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SIPs are very strong. I had a 6m span internally on my old studio, with a big Glulam beam holding the roof up. Most of the garden rooms advertised are SIPs built, and many of those feature bifolds. Yes the header would be timber or Glulam depending on the strength needed. SIPs are also used a...

I've used SuperSIPs before on a 47.5m2 studio. 10 years ago cost including erection and delivery was £12k. You can get a kit of SIPs from them, or you can buy panels and glue and cut them yourselves. I prefer to buy kits, you get everything you need for the shell and they'll often erect for a...

You should also get a carer's assessment for you and your wife from the council. Your mum and her carers are entitled to a proper assessment, which then drives the amount of care she can get and an associated budget. Although be aware the county council social services teams are under intense...

Why not use SIPs for the walls, roof and floor- you'll have the shell erected in a day for that size. I've used them several times and they are brilliant, OSB and insulation all in one. Just wrap the outside in housewrap (the supplier/erector may do that for you), batten both sides and then clad...

Interesting site - just ordered the set. Seems Chronos also distribute Veritas (although not shipping anything at themoment because of COVID), Tormek, Arbortech and other interesting sites. Engineering Tools, Engineering Supplies lathe and workshop tools (chronos.ltd.uk) and scroll down to see...

Wow - outstanding. I shall aspire to that.

They do a Chinese ply at £25.20 a sheet. 11mm OSB is £29. Sheet Materials - High Strength Sheets for All Your Projects – Cut Price Insulation Delivery cost might screw it though, I got 16 sheets so it was worth it.

Ah, misread it Myfordman, apologies. Breather on cold side, and taped Celotex forms the vapour barrier on the inside, then ply. Got it, thanks.

cutpriceinsulation.co.uk cheapest I found for ply, 12mm hardwood ply £28.20, 18mm £38.50, cheaper than OSB.

I thought you put the breather membrane on the cold side of the insulation, i.e. put it on first? That's what I am about to do with my shed/workshop. Then I'm using 50mm Celotex and 12mm ply over the top. Ply is slightly cheaper than OSB at the moment. I'm getting the hardwood ply at £28 a...

Awesome, thanks everyone. The confusion of our North American cousins using planer for a thicknesser, and jointer for a planer (or surface planer) is now clear, as is the usage model for each. So combined you could have a planer/thicknesser (UK) and a jointer/planer (US), but the planer...

Hi all, I've done quite a bit of research on this but still not clear. I believe a surface planer is what our US cousins will call a jointer, and this has cutting blades on the bottom and is designed to create a smooth planed face and I think at 90 degrees to the edge. But a thicknesser has the...

Thanks Danst96, missed that one. Unsure if I need a surface planer and a thicknesser, bit confused. I'll start a new thread on that topic. Cheers

I've also decided to get one. Looking at the Makita 2012NB for £459 from FFX. What would all you experts buy for £500? Thanks

I just finished my shed - 3m x 4m bought from KD Sheds on Facebook - quick delivery, cheap price and pretty good quality. Will start fitting it out soon. I used Quick Jacks from Shedbasekits, dead easy, no concrete, no digging, and I can move it. I topped the timber plank floor with plywood...