Workshopshed4
Workshop Walls
Once the tiling was finished, I took a bit of a break for the summer before starting on the walls. The walls are multi-layered and my main concern was getting the building water tight before winter hits, so the outer
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Tags: cladding
Wall framing and Door
The roof tiling for the new Workshop was completed last month and had proven to work well in both hot and rainy weather. I then took a break from building for EMF Camp and for a family vacation. The next
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Tiling a shed roof
Roof pitch, life expectancy and price all factored into the selection of the right tiles. Ease of installation was a bonus.
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Tags: roof, tiles
Roof works
Earlier in the month when I had my strong helper, I commented that it was more important to get the boards on the roof than it was it get it perfect.
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Tags: membrane, roof, tiles
Posts, Beams and Trusses
Progress on the new Workshopshed with posts, beams and roof trusses.
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Footings and framing
Although some timber-framed buildings simply rest on their foundations, I wanted mine to be fixed down. We do get some very high winds around here and we’ve already lost a small greenhouse and I also don’t want the weather driving
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Tags: scarf joint, wood framing
Workshopshed 4
Time for a new Workshopshed, a wooden workshop in the style of a Suffolk barn.
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Tags: Workshop
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
