Posh Shed / Garden Room DIY Build

[Welshbeef]

Looks good - how does this compare price wise to Tiger sheds?

[Russ_H]

jessej said:

This is great - thinking of building something like this myself. Can't decide whether to go for rendered cavity wall with concrete blocks, or SIP with cladding..

Russ_H - would you mind sharing how much was your total project cost for this?

Bearing in mind the wife is looking – off the top of my head rough budget figures are:

SIP panels - £1300
Floor framework - £300
Floor insulation - £200
OSB floor - £250
Joist hangers - £50
Hole post borer / cement mixer hire - £80
Galvanised steel posts - £120
Misc timber to join SIP panels - £200
Double glazed windows and doors - £1400
EPDM roof - £600
Cedar cladding - £2000
Batterns inside & out - £50
Plasterboard - £130
Electrician labour & materials - £1700
Guttering - £30
Misc timber / screws / nails - £100

Probably forgotten bits and pieces - likely to be around £10k

Waaaaaay over engineered for a shed - but better built than my first 70's house

[MoelyCrio]

Thats pretty good value. I'm paying 50% more for a much smaller one - 4mx3m. Fully built though as I have no DIY skills.

[0000]

This is great.

[thenabs]

I think that Russ_H did a very economical job considering the spec - as a comparison the one I did cost the same but is significantly smaller:
http://buildyourowngardenroom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/...

... in particular I think Russ got a bargain on the SIPs. To the poster asking about blocks vs SIP , I would certainly take a good look at SIPs - they are not cheap, but they are very easy to work with, even if you are like me and pretty clueless about construction.

[thenabs]

also, Russ_H I wanted to ask what are those frames on the ground to the right hand side of the building a few post back?

[dustywings]

Russ_H said:

kevbridgend said:

How's progress

Slow! we've got builders knocking the kitchen about
Just finishing up putting insulation between the joists, OSB3 flooring going down this week.

I had some timber machined for the splines, now I've got no excuses not to crack on.

Could I ask how you secured the floor insulation beneath the top layer of OSB?

Thanks

[Russ_H]

thenabs said:

I think that Russ_H did a very economical job considering the spec - as a comparison the one I did cost the same but is significantly smaller:
http://buildyourowngardenroom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/...

... in particular I think Russ got a bargain on the SIPs. To the poster asking about blocks vs SIP , I would certainly take a good look at SIPs - they are not cheap, but they are very easy to work with, even if you are like me and pretty clueless about construction.

I got a bargain with the SIPS - usual price for a 6000mm long, 1200mm wide, 140mm thick sheet is around £300 - I got them for £80 each.

Complete and utter ball ache transporting them and cutting to size though. If I was doing another one I'd either get them pre-cut to size or adjust the size/shape/height of the shed to minimise cutting. i.e. standard panel height all round of say 2m then adapt with a timber frame to get the roof pitch.

[Russ_H]

dustywings said:

Could I ask how you secured the floor insulation beneath the top layer of OSB?

Thanks

I nailed batterns 60mm from the top of the frame then wedged 60mm thick Kingspan between the joists.

[Russ_H]

thenabs said:

also, Russ_H I wanted to ask what are those frames on the ground to the right hand side of the building a few post back?

I'm half way through building a deck - currently hunting around for some suitable composite decking

[TA14]

How's the decking progressing?

[anonymous-user]

I will build something similar, thanks for the inspiration!

[Russ_H]

TA14 said:

How's the decking progressing?

Finished earlier this year.
Some pics of the installation..........

[anonymous-user]

If it is not indiscreet, how much did that project cost you? Did you do everything except the electrics yourself?

[TA14]

Well done. A very impressive 'shed.'

bulldong said:

If it is not indiscreet, how much did that project cost you?

Russ_H said:

Probably forgotten bits and pieces - likely to be around £10k

[Russ_H]

Plus £2.5k for composite decking

Wife was not impressed

TA14 said:

Well done. A very impressive 'shed.'

bulldong said:

If it is not indiscreet, how much did that project cost you?

Russ_H said:

Probably forgotten bits and pieces - likely to be around £10k

[Russ_H]

Electrics, plastering & UPVC window installation - ran out of time before the weather turned st

bulldong said:

If it is not indiscreet, how much did that project cost you? Did you do everything except the electrics yourself?

[anonymous-user]

Excellent work!

[tamy]

hello i'm tamy
i'm also looking info and any help at all about building my own garden room
i don't want a full concrete slab foundation but prefer concrete pile system with steel posts set in the concrete
please send pics if u have any
thanks