Well, I know it's hardly much of an increase in space, but I desperately need the space...
The increase is a miserly 8' x 3' but to me that's an increase in space of 30% - and I really do need the extra.
This is the little extension that held the dust extractor - this has now moved to the opposite side.
I've managed to rope in my mate Tom for the day. He worked harder than I did - not bad for a 69yr old :shock:
You can see the floor is down. It's 18mm WBP plywood resting on 2" square battons, every 8" or so. Each batton is sitting on a strip of roofing felt to provide some dampproofing.
Next stage is the stud wall. You can see it on the RHS of the picture.
I used underfelt on the outside of the studwall, before cladding with featheredge. This provides a level of dampproofing - draught exclusion - and insulation. I have also got the roof on here, although it's still only underfelt. I will use top-coat felt to provide an extra level of waterproofing. Unfortunately, I will have to tie it into the existing roof. I'm hoping my multilayers + cold bitumen will be sufficiently waterproof.
You can see here, I've now completed the frame of the rear door. This will allow access to the back alley if required, although it'll be bolted/screwed from the inside to maximise security. You can see the new position of the dust extractor "house" on the far left.
I've filled the gaps in the walls with 50mm polystyrene insulation (from wickes £5/sheet) and then boarded over with 18mm chipboard. Whenever I attach anything like shelves - I always screw through where their will be a stud behind. Although I've found chipboard to be surprisingly good for odd bits and bobs I just pop a screw/nail in, and then hang stuff on. When I built the original shed, I carried all the 8 x 4 sheets of plywood for the floor/inside etc in on my own. Due to my back injury, I've used either 1/2 or 1/4 size sheets. Much easier to carry!
I've slapped on two coats of white paint. It makes such a difference to the lighting to have the light reflected on the walls. I'm hoping it doesn't rain again tonight :shock:
The plan is to secure the back door, and then move the main door off and remount it in a single day, so that I maintain full security throughout the project. It'd have been quicker to dismantle the side at the start, but that would have left me vunreble to theft - so I'll dismantle the "inside" stud wall (the previous outer wall) once I'm all secure.
Adam
The increase is a miserly 8' x 3' but to me that's an increase in space of 30% - and I really do need the extra.
This is the little extension that held the dust extractor - this has now moved to the opposite side.
I've managed to rope in my mate Tom for the day. He worked harder than I did - not bad for a 69yr old :shock:
You can see the floor is down. It's 18mm WBP plywood resting on 2" square battons, every 8" or so. Each batton is sitting on a strip of roofing felt to provide some dampproofing.
Next stage is the stud wall. You can see it on the RHS of the picture.
I used underfelt on the outside of the studwall, before cladding with featheredge. This provides a level of dampproofing - draught exclusion - and insulation. I have also got the roof on here, although it's still only underfelt. I will use top-coat felt to provide an extra level of waterproofing. Unfortunately, I will have to tie it into the existing roof. I'm hoping my multilayers + cold bitumen will be sufficiently waterproof.
You can see here, I've now completed the frame of the rear door. This will allow access to the back alley if required, although it'll be bolted/screwed from the inside to maximise security. You can see the new position of the dust extractor "house" on the far left.
I've filled the gaps in the walls with 50mm polystyrene insulation (from wickes £5/sheet) and then boarded over with 18mm chipboard. Whenever I attach anything like shelves - I always screw through where their will be a stud behind. Although I've found chipboard to be surprisingly good for odd bits and bobs I just pop a screw/nail in, and then hang stuff on. When I built the original shed, I carried all the 8 x 4 sheets of plywood for the floor/inside etc in on my own. Due to my back injury, I've used either 1/2 or 1/4 size sheets. Much easier to carry!
I've slapped on two coats of white paint. It makes such a difference to the lighting to have the light reflected on the walls. I'm hoping it doesn't rain again tonight :shock:
The plan is to secure the back door, and then move the main door off and remount it in a single day, so that I maintain full security throughout the project. It'd have been quicker to dismantle the side at the start, but that would have left me vunreble to theft - so I'll dismantle the "inside" stud wall (the previous outer wall) once I'm all secure.
Adam
