Log cabin to replace garden shed
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magooagain said:
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Nearly finished mine. Just the steps and balustrade to construct. It started as a 4x4m kit cabin.
I built a raised insulated deck. Then built said kit shed. 10cm of kingspan on the out side then cladding.
Recycled oak planks for veranda and old oak beams for the exposed timber roof
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Is this as on the piss as it looks?Nearly finished mine. Just the steps and balustrade to construct. It started as a 4x4m kit cabin.
I built a raised insulated deck. Then built said kit shed. 10cm of kingspan on the out side then cladding.
Recycled oak planks for veranda and old oak beams for the exposed timber roof
[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/DxBc5KFs[/url]Edited by magooagain on Thursday 29th October 16:39
Edited by magooagain on Thursday 29th October 16:42
Concrete poured.
Odd that the first bit set very quickly (not sur eyou can see but to the right of the image, one bit has already set and was quite stony). Anyway its roughly flat. Im regretting not removing the original base, but i suppose it would just be a waste of time and effort for a shed which will cover the area. It just grind on my OCD i suppose.
Anyway concrete turned out to be 1.4m3 and cost me £240. Not sure if i should have bought the ingredients and mixed myself though to save money?
Odd that the first bit set very quickly (not sur eyou can see but to the right of the image, one bit has already set and was quite stony). Anyway its roughly flat. Im regretting not removing the original base, but i suppose it would just be a waste of time and effort for a shed which will cover the area. It just grind on my OCD i suppose.
Anyway concrete turned out to be 1.4m3 and cost me £240. Not sure if i should have bought the ingredients and mixed myself though to save money?
A quick mornings work and most of the cabin is up! Incredible how quickly I was able to build it up. I thought this was going to take me ages.
I had a quote to build the cabin from a specialist - £800 was his quote and He said it would be 2 people for 2 days. I initially thought this would include the concrete base, but when he said no this was just to build the cabin I thought it was ridiculous. Im glad I built it myself now...
I had a quote to build the cabin from a specialist - £800 was his quote and He said it would be 2 people for 2 days. I initially thought this would include the concrete base, but when he said no this was just to build the cabin I thought it was ridiculous. Im glad I built it myself now...
My brother popped round and gave it 2 coats of cuprinols coloured wood preservative. Initial feel on the paint is it seems very good quality. Time will tell on that one... At least it isnt Ronseal, my ronseal decking oil has failed miserably after only a few months - new thread to come on that situation.
In the left of the first 3 photos you can see a "mud kitchen" the wife requested be made for the boy to play in. I had to use the pallets that the bricks were delivered on so no expense there and also finally banished the cheap plastic washing up bowl that we never use from the kitchen sink. So at least now the kitchen is 23% less council
In the left of the first 3 photos you can see a "mud kitchen" the wife requested be made for the boy to play in. I had to use the pallets that the bricks were delivered on so no expense there and also finally banished the cheap plastic washing up bowl that we never use from the kitchen sink. So at least now the kitchen is 23% less council
To be fair its the camera that picks out the very greenness. Its almost like the fence colour in real life. The camera seems to amplify it a lot.
Also colour was the wifes choice and was fairly pricey so no chance of changing it. Although I wanted it to be blue, so that probably wouldnt be much better
Also colour was the wifes choice and was fairly pricey so no chance of changing it. Although I wanted it to be blue, so that probably wouldnt be much better
Costs were fairly minimal:
Log cabin: £1280
Skip: £105
Building materials (bricks, foundations, mortar): £220
Concrete delivery 1.4m3: £240
Paint: £70
Brothers time to paint: £100 ish (he did more than one job for me).
Here is the site I bought it from:
http://www.devongardensheds.co.uk/logcabins.php
Mine is the 3.3mx3.7m log cabin. The company ordered from were fairly useless however, delivery date should have been when i was home but was late of course and so wife had to deal with it. The delivery driver offloaded it but refused to put the parts in the garage, so she had to move it all into the garage after he had left. Driver put all parts against the wall of the garage, its no further to the garage. Company said it would be no problem to put it in the garage for her, so I wouldn't recommend them. Plenty of people sell this shed, buy it from someone better
Log cabin: £1280
Skip: £105
Building materials (bricks, foundations, mortar): £220
Concrete delivery 1.4m3: £240
Paint: £70
Brothers time to paint: £100 ish (he did more than one job for me).
Here is the site I bought it from:
http://www.devongardensheds.co.uk/logcabins.php
Mine is the 3.3mx3.7m log cabin. The company ordered from were fairly useless however, delivery date should have been when i was home but was late of course and so wife had to deal with it. The delivery driver offloaded it but refused to put the parts in the garage, so she had to move it all into the garage after he had left. Driver put all parts against the wall of the garage, its no further to the garage. Company said it would be no problem to put it in the garage for her, so I wouldn't recommend them. Plenty of people sell this shed, buy it from someone better
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