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I designed my own workshop from the ground up using sketchup. Since its been built though I have completely forgot how to use it near enough. Before I start with the same couple of videos on youtube I used to learn it previously (very loosly i may add lol) are there any good books or youtube...

Hey. Im wanting to make a ducting system through my small shop to save having to have trailing hoses. Its only a small shop 5.5m x 3.2m I have a few questions that I would like to know as I dont fully understand all things air flow etc. My questions are: * What is the best material to use for...

I am wanting to start desiging and building a flip top mitre saw bench to house my mitre saw and have it flip away under the bench when not in use. Ive watched quite a few videos on how to make these. What I would like to know though is has anyone got any good ideas or tips that I should throw...

Im wanting to install a tv at some point in the workshop. I know this may cause some splitting oppinions as it could be seen as a distraction but those asside I just wanted to see if its safe to put one in there. I will be having a cyclone extractor hooked up to all my big machines with a shop...

I have access to a couple of unwanted IKEA wardrobes that I was thinking about sizing down to use as pattress boards. It's the usual chipboard with parts ranging from 15 to 20mm thick. I know the standard is to use ply or osb but would there be any problem using these or would they be too prone...

Im wanting to put pattress boards in between the stud partitions on the top half of my workshop build before I board the walls. Im doing all of it at the top so I know I can hang and put stuff where I want in the future as not 100% on layout yet. Also just so I dont solely have to rely on the...

I want to get a digital temperature reader for my workshop. My question is what other functions would come in handy. Like mayby humidity option etc? Also any recommendations on products would be great. I saw one on amazon (linked below) for £9.99. Reads temperature and humidity as far as I'm...

I have just finshed laying my dpm and 50mm celotex board down on the concrete base floor and am now ready to lay the 22mm t&g chipboard. The space comes out at 16.2m2 and each board is 1.44m2. So in reality plus 10% should be 12..37 boards. I have bought 12 but im still feeling that I will need...

I have decided to do a 22mm chipboard subfloor and then get a heavy duty lino to go on top. Below the chipboard will be some extra dpm then 50mm celotex with a vapour barrier before the chipboard. My question is this. Do I have to put down say 50mm joists to secure the chipboard flooring too...

I know this isnt woodworking but is still part of my build and I find this site really helpfull so wondered if any of you people could help. I have armoured cable running underground to my workshop (not filled in yet) and the walls and ceiling not boarded yet either. I just bought a swann...

I am looking at buying a cyclone dust extractor for my new workshop (5.2x3.2m). I am stuck between the following four models: Laguna c flux 1 Laguna c flux 3 Lagauna c flux 3/3 Axminster trade AT357CEH 3HP All of them have 3hp motors except for the c flux 1 which has 1.5hp. All the laguna...

Hi all. I have just finished installing 100mm rockwool into my walls and am now going onto doing the 100mm celotex board inside the roof rafters? My first couple off cuts for small spaces have not gone brilliantly. Just a few questions really. * What is the best tool to use to cut it. Wasnt...

Im currently about to start insulating my workshop. I have all the insualtion to hand. Rockwool 100mm for the walls. Celotex 100mm for the roof and celotex 50mm for the floor. I have bought 13 packs of the rockwool for the walls with 4 100mm slabs per pack. I now realise that I probably should...

So I have built my own workshop (mikes way). Im starting to think what floor options I should use? The frame is sitting on a single course of blue engineering bricks that sit on a concrete base. I was going to put dpm down first (even though there is dpm under the concrete base) then put 50mm...

I have built my own workshop in my garden and have just booked in the electrics to be wired in on the 24th november. Im just writing this post to just get peoples advice on what they think the best layout would be before i commint100%to the plug points. The inside dimensions are 3.1 x 5.2...

I am currently building my own workshop in my garden. I am now at the cladding part. Before I start cladding I would like to know what the best method of fixing it to the wall would be. I have built the worshop following mikes way on another thread so from inside I have the 11mm osb, 2x4 studs...

What nails would you reccomend for nailing 18mm osb to 2x6 rafters at 16 centres. Also what spacing between nails would be adequate per rafter line? I was thinking 65mm galvanised nails at 200mm spacing. Dont really want to go annular ring shank if I can help it as they are more expensive and...

What are the best ways to secure soleplates down to a single brick course on a concrete base? I wanted to just screw straight down and fix to the brick but that will pierce the DPC I'm putting between the soleplateand the brick course. Is it really that bad that I may pierce it in places as I'm...

What would be the best centres to use for 2x6 rafters on a 10'x17' foot single sloped roof for a garden building. I'm wanting to do 24" centres. Will they be sufficient enough or should I do 16" centres. any reasoning for this would be appreciated too. Thanks 😀👍

When it comes to buying the material for the counter battons for the air gap on the shed walls, can I get away with using untreated timber or should I use treated. These will be fixed to the studs then the 19mm shiplap im using fixed to the battons. Im following mikes shed build from another...