Hi all,
Sorry, it’s been a while since i last posted an update, but things have moved on here, albeit slowly. I've had comments from a few people now along the lines of "you're
still building that shed?" but they just don’t understand, man
Anyway. Last time I’d left you I’d forgotten to put the insect mesh on the side below the cedral. Helpfully, almost 40% of the screws I’d used to install it snapped at the head on removal and at least 4 snapped again when trying to remove the shank. I really wouldn't recommend the TurboGold stainless screws, a very frustrating product indeed!
Anyway, not a huge amount of pictures because daylight is a constant challenge and it’s not actually very interesting
but a shot from our local green space of some larch trees to show how pretty this time of year is, with all that lovely low light...
So, an obligatory shot to show i
did actually install the insect mesh...
Also, once I’d removed the previous attempt i spent an inordinate amount of time measuring and levelling to ensure the cladding ran in parallel lines along the building. I'm not entirely sure what i got wrong, but even the laser level was confounded by the back corner, where the cladding was a few mm below the corner piece. I couldn't be bothered trying to resolve it all because the other three sides looked good enough, so on it went. I had to buy some fibreboard jigsaw cutters to do the cut-out pieces under the door frames, but the laminate cutter was the star of the show. Best 20 quid I’ve spent so far.
So, last Friday i got some larch of my own
probably far more than i need but I’m not a QS (and unlikely to get a job as one
) and the sawmill were not too forthcoming with advice. Still, i have plans to make a bin store for our ever-growing collection of waste bins, so it will get used. Its lovely stuff though.
Some finished shots of the cement board cladding and the larch corner posts in place. They do look meaty, but the cladding will come almost to the face, so should look a bit more proportionate soon. I'm hoping the walls can take the weight...
the cladding is officially coloured "C18 slate grey" but it looks quite blue / purple in these pics. It does look nice against the larch though in its current colour. Note the ripped strip of larch for the kicker for the bottom board, might as well use it up. I could perhaps have been a bit more inventive with the interface between the cement board corner and the post corner, but again time is of the essence now as daylight and weekends are at a premium. We'll see what it looks like when it’s all on.
A slightly skew-whiff butt joint because of a dodgy jigsaw cut, but will be hidden by the door step
It’s not the nicest stuff to work with, but hopefully it will still be looking ok many years after timber in a similar proximity to the ground would have rotted away.
Next step is a full weekend shift to get as much cladding on as possible, then start thinking about doors! I recently bought a new router and cutting bits, so rebated edges will abound in the next pics
On a final note, it’s great to see more workshop builds getting off the ground (Mark, Malc) so following with interest and feeling your pain about building at this time of year!
Frozen fingers signing off for now.