Small extension to workshop

[superunknown]

Looking good, I like the colour. Where in East Sussex are you? I'm an East Sussex boy myself.

 

[adzeman]

Hi superunknown
On the outskirts of Lewes. The colour is called Woodland Green. Purchased from Wilkinsons £5.57 as compared with B&Q at £14.31 (9Ltlater

Work has slowed down today mainly titivating around ready to concrete the base. Inserting ragbolts, checking overlaps etc.

It was the intention to concrete the base a week yesterday but with it being a small quantity can be expensive so decided to mix my own. B & Q had some at £164.00 which I thought was reasonable. I went back on Pensioners day for the discount and they had gone. It was an end of line.
Any way purchased the cheapest at £184. I will have other work for it at my pad or my daughters and can always put it on ebay when done. Did check ebay and only two available in my area and they went for over £150.00

 

[adzeman]

I am becoming frustrated with B&Q the mixer I ordered has not yet been delivered.
To break the frustration I have used the timber designated for the roof in making trellising panels to go on top of the fence.
The ones shown earlier were purchased from a fencing supplier in the village and were not cheap £25.00 a panel. The ones I made came to £6.00 each pretty pleased with my self.

 

[billybuntus]

Excellent work, trellis looks great. How did you make them? sorry if its a stupid question.

 

[adzeman]

Thanks for the interest Billy, they were rally easy.
I used standard 50mm x 50mm regularised softwood in standard 2.4 lengths.


These were cut to size to match the bought panels

The cut lengths given two grooves that will take the laths using the router.

Ends mitered. The bought panels were jointed with bridal joints but I am more confident using mitres.

Assembled into a frame and checked for square

Laths fitted into grooves at 45 deg using a pre-determined spacer. 7 lengths per face plus 4 short ones.

When one side is completed frame turned over and process repeated.

 

[billybuntus]

Thanks for the destructions on how to make them

You image quotes are the wrong way around

should be

Thanks

 

[billybuntus]

Also, what size are the lathes and are they treated? Probably be ok with standard softwood due to the air getting at them?

Thanks

 

[adzeman]

Hi Billy I will do a seperate post on the panels.

 

[billybuntus]

Hi Billy I will do a seperate post on the panels.

Roger that.

Thank you

 

[adzeman]

Its arrived! :lol:

 

[adzeman]

Concreted the base. There should be a law against people of a certain age concreting on there tod in hot weather! :x

The sun was killing the concrete and I had to make it far wetter than I would have liked. Spraying with water was essential.

When finished I was crem crackered and a welcome long soak in the bath was appreciated.

 

[adzeman]

Now the concreting is done I can now assemble the panels.

There are now a lot of little jobs which take a lot of effort but little to show such as raising the fence posts with a cill capping.

This is a view from ground level.

 

[adzeman]

The big Question, will the CamVac fit? Well hear goes.

It does :roll:

 

[adzeman]

Elf & Safety

As it is the weekend the intention is to give the neighbors a rest from the sound of the table saw blearing out. So, I did a bit more on the fence. Using a pair of folding steps. a mistake on uneven ground. I fell off! timber preservative all over, ruined a pair of jeans, nothing broken only my pride.

Prior to starting the roof I have to reposition the water but and its fall pipe.

Where it was.

Where it going.

 

[adzeman]

Started the roof

 

[adzeman]

All the roof frames are made and bolted to the`walls. The next job will be to form the valley gutter.

 

[adzeman]

It rained heavy today but dried up enough to allow me start forming the valley gutter.

I lifted the original flashing and inserted a 3/4" ply base and a 6" x 1/2"softwood vertical side.

The whole surfaces were then coated with a felt adhesive. Let this to dry and apply another coat tomorrow weather permitting.

I will then line the gutter with flashing, screw back the gutter brackets and fix the plastic gutter.

 

[adzeman]

"nd coat applied have to wait now for this to dry.

 

[adzeman]

Now the flashing priming coat is dry I have to fix the flashband into the valley gutter. A job which is outside my comfort zone. Flashband which is basically bituthene is not the easiest material to apply. You only get one go at it. It sticks like the proverbial to a blanket. In thin strips it has its moments in the confines of a box gutter is more exiting.

I scored the protective film first on the ground prior to positioning at roof level.

Positioned the flash band in the gutter.

Pulled the protective film away leaving the upstand part still protected.

The side cheek of the box valley is screwed into position

The eaves cloaking flashing positioned.

Ply decking laid with 1st coat of bitumen applied.

 

[adzeman]

Would you Adam & Eve it!

Got back from a trip to the big City and found my new shed extension full to the gunals.

SWMBO informed me Anglian who built our conservatory are about to carry out the long awaited defects and she needed storage quick.

Anglian have carried out their list of defects and the shed has now been cleared and its back to work.

The roof has had a second coat of bitumen, roof sheets laid and window glazed.

Next job is a door and frame to manufacture.