Yep... It's another workshop. Guttering

[mindthatwhatouch]

Here's how not to get squashed by nearly 50kg of door when fitting it. One did take a tumble but I broke its fall!

Four stainless bearing heavy duty hinges per side 90mm stainless screws. Two coats of preservative, one of primer and one of sadolin superdec, just need a dry day now for the second coat (but I guess it can wait til spring)

Threw a few lights up a couple of weeks ago so I can see what I am doing. Daylight tubes

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

I will only have a 10mm gap behind the internal wall lining so for insulation fixed to blockwork wall, shall I go for.....
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Thermal-Insulation-Foil-Roll-600mmx8m/p/210022#tab-details_content

or some 10mm polystyrene (yes I know it's not good in a fire, but then neither is all the cr@p that I shall fill the workshop with)

or just leave the slight cavity.

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Ran some 3" x 3" through the saw and a plane up, drip groove underneath, to produce some weather bars for the doors.

Bit of paint, not bad for some old pallet wood.

Also put a groove in the door stop seal.

 

[Paul200]

Hi there. I've nothing much to contribute - just thought I'd let you know I'm watching your progress with interest. It helps to know people are interested and not just anonymous watchers, I think. Nice job so far, and a little bit different too.

Cheers

Paul

 

[MattDenny]

Very interesting project - read right through and thoroughly enjoyed it

Thanks for taking the time to post - especially the pics...

 

[Wildman]

all going as it should well done

 

[Mcluma]

Its coming along nicely

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Thank you for the kind comments.

This was a part of the build that was going to wait til next summer, but I found some cladding fairly locally for a reasonable price, hired a van and went to collect, not my first choice of colour but may get painted (yea right) 21 sq. metres so I shall need a little more.
As I didn't want the cladding cluttering up the place thought I'd best get on with it. Plus once the party wall gets rebuilt I wont have access to one corner.

25mm x 50mm battens fixed to Blockwork.

Then some insulation, yes it's only 25mm thick but it all helps.

This all gets wrapped in membrane then another layer of battens.

Stainless steel insect mesh is pinned behind battens, then folded under and stapled to the front.

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Once the mesh has been stapled I ripped some 30mm strips (these came from some previous cladding that I picked up cheap with the idea of finding some more, it's a different make (Hardie plank) which is a different size to the Cedral I just purchased, but it will get used) These starter strips kick out the bottom board, you can buy aluminium or stainless profiles for this (but being a skinflint and trying to keep spiralling costs down, so i can spend it on Christmas pressies. (for me)

I put a small 90° bend on two lengths of strapping, temporarily nailed these to two battens to support the first board for fixing. here it is hanging in front of the board.

first board fixed

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Then a block of wood is added to the strapping. Distance from 90° bend to top of block is the board gauge. In this case 160mm. These boards are 190mm wide with a 30mm overlap

The bend locates on bottom of previous board and the block provides a rest to sit the next board on. A nail holds the strap in place on the batten, rest next board on wooden blocks and fix it. Remove nail and continue, using these I can fit the cladding alone. You can purchase fancy adjustable ones (gecko gauge or solo sider, but there is that skinflint again)

Quick check with the level as you progress.

 

[Charlie Woody]

Nifty fixing aid, well done!

 

[tomf]

Just for future reference, I would not have bothered with the external wall insulation under your cladding, you have a lot of thermal mass in those walls and by the time you've warmed them up you'll have finished in the workshop. Fine for a house but if you use your workshop for a couple of hours here and there you're better putting the insulation on the inside.

 

[biskit]

Loving you workshop build I think your going over the top with it but it's brilliant, keep us updated. Can't wait for the inside. 8)

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

tomf. Appreciate what you are saying with the insulation externally, but it all helps and did not want to lose the internal space.
biskit. Thanks. watch this space.....

A long overdue update.
The vertical joins between the boards should have a waterproof barrier behind them. A small strip of DPC or nice thick DPM works well.

One wall nearly done.

Another support was needed for the top board as I cant nail the strap to the batten, just a small L bracket that rests on the board below and lesson of the day is, this would have been a lot easier to fix before the fascia went on!

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

The other side was a bit more of a pain, had to lift out neighbours fence panels, then climb over the side fence every time I went in and out their garden and a window and door to cut round. Used up all the cladding material, just 2 boards short to finish the 2 longest walls.

Bit of trimming on the doors, lock fitted. hinge pins and an escutcheon cover that had to have a small adjustment to be able to open ](*,) aren't grinders wonderful.

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Used offcuts from 1/2" ply as some battens and had some 1/2" thick polystyrene cut to plug the gaps.

Then clad with ply. No idea why there is a mix of horizontal and vertical grain, there just is!

It has since had a couple of coats of finish and started filling the garage with all my rubbish, sorry I mean top quality tools and materials.

 

[n0legs]

Well that's all looking good =D>

 

[skipdiver]

That shop looks like it would survive a nuclear attack. Excellent work.

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Cut a drip bar for above the doors and managed some more cladding (had to pay full price for this lot though.

And whilst the weather has been rubbish some stuff inside. A little more plywood cladding.

and the first bench/storage. Chipboard and some 3" x 3" because I had some. Coated the chipboard with Thompsons water seal and used a fire door for the top.

Needed to start to try to get organised because I am constantly moving/falling over stuff as the old garage has gone. Everything has been dumped, err I mean neatly stacked in the workshop. Now you see it...

now you don't! Still have a garage door and fireproof corrugated hardcore that you see in the picture if anybody wants it ;-)

 

[mindthatwhatouch]

Jeez where does the time go.....
A long overdue update. Been plodding along with the outside when the weather allows, inside when it doesn't.

A secondhand set of double glazed doors. Bargain cost of £0. I was planning to have sidelights or window to the side, but decided to block off the 500mm each side of the doors. Which meant buying more cladding, delivery charge was almost as much as the cladding. (hammer)

and then clad, and trimmed corners with strips of the Hardie plank white cladding.