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Title: My first go at a new shed
Post by: venom on 02 July 2012, 21:28:24: I thought I'd already posted the start of my shed but can't find it :-\ :-\

Well last year I decided to have a go at building a new shed myself from scratch which if you knew how bad I'm at DIY you would be wetting yourself with laughter.

So found a secondhand wood supplier in Didcot & got the basics for the frame & had a go at it.

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Then I found a company that make big posh summer houses & they said I could help myself to all of their off cuts & scrap wood for free, so all the T&G & the odd bits of 3x2, 4x2.

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Then had to leave it for a while as our son has mental health problems & has been in & out of hospital a lot over the last few months so could only do work on it as & when.
But lately I needed something to do as I found things getting on top of me so cracked on with it & now it's almost done.

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Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Steve B on 02 July 2012, 21:30:55: well done that looks great :y :y :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: OOMV6 on 02 July 2012, 21:31:43: Looks great .... but that's a house, not a shed.

Have to say, you have a good collection of tools for someone who says he is crap at DIY.
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: sealeysonic on 02 July 2012, 21:33:20: Looks great to me....nice job.....what do the naybours(?) say...?
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: redelitev6 on 02 July 2012, 21:34:30: :y speaking as a joiner i have to say that's a pretty impressive first attempt , nice one sir :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: b4ndit on 02 July 2012, 21:35:05: Tidy :y :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: venom on 02 July 2012, 21:43:13: Quote from: OOMV6 on 02 July 2012, 21:31:43
Looks great .... but that's a house, not a shed.

Have to say, you have a good collection of tools for someone who says he is crap at DIY.

They are bits that I've needed to get while building it as I didn't have any DIY related tools only mechanical tools for working on cars & got 99% of them at silly low prices from Gumtree,eBay & Freecycle
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: venom on 02 July 2012, 21:46:53: Quote from: sealeysonic on 02 July 2012, 21:33:20
Looks great to me....nice job.....what do the naybours(?) say...?

Did all my homework first by asking all my neighbors that it would effect first if they would mind, then got pre planning approval from my local council & the OK from our Housing association.
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Radar on 02 July 2012, 21:48:35: Well done that man :y That is a nice job!
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Del Boy on 02 July 2012, 21:50:37: That looks top quality to me :y :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: venom on 02 July 2012, 21:51:45: Quote from: redelitev6 on 02 July 2012, 21:34:30
:y speaking as a joiner i have to say that's a pretty impressive first attempt , nice one sir :y

Cheers mate it has given nightmares at times & nearly ripped it down a few times as well but if you were to come & see it you'd notice things that I've done wrong but it'll do me for now :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: ted_one on 02 July 2012, 22:02:41: I want a shed like that,I could spend some really serious time there,put a few extras in,big tv,big recliner and a big fridge full of beer :-* :-* :-* ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: gstylebaby on 02 July 2012, 22:05:39: Top job well done. :y :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: flyer 0712 on 02 July 2012, 22:22:30: thats not a shed its a fully equipped service station :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: waspy on 02 July 2012, 22:23:53: Said in a Oz accent "that's not a shed, this is a shed".

Bloody hell mate, that's impressive 8) :) :o :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 02 July 2012, 22:30:17: That's impressive. And inspirational, since I'm a good 2ft taller than the shed currently in our back garden :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 02 July 2012, 22:30:27: That's a splendid job V and well done on your innovative acquisition of materials. :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Steve B on 02 July 2012, 22:39:22: you only done it to show off ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Rods2 on 02 July 2012, 23:01:22: Good job, well done. :y :y :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Vamps on 02 July 2012, 23:07:13: Good job indeed...... :y How long will it stay that tidy though? going by the state of my garage/workshop....... :D :D :D
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: geoffr70 on 02 July 2012, 23:50:48: That's mint. What did you do for the base? Is it resting on concrete lintels?
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 03 July 2012, 01:08:27: Great shed!! :y Has it got a bar?? :)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 03 July 2012, 07:53:02: Nice one Ken ............
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: tunnie on 03 July 2012, 07:53:51: One big & impressive shed that, well done!
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 09:33:39: That's a hell of a shed.. care to come and build one for me, next? :)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Kendo1690 on 03 July 2012, 09:45:57: That's a monster,I'm extremely jealous :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Abiton on 03 July 2012, 10:02:03: Quote from: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 09:33:39
That's a hell of a shed.. care to come and build one for me, next? :)

+1 :)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: omega3000 on 03 July 2012, 11:59:47: Quote from: OOMV6 on 02 July 2012, 21:31:43
Looks great .... but that's a house, not a shed.

Have to say, you have a good collection of tools for someone who says he is crap at DIY.

;D

Nice construction , i built mine out of reclaimed freebie wood and pallet boxes . Think how much that would cost if bought ready made :o Well done it looks great and good enough to live in :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:02:55: Quote from: EMD on 03 July 2012, 11:59:47
Nice construction , i built mine out of reclaimed freebie wood and pallet boxes . Think how much that would cost if bought ready made :o Well done it looks great and good enough to live in :y

Ready made sheds are seriously expensive now :( And flimsy! I wonder how much it would cost to make something like the one shown here, without using reclaimed wood? Anyone care to estimate?
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: omega3000 on 03 July 2012, 12:14:29: Quote from: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:02:55
Quote from: EMD on 03 July 2012, 11:59:47
Nice construction , i built mine out of reclaimed freebie wood and pallet boxes . Think how much that would cost if bought ready made :o Well done it looks great and good enough to live in :y

Ready made sheds are seriously expensive now :( And flimsy! I wonder how much it would cost to make something like the one shown here, without using reclaimed wood? Anyone care to estimate?

I wouldnt buy a ready made one for the reason you say "flimsy" , i put an estimate of around £3k maybe more for something similar in size for that shed ready made . My dad had a 6x8 ready made shed a month ago and it cost £800 ..its very flimsy , swinging a cat inside is not an option ;D
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:16:29: Indeed - I really need to build a workshop on the side of the garage to house the ever growing array of tools (like the lathe) and get them out of the garage .. but a ready built will cost me a fortune.

Perhaps I should try and price building one like this :)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: venom on 03 July 2012, 13:14:31: Well I didn't work out how much it cost, but I reckon around £500 at the mo with reclaimed wood, screws, nails & roofing felt.
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: jaykay on 03 July 2012, 13:56:54: Splendid job Ken, well done :y
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 14:27:23: Quote from: venom on 03 July 2012, 13:14:31
Well I didn't work out how much it cost, but I reckon around £500 at the mo with reclaimed wood, screws, nails & roofing felt.

Damn sight cheaper than a ready made one, that's for sure! Probably double the cost using new materials everywhere, mind.. still a lot cheaper, though.
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 July 2012, 14:35:10: Quote from: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:16:29
Indeed - I really need to build a workshop on the side of the garage to house the ever growing array of tools (like the lathe) and get them out of the garage .. but a ready built will cost me a fortune.

Perhaps I should try and price building one like this :)

Bah! Distraction. Hurry up and get the snake built. ;)
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 14:40:26: Quote from: Kevin Wood on 03 July 2012, 14:35:10
Bah! Distraction. Hurry up and get the snake built. ;)

;D Well, first I do need to do some woodwork - the body is squatting in all the free space and it's impossible to move without three or four people and/or a crane.. so I need to build some huge wooden wheeled trolleys, preferably (headroom allowing) ones that let me store the body 'over' the chassis.

I do have a Jag diff in bits on the workbench, though. By gods that stank when I opened it! I thought 15 year old gearbox oil was bad, but 30+ year old diff oil takes the biscuit..
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 July 2012, 14:52:03: I suspended my bodywork from the ceiling to keep it out of the way. Then again, there wasn't much of it. ;D
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 14:56:58: ;D Mine weighs more than the chassis did - I think it'd pull the roof down! With the two guys from Dax and me (one at the back, two at the front) we could only just carry it into the garage - I had to balance the arch on my shoulder to manage that, too ;D
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 03 July 2012, 22:00:08: Quote from: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:02:55
Quote from: EMD on 03 July 2012, 11:59:47
Nice construction , i built mine out of reclaimed freebie wood and pallet boxes . Think how much that would cost if bought ready made :o Well done it looks great and good enough to live in :y

Ready made sheds are seriously expensive now :( And flimsy! I wonder how much it would cost to make something like the one shown here, without using reclaimed wood? Anyone care to estimate?

last one we built with concrete base 25ft x 10 ft £3k was fully boarded and insulated inside with elec and lighting etc

looks a good job V well done :y :y done very well there for £500
Title: Re: My first go at a new shed
Post by: pauls on 03 July 2012, 22:18:46: Quote from: paul.lovejoy on 03 July 2012, 22:00:08
Quote from: aaronjb on 03 July 2012, 12:02:55
Quote from: EMD on 03 July 2012, 11:59:47
Nice construction , i built mine out of reclaimed freebie wood and pallet boxes . Think how much that would cost if bought ready made :o Well done it looks great and good enough to live in :y

Ready made sheds are seriously expensive now :( And flimsy! I wonder how much it would cost to make something like the one shown here, without using reclaimed wood? Anyone care to estimate?

last one we built with concrete base 25ft x 10 ft £3k was fully boarded and insulated inside with elec and lighting etc

looks a good job V well done :y :y done very well there for £500

Built mine about 10 years ago 22ft by 18ft insulated plasterboarded and carpet cost me just over 3k.. Lost it now 14year old as taken it for her den. its now pink with rugs and tv etc. Iam now stuck with a 10ft by 6ft shed in the back garden.