The 40 Year Old House

[miniman]

Awesome.

[57 Chevy]

Next I needed to replace my shed, I'm still doing this project now.

Removed the knackered green house...

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Gave it new life along the fence..

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flick

This is the plan for the new shed...

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Clad with scaffold boards and the window came out of the house when we made it into a door.

Going up

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flickr

This is where I'm up to now...

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Painted the plastic window to look like rusty metal..

Untitled by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Still working full time so fit this in where I can

[57 Chevy]

miniman said:

Awesome.

Cheers

[CO2000]

57 Chevy said:

Thanks for the nice comments, sorry I've neglected this thread a bit!

CO2000 said:

Any lockdown updates for your mad but lovely house!?

Thanks for asking. The plan was to do nothing this year after all the extension work but lockdown changed that game!

Haha I knew there would be some great updates, very inspirational

[57 Chevy]

CO2000 said:

Haha I knew there would be some great updates, very inspirational

Thanks so much

[Barchettaman]

Fantastic work. I’ve really enjoyed following this thread.

[57 Chevy]

Barchettaman said:

Fantastic work. I’ve really enjoyed following this thread.

Thanks very much, here's the update on the shed.

Roof going on...

Shed of sheds by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Then I felted it and thought I would make a feature of the batton that hold the edge of the felt. I also oiled the outside and mounted some lights, not wired up yet.

Shed of sheds by Nick Grant, on Flickr

One of my friends was getting rid of his old shed so I went and collected it and have cut it up to line the walls of my shed, looks great with some oiling.

Shed of sheds by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Use the shed window as a picture frame

Shed of sheds by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Shed of sheds by Nick Grant, on Flickr

The seats are out of my van, which is full of wood

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I really like what you've done with the shed, it looks great.

Being wood on a wooden base, have you taken any specific steps to preserve or weather-proof the bottom of it?

[57 Chevy]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I really like what you've done with the shed, it looks great.

Being wood on a wooden base, have you taken any specific steps to preserve or weather-proof the bottom of it?

Thanks Yes the outside walls don't touch the decking they are raised up. The frame does but that won't get really get wet and is pressure treated. The roof overhang actually keeps the outside walls dry anyway unless there are high winds. The whole lot is covered in anchor wax as I had that in already.

[57 Chevy]

I'm in the Guardian today with the house....

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/...

[mercedeslimos]

57 Chevy said:

I'm in the Guardian today with the house....

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/...

Great work. Really don't think they've shown it off at its best! My girlfriend loves your place and would like something similar some time.

Any updates?!

[Brother D]

Great thread and made the papers! I wish I had the tiniest bit of creativity you have the house is amazing!

[Comacchio]

Bloody hell. Some thread. You have incredible willpower.... Good job!

[57 Chevy]

Brother D said:

Great thread and made the papers! I wish I had the tiniest bit of creativity you have the house is amazing!

Thanks very much

[57 Chevy]

Comacchio said:

Bloody hell. Some thread. You have incredible willpower.... Good job!

Cheers, appreciate it

[57 Chevy]

mercedeslimos said:

Great work. Really don't think they've shown it off at its best! My girlfriend loves your place and would like something similar some time.

Any updates?!

Thanks. I have bit a bit rubbish about updating here haven't I I update a lot on instagram with project videos and things @midcenturyscotland

But here's a few things from the last half of 2020

I finished the shed, including making a mid century style door for it...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Reorganised the garage and made a workbench from some second hand drawers and some scaffold...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Sorted out the space behind the garage to fit my van in...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

[57 Chevy]

Refinished the cladding outside as it was done in the winter of 2019/20 and wasn't looking that sharp...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Redecorated the boy's room...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Made some coat hooks...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Got a new light for my office...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Edited by 57 Chevy on Wednesday 13th January 11:23

[mercedeslimos]

Have to say I particularly like the shed. Top work!

[57 Chevy]

Then I got my Chevy back from a load of welding so have been removing the rest of the paint. It's staying bare metal so I've been coating it in Owatrol Oil and Oxid Vernis.

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Then I stopped on the Chevy to make my favorite project of the year, this sign inspired by the Civic Pharmacy Sign in Ottawa https://ottawarewind.com/2019/11/30/saving-civic-g...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

It cheered up the neighbourhood. I then updated it for the New Year....

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

[57 Chevy]

Last little project I've done is my wife bought me this neon cactus for Christmas...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Which I've turned into this...

House Updates by Nick Grant, on Flickr