Recent content by Pedropete

Good to know, thanks. Was considering using some 100mm recycled composite post left from last workshop build but would still need pads and doesn't offer any adjustment after the fact. Will likely go with the QuickJacks and paver-pads and see if I can drop the roof pitch to allow for extra...

Apologies for dredging up an old thread but I'm faced with a similar situation in needing to relocate a smallish (3x2m) but quite heavy storage shed and place it on an asphalt driveway that falls in two directions by about 50-60mm. Asphalt surface and sub-base are both of poor quality and...

Looks good. How stable is it when assembled?

Speaking of templates, once I’ve built a shed to free up workshop space I’ll need some for batching the webs for some more boxes. Plan is to swap my isometric and spare 90deg tops onto those, ending up with three units that live on frames against the workshop wall but where i can pull a box out...

If you want to go the torsion box route, which Ron Paulk’s design is, the web panels (sides, ends and middle panels that connect top to bottom) are super easy to make. Use a large hole-saw to get the rounded ends - or a jigsaw and some sanding if you want to go really big - and your plunge saw...

Funnily enough I'd considered internal shutters for the workshop but wrote it off due to insufficient internal space to swing them open. The windows as designed aren't big enough to gain entry as they're only 150mm tall, so it really is only the window shopping factor I'm concerned about. This...

In addition to the anchors for tying the shed down I was going to add a couple more for hard locking points. Had a few moderately pricey bikes over the years so got a small collection of suitably tough gear to secure it with. The door will face the back of the house and be within three meters...

I'd imagine that through-flow of air, and therefore location of the shed, has a lot to do with how severe the condensation is. As already stated, they wouldn't be my first choice. The relatives in question need something to go in their font garden though (no side-access), and these are the only...

Good to know about the condensation, particularly in a climate like yours. Some relatives are looking at one so will pass your comments on. The noise factor is definitely a deterrent but a surprising number have been broken into with rapid brute force style attacks, where speed is more...

That would drop the door header too low and need the internal headroom to hang one bike above another on the tall wall. I appreciate and agree with your concerns but it can't go on a plinth for now. As and when it gets moved it will go on a more suitable base. Always helpful to be challenged...

They'd still need fixing in place, which would damage the patio far more than the anchors I'm planning to use. Would also raise the peak height above the 2500mm limit for being within 2m of a boundary.

Bottom edge of the sheathing will over-sail the OSB floor-edge and timber sub-floor by 50mm, ending at 60mm clear of the ground. Cladding will run a further 30mm past that ending up 30mm from ground. I designed in 3x2 for the sub-floor specifically to get that clearance. In which case then...

Extremely helpful input, thank you Mike. Completely dump the membrane? Even with OSB for sheathing instead of ply? Not arguing the toss, was just a bit worried about the OSB swelling, particularly the lower edges. Footprint is 2400x1520 in contact with ground. Needs to be 3x2 is it'll have at...

Thanks - reasonable suggestion. Did look at containers - along with Asgard and Trimetals 'security' sheds - but the dimensions on all of them are too long and/or wide and with insufficient headroom when specced to take the bikes we need to store. Rationale for a pent roof was to get sufficient...

Not strictly speaking a workshop but something to make my workshop a more usable space again. Living without a garage means my workshop is as as much garden shed/garage-substitute as it is an actual workspace. Got some stuff coming up that needs more (and more usable) workspace so planning to...