I also managed to cut part of the bench top, the bench top is only 18mm MDF here as I haven't decided what I'm going to use as the actual top dressing, maybe laminated Tasmanian Oak, not sure yet.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
19 September 2009
Today seemed to breeze along, I got the cabinet doors done, the doors are made of solid core ply panels with Tasmanian Oak trims. The doors still need to be sanded and cleaned up but I was eager to see what how it would look.
I also managed to cut part of the bench top, the bench top is only 18mm MDF here as I haven't decided what I'm going to use as the actual top dressing, maybe laminated Tasmanian Oak, not sure yet.
I also managed to cut part of the bench top, the bench top is only 18mm MDF here as I haven't decided what I'm going to use as the actual top dressing, maybe laminated Tasmanian Oak, not sure yet.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
13 September 2009
Haven't posted much lately, not to say i haven't been doing anything.
I've started building the cabinets for the shed, having an abundance of MDF laying around at work has made this rather cheap. Below are a couple of pictures, the first are the carcasses.
I've started building the cabinets for the shed, having an abundance of MDF laying around at work has made this rather cheap. Below are a couple of pictures, the first are the carcasses.
The carcasses on the base.
The end cabinet now with a drawer.
I mentioned a couple of posts back that I was installing a solar power system in the shed, below is the cabinet that will house the charging unit, fuse panel, pump timer and later the power inverter and anything else power related.
Monday, August 17, 2009
The sheds finished... well almost.
The personal access door is finally finished with the lock fitted, at the moment the door can only be opened and closed from the inside, I haven't decided yet if I want to extend the lock to the outside.
The gutter at the rear of the shed is now up as well so that completes the roof, I only need to attach some temporary drain pipes to the gutters until i can get my water tank.
Council have done their inspections and all is good so the shed has passed!
The only shed related work to be done now is to put the windows in (these weren't required for the inspection as they are not deemed part of the sheds structural design.)
I haven't had a chance to post much between being slack and other commitments, however I have been doing some things with relation to the shed, though not at the shed.
I have purchased a solar Panel, charger and battery as I wont be connecting mains power just yet. I have to build a bracket for the solar panel so I can mount it on the roof I am also making it adjustable for seasonal sunshine, more on that later.
Picture of the finished personal access door.
The door from the inside.
The guttering at the rear of the shed.
The gutter at the rear of the shed is now up as well so that completes the roof, I only need to attach some temporary drain pipes to the gutters until i can get my water tank.
Council have done their inspections and all is good so the shed has passed!
The only shed related work to be done now is to put the windows in (these weren't required for the inspection as they are not deemed part of the sheds structural design.)
I haven't had a chance to post much between being slack and other commitments, however I have been doing some things with relation to the shed, though not at the shed.
I have purchased a solar Panel, charger and battery as I wont be connecting mains power just yet. I have to build a bracket for the solar panel so I can mount it on the roof I am also making it adjustable for seasonal sunshine, more on that later.
Picture of the finished personal access door.
The door from the inside.
The guttering at the rear of the shed.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Steady as she goes...
Finally getting close to finishing the roof, the barge capping is now fitted on both sides and I managed to get the gutter on on one side.
Now all thatss left is put the gutter on at the back of the shed, silicon the gutter ends in and the droppers, after that comes the pipe work to divert the water to the 'yet' to come water tank.
The last two bits left is to place trims around the PA door and put the windows in.
The barge capping on the far side of the shed.
The guttering on the front of the shed.
Now all thatss left is put the gutter on at the back of the shed, silicon the gutter ends in and the droppers, after that comes the pipe work to divert the water to the 'yet' to come water tank.
The last two bits left is to place trims around the PA door and put the windows in.
The barge capping on the far side of the shed.
The guttering on the front of the shed.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The roof is almost done!
I only managed a half days work today, in that time I put the roof capping on finished putting the remaining screws in the roof, after much wrestling I also got the barge capping on one side of the shed.
The barge capping which comes in at 6.4 meters is rather flimsy for its length, the idea is to cut one side of it and let it over lap on the side of the shed, unfortunately no matter what I did to one end the other end would do something entirely different so I cut the capping in half an put it up that way, it should cause any leaking but I'll silicone the tops just in case.
Since the other side of the shed needs the roof sheeting trimmed to allow the barge capping to sit flush against the side wall I left it till I have more time, so instead I put the locks on the garage doors since I now have the screws to put them together, The shed can now be locked.
The barge capping which comes in at 6.4 meters is rather flimsy for its length, the idea is to cut one side of it and let it over lap on the side of the shed, unfortunately no matter what I did to one end the other end would do something entirely different so I cut the capping in half an put it up that way, it should cause any leaking but I'll silicone the tops just in case.
Since the other side of the shed needs the roof sheeting trimmed to allow the barge capping to sit flush against the side wall I left it till I have more time, so instead I put the locks on the garage doors since I now have the screws to put them together, The shed can now be locked.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Now with 2 doors.
Since my helper had a party to go to today, I decided I wasn't going to do anything on the roof, I'm not real enthusiastic about getting on the roof as it is and to go up there without anyone near by wasn't going to happen, as it turned out it wasn't the best day for being on the roof anyway, it was that windy I spent the best part of the morning either catching the ladder before it hit the ground or picking it up all together, just as well I wasn't on the roof!
As I couldn't do the roof I decided to put up the corner trims on the shed. The next item that I figured I'd better do is get the wall sheets on the gable sides of the shed screwed in properly, I had only done the bottom row and the middle row and was going to do the last row when I put the end capping on, with the wind the way it was I thought it safer to get them in now so the wind wouldn't damage the sheets.
Last week Mum had cut the trims for the top of the roller doors to length, so I decided to screw those in as well.
When we fitted the roller door a couple of weeks ago we had lifted the second door into place and temporarily fastened it so it wouldn't move, at that stage we couldn't seat it properly because we had to cut the axles to length so they would fit side by side, I cut those and managed to seat it properly, the hardest part was to seat the guides properly on my own, in the end i got it all working.
Some Pictures of the inside.
Now with 2 doors.
As I couldn't do the roof I decided to put up the corner trims on the shed. The next item that I figured I'd better do is get the wall sheets on the gable sides of the shed screwed in properly, I had only done the bottom row and the middle row and was going to do the last row when I put the end capping on, with the wind the way it was I thought it safer to get them in now so the wind wouldn't damage the sheets.
Last week Mum had cut the trims for the top of the roller doors to length, so I decided to screw those in as well.
When we fitted the roller door a couple of weeks ago we had lifted the second door into place and temporarily fastened it so it wouldn't move, at that stage we couldn't seat it properly because we had to cut the axles to length so they would fit side by side, I cut those and managed to seat it properly, the hardest part was to seat the guides properly on my own, in the end i got it all working.
Some Pictures of the inside.
Now with 2 doors.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Roof Pt. 2
When we arrived at the block we noticed the normally dry water hole had water in it. The last week must have produce some decent rain on the block, we were to find out later the effects of lots of rain here.
We started of the day with our usual cup of coffee, then we got started on getting the sheets on the roof, the ground at the back of the shed sits higher then at the front and at the front left sits higher then the right.
To get the sheets on the roof Mum would be on the ground lifting and pushing the sheets over me and i would be on the ladder guiding the sheets onto the roof, as the middle of the sheet passes over me the sheet would fall and stay on the purlins allowing me to push it home and screw it into position.
By the time we hit the 5th sheet we started running into some problems, firstly the ladder wasn't high enough for me to comfortably balance while placing the sheets and to put the screws in i was working at head height. This caused by the slope in the land and the rain had soaked the ground so the ladder would sink making it shorter.
We drove to the hardware store and bought a 2.1 meter 'A' ladder that can be made in to a 3.6 straight ladder (not that i ever anticipate to use it at that height!)
Back to work it was, we got the rest of the sheets on the roof, i had to reseat them so they all sit straight, halfway across the roof the drill died, back to the hardware store again, bought a new drill, back to finishing the roof sheeting. Im glad the hardware store is only 15mins from the block!
To complete the roof i still need to put the top and side cappings on and put the final screws in.
The Water Hole.
The New ladder and the 'anti sinking and stabilising' measures.
The second part of the roof done.
While i was putting more screws on the roof, Mum measured and cut the side and top flashings for the rollerdoors. (Hard to tell here, between the front wall and the roller door was exposed wall edges, they now have the colour of the wall.)
We started of the day with our usual cup of coffee, then we got started on getting the sheets on the roof, the ground at the back of the shed sits higher then at the front and at the front left sits higher then the right.
To get the sheets on the roof Mum would be on the ground lifting and pushing the sheets over me and i would be on the ladder guiding the sheets onto the roof, as the middle of the sheet passes over me the sheet would fall and stay on the purlins allowing me to push it home and screw it into position.
By the time we hit the 5th sheet we started running into some problems, firstly the ladder wasn't high enough for me to comfortably balance while placing the sheets and to put the screws in i was working at head height. This caused by the slope in the land and the rain had soaked the ground so the ladder would sink making it shorter.
We drove to the hardware store and bought a 2.1 meter 'A' ladder that can be made in to a 3.6 straight ladder (not that i ever anticipate to use it at that height!)
Back to work it was, we got the rest of the sheets on the roof, i had to reseat them so they all sit straight, halfway across the roof the drill died, back to the hardware store again, bought a new drill, back to finishing the roof sheeting. Im glad the hardware store is only 15mins from the block!
To complete the roof i still need to put the top and side cappings on and put the final screws in.
The Water Hole.
The New ladder and the 'anti sinking and stabilising' measures.
The second part of the roof done.
While i was putting more screws on the roof, Mum measured and cut the side and top flashings for the rollerdoors. (Hard to tell here, between the front wall and the roller door was exposed wall edges, they now have the colour of the wall.)
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