Yet Another Workshop Build...

[Calpol]

I think the best threads are the workshop ones, so figured I'd stick mine up!

This is it before the I spent the entire Summer sorting the floor (on my own ) Sorry for the extremely bad picture

One of the (free!) roof

And how it looks now

The dude laying the floor said he'd be around today to discuss it, but he also said that a month ago which is why it's no furhter along. Anyway I'm going to frame and plasterboard the walls, paint it, electrics yada yada yada. And make doors...

Any ideas/suggestions welcome

 

[HandyTim]

WOW cool truss - top job Calpol !!!

 

[Slim]

Thats a really nice building Calpol, and an excellent roof. What are the dimensions?

 

[Calpol]

Cheers guys. Did a CAD of it t'other day Slim

Not massive but big enough for me! The walls are about 600mm thick so there's a coupla feet lost there

 

[Slim]

Not massive but big enough for me! The walls are about 600mm thick so there's a coupla feet lost there

Bigger than mine mate! (The workshop that is..) :lol:

 

[Calpol]

Hahahaha. I'll have to take your word for it matey!

Plenty to do till I can use it anyway. Tis getting insulated for the Scottish weather for sure. No electricity or anything yet, it's basically walls with a roof and half a floor at the minute

 

[ByronBlack]

Calpol - fancy a swap? You can come down to the sunny south and have my part-finished workshop, and i'll brave the frozen waste lands, I'll even chuck in a couple of gallons of whiskey!

 

[Calpol]

Whiskey you say? Throw in a free glass and you sir have a deal!

 

[dedee]

I think this has to be the first non-rectalinear workshop we have seen around here. I'll be interested to see how you make best use of the space, especially in front of that curved wall.

Nice roof. Why was it free?


Andy

 

[TonyW]

Calpol
Great start to what should be a very interesting workshop - love the roof.
I notice that you have a couple of slits which look like they have been designed to fire arrows through! Do you have problems with marauders still

Cheers
Tony

 

[Slim]

They're not for Arrows Tony, they're for flinging saw blades at scumbag burglars.

 

[Calpol]

I think this has to be the first non-rectalinear workshop we have seen around here. I'll be interested to see how you make best use of the space, especially in front of that curved wall.

Nice roof. Why was it free?

Not sure about the curved bit yet, thought about putting a work surface right across it, I'm gonna wait and have a good think about it when the floor is in.

As for the roof, a hay lorry was turning to go along the road directly across from the building and clipped the old crusty, leaking roof clean offski! So insurance job from the lorry company and one free roof for us!

The slits are at a stupid height though, once the floor is in they're about 300mm high. Like this idea about throwing saw blades out it though...

 

[TheTiddles]

That building has tripped my jealousy switch in a very major way. What's going under the rest of the barn, pets corner, firewood drying rack, car port?

Aidan

 

[Calpol]

Knew I'd started a thread on this somewhere!

Tiddles, some wait for a reply but haven't decided what to do with the rest yet, I'd love to convert it into a house though :-k

Anyway, It's been an uneventful year and a bit in the 'shop, I've been working with no time off and pants wages, then a bit of redundancy thanks to banking experts but I'm starting a new job next week so the plan is to get this going again...

First job is to lay the floor, concrete it's going to be I think. Anybody have a rough idea how much 'crete costs to lay? If I remember it's 100 or 150mm thick...

 

[MickCheese]

Bloody hell.

18 months?

You work slower than me!

Looks like a great building though.

Mick

 

[CWatters]

Looks great but pity to plasterboard the walls. If you wern't worried about insulation I'd be tempted to go for some sort of lime plaster applied by hand to get a rustic look. Mix a bit of straw in for good measure.

 

[Calpol]

Funny you should say that C 'cos that's exactly what I was thinking! Well I wasn't thinking lime render but now you mention it I'll go and Google it :wink:

Apparantely the thick stone walls are actually quite good insulators which I didn't know about back when I started it, is that true? Hopefully with the roof insulated and a wee heater it should be warm enough int' winter months anyway :ho2

 

[houtslager]

If I was you, I would use the curved wall area to place a Radial arm saw / SCMS there, as the worksurface would "sqaure"the room up, making it easier to use, without loss off space. Also, one coould then make a really good dust catcher for the saw of choice using the curved wall.

Just my cent's worth :wink:

all the best HS stuck in Adam , with no work :?

 

[MikeG.]

Thick stone walls aren't good insulators, but they are good retainers of heat. This is known as "high thermal mass", and modern ultra-low energy buildings are built exploiting this property of dense masonry. Essentially, the stone holds a lot of warmth (or "coolth").........so the walls tend to soften out the daily temperature fluctuations.

Think of butting a brick in an oven, as compared to a steel tray. The brick will take a long time for the oven to heat up, and will retain the heat for a long time afterwards. The lightweight tray will heat up really quickly, and cool down in no time at all. Same thing would happen if you stuck them bothe in the freezer.

Colin........... I like what I hear! Lime render is exactly what I would recommend should be used in these circumstances. I would suggest hair rather than straw........in the first couple of coats. Omit for the top coat. You are going to need to build up in layers because the lime would have lots of deep crevasses to fill.

Mike