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Thanks for all the replies. Its good when others appreciate the work that's gone into this build. Most people I talk to just don't have a clue on whats involved. I have found it hard to keep up momentum over the 4 years and some days I have thought I was a fool to start, but then had to just...

I still hadn't added my gutters, so in the height of our summer heat 38degC I decided to get up and add them on my own and add a leaf mesh guard. Due to the excessive heat of the roofing metal I was burning my feet through my shoes. I used a couple of layers of aircell insulation to reduce the...

I forgot to mention the handy use of the pit opening for passing the tank base and acces path gravel to the ground level. I made up a chute to send the gravel exactly where I needed it. Floor joists and framing underway. The step in the floor is due to the slope of the land forcing me...

Next was the tank. I gathered some friends, father inlaw and brother to help get the tank down the slope and under the shed. We used straps and ropes to control the lowering of the tank to ensure it didn't take off down the yard. After a bit of fiddling we lay it down in place and...

I'm back from a long lack of posts. I've been swamped with balancing Uni, work, home and the finishing of the workshop build. Just finished the last assignment for my summer uni semester and can now do some up dates. After the hand rails on the upper level I had to hand excavate a pad for the...

Looking great and looking forward to more updates. I would have loved to have made all of my build out of timber. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Then came some hand rails. Galv C channel posts with pipe top and bottom and black coated fencing mesh. I like the final look. Can't find any pics of details, but could take some. I have to admit that after such a gap in posting I am a little unsure of what stages I have and haven't posted...

Thanks for the comments folks. Sorry for the months of no updates. I have been swamped with work, study and endless headaches. The head aches are getting slightly better, the work has just gone from part time to full time (even less study time now) and uni is still a pain. I am just starting the...

Looking forward to seeing more.

Cheers, The original plan of making a RHS frame with zinc skin door was just to get a quick and easy door up for lockup. I went with the timber door as that was my long term plan. Its for a workshop pit to work under vehicles, also for access to the lower level. The lower level is to be the...

Thanks for all the comments. Is good to show it off online, not too many people get to see it generally.

Part 2: Test hang of rollers, brackets and track before I pulled it all down for a paint. Worked great. Just as planed and hoped for. (and beers for a job well done) :) From inside. Opens out all the way. Had to recess the bolts so they didn't jam on the wall sheeting. Wanted the look...

Originaly I had planed to make a simple 25x25mm rhs steel frame door with zincalume sheet skin that would be replaced down the track with a timber barn style door. After more thought and chats with my mate (Matt) we agreed that if I made a dorr it would end up being the last door I installed on...

Thanks, They sure do. I also have a great view out of them, even better view then the house. Cheers. Thanks. Did you finish the failed garage? I would never dream of quoting for a build like mine, the hours and safety concerns would make for a pricey build. Thanks heaps. I am not sure on the...

Thanks. Next main tasks was windows. Here are a couple of pics before. And here is after. I still have a couple more to do later, but not bad for a day's work. Fitting windows from the inside is not the best or easiest, but was the only way given the lack of scaffolding and the wall...

Here is a good article on fitting and finishing tyres/tires on bandsaw wheels. http://vintagemachinery.org/files/pdf/faq/1992-fww-bandsawtires.pdf I'm no closer to working on mine, but think the crowning method used here could a direction I head.

So after getting the roof on we just temp screwed the ridge capping. I spent a day cutting the capping and sealing it. I made up a template to mark out the cuts, which worked out great. I was pretty lucky with the sheeting I used in that I didn't have to cut the capping to suit a corrugated...

Thanks Ken, let me know when you start your build thread. I'd be keen to see how it goes. Let me know when you are about to use the footings and I'll share some pointers that I learnt that would have made my build a little easier. Thanks polexican23, I am going to take that as a compliment. :)...

Hey Grizz1963, That is a very nice looking place. I can only imagine how good the view would have been. I understand your pain of living and building on a slope. You hear advice all the time warning not to buy on a hill and then ignore it thinking 'how bad could it really be?'. Turns out it...

Sorry for the huge lapse in postings. Uni has gotten to me a bit more then I expected and I have been swamped. I'll try to get some up dates later this week. That's the plan, one can never have too much storage. Soon, I hope. Sorry. Other than on the plan, Council have't seen it since before...