My shop build

[shipto]

Finally I can start on my workshop, it has been a long time coming and I had to get my digger to a point where it could do the ground work including burying some rather large bits of concrete dumped on the garden when I got john wayne and his crew in to do my parking place (long story that still makes me seethe needless to say I expect them to appear on rogue traders any time now).
Unfortunatly I neglected to take a before picture but I got the concrete blocks buried and the ground pretty level and the shuttering is in place just need to spend a little time leveling the ground inside it, preparing the reinforcing steels etc and I will be ready to pour the base maybe next weekend or the weekend after.

The plan is to use 45mm composit cladding for the walls and roof of my 6 metre by 3 metre workshop held in place by a basic framework. This will mean that no more insulation should be required.
This is going to take a while as money is going to be a problem I had enough saved until our poor cat took ill and had to have some attention from the vet, still ended up having to put him down the poor little sod  but a few weeks of belt tightening and hopefully I will have enough to proceed.

[ChriX]

Oooh, a fellow workshop constructor, I will be following - good luck with the build! 

[Brass_Machine]

I like workshop builds. I like to see what other people are doing.

Eric

**sorry to hear about the cat, I ended up having to do the same a few months back... after 14 years.

[shipto]

  never trust maths and guess work, actually make that never trust MY maths and guess work.
I worked out that the slab for my shop would be approximatly 1.8 cubic metres then I guessed there is about 1 cubic metre of sand and gravel in a jumbo bag of ballast so 2 bags by the time you add cement and water should be plenty.
It barely covered half of my slab so will have to get more next week.
I did cobble together a rather neat bucket for my digger though to save having to barrow the stuff from mixer to ground 

[shipto]

slab done 
even embedded something to keep the grandkids amused for a little while.
sorry for the bad pics light was fading when i decided to take them.
now it going to be a long wait for funds to get the composit panels  but at least I will have the slab there to encourage me to save.

[stovebolt]

I hope you don't mind, curiosity got the best of me ,

[shipto]

no i dont mind the door plaque is going to need repainting it should say "fairy cottage" but it has been kicking around the garden for ages and i just put it there on a whim.
gonna tell the grandaughter that it is solid until the fairies use it  see how long she can keep quiet waiting for them to appear 

[John Stevenson]

gonna tell the grandaughter that it is solid until the fairies use it  see how long she can keep quiet waiting for them to appear 

bastard, reminds me of the time I gave my daughter a stick welding rod and told her it as a sparkler, stood for hours in front of the bonfire trying to light it.

[pete3000]

Or telling the kids, when the ice cream van  siren is playing it means they have run out.

John you know she will get her own back and swap your weldng rod for a sparkler one day 

[pete3000]

Shipto, when I did my slab 5.3mx3.6 it took 3.5 cubic metres of readymix. your maths is right, ish. 6x3 =18m3. Then the depth if 50cm=/2 10cm(4inches) =/10. My slab was 6 inches deep more or less. Did the same as you with the polly membrane hardcore and reinforcing.

Have to say I cheated and got a company in. Freebarrow where they come and mix what you need and barrow it in for free.
Worked out cost of hiring a mixer and the raw materials, not to mention the backbreaking labour and they were still cheaper.

Did it in one pour, just leaving me to shutter it flat. Only word of advise for later is keep the roof under 2.8-3.0m to keep the planners happy, also 5.5m from the main dwelling.

[shipto]

Thanks Pete distance from house is not a problem it is at least 12 metres away I am planning on 2.3 metres to eaves and then 3 metres to apex. from what I have read on the planning portal your allowed 2.5 to eaves and a maximum of 4 metres for dual pitched roof (which I assume is /\ style) and 3 metres for any other type of roof, but as I dont need 4 metres i will stick to 3.

[shipto]

got me some windows from ebay and have worked out the final design.

[John Rudd]

distance from house is  12 metres away.....

You mean you like to hike to work.........

Mine is barely 6 feet from my patio door.....

The shorter distance means I dont have time to forget about what I was going in there to do...but I do forget sometimes...

[shipto]

but a few weeks of belt tightening and hopefully I will have enough to proceed.

Boy did that few weeks stretch out, to be fair i had enough a while ago but with the weather There was no point buying the panels to sit there and soak up the water.
Anyway finally ordered them and fingers crossed they will be here for this weekend, so if i get lucky with the weather I can buy the timber needed this weekend and finally get to work 

[shipto]

bloody fuming who would have thought that you would have to chase people to sell you stuff?
The people I planned to buy the panels from have given me the run around so no panels yet looking around for somewhere else to sell them to me.
might be just as well though judging by the weather forcasts.

[AussieJimG]

The things you tell your grandchildren ... I enjoyed watching my daughter's efforts convincing her children that the kangaroo poo on the lawn was not "wild licorice" no matter what Grandpa said.

Jim

[shipto]

lol thats worse than mine, we were out there the weekend actually and i got her knocking on the door to wake them 

[shipto]

So the only place I found the composite panels at a reasonable price f**ked me about so much that I decided to ditch them and ordered single skin profile panels instead, along with many lengths of timber. The timber will be here saturday morning and the panels some time next week. I also have a slightly different plan from the "final design" posted above in which I move the double doors to the end where the parking is and add a single door for general use.
So in short I will hopefully (need a fingers crossed emoticon), weather permitting be posting to this thread again and in due course I will be able to complete the part finished projects I have lying around at work 

[shipto]

So a weekend of rain shower dodging and we nearly have a frame  oh and I also have a nicely developed blister from all the hammering.
Sorry again for the rubbish pictures I really should take them before the light starts to fade.

[awemawson]

I like the kids slide in the second picture   

[shipto]

I like the kids slide in the second picture   

I wouldnt want the job of pulling all the splinters out 

[shipto]

I have a roof (of sorts) spent yesterday and a few hours of today fixing the roof ridges (is that right? not up on building terminology) the rest of the day was spent putting the plastic moisture barrier on and a few batons.
Tomorrow I can fix the rest of the batons and hopefully fire up the plasma cutter for the steel panels.

[shipto]

Spent today putting the rest of the batons and the roof panels on even got time to put a few side panels on but they are not visible in the picture as they are on the back right hand side.
the roof still needs some more screws to hold it down but I am trying to get as many panels done as possible because the plasma cutter will have to go back to work on tuesday.
the idea was to cut the left hand side of the roof panels back after they where secure but i may leave them as they are and add some supports, they will help keep the rain of things i am going to need to store outside.

[shipto]

sides on 

[Brass_Machine]

Its coming along nicely!

Eric