Small Workshop WIP (including costs)

[kdampney]

Looking good. What did the sparky charge you for that?

Thanks

"To install new fuse board in workshop, wiring all new circuits.
Supplied 4 x new 20a MCB fuses to accommodate new circuits.
To wire in 10mm, 3-core SWA cable into main fuse board in house which powers workshop at bottom of garden.
Supplied 50a MCB fuse for circuit.
Total £225.00"

He supplied the armoured cable, I supplied the sockets, cable, spotlights, etc.

 

[kdampney]

Full Cost Breakdown (pricing is up to 2 years old, sometimes delivery is included, and sourcing from a couple of different places - your mileage may vary!):

Base, floor: £595.76

• 2x Tarps £19.98
• 1x Bulk Bag MOT Hardcore £57.60
• 5x 1x6" 3.6m Gravel Boards £19.20
• 1x 2x2" 4.8m Treated timber for Gravel Board posts £4.76
• 10x 150x500mm PVC Vent Pipe (Concrete Piers) £29.39
• 1x 25kg bag General Purpose Cement (Concrete Piers) £3.83
• 2x 25kg bag Sand (Concrete Piers) £4.06
• 4x 25kg bag Ballast (Concrete Piers) £8.11
• 1x 600g bag of concrete fibres (Concrete Piers) £6.50
• 8x 600mm Rolled Edge Restraint Strap Twist (Concrete Piers to Joists) £11.81
• 8x 50x150mm 3m C16 Treated (Joists) £57.60
• 3x 50x150mm 4.2m C16 Treated (Joists) £30.24
• 12x 50mm 305mm Leg Joist Hangers (Joists) £14.32
• 113 linear metres 25x38mm Battens (Insulation) £40.68 (also used for bulking out studwork to fit insulation)
• 6x 1.2x2.4m sheet 50mm Polystyrene (Insulation) £59.99
• 5x 1.2x2.4m sheet 18mm Shuttering Ply (Floor) £112.50

(there was also some weed fabric under the hardcore, but I had that anyway)

That got me to this point:

Studwork, insulation: £670.45

• 4x 75x100mm 4m C16 (Front/Rear Floor/Top Plates) £43.20
• 16x 75x100mm 2.4m C16 (Front/Rear Studs, Noggins) £103.68
• 63 linear metres 47x100mm C16 (Side Floor/Top Plates, Side Studs, Noggins) £100.23
• 2x 47x150mm C16 (Door Lintel) £11.52
• 18x 1.2x2.4m sheet 9mm OSB3 (Sheathing) £183.17
• 40x 0.6x1.2m sheet 120mm Kingspan equivalent £184.96 (from Seconds & Co - absolute bargain!)
• 1x 1x50m Vent 3 light (Breather Membrane) £29.99
• Expanding foam, cleaner (insulation gap filler!) £13.70

Roof: £645.45

• 9x 47x145mm 4.8m timber (Rafters/Purlins) £133.68
• 1x 50x150mm 3.6m timber (Purlins)
• 8x 50x100mm 2.4m timber (Curb)
• 4x 25x150mm 2.4m timber (Front/Rear Fascia) £56.46 (for this and the 2 above)
• 8x 600mm Rolled Edge Restraint Strap Twist (joining Rafters to Top Plates) £11.81
• 5x 1.2x2.4m 18mm Shuttering Ply (Roof) £112.50
• 1x 5L Firestone Water Based Adhesive (EPDM) £56.50
• 1x 2.5L Firestone Bonding Adhesive (EPDM edges) £39.90
• 5.4x4.95m Firestorm Premium Membrane (EPDM - 500mm overlap on sides) £234.60 (note this stuff is heavy!)

That got me here:

Glazing: £289.30

• 4 Double-glazed windows/sealed units, (incl replacement unit for one I broke!) £82.00 (from Facebook)
• Glazing Packers £12.99
• Double-glazed French Doors £120.00 (from Gumtree)
• Timber (to make Window Frames for long sealed units) £55.00
• UPVC window glazing tape £5.33
• 150mm x 10m Window/Door flashing Tape £13.98 (I think I bought the wrong stuff though)

Getting there:

Cladding: £1,011.97

• 110 linear metres 19x140 British Western Red Cedar, Grad A/B pack (Cladding!) £554.40 (from Code 6 Timber)
• 20 linear metres British Western Red Cedar (Door/Window Trim) £57.60 (from Code 6 Timber)
• 12 linear metres British Western Red Cedar (Corner Posts) £63.00 (from Code 6 Timber)
• Delivery of the above £102.00 (from Code 6 Timber)
• 122 linear metres 25x38mm Battens (Battens/Counter Battens) £54.82
• 600 Stainless Steel Torx 3.5mm x 45mm Screws (for Cladding) £37.10
• 200 Stainless Steel Torx 4.0mm x 50mm Screws (for Battens) £28.53
• 2x 2.5L Treatex Cedar Oil £102.53
• 1x 85mm x 30m Insect Mesh £11.99

Nearly...

Electrics: £1,018.58

• 50m of 10mm 3-core SWA (Armoured Cable) £295.00
• 12.7mm² Diameter SWA Cable Cleats (for Armoured Cable) £4.80
• BG 10 Way Metal Dual Split Consumer Unit c/w 1 x 80A & 1 x 63A RCD's c/w 10 MCB's £68.40
• 6242Y 6.0mm² Grey Twin & Earth Cable 50m Reel (Power) £61.20
• 6242Y 1.0mm² Grey Twin & Earth Cable 50m Reel (Lighting) £16.20
• 13 Amp 2 Gang Switched Metalclad Socket c/w 2xUSB sockets (with surface box) £22.74
• 13 Amp 2 Gang Switched Metalclad Socket (with surface box) £52.67
• 2 Gang 2 Way Metalclad Switch (Light Switch) £4.79
• 13A 2 Gang DP Switched Outdoor Socket - IP66 £15.54
• 6w LED Fire Rated Downlight - Daylight (Exterior Lighting) £40.80
• Brushed Chrome Bezel for LTCD6 LED Downlight (Exterior Lighting) £4.56
• Infinity 30w PIR Motion Sensor LED Floodlight (Exterior Lighting) £31.42
• 600x600 40W LED Panel Light (Interior Lighting) £51.60
• Mounting Frame for LED Panel Light (Interior Lighting) £36.00
• 70cm/90W Tube heater £49.49
• 2 ft guard (for Heaters) £38.38
• Electrician: install new fuse board, wiring all new circuits; supplied 4 x 20a MCB fuses; wire in 10mm, 3-core SWA cable into main fuse board in house; supplied 50a MCB fuse (Labour/Parts) £225.00

There were some extra bits and pieces, small amounts of timber, tools, guttering, etc. but I don't have a breakdown of them.
Physiotherapy for a bad back, caused by lifting the EPDM onto the roof myself, is also excluded! :shock:

Grand total of £4,231.50

Given that I saw similarly sized garden offices available on EBay for £12K+, sometimes without groundworks/base, little insulation or only basic electrics, I think that's not bad!

 

[Marineboy]

Great to see so much money saved, but that is insignificant compared to the satisfaction you’ll have in years to come every time you look at it and think “I built that!’

Bloody well done.

 

[Bodone]

Great build and great write up. I'm struggling to work out internal height clearances and stay with 2.5m overall height.

Do you know what your internal heights were once finished, front and back? And did you stay within the 2.5m overall height guidance at the external front?

Thanks.

 

[MikeG.]

.......... I'm struggling to work out internal height clearances and stay with 2.5m overall height.......

You don't need to. I thought we'd established that.

 

[Bodone]

.......... I'm struggling to work out internal height clearances and stay with 2.5m overall height.......

You don't need to. I thought we'd established that.

Hi Mike,

it looks like my only options are within 2m of a boundary.

Hence working out internal spaces.

 

[MikeG.]

Right, pay attention! :lol: :lol:

Once the option of Permitted Developments is dead and gone, as it is in your case, then the restrictions put in place under the Permitted Developments regime no longer apply. That 2.5m rule applies only to outbuildings allowed under Permitted Development Rights. You can happily apply for Planning Permission for something as tall as your house. (You won't get permission for something as tall as your house, so that was just hyperbole).

 

[Brian18741]

Great build, well done on getting it done! [THUMBS UP SIGN]

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[MikeG.]

Great build, well done on getting it done!.......

:lol: Unless the OP has achieved Planning Permission and built an entire workshop from scratch, all in about 3 weeks, then congratulations at this stage are more of a prediction than a response. :lol:

 

[Brian18741]

Great build, well done on getting it done!.......

:lol: Unless the OP has achieved Planning Permission and built an entire workshop from scratch, all in about 3 weeks, then congratulations at this stage are more of a prediction than a response. :lol:

That was to kdampney [FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE]

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[Trigs]

Good job sir. How's your floor holding up and what sort of machines if any or benches are going in ?