New shed options

[123hotchef]

perfect thanks just staple it on do I?

 

[Olderisbetter]

perfect thanks just staple it on do I?

Yes staples should be fine although i had stainless steel ones as it can take me ages to finish jobs so the normal staples can rust away

 

[123hotchef]

Yes staples should be fine although i had stainless steel ones as it can take me ages to finish jobs so the normal staples can rust away

ha ha i have what I have they are regular staples they will have to do ill have to get the cladding on quick!
my mate said just ship lap over the membrane and not to bother with osb first

 

[Onoff]

I already checked

Building control regulation approval
Domestic buildings exempt from building control
Certain buildings are exempt from obtaining Building Regulation approval: these exemptions are illustrated below. However, if any of these buildings receives its electricity from a source located inside a dwelling an application for that electrical work will be required unless it's being self certified by a registered competent person.

These exemptions are:

• Small detached single storey buildings such as garages, sheds and greenhouses which contain no sleeping accommodation and which are:
  • not more than 30m sq in floor area and;
  • built of substantially non-combustible materials if the building is less than 1m from the boundary (this does not apply if the floor area is not more than 15m sq)
• A greenhouse or conservatory built at ground level with a floor area of not more than 30m sq. Separation to remain between conservatory and house i.e. doors or windows, (glazing at low level or in doors and sidelights must be carried out in safety glass as recommended by the manufacturer or supplier).
• A carport open on at least two sides, the floor area of which does not exceed 30m sq.
• A porch where the floor area does not exceed 30m sq. Separation to remain between porch and house.

This lot goes out the window if you're in an AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ask me how I know! FFS the council seem quite happy to turn a blind eye to the fly tipping that goes on a round here!

 

[DAPPH]

Looks like ~I got some work to do!

Moving the ballast is going to take the time, it is double the price to get 25kg bags I will have to get bulk bags dropped and carry it in buckets through the house

Get to B&Q their orange buckets are 97 pence each ten or twelve or would see you able to stack four 4/5 th filled buckets at a time on your sack barrow and wheel them though the house whilst somebody ( ?) is filling the others . You might like to get some old carpet round the door jambs to protect them from accidental dings .

Years ago when I was only25% disabled I managed to move the best part of 22 tonnes of 40 mm washed clean stone in galv steel buckets some 40 mtrs down a narrow path over a nine day period on a pneumatic wheeled sack barrow .. wife filled , I shipped them and helped fill if I got back before she'd filed the next five . We had 10 buckets in all @ about £4 each IIRC …… Yes ….. we are still happily & crazily married 31 years later .

 

[gaz1]

nah ill have to get 25kg bags delivered and walk them through the house then mix it next to the hole and pour it in

an alternative if you get round the mrs

get a ready mix delivery in and get them as close to the laying of the cement if not build something to get it there by using scaffold planks and a bit of scaffolding on the far end before the end of the chute

through the house delivery

 

[gaz_moose]

the orange B+Q buckets are not as good as the black ones,

 

[Olderisbetter]

The local concrete guy round here has a pump which saved a load of hassle for my mates extension

 

[123hotchef]

just got a load of bricks and blocks for free. so I may start this build next week. still undecided on whether to get the concrete pumped or mix it myself. all depends on cost. i think they charge £300 for a pump fee!

Would there be an advantage to build a block or 2 on the slab to keep the timbers off the slab?

 

[vw1]

I done 3 concrete blocks then timber . We all do different ways but this was mine.

Enjoy your build.

 

[Morrisman]

just got a load of bricks and blocks for free. so I may start this build next week. still undecided on whether to get the concrete pumped or mix it myself. all depends on cost. i think they charge £300 for a pump fee!

Would there be an advantage to build a block or 2 on the slab to keep the timbers off the slab?

Give these guys a call, they have several ways to move concrete.

https://mixamate.co.uk/services/mini-dumper/

 

[123hotchef]

I done 3 concrete blocks then timber . We all do different ways but this was mine.

Enjoy your build.

what made u opt for 3 blocks?

 

[DAPPH]

the orange B+Q buckets are not as good as the black ones,

They burn better than black buckets when angle grinder & welding sparks land in them . I never thought a bucket would be so flammable . That orange by the white end of the yellow container is all that's left of the bucket .

 

[arther dailey]

thats an eye opener , never would have thought they would be that flammable ?? what did it have in it previously ? thinners/petrol just wouldnt have given that a thought as potential fire hazard with sparks

 

[123hotchef]

my trousers caught fire the other week with grinding sparks!

 

[vw1]

what made u opt for 3 blocks?

Well had enough for 3 blocks so just used them up but am sure two is enough.

 

[123hotchef]

Well had enough for 3 blocks so just used them up but am sure two is enough.

fair enough, I have plenty of blocks but my mate says it will be stonger if i fix the timber frame straight to the slab. I was just worried about the timber getting damp/wet and rotting sooner

 

[vw1]

You can use DPM between slab and timber . You do what you thinks best I opted for timber raised of the deck for less contact with water.

 

[Onoff]

I raised an old freebie shed on blocks/bricks. Shouldn't have bothered. Ended up with a tiny shed for a lot of work. Should have chopped it up, sold it as firewood by the gate and put the money towards a shed 4 times the size:

On a very serious note...

Those with youngsters or planning to. Build a big, warm shed. Use for all sorts of projects in whatever the weather with them. You will literally make memories in there. Even, for the cost involved, consider putting 150mm of insulation under the slab and underfloor heating pipes for the future.

I kick myself every day that I'm still working in the open or ramshackle draughty old stable that should really be torn down and rebuilt. Just don't feel like going in there when it's cold and damp.

 

[123hotchef]

I raised an old freebie shed on blocks/bricks. Shouldn't have bothered. Ended up with a tiny shed for a lot of work. Should have chopped it up, sold it as firewood by the gate and put the money towards a shed 4 times the size:

Those with youngsters or planning to. Build a big, warm shed. Use for all sorts of projects in whatever the weather with them. You will literally make memories in there. Even, for the cost involved, consider putting 150mm of insulation under the slab and underfloor heating pipes for the future.
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Does it have to be 150mm? I have some sheets of 50mm polystyrene here