reg shaw Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Kieran, the PVA thing would work as its very similar to the UniBond stuff for the job, though I guess Pva would whiten and perhaps loosen if subjected to moisture. The Fleas are going great, had some great flights with them, some of them in perfect conditions which helps the little creatures greatly!! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Hi folks, long time no post! Reason being that since I did the perfect workshop (for me anyway!) I ended up moving house so had to start all over again! The house we bought had no workshop space whatsoever, so all of our workshop stuff had to go into the house with us until we built the new caves!! The house is a Victorian Railway house, built by North Stafford Railway in 1846. So, with the railway theme in mind, the new shed was to be a wriggly tin, curved roof jobbie, copying a railway workshop of the period as its of great importance to us that it 'fits' in with the surroundings. The shed is now all but finished so I thought I'd show some pics if anyones interested? Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Love to see some pictures of the new man cave...I remember the blog of your old shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Cheers mate! Here are the first lot then. Starting from a scraped off surface, the shed has to be no more than 30 sq m footprint to stay under out of the clutches of the planners, no more than 4m high. I went for 4m x 7.5m finished, so the pad is slightly smaller to allow for the overhang of the sheets. Shed wasn't even there yet and the imaginary workshop was filling up with models already!! We picked the keys up to the house on Christmas eve 2015 and first job was to install new drainage and sewer system, plus a new water supply, so the shed work didn't start til mid June 2016. Ian. Edited By reg shaw on 22/11/2016 22:07:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Here are a couple of pics of the 'plan'!! An old engineers drawing was found, actually for a pitched roof but easily modified to suit our curved roof by lengthening the prop to lift the second and fourth purlin to match the curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Are you doing much flying with all the building going on? Do you still have the HP42 etc?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I don't know how much flying Reg's been doing, but he's done well to land that on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 The timber structure was next, the whole shed being based around two of the truss frames and the two ends. The timbers are all bolted together with timber connectors and steel plates, also bolted to the concrete base. The timbers inside of the membrane is untreated, outside the membrane is tanalised. The frame is also sat on lead pads so the ends of the timbers are protected from any damp, not that there should be any but I might spill summat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Posted by john stones 1 on 22/11/2016 22:27:50: I don't know how much flying Reg's been doing, but he's done well to land that on there I agree...he must have won the club spot landing competition BTW, that some serious wood work, very impressive Edited By cymaz on 22/11/2016 22:34:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Posted by cymaz on 22/11/2016 22:23:30: Are you doing much flying with all the building going on? Do you still have the HP42 etc?? I am doing a bit more now, but most of the bigger models were put into storage for 6 months while the sheds were built. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 The tin sheeting was supplied by a company in Leominster who were blooming marvellous to deal with, a very good price, the sheets were the perfect length and more importantly the right radius for the roof. I gave them a radius measurement and they kindly confirmed it before they bent any sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Forgot to mention in the first pics, the white box on a stick is the main power board for the shed and the sewage pumping station which was installed 2 months before the existance of the shed it goes in, hence the heath robinson waterproofing!! Shed was insulated with rockwool and then clad internally with some tongue and groove timber. Looks a bit Swedish sauna like but it aint that orange really!! I may yet paint it internally in North Stafford Railway colours, a la signal box internals, but that'll wait as the shed is now full! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 That saw the tin sheeting finished, all corner edging fitted and window edges sorted. Window frames made next and a side door would see the outside done after the addition of a couple of railway style lights. These were a bargain, bought off ebay as street lights to be mounted on lampposts, but we made up some brackets and modified them to fit the shed. All internal cladding done, powered up with plenty of lights and sockets. The floor was screeded as the first lot flaked off so badly (another story!) and then painted. This brings us up to date so this weekend see's the workshop hopefully populated with the gubbins and stuff that has resided in every part of the house for the last 9 months!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 That is some shed, Reg Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Cheers Steve, its a bit shiny at the moment, but the plan is to bitumen the outsides so it'll look much better then! Here's a few more pics of just how quick the shed fills up, some careful planning of where what goes is required!! The HP42 sits on a 'jib' type affair so it can be lifted on and swung round to sit over the Wellington. This jib was 'recycled' from the old new workshop and I'll probably shorten it somewhat eventually as it will only hold one model, it held two or three last time. The truss structure has worked out great for storage, plus I deliberately left some of the bolts long so I could hang things off them too, Shame to hide the trusses with toy aeroplanes really!! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Shiny floor! Have you power floated it, or is it a thermo-plastic type? Epic shed, btw. What about a little mezzanine over the main door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Cheers Mike, the floor was hand trowelled concrete, then a hand layed screed, then painted with an epoxy lab paint, rollered on. Don't worry about a mezzanine, by the time its filled up there wouldn't be space!! The rule is, projects I may never get round to up top, the lower they get the more likely I'll do them!! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 She is a beauty ! You must be chuffed. Does it take much to heat it with the high roof ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I have serious shed envy..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Posted by cymaz on 23/11/2016 06:22:00: She is a beauty ! You must be chuffed. Does it take much to heat it with the high roof ? To be honest I don't know yet! There is no heating in there at the moment and anyone who's visited has asked where the heating is as it is noticabley much warmer than outside. Its fairly draught free and well insulated so the plan is one of those oil filled leccy radiators will be enough. I originally did plan on having a wood burner in there but never bothered due to time constraints. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Carpenter Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 You're putting model's in there ? Blimey ! It's better inside than my house ! I would move in immediately!😂 Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 The plan all along was to build something that looked fitting for the railway house and its surroundings, but that was good enough inside for many uses and something that should add value to the house too. Externally though, I ideally want it to look like something that has been there for years that has been refurbed or re skinned etc. I drew up an 'old style' makers plate for the outside which I'll get printed onto metal, enamel sign style but I'll not do that til the tin has been given the black bitumen treatment. Doors, windows and the lamps to be painted dark red and cream in the North Stafford Railway colours. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Is there anyone on the forum that is not jealous of this workshop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Cheers folks, here is a pic of the makers plate we made found! Luckily, its got the right names on it!! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 That's a find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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