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Hi. I have done some research on the above and got confused hence the request for help . I am building a 9x 3m outhouse I am going to use a permeable membrane in the vaulted roof then batten and tile. There is no roof insulation as it’s just for storage . Will a permeable membrane be sufficient...

Hi All, I am building a workshop 27m2 to keep in permitted development and I am st roofing stage. I have found some incredibly helpful threads on here but am struggling with a simple questing. How do you nail a rafter to a top plate and ridge board. So far I have screwed everything in the stud...

Thanks for the advice, these have Hex heads though so how do you get them flush to the Timber? Regards Gerry

Thanks for the reply, I will look on facebook but was worried about picking up something that was stolen?

Something that will do the job and then for occasional use after that Thnaks Gerry

Hi All, I am building a 30 square metre outhouse . I am want to buy a nail gun to to help with assembly of the frame roof structure and cladding. Dont want to spend a fortune and am thinking of a rechargeale battery type. Can anyone make a reccomendation or is anyone selling one? Best Regards...

Hi Guys, I have previously offered to help with lighting, if you are looking for panels we offer a 5 year guaranteed panel 600x600mm 45w in warm/cool and daylight for £19.02 inc vat , the chipset is Samsung and they come complete with plug and play driver. Any questions feel free to call me on...

Mt workshop build has started footing and slab are to be finshed this week so I am doing some planning. Is there any standard fixing for stud walls , I am going to use 45x100mm size studs and have a load of 4.0mm x 70mm wood screws will these be suitable it would just save a few quid getting...

thanks DBT85 will download

Hi , Can you advise what aoftware you used to create these drawings they are really good. I am trying to find something but struggling at present

Hi, All sorry for the late involvement to the thread , but I am a fairly new member building my own outhouse, and I own a lighting company so maybe able to chuck in a few bits that might help 1) IP rating will need to be 20 or above ( no biggy most fittings are) 3) I would go for an integrated...

Hi, All sorry for the late involvement to the thread , but I am a fairly new member building my own outhouse, and I own a lighting company so maybe able to chuck in a few bits that might help 1) IP rating will need to be 20 or above ( no biggy most fittings are) 3) I would go for an integrated...

Thanks Mike, I actually didnt realise that OSB or ply served the purpose of stiffening up the structure and arresting any diagonal movement as well as holding the insulation in place. As you say insulation is cheap as chips so I will add this to my list of materials Thanks again for the...

OK thats convincing enough for me to insulate. Is mineral wool OK for both the walls and the roof ? or do I need to use something different for the roof? To keep it all in place , OBS, plaster board ply or cladding are suitable materials ?

to Insulate or not to insulate? I have decided to get a contractor friend in to dig out my footing and most probably put the slab in as well as I will be doing this on my own I can see the groundworks taking a lot out of me , I wanted to do it all myself but I can see the groundworks taking...

Does anyone have any door advice that they can give me for my workshop? I will be installing a single door on the side of my workshop and a double door on the end of my workshop to get my ride on mower in and out. I am dreading fittings doors especially double doors, so I am interested to know...

Yes sorry for my rather generic terminology , I think it was A142 that was used. Anyway it does answer my question, I dont think I will have any problems with roots but will only find out once I put my back into digging out for the foundation, if I do I will be using a reinforced grid

Wondered if anyone can help. I watched DBT85S videos of his workshop build last night that I really enjoyed ( felt a bit sorry for him with the weather he didnt have much luck there) I noticed that he used two layers of wire mesh in his workshop foundation and wondered why? Mikes oroginal spec...

I am making pretty good progress with my design and specification of materials but have hit a snag that I think most will have overcome. I am going to cut my own roof rather than buy trusses, my workshop is going to be 8m in length by 3m deep. The ridge board will therefore need to be 8 m in...