April 2004 - Plans and Foundations |
Shed Plans
What the shed should look like |
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8 April 2004
Digging the foundations |
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11 April 2004
More digging, but nearly there |
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21 April 2004
The foundations are finally completed |
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May 2004 - Floor and Walls |
11 May 2004
The timber arrives... and it's the wrong type! |
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15 May 2004
The floor goes down |
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16 May 2004
The walls start to go up |
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18 May 2004
All four walls of the main section are up |
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20 May 2004
Only one wall to go |
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21 May 2004
Day off - the dogs take over! |
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22 May 2004
Ran out of wood because... all the walls are done! |
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25 May 2004
Making louvred vents |
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26 May 2004
OSB on a windy day |
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27 May 2004
Adding the wall sheathing - the shed becomes less draughty! |
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28 May 2004
All the main boarding-up is done |
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June 2004 - Roof: Building the Frame |
2 June 2004
The gable ends take shape |
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4 June 2004
Way up in the clouds - the main roof ridge is in place |
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6 June 2004
The other ridge is added, plus lots of rafters |
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9 June 2004
More rafters, and the gable-end overhang |
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12 June 2004
The left-hand overhang, complete with fascia |
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15 June 2004
Diagonal roof thingy wotsits |
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16 June 2004
More jack rafters added |
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19 June 2004
Roof, rain and bad temper! |
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20 June 2004
Back section of the roof completed |
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21 June 2004
The other valley rafter - the end is in sight! |
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22 June 2004
One more rafter to go! |
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July 2004 - Roof: The Big Cover-Up Job |
6 July 2004
After a long break the roof is being covered up |
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7 July 2004
More roof boards added |
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10 July 2004
Getting board yet?! |
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17 July 2004
Putting up the jigsaw puzzle roof pieces |
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18 July 2004
Work just a little bit more
(Everything about you so sheddy) |
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20 July 2004
All the top parts of the roof are now on |
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24 July 2004
Gaps? What gaps?! |
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29 July 2004
Short back and sides, sir? All neatly trimmed like a... I'd rather not say |
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August 2004 - Roof: Felt and Underlay |
31 July 2004
Scaffolding for sceptics! |
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1 August 2004
Even stronger scaffolding |
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5 August 2004
Slight change of colour on the roof! |
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7 August 2004
Trim triminy! |
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11 August 2004
Felt up! |
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14 August 2004
Valley good progress |
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16 August 2004
It's all getting very dark |
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18 August 2004
Dodging the rain, almost done the back section |
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21 August 2004
Back section done... and more |
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27 August 2004
Nearly covered up |
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31 August 2004
Finally waterproof! |
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Autumn 2004 - Roof, Doors, Windows = Usable Shed! |
2 September 2004
Double glazing - getting very posh |
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5 September 2004
Covering up the gable end |
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8 September 2004
Gable ends all done |
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13 September 2004
Blocking up that big hole in the front |
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14 September 2004
An impressive looking pair... of doors |
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18 September 2004
Colour co-ordination with devilish Douglas |
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20 September 2004
The final coat goes on the doors and frame |
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22 September 2004
Well hung! |
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5 October 2004
All the windows are fitted and it's officially a shed! |
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16 October 2004
Trimmed up and ready for the shingles |
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17 October 2004
Shingle Bells! |
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18 October 2004
Half the roof done :)
Half the roof to go :( |
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26 October 2004
Ridge tiles on, scaffolding moved |
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31 October 2004
99% of the roof done |
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1 November 2004
Roofo finito! |
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9 November 2004
Dancing on the ceiling |
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Winter 2004 - Inside cos it's cold! |
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By mid-November it became clear that it was going to be way too cold to do any more serious work on building the shed until some warmer weather arrives in 2005. The shiplap cladding will have to wait, as will the electrics - I need to dig a deep trench for the underground cable and that's impossible when the ground is frozen solid. I also need to plasterboard the whole of the inside of the shed, which can only really done after the electrics have gone in. However, these are the only remaining major jobs, and I now have a fully functioning shed of my own! I'll probably concentrate on building more trellis for the garden, on days when I can stand the cold, and maybe think about adding some internal storage - shelves, worktops, etc. It will be great fun working out what to actually do with the shed now I have one!
Last word for 2004
As with the shed, so with the electrics - I read a book and wired up the shed myself! Twelve double sockets, 4 lights in the two rooms (all individually switched, one with 2-way switching), 2 lights in the loft, 2 outside lights in the gable end overhang. I know they all work because I tested them with the (not recommended) method of putting a 13-amp plug on the circuit and plugging it in!
What I didn't do is connect anything to the mains - I've called in an electrician to do that, and it will all be completed early in the new year. However, doing the 'donkey work' will have saved me plenty of money - it would have taken a few days even for someone who knows their stuff. And I did enjoy the challenge of wiring up what turned out to be a pretty extensive electrical system. I'm pleased I've done it, and also pleased I got it done on 31 December 2004. Why? Because from 1st January 2005 it's now illegal to do your own wiring! Timed that just right!
Expect more from me in 2005!
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2005 - More Progress
(Infrequent updates from now on) |
22 January 2005
A shed-load of shiplap |
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23 March 2005
The big dig for electricity |
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