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[JohnnyRaz]

i recommend befriending a neighbour who is disposing of oak floorboards. and also befriending someone with multiple long clamps.

And access to a planer thicknesser

 

[JohnnyRaz]

The joy of working on something where a few mm does not matter

 

[ernesto]

We discovered a damp wall in our house that we share with next door.
Knocked in to the neighbour yesterday and holy fuck they have a serious (lack of!) drainage problem at the back of the house which is baaad. It's being sucked up the walls and all.
And They have half the floors and walls taken back. He's getting a builder in next week to fix it. Which is a silver lining because I thought we had a leaky roof but it's waaaay more his problem than mine

 

[JohnnyRaz]

We discovered a damp wall in our house that we share with next door.
Knocked in to the neighbour yesterday and holy fuck they have a serious (lack of!) drainage problem at the back of the house which is baaad. It's being sucked up the walls and all.
And They have half the floors and walls taken back. He's getting a builder in next week to fix it. Which is a silver lining because I thought we had a leaky roof but it's waaaay more his problem than mine

means youre depending on him to fix it thought!

 

[Deadmanposting]

The joy of working on something where a few mm does not matter
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So jealous

What is your paver base there? i.e. what's under the pavers?
How you gonna do the cladding on the back (hedge) side of the shed?
Where did you get those cool post beam anchors? And how are they embedded?
You gonna let the hedge devour/cover it so it blends in?
How many tea breaks per work session?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

So jealous

What is your paver base there? i.e. what's under the pavers?
How you gonna do the cladding on the back (hedge) side of the shed?
Where did you get those cool post beam anchors? And how are they embedded?
You gonna let the hedge devour/cover it so it blends in?
How many tea breaks per work session?

1. just some paving sand - its not going to get traffic, so not too worried about it being perfectly level etc.
2. effectively make a panel, with two runners just inside the back posts, which will be screwed onto the posts. The cladding wont run fully from top to bottom to allow a bit of venting - as it will be open fronted and I don't want the roof to blow off!..
3. B+Q - fence post receivers - have a 400mm spike that gets driven into the ground!
4. Thats the plan.
5. 1-2 tea breaks per morning or afternoon sessions..

 

[Deadmanposting]

1. just some paving sand - its not going to get traffic, so not too worried about it being perfectly level etc.
2. effectively make a panel, with two runners just inside the back posts, which will be screwed onto the posts. The cladding wont run fully from top to bottom to allow a bit of venting - as it will be open fronted and I don't want the roof to blow off!..
3. B+Q - fence post receivers - have a 400mm spike that gets driven into the ground!
4. Thats the plan.
5. 1-2 tea breaks per morning or afternoon sessions..

Man, you are ALL OVER this

Never heard of fence post receivers. I love shit like that though.

Good stuff, man.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Man, you are ALL OVER this

Never heard of fence post receivers. I love shit like that though.

Good stuff, man.

I know about them only as I once rented a death trap of a gaff, part of the fun of which was a fence that kept blowing over!

Here we are at nightfall

 

[Deadmanposting]

Nice solution here

 

[ann post]

I know you are half way through and all but if you can paint bits before you assemble it'll be better protected and easier

 

[ann post]

We discovered a damp wall in our house that we share with next door.
Knocked in to the neighbour yesterday and holy fuck they have a serious (lack of!) drainage problem at the back of the house which is baaad. It's being sucked up the walls and all.
And They have half the floors and walls taken back. He's getting a builder in next week to fix it. Which is a silver lining because I thought we had a leaky roof but it's waaaay more his problem than mine

yikes. hope they are getting insurance on that?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I know you are half way through and all but if you can paint bits before you assemble it'll be better protected and easier

Aye - it’s treated timber so was actually just going to paint the exterior parts

 

[seanc]

I know you are half way through and all but if you can paint bits before you assemble it'll be better protected and easier

I once asked a proper theatre set builder about that, and he got quite testy with me. I backed off.

Excellent mitres though.

 

[ann post]

I once asked a proper theatre set builder about that, and he got quite testy with me. I backed off.

Excellent mitres though.

In set building it only has to look good from one side though I suppose. I'd do it where i can. because the abovementioned shed (mine, not the more recent centrist thumped dad shed) is a not going to all that pretty kinda project i'm literally painting things and screwing them in while they still wet.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

In set building it only has to look good from one side though I suppose. I'd do it where i can. because the abovementioned shed (mine, not the more recent centrist thumped dad shed) is a not going to all that pretty kinda project i'm literally painting things and screwing them in while they still wet.

It would be what I’d do here if time wasn’t a factor. But I’ve time off work today and tomorrow so am powering ahead

 

[magicbastarder]

Aye - it’s treated timber so was actually just going to paint the exterior parts

if it's well ventilated you'll have much less issues with damp and rot, i suspect.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

if it's well ventilated you'll have much less issues with damp and rot, i suspect.

It’s going to be open at the front, so more a shelter than a shed!

 

[JohnnyRaz]

It’s going to be open at the front, so more a shelter than a shed!

Time for lunch - all downhill from here

 

[magicbastarder]

the building inspector popped by earlier and all is well.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Done - more or less!