Wood Store Shed Design

[wizer]

Hello

With the impending trip to Corby this Friday, I have been thinking about timber storage. I'm allready over loaded with timber in the workshop. There is space on the drive to get something roughly 2800mm long, 1400mm deep and 1000mm high. I'm imagining it will be basic shed type construction to resemble something like a coal store. This is how far I have got in SU using 50x50 timber.

I thought the 'roof' could be hinged and I thought it would be handy to have the front hinged too. The roof will only have a very slight angle to prevent water from building up too much. I thought it could just have feather edge to enclose it.

I thought I'd post here to chuck around some ideas on the construction. As it's on the drive it will need to be lockable. I won't be storing really expensive timber in there. It will probably be the odd lengths that I can't bare to chuck, possibly even small pieces of sheet goods that always come in handy. If it did ever get broken into, I'd think that the thief would take one look and realise he was one of life's morons and retreat.

I think I am going to keep the inside completely clear and stack timber on stickers rather than trying to design or use shelf brackets. I think it'd be better to have the freedom to put anything anywhere.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Good or bad, interested to hear them

TIA

 

[motownmartin]

Interesting project Tom, was thinking of doing something similar, might be an idea to put a good sloping top on it rather than a shallow one, if not you are likely to get small pools of rain water perishing whatever you cover it with.

 

[CWatters]

Where is it going? Check it doesn't need planning permission! I kid you not...

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/englan ... 33153.html

Raise it on bricks with dpm on top.
Hinge the roof in such a way that you don't have to hold the lid up while trying to fish something out (eg more than 90 degrees?)
Do you need so many studs? 8 in 3 meters is about 37cm pitch. Could get away with half that many?

 

[Rich]

If the drive is at the front of the house then make sure you don't have any arsonists living near you.

Rich.

 

[wizer]

I'm not going to bother working out whether it needs permission. If they say anything I'll move it into the garden, it's only going to be a metre tall, you'll hardly see it from the drive. The house is on a large exposed corner, viewed by lots of houses and plenty of passing cars. Whilst this makes it less conspicuous, it also puts any thief/arsonist on parade. Despite the genral area, I have lived here for 28yrs an never had any crime related problems. As I said, it won't be high value items, just the offcuts.

Good point about having the top more than 90 degrees. This will push forward from the wall a bit, I might use a couple of stays instead. Or what about gas struts?

Good point about the DPM, it will need to think about that. It won't need vapour barriers and stuff, I probably want to work in some gaps for airflow. Anyone got an idea how to do that? Somehow creat a louvre effect with the feather edge.

I'm just about to carry on with the design. I'll see if I can make the slope steeper, but that eats up space.

 

[wizer]

Im having some trouble with the roof design, I can't work out how to make it a separate panel that can pivot up. The fact that the front folds down makes it even more confusing.

:-k

 

[matt]

1000mm tall? Why note tall enough to hold sheet material if necessary (for an extra 220 odd mm (plus clearance))

 

[wizer]

It's going in front of a window and will not be for that size sheet stock, just offcuts, oddments etc.

 

[OllyK]

Why do you want the front to fold down? I'd have it open to the side so you can walk in without walking over the door.

Make the carcass self supporting with a top plate all the way round. Then make the roof as a separate entity. At the length in question, you may be better to make it in 2 sections for ease of handling.

 

[wizer]

Thanks Olly, I think you are right about having doors at the front, makes much more sense.

I am now trying to work out how to do the roof. It's going to be too big to have in a single section. It's bigger than an 8x4 sheet.

How might I do it in 2 sections so it won't leak?

 

[CWatters]

Perhaps do away with the pillar between the two front doors?

Personally I think I prefer the idea of a large door that folds down so you could walk in.

 

[wizer]

Perhaps do away with the pillar between the two front doors?

I wondered about that. Not sure if there will be enough support across the front if I take out the central pillar, but it would make access easier.

Hmm, Maybe I should make the roof with that corrugated plastic stuff. Bit ugly tho.

 

[OllyK]

Thanks Olly, I think you are right about having doors at the front, makes much more sense.

I am now trying to work out how to do the roof. It's going to be too big to have in a single section. It's bigger than an 8x4 sheet.


How might I do it in 2 sections so it won't leak?

Well you took my advice on 1 point, how about the other one

A plate down the middle, possibly with slightly raised edges that the roof closes down on to in 2 halves, that way the rain doesn't get in.