blownhemi
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So I've been in my current house for about seven years or so and the block we're on is about 2580sq/m (bit over half an acre), which means we've got a fair bit of space.
One of the main virtues of the property, besides the decent house, is the rather large shed I've got out the back. It built out of the slimline concrete blocks and it's about 18.5m long and 8.5m wide (roughly 60x30ft) with the walls 2.85m tall.
I've had up to 8 cars in there at a time, but I'm trying to get the garage organised so there's more cars on the outside than inside at the moment. Part of the problem is that my father has just passed away and I've inherited a shed load of tools. So of these, I'll keep some (anvil, big MIG, decent tool boxes, etc), and others I'm planning to sell and give the money to mum. So at the moment there's plastic containers filled with tools everywhere.
Here's some pics of the outside.
The front door is fairly large and slides sideways behind the wall.
Here's down the length of the shed on the house side. As you can the see the concrete blocks are untreated and it's fairly wet here at the moment. There's one window down this side, the other side is completely bare.
The backside of the garage facing one street. We live on a corner block and there's a lane on the side of the shed door with a double gate for access.
Here's a shot inside. You can see there's three rows of corrugated fibreglass sheet in the roof for more light but most of it's mouldy and rotted.
Now, it might seem like a dream shed, but it's got some problems. Mainly the roof leaks like a sieve through the rotted fibreglass sheeting. Hail storms and high winds haven't done it any favours with plenty of small holes and one rather large hole, and it's probably 20 years old. There's also a problem with moisture finding it's way through the untreated blockwork, which makes the place fairly cold and unhospitable in winter. Plus the floor is also fairly rough and also untreated.
The large hole has a kiddies pool parked under it at the moment to collect water as it comes in.
A fair bit of moisture finds its way through the walls making the place quite cold.
The floor is quite damp under the fibreglass sheeting where it leaks.
It's also rough in parts
Plus birds love to nest in my shed
I'm hoping to get rid of a fair amount of tools soon, most of this stuff is slated to go.
Keeping Dad's anvil though. Dad used to do alot of farrier work (shoeing horses) and he had this anvil for many years.
Okay, so what's the plan. Well firstly I want to fix the roof, which probably won't be too hard once it stops raining. The gutters can probably use a touch up too but they're not too bad.
Then I want to fix the blockwork where needed (not quite sure how to do that), and then seal and coat the garage walls. I'll probably use Dulux One Shot sealant for that and then work out an exterior colour scheme. Any suggestions?
Once I stop getting moisture on the inside I'll probably coat the inner walls as well and then line & insulate them with something. I've been thinking about 6 or 7mm plywood which will be light enough to work with but heavy enough to hang things from if I wish.
A also want to coat the floor in some kind of single colour epoxy (probably grey), but before that happens I'll need to do a fair amount of work to the floor, or possible reconcrete the floor completely.
Throw in some extra lighting and organising of the shelves, spares and tools and hopefully I'll be getting somewhere.
Here's how the shed looks at the moment
Don't look for this to be a quick and easy project. Finances, weather and time will see this as a fairly lengthy exercise.
One of the main virtues of the property, besides the decent house, is the rather large shed I've got out the back. It built out of the slimline concrete blocks and it's about 18.5m long and 8.5m wide (roughly 60x30ft) with the walls 2.85m tall.
I've had up to 8 cars in there at a time, but I'm trying to get the garage organised so there's more cars on the outside than inside at the moment. Part of the problem is that my father has just passed away and I've inherited a shed load of tools. So of these, I'll keep some (anvil, big MIG, decent tool boxes, etc), and others I'm planning to sell and give the money to mum. So at the moment there's plastic containers filled with tools everywhere.
Here's some pics of the outside.
The front door is fairly large and slides sideways behind the wall.
Here's down the length of the shed on the house side. As you can the see the concrete blocks are untreated and it's fairly wet here at the moment. There's one window down this side, the other side is completely bare.
The backside of the garage facing one street. We live on a corner block and there's a lane on the side of the shed door with a double gate for access.
Here's a shot inside. You can see there's three rows of corrugated fibreglass sheet in the roof for more light but most of it's mouldy and rotted.
Now, it might seem like a dream shed, but it's got some problems. Mainly the roof leaks like a sieve through the rotted fibreglass sheeting. Hail storms and high winds haven't done it any favours with plenty of small holes and one rather large hole, and it's probably 20 years old. There's also a problem with moisture finding it's way through the untreated blockwork, which makes the place fairly cold and unhospitable in winter. Plus the floor is also fairly rough and also untreated.
The large hole has a kiddies pool parked under it at the moment to collect water as it comes in.
A fair bit of moisture finds its way through the walls making the place quite cold.
The floor is quite damp under the fibreglass sheeting where it leaks.
It's also rough in parts
Plus birds love to nest in my shed
I'm hoping to get rid of a fair amount of tools soon, most of this stuff is slated to go.
Keeping Dad's anvil though. Dad used to do alot of farrier work (shoeing horses) and he had this anvil for many years.
Okay, so what's the plan. Well firstly I want to fix the roof, which probably won't be too hard once it stops raining. The gutters can probably use a touch up too but they're not too bad.
Then I want to fix the blockwork where needed (not quite sure how to do that), and then seal and coat the garage walls. I'll probably use Dulux One Shot sealant for that and then work out an exterior colour scheme. Any suggestions?
Once I stop getting moisture on the inside I'll probably coat the inner walls as well and then line & insulate them with something. I've been thinking about 6 or 7mm plywood which will be light enough to work with but heavy enough to hang things from if I wish.
A also want to coat the floor in some kind of single colour epoxy (probably grey), but before that happens I'll need to do a fair amount of work to the floor, or possible reconcrete the floor completely.
Throw in some extra lighting and organising of the shelves, spares and tools and hopefully I'll be getting somewhere.
Here's how the shed looks at the moment
Don't look for this to be a quick and easy project. Finances, weather and time will see this as a fairly lengthy exercise.
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