'Guess what it is' build thread....
Discussion
Started work properly yesterday morning 9am. By 10, I had this.
And by 11, all done.
Then the walls, starting with the difficult ones, which needed measuring for windows.
Three and a bit wall sections done by midday but then I ran out of screws, so a wasted hour going shopping. Bought some other bits that would speed things along later though, including an air stapler/nailer.
Wall sections all done by 2pm. I thought this bit would be hard to do on my own, but it was actually fairly easy.
Walls screwed down and lined up.
I hate cutting curves.... What I should have done here is make a template, sanded it perfect, rough cut the frames and then run them through the table router with a copy bit. I didn't, which wasted time later having to sand each frame individually. Doofus.
Frames doubled up, epoxied, screwed and notched. Lost track of time.
First three in place.
By 6pm, roof on and window test fitted (fits perfectly!).
At this point I ran out of things to do without further shopping. I need roof felt, interior cladding and some more timber to start the fit-out.
I'll do the interior first and clad last of all, doing it this way means I get access to the walls for cable, pipes, etc. during the build.
Not bad for one person in one day, I'm pretty pleased!
And by 11, all done.
Then the walls, starting with the difficult ones, which needed measuring for windows.
Three and a bit wall sections done by midday but then I ran out of screws, so a wasted hour going shopping. Bought some other bits that would speed things along later though, including an air stapler/nailer.
Wall sections all done by 2pm. I thought this bit would be hard to do on my own, but it was actually fairly easy.
Walls screwed down and lined up.
I hate cutting curves.... What I should have done here is make a template, sanded it perfect, rough cut the frames and then run them through the table router with a copy bit. I didn't, which wasted time later having to sand each frame individually. Doofus.
Frames doubled up, epoxied, screwed and notched. Lost track of time.
First three in place.
By 6pm, roof on and window test fitted (fits perfectly!).
At this point I ran out of things to do without further shopping. I need roof felt, interior cladding and some more timber to start the fit-out.
I'll do the interior first and clad last of all, doing it this way means I get access to the walls for cable, pipes, etc. during the build.
Not bad for one person in one day, I'm pretty pleased!
Two good days on it this weekend.
Started with the interior bottom half cladding.
Then the floor. In the interests of timing (I need to get this finished very quickly), it's just boring old laminate.
Doesn't look too bad for cheap flooring though.
First fix electrics going in.
Got sidetracked and knocked this up mostly from scrap and offcuts with some (ok, a lot) of help from my mate Rob - thanks Rob! It's a nice cream and candy cart, has a freezer in one end.
Important stuff finally getting done and finished. Now is the point you should start guessing what it is!
eBay bargain, proper bottle fridge for £26 (bought as not working and I fixed it).
Shelving and finishing bits starting to take shape.
Next job is to finish the roof, then the interior cladding, then paint, then second fix, and finally clad the outside. I need it done in just over two weeks....
Started with the interior bottom half cladding.
Then the floor. In the interests of timing (I need to get this finished very quickly), it's just boring old laminate.
Doesn't look too bad for cheap flooring though.
First fix electrics going in.
Got sidetracked and knocked this up mostly from scrap and offcuts with some (ok, a lot) of help from my mate Rob - thanks Rob! It's a nice cream and candy cart, has a freezer in one end.
Important stuff finally getting done and finished. Now is the point you should start guessing what it is!
eBay bargain, proper bottle fridge for £26 (bought as not working and I fixed it).
Shelving and finishing bits starting to take shape.
Next job is to finish the roof, then the interior cladding, then paint, then second fix, and finally clad the outside. I need it done in just over two weeks....
Started making the door, but didn't buy enough timber.
Got some help to lift the roof sheets up, I'll bolt these down once I've done a bit more inside.
Started cladding inside. It's quick, should hopefully be done with cladding by the weekend which leaves next week to clad the outside.
Got some help to lift the roof sheets up, I'll bolt these down once I've done a bit more inside.
Started cladding inside. It's quick, should hopefully be done with cladding by the weekend which leaves next week to clad the outside.
Interior cladding done. The downside of this is it's now a bit dark to work in until the lights are fitted!
Some of detail work is done, more to come.
Quite pleased with the cladding, it looks better than I thought it would.
A few bits of woodwork to finish off today, then I'll start wood staining the top half and painting the bottom
Some of detail work is done, more to come.
Quite pleased with the cladding, it looks better than I thought it would.
A few bits of woodwork to finish off today, then I'll start wood staining the top half and painting the bottom
Cladding went on over the last few days. It's now done, but no pics of the finished article.
Light bulbs have finally arrived so I'll be able to take some interior pics at last. I really wanted to paint some of the interior panelling, but time has got the better of me so I've just stained it for now, I'll paint over it later.
Some final touches should be done in the next couple of days, just in time for Saturday.
Light bulbs have finally arrived so I'll be able to take some interior pics at last. I really wanted to paint some of the interior panelling, but time has got the better of me so I've just stained it for now, I'll paint over it later.
Some final touches should be done in the next couple of days, just in time for Saturday.
ColinM50 said:
Interesting but can't help feeling you've missed a trick by not putting insulation between the walls. it would keep it warmer/cooler and help keep down condensation
Considered that, but the extra cost wasn't worth it when it's never going to be slept in but used only for day times (and mostly in the summer).I'm planning on making another, this time for sleeping, and I'll definitely be insulating both the floor, walls and roof on that one.
Will be moving it later, hope nothing falls off!
paulrockliffe said:
If you're going to tow it with a car, the first place I would head is the weighbridge!
Looks really cool, but it must be far heavier than can be towed behind most stuff?
If it's just to sit in the garden for parties, it's great way of quickly getting a level base and making sure the shed doesn't rot away though.
Total weight is about 800Kg. I'll be using a Landcruiser. Moving it later today, pics in-situ to follow....Looks really cool, but it must be far heavier than can be towed behind most stuff?
If it's just to sit in the garden for parties, it's great way of quickly getting a level base and making sure the shed doesn't rot away though.
RobinOakapple said:
Anyone here still care WTF this thing is? As someone said earlier, we can see what it is, it just remains for the OP to tell uthose who are still interested what he's using it for
Charming! 
The 'pub' was great a couple of weekends ago, it started raining a bit so loads of people dived in, and never left. Shoulder to shoulder and no room at the bar, it was great fun.
I was going to get some pics, but the inside looks a bit bare without any people, but I don't want to post pics with people in because I don't like plastering pics of friends and family on the internet....
Even now it's not really finished, it's just finished enough to use for what I wanted to use it for. I still need to do a bit of painting, sanding and finishing to round off the rough edges. This won't get done for a while because it got totally stuck in the field....
rolando said:
hornetrider said:
What ever happened with the boat?
Sunk?
Du1point8 said:
What happened to dodgy LL?
Another thing on my list of things to do. I've been fighting the VAT man for a rebate the past three months so everything else has taken a back seat. It's a hundred times bigger than the electric-stealing issue and only one of me to work through the paperwork.... Being busy seems to make some contributors angry, sorry about that!
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