New shed tutorial (Garden re-design part12)

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Hi all,have been busy again these last few weeks with the arrival of my new shed.It is an 8′ × 6′ pent shed with a few design changes.I had it made with only two windows put in instead of four and the door is put at the end rather than on the front side.I have also fitted glass windows instead of the standard Styrene ones that would normally come with it.

Day 1. Just finished a 12 hr night shift and waited for delivery of shed,once arrived put it in garage and went to bed for three hours.Got up at 2.00pm and commenced assembly of said shed.

Base upside down-coated with creosote before turning over the correct way

One end and back panel bolted together with coach screws

Other end and front panel all bolted together

Showing nails that came with shed – am using similar sized screws 2 1/2" x No 8 instead.Much stronger and putting about 3 times the amount than recommended for the nails

These are called flip drivers.The main part is like a small chuck that fits into a standard electric drill.The other piece is a drill that pilot drills,counter bores and counter sinks all in one action.Flip the driver over and it is a screwdriver powered by the electric drill,it saves so much time and effort.

Screws in holes ready -try squares to make sure all corners/sides are at 90 degrees to each other before screwing down to the base.Very important as the roof is also in one piece and needs a fairly close tolerance fit.

So far assembly was difficult enough doing on my own,holding the first two panels together squarely and bolting together really needed two people but I managed.

Getting the roof on was almost impossible.I am 5’8" tall and of medium build,these panels are in one piece 8’x 6’ and quite heavy.
Shear determination and one very big push got it up the side until I found the balancing point of the roof panel,one more small push got past the balancing point and the roof fell on top PHEW! I had to get it as central as possible to the side before lifting otherwise it could have fallen inside! I would sure have a problem then!
The whole shed was then treated with a mixture of wood worm and clear weather preserver

Once the roof was screwed into place I treated it with "Aquaseal"which is a rubber/bitumen damp-proofer

When dry the roof and edges were coated again with bitumen felt adhesive,had to wait 20-30 mins. for the adhesive to go tacky.This was done in 3 stages starting at the back with each successive felt layer over-lapping the last by approx.6".So far took 6 hours.Now 8.00pm and I am hungry and shattered,so called it a day.Did not get front piece of felt on until the following day

Day 2.
All felting complete and galvanized nails used to secure at edges and a coat of preserver paint for smooth wood applied

Glass windows puttied in

Inside – quadrant beading fitted over a bead of putty and pinned in place

Putty was a quick drying acrylic type so I was able to paint it along with a second full coat on the whole shed before losing the light

Day 3.
Edge weather boards around roof fitted and two coats of preserver paint.It has rained quite heavy for a few days and not a drop has got in

This last week inside I have built a work bench,fitted loads of shelving and managed to get all my garden hand tools up on brackets,a bit more to do but almost done now.Will follow up with more pix when complete

• 28 Sep, 2010
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