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Rebuilding A Grotty Chicken Shed
Joules:
Why not equipe the hen house with PIR controlled Claymores (what could possibly go wrong)
Nothing like the smell of warm Pâté de fox in a morning.
awemawson:
Time to sort out those rotten floor planks. Strategy: cut off the ends back to the next bearer, insert a well creosoted plywood section, then when the rest of the shed is finished over-cover all the floor with 18mm OSB3
I had an off-cut of ply that proved to be 1/8" too thick but it got pressed into service (literally with a sledge hammer!)
So, firstly cut a bit of floor to check the board thickness
Then fix a batten to act as a guide for the circular saw
Slice off the rotten bits
Cut plywood to size
Slaver creosote everywhere (including on me !)
Nail down the ply with the Paslode gun.
It ALMOST worked like that :lol:
Firstly the 13A socket in the shed wasn't working - quick bit of diagnosis found the socket itself was too corroded. Replace socket
Then the outer bearer was mainly ok but one end was soft - slice out another one on the Dominion saw bench
Other than that it went OK - the ply was a tight (1/8" interference!) fit but the sledge hammer sorted that!
Now at least there is a firm base to place the rest of the front framework that I'm replacing
awemawson:
Major amount done today - in fact apart from the door and three planks on the rear, I >think< the demolition is finished :ddb:
I need the delivery of the new cladding (Monday) before I can make another door, and I don't want to bash around on the back to remove the lower cladding until the front is clad, as it's all getting a bit wobbly :bugeye:
So I started rebuilding the front framework, most of the timber for which I had cut the other day. Bit of cogitation over exactly how the glazing fits but I think it's correct (hoping to re-use the original glass) It all went pretty smoothly.
With the front secured I could then work on replacing both corner posts, which structurally are part of the end panel and door panel - on the end I spliced in a bit of the bottom bearer, but probably should have replaced the full length. I learnt my lesson on the door end and replaced the whole lower member. I put a temporary cross brace on the rear to retain some semblance of rectangularity.
Then the obligatory spray with creosote on the new works which was fine until the wind suddenly gusted and I got a face full - couldn't see a thing as my glasses were covered :bang: Oh well I needed a shower anyway !
russ57:
Apart from the dimensions, exactly how much of the shed will be original....
Like my grandma's original axe, only 2 new heads and 4 new handles....
Russ
awemawson:
As Triggers Broom in Only Fools & Horses :lol:
Oh yes - that gallon of paraffin and a match would have been SO much less hassle, but it was decreed otherwise :bang:
The roof, 2/3rds of the floor, and the entire back will be original :med:
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