside edge - before you poor the concrete. You can then run in an armoured power cable if you need to later (or water).
A friend of mine put down a huge base (15m x 6m) in the end of his garden recently - he used one of these companies that mix the concrete in a truck on site for you. He found it much better than a ready mix delivery. The ready mix process is such a rush. The truck turns up - dumps the concrete and goes. You are left with tons of heavy concrete to shift around. Ok if you have a team of blokes ready to help. The mix on site is slower and cheaper. I had a concrete garage put up - its good and watertight etc but condensation is a problem during the winter months so I use a dehumidifer. Wood may be better but its also a fire risk and less secure. Good luck anyway. JohnS

Er look at the pictures John - I'm way beyond the concrete mixing stage....

[sladey]

Will the structural paneling not get ruined if you don't put the cladding on immediately, forecast not great

Nah it's pretty resilient. It's not a long term solution but it will hold up for a while yet. It's not chipboard/mdf - it's designed to be used in structural stuff and seems to be full of some sort of glue/resin. The boards i've put up have been out in the downpours over the last few weeks and not showing any signs of deterioration.

Quote from another forum:-

"When I built my garage, my building inspector told me that I needed to get the OSB covered in a few months or it would start to deteriorate. A little water isn't going to hurt it, but don't leave it unprotected for a year."

[sladey]

Looking great Mark, just the place to spend the darker evenings.

Ohhhh yes!

[Jasper]

Hi,

Old Porsche Vinyl banners

To fit out the mancave , I can recommend this guy on Ebay who makes vinyl banners of the old Porsche posters etc, they make great wall hangings for uber -shed and will do a deal for a few
They are rather large.

You maybe interested in this :- on Ebay, follow the link,Martini PORSCHE 911 Carrera RSR Targa Florio 73 Poster Banner auf Vinyl Plane (390424718​502)

[sladey]

Thanks Jasper. Couldn't see a link though and the item number searched didn't show up anything in ebay

[Jasper]

Thanks Jasper. Couldn't see a link though and the item number searched didn't show up anything in ebay

PM me and I will send you the details.

Rds

Jasper

[Jasper]

Thanks Jasper. Couldn't see a link though and the item number searched didn't show up anything in ebay

PM me and I will send you the details.

Rds

Jasper

His contact details are as follows:- Fikret Fazlagic, email: fazlagic@yahoo.com