shepherds cabins

[marcros]

has anybody on the forum built a shepherds cabin?

I am looking at the idea of one to use as a garden office. It looks relatively straightforward in construction, probably a shed built the MikeG way, on wheels. I would obviously insulate, board out and fit some sockets/heating. I don't plan to move it, so any turntable is redundant.

Any thoughts or opinions? I can work from home if I choose, but I like the separation of actually going out of the house somewhere.

 

[Doug71]

Have you seen CNC Design, they do some kits which would make your build a lot easier.

http://www.cncdesign.co.uk/cnc/Glamping-Pods.html

Doug

 

[wannabewoodworker]

Badger Workshop on youtube has a multi part build of his shepherds hut if this helps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULi-xRD ... oHM1Am353w

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If you've the odd £25,000 you could have a word with D. Cameron about where he got his from.

 

[Glynne]

I can’t help on the build Mark but if you do get one, I have a shepherd’s crook you can have as a shed warming present!

 

[Alexam]

Excellent Job and well videoed.

 

[ColeyS1]

I really wanted to make one from scratch, but the cost made it a non starter.
I ended up buying a normal second hand shed and altering it just make it a shepherd hut style shed.

It cost as much for the corrugated sheets to be delivered as it did for actual sheets. £150 delivery and £150 ish for the roof.

Part of mine was an experiment to see if a decent shed could be had from a factory made banger. If you're gonna make one you'd have a studwork frame covered in breathable membrane,followed by battens and your outside boarding. The air gap is the key to not getting condensation.

The shed was featheredged, so ventilation was really good between each board. I used the original shed studwork as the outside batten part and stapled the membrane to it. Then built a 2 inch studwork inside of that with celotex insulation. Before I assembled it I put the floor in upside down so I had ventilation in the walls and floor.

A few more pics can be seen in this thread.

viewtopic.php?t=100834
I've a load more somewhere but don't think I did a wip cause it was a bit rough and ready tbh.

All of this was a complete faff ,the only reason for doing it was to save money. Factor in the time i took pi55ing around I'd have been better off working and buying decent materials.

I chose curvy laminated beams for the roof,that along with making the curvy interior roof was probably the hardest part of the build.
I love the look of proper ones with nice cast iron wheels,but for me this knock off version ticks most boxes and hopefully doesn't look like a bog standard shed.

It's nice to sit in there when the wind and rain is smashing around, doesn't take long to get it nice and toasty inside.

If you do decide to make one I'd love to see a few pics of the build.
Cheers
Coley

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[marcros]

The kits look like an interesting idea. The complex part of the build seems to be the curved roof, but I did read somewhere that in some areas, they traditionally had a pitched roof, which would make it much easier to build and line out. Hopefully, it can be made to look less like a shed with a suitable cladding.

To buy something fully made is prohibitive, so I think it is worth at least costing up the materials. I would buy in doors and windows. I do look at it as an investment, a room that can be used for the intended purpose all year round, rather than a summerhouse or fancy storage. Hopefully that way, anything spent on the materials would be recoverable if we sold the house, or would at least make the house a bit more sellable.