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Outside now stained, will need another coat, internals started , tv and internet in for u tube, powertool tables well underway

I also have had a Makita AF506 18g nailer for 6 months, had no issues and its fantastic and available for circa £75

Got a hyundai compressor recently having looked at the Aminster ones, similar price but much quieter

Intern Internal walls, ceiling 11mm osb as not really structural

thank you for the kind words, I am very happy with the way it has turned out for my 1st build, onto the inside

Bought an 18mm hard plywood sheet for the benches this week, price £27 in March, £46 now, wow !!!

Cladding done, longest piece of cladding left is around 1m so feeling very smug on my design quantities. Other half wants to do the stain so onto the inside, design still a little fluid but will start with 1 or 2 end benches, roof started smoking today after sun and rain so design must be hot!

Cladding and soffits/facials done on 3 sides hoping I have enough timber to complete the back side, then treat and back onto the inside James

Cladding underway, learning as I go as usual, may have gone over the top with the the vents for walls and cold roof, just working towards cladding lining up above windows and doors, broken radio is a big loss!

Inside painted and electrics finished, tested and connected, all working, whooo

thanks for the feedback, done a deal with son inlay so now have 1st fix gun for a while, also bought some stainless nails for over the top fixings, so cladding started, hoping electric will get connected today to confirm my wiring is good!!!

Battening done, I have 18mm shiplap for cladding but have just decided my Brad gun is not good enough for this , so screws or round head nails?

Osb walls done,

Thank you for the support, yes everything is taking longer than expected, Vapour barrier done, which makes it dark, onto osb walls & ceiling, which I am now going to paint white

Pir board completed, filler foamed gaps, wiring done and connected at house end, onto vapour barrier and boarding, went for 13 double plugs in the end, should be enough!!

just to echo rising wood prices, ordered my outside cladding and osb3 broads for the inside and the prices have gone up around 10-20% since i priced it up 2 months ago!! wiring basically installed, just waiting for electrician to come round and connect up, onto PIR board fitting inside

Lucky to retire at 54, best advice i got was from a nurse at a hospice who told me, out of all the regrets she had heard from people on their death beds, no one had ever said 'I wished I had worked for bit longer'

Doors and windows done , both bargains off e Bay, just need finishing, so onto electrics, 6 led batterns arrived from Amazon, all work despite minimal packaging, starting wiring today

Breathable membrane fitted so structure should be water proof, early pic showing insulated floor, I am away next week so will come back after to do windows, door and electrics, pleased so far James

Thank you for your replies, will think about the electrics and dust extraction, here's the progress so far, roof finished yesterday James