Recent content by martin.a.ball

Very carefully taken photo to show the inside of the window which is finished and ignore the inside of the door which is not and the ceiling where I still need to decide what boards to use. My friendly electrician has been and extended power from the garage to the workshop so I now have power...

The photo of the insulation was taken as I rolled it out. A few hours later it had fluffed up nicely level with the floor joists.

With no wide angle lens available it is a bit difficult to get a proper view of inside. Standing in the door way gives a bit of a view with the 22mm chipboard floor down. I've been searching for cheap and local Celotex/Kingspan for a while now without any luck, then I stumbled across "the...

as pertinaxone asked so nicely, this is where I've got to:- I was running out of spray paint on the door, so its a temporary fit until an extra can arrives. Still need to fit a gutter to the rear and fit a bit of decking at the front but I'm close to finished outside. Inside the floor is...

As mentioned before I'm trying to do as much of this build myself, partly for the satisfaction of saying I built that, but also to see what is possible as a single person build and learn a few new skills. Cladding is definitely one of those jobs that would be easier with two people, it took me a...

Thanks Mike. It was a toss up between treated and untreated boards, but these had a slightly wider profile which I thought looked better. I'll pick up some wood treatment during the week.

Experimenting with nails. Top is 2.65mm galvanised round wire, middle is 3mm lost head, bottom are screws just in case I need to move the bottom row of cladding. I'm thinking I'll use the galvanised nails for the sides and back where the finish is less important, but use the lost head nails on...

75mm soffit mesh has arrived from mesh direct. I thought it would be easier to staple the mesh to the bottom bit of cladding and take that to the shed. This turned out to be a right fiddle, backed off the screws in the battens and try to tuck the mesh under. I then checked Dan's thread and...

Really like the chamfered effect and how much it lifts the design. There is quite a contrast between the last photo and the earlier one with the two doors laid on the floor. Martin.

Before the rain returned this weekend, I managed to get the edge trim fitted. There are a number of useful videos on youtube including this one - How to fit kerb edge - 3 mins long. I've yet to fit the corner caps and will wait until I've cut and glued the corners to the fascia. The trim is...

Thanks Mike, glad you are still reading along. I reckon 75mm wide soffit mesh is the product I'm looking for, so thanks for the links. I'm enjoying your oak door build in another thread even if I don't have anything to add and its a million miles away from my plan to spray paint a white PVC door.

Thanks HOJ, I watched the video and it is an interesting product, however, I'm a way down the wooden cladding route and shiplap doesn't need the kick out on the bottom board.

EPDM roof going on. The instructions said leave for 30 mins for the creases to drop out, but in hindsight it would have been better, and easier to brush out bumps later, to leave for much longer on a nice hot day. The bulk of the sticking down is with a water based adhesive that can be...

Hi Adam There is a sub forum for workshop builds which is worth reviewing if you have time. With the usual note of caution that I'm not builder or carpenter and just following other build threads on here, hopefully this helps you along the way. 1 - Doors. The opening for the door needs full...

18mm OSB sheets fitted to the roof and I used someones trick of hammering a nail between the boards to get a few mm gap for expansion. Cutting boards to width with a circular saw and a batten as a guide was a challenge and the evidence of twisting in the ladder arrangement for the rafter that...