Workshop enhancement
Albi, the RWB Shed chairman, has a very well appointed workshop with all the tools that an avid DIYer would need. The workshop resides in a large timber structure in the rear garden, where he and his wife spend much time growing vegetables and fruit and the garden is literally 'packed to the gunnels' with plants.
However, the one thing he didn't trully posess was suitable space in which to build larger items. Therefore, during this pandemic a decision was made to rearrange the rear garden and conquer the space conundrum.
It was decided that the footprint of his current workshop needed to be doubled. So, with that target in mind Albi contacted a number of contractors for quotations. Whilst that process was underway, he started clearing the section of garden that was going to be needed.
Large quantities of soil and spoil were removed, to be reused wherever possible, ready for the work to be done. The eventual work was undertaken over several weekends and the process is detailed below, along with a number of photographs. The build is fully finished at the time of writing, but isn't far off.
Workshop Enhancement Timeline
Week One:- Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th January 2021
Clear ground and level up
Set up the corners
Put in corner posts and concrete in
Add two inner posts by shed doors + two further side posts (total 8)
Install outer frame of 4 x 2” timbers
Week Two:- Saturday 23rd January 2021
Install last two posts and concrete in
Add all remaining joists and noggins into decking structure
Week Three:- Sunday 31st January 2021
Laid 80% of the decking.
Fitted roof joists ready for the roof.
Removed 1cm of timber from top & bottom of doors for clearance on decking and roof trusses.
Week Four:- Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February 2021
Exterior light removed and replaced with two coach lights.
Guttering fitted
All facia boards fitted
Last strips of decking cut and fitted
Structure measured up for the polycarbonate roof and side panels.
Week Five:- Saturday 20th February 2021
Cut and fit roofing struts
Cut and fit polycarbonate sheeting panels
Clip down and connect bar fixings
Fit fixing struts to side posts
Cut and fix polycarbonate sheeting panels
Clip down and connect bar fixings