Garden shed
Posted: 25 Mar 2021, 17:34
Sorry much like my previous potting shed this one is not a workshop but probably sits here best.
http://www.thewoodhaven2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=4196
So we used to have a posh but neglected summerhouse in the garden which we used for general garden storage. It was sat directly in the concrete slab by the previous owner and had a serious case of rot underneath. A few years ago I was woken by the door and my neighbour thoughtfully asked if my shed was supposed to be on fire (it was 5 in the morning). Anyway I was greeted by this which my garden hose failed to put out:
After a weekend cleanup we were left with this:
Which now looks like this (mug of tea for scale):
So having learned a lot from the Potting Shed build I intend to build something similar here. The concrete base is 2900x2900 but the shed footprint will be 2900x2400mm with the remaining 500mm on the one side being a log store which the roof will extend over.
I’ll raise the floor up off the concrete because it weirdly slopes up to the wall behind so any rainwater runs down onto the concrete and into any timber in the floor. I’ve done a quick sketch up of what it will probably look like and I’ll add it here when I go back in the house later.
I’ll probably use the same roof design which is mono pitch felt covered but does anyone know what pitch I should be aiming for? I don’t want the roof too high to cast more shade in the garden.
http://www.thewoodhaven2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=4196
So we used to have a posh but neglected summerhouse in the garden which we used for general garden storage. It was sat directly in the concrete slab by the previous owner and had a serious case of rot underneath. A few years ago I was woken by the door and my neighbour thoughtfully asked if my shed was supposed to be on fire (it was 5 in the morning). Anyway I was greeted by this which my garden hose failed to put out:
After a weekend cleanup we were left with this:
Which now looks like this (mug of tea for scale):
So having learned a lot from the Potting Shed build I intend to build something similar here. The concrete base is 2900x2900 but the shed footprint will be 2900x2400mm with the remaining 500mm on the one side being a log store which the roof will extend over.
I’ll raise the floor up off the concrete because it weirdly slopes up to the wall behind so any rainwater runs down onto the concrete and into any timber in the floor. I’ve done a quick sketch up of what it will probably look like and I’ll add it here when I go back in the house later.
I’ll probably use the same roof design which is mono pitch felt covered but does anyone know what pitch I should be aiming for? I don’t want the roof too high to cast more shade in the garden.