Recent content by mollydog

I ended up buying the Barrina LED 4ft lights I ended up fitting 8 of these LED’s above my workbench And 18 on the ceiling 12 in the middle section of the ceiling and 3 each at the end sides of the skylights, I’ve only had these fitted a few months back so can comment on durability...

I’ve took some precaution to prevent this, hopefully it works but it’s something that might eventually rot This is a cross section of my dwarf wall Not shown but the bitumen eventually was painted on all brickwork, outside only, inside was left to let the brickwork breath

If I’ve understood you correctly The section through the wall would be (from outside to inwards): 44mm Dung board Vapour Barrier 50mm air space High Density Polystyrene Insulation 50mm x 1200mm x 2400mm 30mm brace strap 9mm or 12mm (not sure now) 1200mm x 2400mm OSB (chip board) screwed not...

It sure was a journey and a half, there are many things I would now have done different but I was learning as I was going along covid came just as I was planning on making a start, overnight places were closed, I couldn’t visit builders merchants, I could order on line and pick up but couldn’t...

Well still not enough wall space for my tools so made a start on the back wall and also rearranged the tools while at *** Fixed a couple of L brackets to manages fitting the MDF board on my own I also braced the work bench to the back wall for more stability Made a start on filling...

With all the rain we had last night I need to go on the roof and look at some of the bolts holding down the corrugated sheets as a couple of rubber washers on a couple of bolts are not performing as they should as I have a couple of drips coming in Today or later this week I’ll be on the roof...

Fitting the feet leveller and the back board to hang tools from Fitting the feet levellers Then trying to get the MDF sheet round to the garage, it was just too heavy to carry it, lucky last week Lidl had these wheel trollies on offer and I had bought one of each, with help...

If it’s OK I thought I’d show the process of my work bench build, this post is a combination of a few posts I did on another forum so some of the text might come across out of context I will start off by saying I also did the garage build from start to finish (not yet finished) I paid...

I ended up making my own Just not enough wall space to hang many of my tools so they are kept on the mezzanine just above the work bench

I’m resurrecting a very old thread of mine, well since these last posts I’ve very nearly finished my garage I don’t mind brining my thread from another forum over to here if it’s requested (will take some time) but for now here is the link to my adventure of building my own timber garage on...

the timber has been “Kiln dried and Treated to UC3 specification” (which I don’t know what it refers to) I don’t think it is western red cedar, as it wasn’t too expensive , some info from the site: “ * Stocked at full 15’ and 20’ lengths (approx 4.5M and 6.1M) * Section size, ex. 50mm x...

I'll amend my profile, yes I'm from the UK

I’m a long time lurker first time poster, I have a few questions I would like to ask please I’m planing on building my own timber garage come workshop, I already have a large concrete pad to build this garage on, red line mark’s approx spot I bought my timber called “Dung boarding” or...

I will now see if I can post my long post

and if best to notch the timbers at the end or use something else?