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My Big Shed.
DIR By: Fluffle-Valve
Date: May 16, 2012, 2:02 pm
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Been up to make a start on the Big Shed the other day.
I’ve un-screwed about 50 of these screw type bolt screws in
getting it ready for dismantle.
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Still a load more to come out, but I didn’t want the shed
collapsing while I sleep.
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This is the shed I have brought from the Malcolm Arnold Academy
on Trinity Avenue, Northampton.
It’s been up for around 4 or 5 years and the Academy sold it to
me for £350.00 ... ...
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It measures 12’ x 26’ and a few others and I are taking it down
and transporting it to my place.
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I can’t wait to get it home.
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It needs a few repairs to it, but it came at a price I could
afford, so I don’t mind fixing a few bits here and there.
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I shall be doing a few modifications to it when I erect it.
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First though, I need to get the base finished off so I can get
on and get the BIG Shed up.
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The shed came down with the help of Pete, Tom, Stuart and John.
(Local Friends of mine)
I’m very grateful for their help and I can’t thank them enough.
We all worked very hard all day and I feel quite shattered now.
09:30 start at the school.
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Very soon had the rest of the screws out and panels started to
come off.
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Roof off now.
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More panels off.
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And more.
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Time for Tea/coffee. My father-in-law went out and brought a new
kettle and made us all a beverage.
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Nearly all down.
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Time out to play with Pete’s dog, Poppy.
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Just the floor to go.
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All on the trailer ready to go, but first fix the lights.
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Back at mine and time to unload. This proved to very hard work
and we were all knackered when finish.
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While starting to unload we saw a plane come by very low and we
thought it was lost.
However, it was a planned fly past for the Saints Rugby Team.
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Well it took another couple of hours to get the shed into my
garden. But it got there in the end.
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Now I need to sort the corner of my garden and get a concrete
base done.
My old Kango gave up on me and I had to source another one from
the bay of E.
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I need to transform this lot.
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I had a little bonfire to get rid of some timber and a load of
other shite that was not needed.
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So after many days munching and a crunching I was finally ready
to mix some concrete.
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Fist bit of concrete down now.
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And the second bit down.
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Been out and brought some more ballast and cement.
The trailer was a tad over weight and my Rover 75 did struggle
to get going at times.
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Wheels were splaying outwards with the weight.
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I’ve now wheel barrowed half of the ballast up the garden for
the next stage in mixing concrete.
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In-between showers and during showers, I have been trying to
find the time to get some more Concrete laid.
It's been hard, but I manage a bit more over a couple of weeks.
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I've also been out again and got myself another load of ballast.
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I’ve been busy with the shed preparations in-between rain
showers.
I got this far by the 05/05/2012
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All the concreting has been done and we are ready to lay the
floor out.
So on the 12/05/2012 with the help of my mate Stuart, My
brother-in-law and his mate from work, we set too and got on
with the shed erection.
First the floor.
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Then on to the panels.
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Tea Break
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Then back on with the job.
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So by the evening, this is how it’s looking.
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Roof on the next day.
Still need to do a few repairs to it, but it's now a fully
functional shed.
It was 12’ x 26’, but I have cut it down to 12’ x 20’. Hence the
reason for odd gap in the middle.
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A man can’t have too many sheds... I have seven now....
The BIG shed, which is empty at the moment.
A Pond Shed for all my filters
Two general storage sheds for Land Rover stuff and household
stuff.
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Then three with Garden implements, tools, timber storage and
mowers, etc
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A very shedy garden... [/color]
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: stuey
Date: May 16, 2012, 2:13 pm
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Shedtastic!
Looks like you will be able to do some bigger stuff away from
the elements!
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: strang
Date: May 16, 2012, 2:25 pm
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You could fill that with asylum seekers and make a tidy
profit....
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: craigderby
Date: May 16, 2012, 3:00 pm
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I've got shed envy :thumbs:
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: pete
Date: May 16, 2012, 3:45 pm
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A shed is never big enough. you willl regret lopping that six
feet off.
Still a fine looking shed, what's the betting that it's full in
a month?
pete
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: Joskin
Date: May 16, 2012, 4:01 pm
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Big - Shed-tastic 8)
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: Boghog
Date: May 16, 2012, 4:06 pm
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Seriously big shed Fluff, top job!
#Post#: 23022--------------------------------------------------
Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: Lurch
Date: May 16, 2012, 4:08 pm
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Nice shed 8)
Wish i had a shed that big in my garden,would save me some
storage money.
Ramps may have been a better idea than steps though
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: Wooden
Date: May 16, 2012, 4:16 pm
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Kwality 8)
Good price too. What do you reakon your total outlay will be by
the time it's all done and dusted?
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Re: My Big Shed.
DIR By: Fluffle-Valve
Date: May 16, 2012, 5:22 pm
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--- Quote from: Lurch link ---
>
> Nice shed 8)
>
> Wish i had a shed that big in my garden,would save me some
storage money.
>
> Ramps may have been a better idea than steps though
>
--- End Quote ---
I already have little removerble ramps for other parts of the
garden for the likes of wheeling a wheel barrow and my sack
barrow. I shall when needed make some quite strong ramps for
heavy stuff to go in and out of said shed.
--- Quote from: Wooden link ---
>
> Kwality 8)
> Good price too. What do you reakon your total outlay will be
by the time it's all done and dusted?
>
--- End Quote ---
I'm wanting to insulate it and line it with 9mm Ply, roof, walls
and floor. I'm needing to replace some glass, but I also have
some old double glassed units to fit and get rid of the old 3mm
glass that's already fitted. Not sure on what that'll all cost
me yet, but the base was about £200 in Ballast and Cement. I
suppose another £500 to a Grand or maybe a bit more in repairs
and fitting it out with shelves, a bench and a log burner made
from an old Gas Bottle and shit like that? Who knows what I'll
spend on it over the next couple of years or so?
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