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I'm going to have about about a 25/30mm overhang between the outer edge of the brick and the outer edge of the cladding, depending on which cladding I end up with. Does that sound enough? The bottom of the slab is below grade, the top of the slab is between 5 and 10 cm above. I'm planning on...

My problem is that there is one main builders merchant in Guernsey that has the island over a barrel. Their prices are inflated through the roof. There are many smaller merchants who deal with the common items, 2x4s, OSB etc at reasonable prices. And a small B and Q. Shipping smaller loads of...

I ended up skipping the diagonals 'in frame' and put temporary diagonals on the outside. Should have done on the inside but I was building the frames outside facing up, so was easier. I can go round and transfer them one by one to the inside before I put the membrane on. I don't know how long it...

I'm following Mike's design. I'm planning on cutting the DPM at ground level and sealing it to the concrete. I couldn't really see any other way of finishing the DPM other than take it all the way up and over the outside of the bricks and under the DPC, which then exposes the DPM to UV. This is...

Progress through the week and yesterday… I didn’t get any photos but through the week I mortared in the sole plates and DPC. Strapped down the soleplates to the brick (I was going to cast the straps into the concrete but didn’t really have time during the pour). Starting to build the frame…...

OSB, membrane and then probably onduline (or equivalent) bituminise sheeting. Or maybe EDPM. Haven’t decided. Onduline is available locally and will be about £350 to cover the roof. EPDM looks better functionally but is a new material to me and not available locally. Shipping to a small island...

I’m getting a sparky in to do all the electrics. I can wire a plug but not much more. Happy to bear the cost to keep things safe

Interesting. I'd love to get in to truss design to really maximise space as in your example. Playing it safe for the shed

Had a quote from my local builders merchants for the 2x4s for the roof trusses. I don’t need much of it (I chose 3x2 for most of the frame) but I couldn’t believe £9.60 per metre, ex. VAT. Obviously timber prices are high at the moment but not that high surely? What’s it like in the UK at the...

Yesterday: brickwork done. Not pretty but should be good enough. this evening, sole plates cut…

Makes sense. So this might be a stupid question but what does ‘finished properly’ look like?

todays’s progress… Lessons learnt: I do not like bricklaying I am not very good at bricklaying When the wife tells you to get the ‘nice, rustic looking’ flaky, inconsistent, wonky, handmade bricks, just say no 3D printed line holders work quite nicely I do not like bricklaying I’m actually a...

Straight brickwork would overhang the concrete by 2cm. I assume that’s the preferred option. re the membrane, I was planning on cutting it off at ground level later

Not decided yet. Either feather edge or 30cm upvc panels. The panels are about half the cost of any timber cladding I can get here. But they look butt ugly.

Or I guess in hindsight, lay it all out properly before you start and set your corners in by 2cm so a straight line clips the front edge of the concrete. But that ship has sailed somewhat now

Next question. String from corner to corner along the long edge at the front is about 2cm out from the edge of the concrete slab. So, would you go up to the edge and have a wonky wall, go out to the string line and have an overhang (which I suppose could be packed out underneath with some...

I don’t want OSB sitting out in the open for the (potentially long) period until the building is watertight. Seemed easier to just stick a cross brace in there and not have any OSB on site until it’s all up and watertight. I’m not entirely married to that idea though

Yes. It’s not just about the weight of the shed. If there’s ground movement the tension forces from the weight of the concrete might be enough to crack it. re the step back, this is (one of) the problem(s) with cheaping out on thinner timber. I’m using 3x2, nominal 63mm, leaving me 37mm gap...

The owner of the concrete firm. Not a lorry driver, not a structural engineer (as far as I know) but a guy who has poured probably hundreds of slabs. Certainly many more than I have. In hindsight I probably should have put some steel in but it's a bit late now

Also spent some time in Fusion...