A garden project for my better half.

[robgul]

Looks fantastic - what's the plan for lining in the inside walls?

 

[Sheptonphil]

The walls are going to have 14mm match board to compliment the ceiling. I tried to persuade her pallet wood could be a great finish, but no, £500 of tg&v match board it is. I’ll start that after putting the floor in so I can wall board down to the floor. This will allow the floor to expand under the wall. Else I’ll have to put a skirting board on as well.

 

[robgul]

The walls are going to have 14mm match board to compliment the ceiling. I tried to persuade her pallet wood could be a great finish, but no, £500 of tg&v match board it is. I’ll start that after putting the floor in so I can wall board down to the floor. This will allow the floor to expand under the wall. Else I’ll have to put a skirting board on as well.

I'd have tried out the good lady on walls of "ultra-trendy OSB" - still the matchboard will look good, angled could be interesting?

 

[Sheptonphil]

I'd have tried out the good lady on walls of "ultra-trendy OSB" - still the matchboard will look good, angled could be interesting?

I held up a few boards at 45degrees top centre to bottom left and right, similar with the sides. I want them straight!(level)? Might still try for angled again though as that was my preferred way.

 

[Sheptonphil]

Rear boarding finished and trimmed off. Composite decking floor fitted and finished ready for electrics and wall panelling. Front step decking in progress, dry laid to see if I need to add more supports to carry board ends. Next order of composite deck should be here next week. Should have time to get front railings installed before that arrives. At least now the work leaves a visible difference, after so much hidden preparations.

 

[Sheptonphil]

End of another week, getting towards completion.

Electrics and internal boarding next week, then finish the decking when the raspberry canes have been collected.

problem sourcing nice wooden spindles for the two front railing panels lift ant right of the central entrance.

How it fits in the garden scheme.

 

[Adam W.]

Looks very nice and fits in well too.

 

[robgul]

Looks great - the dog will be wanting a matching kennel

 

[rob1693]

Very nice indeed

 

[Sheptonphil]

Looks great - the dog will be wanting a matching kennel

Not matching, but….already made this one.

 

[Sheptonphil]

raspberry canes all gone, side bit now cleared ready for decking framework.

 

[Sheptonphil]

Looks very nice and fits in well too.

Very nice indeed

Thanks, we’ll pleased, but not sorry the hard work is now done, finishing will be a joy from here on in.

 

[Sheptonphil]

The summerhouse is now all but complete, walls clad guttering put to the soak away for now, rain chain on order for the front, I can control how much water goes to rain chain and rear down pipe. Electrics all hooked up, just a couple of power points with usb chargers, string lighting inside and a light on the side deck. One more pice of deck to put to the front step and then deck the left hand side when it lands in the country at the end of the month.

sofa furniture and table being delivered next Wednesday but whilst out shopping today, I had a call at home”can you meet me in the car park, the egg chair won’t fit in my boot”

All in all, it ended up pretty much as the good lady’s initial vague description of what she wanted. She’s chuffed with it, so that’s all good, and a few Brownie points bagged as well.

costings are approx £3000 for timber, £400 roofing and guttering, £1300 for composite decking. So a tickle over £5000 with all the small ancillaries.

 

[robgul]

10/10 Superb - I hope my wife doesn't stumble across this thread, she'll want one

 

[Sheptonphil]

10/10 Superb - I hope my wife doesn't stumble across this thread, she'll want one

Thanks Rob, it was a harder build than I’d envisaged, mainly down to doing a cut pyramid roof on my own at a pitch higher than I could comfortably walk on. one lesson learned at least.

 

[Kinz]

An excellent project & first class outcome! Many thanks for taking the time & effort to document the project - you’ve made us all envious

 

[Sheptonphil]

An excellent project & first class outcome! Many thanks for taking the time & effort to document the project - you’ve made us all envious

Thanks, hopefully inspire others to have a go at a project even if not quite as ambitious If it’s their first. It’s taken many years of sheds, wood stores and last years workshop to build up to this one.

a request before I started the build due to no upright support posts available, "does that mean I can have the arch built first?” "Oh, and can I have an arched top not a flat one like your drawing" have you tried bending 4x2?

A log store, with cupboards for the recycling bins and a cupboard for postie to leave parcels knocked up in a weekend whils waiting for roof shingles for the summerhouse

managed to use up the slates left over from the workshop build last year.

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so whether it be a small store or large project, take your time, work safe and enjoy the process as much as the end result. It doesn’t have to be grand to get a great feeling of accomplishment.

 

[Jameshow]

Great job nicer than many our our workshops!!!

Cheers James

 

[Sheptonphil]

Deck support structure made and concreted in ready for the imminent arrival of the next batch of deck boards. Back wall of deck area hypo washed to get rid of the algae where the trellis panels were, and the internal woodwork has had two coats of clear oil. Furniture arrived today as well.

Nothing more I can do with this project till the deck boards arrive, and that could be another fortnight. However, no peace fo the wicked, the greenhouse ordered in January has finally made an appearance. So I should be able to prepare the base for that and erect it in the down time.

 

[Molynoox]

Looks fantastic!
What structural supports are you using for your decking?
Martin