My workshop build

[Michael Bird 1Participant @michaelbird1]

 

 

P.S. … That was a very good price for 30mm MDF

… Just make sure you keep it dry.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 15/09/2016 11:02:36

It might have been a good price but boy were those sheets heavy, I can tell you it almost killed me putting them down.

Thanks for the tip about a bucket of sand, can't get cheaper then that. And by the way I already have first aid kit, as I'm always cutting myself.

I already have that web site book marked Michael. It makes a very interesting read and I would like to do something similar in the future.

Edited By Michael Bird 1 on 15/09/2016 11:11:08

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Bird 1 on 15/09/2016 10:36:07:

As for what I'm going to make in it I'm not 100% sure. I haven't touched a lathe or milling machine for 32 years so firstly just practice making swarf. My other hobby is astronomy and I have a nice telescope set up so will make a few adapters and then design and build my own Alt/Az mount and maybe if I'm any good a EQ mount.

Now we're talking

You have to for an EQ mount!

I have an idea to build one around a mini lathe headstock fitted with taper bearings. Nice and chunky and solid.

[Glyn DaviesParticipant @glyndavies49417]

I built a workshop similar to yours but based on a 6' by 9' pent roof shed. I insulated the walls as you have. One thing I found was that the as-supplied roofing felt lasted a summer before it split and allowed water into the wall cavities where it promoted rot in the lower log lap planks. The solution was to replace the felt with rubber sheet glued down with contact adhesive. That roof covering lasted fifteen years with not a trace of a leak. The roofing material seemed innovative when I bought it, but I think it has become common now.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

My rubber roof on the loft extension was very pongy on hot days and started to curl up at the edges, go brittle and tear where the cats and squirrels scored it after a few years. I replaced it and the garage roof with traditional 3 layer (not pussy torch-on) from Wickes. Nice and solid. Proper corrugated iron is the best of course

[Michael Bird 1Participant @michaelbird1]

I have considered how long the felt will last, I have seen sheet material called coroline that looks like a tiled roof. I was considering putting that on the roof when the felt does eventually wear out.

It's similar to this stuff: http://www.screwfix.com/p/coroline-corrugated-roofing-sheet-green-2000-x-950mm/5171j

 

Edited By Michael Bird 1 on 15/09/2016 13:22:21

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Posted by JasonB on 15/09/2016 08:41:54:

Nice shed

Your MDF will be fine as you have floated it on the subfloor so its fully supported, just watch it around the doorway as you have not used mositure resistant MRMDF if there are a lot of wet feet going in & out.

As others have said the roof could do with insulation, Kingspan or Celotex between the purlins would be best.

+1 for Jason's comment. I put Celotex / equiv' in my garage conversion 4 -1/2 years ago…

George.

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

I thought about wooden or steel sheds but in the end I figured that if I specified it as habitable space (Part L insulation, cavity walls, windows etc), it can easily be converted to a granny flat / annexe / home office later – it now has the planning permission. That sort of makes the job a little more justifiable(?!), given that conventional garages are generally not considered to pay back on their investment. The existing 1930s garage and the remaining outhouse were no use as any form of workspace and too small to get a modern car in anyway, without having to climb out of the driver's window.

I've conceded about 1/4 of the space to create a dining room that opens to the kitchen and garden but that will still leave about a triple garage area for "approved" use. The builder will actually be constructing the building around the machine tools. That should make moving the big beast in a bit easier…

[Michael Bird 1Participant @michaelbird1]

It's a big project Muzzer, reminds me of the time I helped my father build his double extension on his house. I learnt so much doing that I helped the builder build my extension to.

Good luck with and I look forward to seeing some photo's once it's done.

And George I'll look into Celotex for the ceiling.

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by JA on 15/09/2016 08:48:37:

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 15/09/2016 07:50:40:

Michael – Looks like a great place you have built there and hours of pleasure to be had in it, but DO INSTALL some sort of FIRE protection. I have an Extinguisher 'bomb' which although messy if it ever went off, is non toxic and automatic. They cost about £300, but allows you to sleep at night. And it goes without saying – SECURITY.
BobH

Please give more details about the extinguisher bomb. I have just goggled "extinguisher bomb" and it appears to be a hand thrown device. Interesting and useful but you cannot use it in your sleep. Is there a similar device which is activated when a fire is detected (and you are asleep or watching the Antiques Roadshow)?

JA

This is a very old thread but made me laugh from a distant memory.

A guy at work once said…. I was a caretaker at a school. The school burned down. When the fire service did the investigation , they found 30 empty fire extinguishers in the debris. They asked where they had come from. I told them i had put them there. They asked why. I said because it says aim at base of fire so i did.

Sorry i have a wierd sense of humour.

Steve.

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Michael

I use an Ebac dehumidifier in my shed which runs with a built in humidistat. I believe it costs about 4p an hour to run when it feels the need and I have never suffered from rust. It also raises the temperature in there quite nicely. I also use an IR 2kw heater when needed. This costs about 25p an hour to run but I would never need it on that long as I would melt. I did have a fan heater but this was skipped, I think the IR heaters are best because they warm you up instantly you don't have to wait for the air to heat up.

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