A Shed Downunder.

[1/2 Cup]

If you had arranged a particular time for delivery with the supplier, then the onus is with them to ensure that the delivery is within the time frame specified.
A late delivery (stuff happens - breakdowns, traffic, etc.) is excusable but 9 hours ahead of the specified time!!! I would have been straight on to the supplier to fix it.

We have had words and I did receive an apology for the stuff up.

Any way its here now and I am starting on the columns this afternoon.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

With the structural steel here for the Carport / Storage Solution it is now full steam ahead.
Three of the four 10 ft. columns cut to length and the connector brackets installed.

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Add base plate, adjust and set level and plumb the first of the columns was installed yesterday.

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Regards

 

[sean Buick 76]

Looking great!!!

 

[HOTFR8]

Looking good. I'm surprised Council let you build so close to the fence.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Looking great!!!

Thanks Sean

Looking good. I'm surprised Council let you build so close to the fence.

Thanks again, Once upon a time you couldn't build on a fence line. I remember when I did the shed I had to leave four foot clearance to the side and rear. It is the norm around here now.
You can even build over a sewer easement nowadays.

I have just finished the rest of the brackets this morning and I will fit the rest of the column base plates this afternoon so hopefully I can get them all in position today.

Regards.

 

[BBChevro]

We have had words and I did receive an apology for the stuff up.

Any way its here now and I am starting on the columns this afternoon.

Regards

Haha, I bet you did - I buy a lot of stuff (including steel) as part of my job, and I have learned over the years that you can still be "friendly" with the vendor, while not letting them walk all over you - if they fail to meet an agreed stipulation of the order, then it is up to them to fix the problem.

I'm glad it all worked out to your satisfaction 1/2cup.

Looking good. I'm surprised Council let you build so close to the fence.

Although local municipality rules vary, most will allow open "carports" on the boundary and enclosed garages will also be allowed with limitations - such as approval from neighbors and the total length of contact with the boundary (including other existing buildings).
There are still rules, but it's a lot better than it used to be (ask council, council says "NO").


So 1/2cup, you're on the home run now, we should see it up soon.

 

[1/2 Cup]

So 1/2cup, you're on the home run now, we should see it up soon.

I am at the start of the home run, heaps to do yet Mark.

I think I should take a months long service otherwise it will be a month of Sundays until I finish the project.

I just finished another 60 odd brackets this morning ready to be galvanised. 250 holes later I am over cutting and drilling.

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Regards

 

[HOTFR8]

Thanks again, Once upon a time you couldn't build on a fence line. I remember when I did the shed I had to leave four foot clearance to the side and rear. It is the norm around here now.
You can even build over a sewer easement nowadays.

Try about 10 metres here from the fence line. Mind you different council and in a more open area.

Although local municipality rules vary, most will allow open "carports" on the boundary and enclosed garages will also be allowed with limitations - such as approval from neighbors and the total length of contact with the boundary (including other existing buildings).
There are still rules, but it's a lot better than it used to be (ask council, council says "NO").

Every municipality has to be different. Heritage colors and zoning are issues here as well as fire services. To name but a few.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I love my new welder and dare I say it even makes my welds look half respectable.

Carport column base plate to 4 x 4 post.

I had to clean off the galvanizing first then using stick with a 3.25mm CIG Satin craft rod at 115 amps, one pass and no inclusions. It was a balance to get the amps right welding two different metal thicknesses and achieve penetration as well.

I intend to cold gal the area when it cools.


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Have a great weekend..

 

[akdiesel]

1/2 Cup

The post look great. Very professional and factory looking with a touch of custom.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2 Cup

The post look great. Very professional and factory looking with a touch of custom.

Many thanks.

I am hoping it will finish up ok. Mrs 1/2 Cup may need some convincing though, she has suggested it may look a little sharp and thinks painting the structural steel the same colour as the fence would soften the look.

The jury is still out on that one.

Regards

 

[CoopVA]

Looking good so far!


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[1/2 Cup]

Looking good so far!


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Thanks Coop.

 

[1/2 Cup]

A brief update on what's been happening I the Shed Downunder of late

. The Carport / Storage Solution build.

All four columns have now been installed and I am now seeing the fruits of my labours so to speak, materializing and the pile of steel getting more like it has a purpose in life.

The last of the brackets have been dropped of at the galvanizers which should be ready for pick up early this week.

I have started on the rafter/truss fabrication and completed cutting all eight yesterday. A 30 degree pitch can be a challenge getting the rafter plumb and seat cuts just right when you are working with 4 x 2 x 1/8 R.H.S. These should be tack welded and assembled up today.

Although the order quantity of steel was such as to minimalize the off cuts that I was to end up with I can see another workbench in the near future manifesting itself from the little left over I do have already.

The view from next door.
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Truss fabrication, a work in progress.

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. Work wise.

A busy week just gone. I was invited to the official opening of a pump station and pressurized irrigation pipeline that we have been working on over the last few months. Usually we do not get an invite to such events, however this pump station has been a fairly significant piece of infrastructure for the customers and local community, every bloke and his dog was there. Lots of media, politicians, management, community leaders and so forth. I even score a nano seconds worth of me on TV in the local news.

Inspected upgrade works at Yarrawonga Weir ( that's on the Murray River ) where we are in the process of a full electrical and control system upgrade, a project that has run over the last 18 months and scheduled for completion next year.

http://www.mdba.gov.au/what-we-do/managing-rivers/river-murray-system/dams-weirs/yarrawonga-weir

. Solar Update

We have just received our first winter full quarter account and we have effectively cut our bill in half which is great news so we are looking forward to seeing how it performs as the days get longer over the next few months.

Anyway that's enough of my prattling on, as always have a great weekend.

 

[BBChevro]

Good progress 1/2Cup - I always slightly over-order steel, regardless of how large or small they are, the off-cuts are always useable for another project.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Great news about the solar!! How long will it take you to pay off the investment of the solar upgrade?

This will be one kick but carport!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Good progress 1/2Cup - I always slightly over-order steel, regardless of how large or small they are, the off-cuts are always useable for another project.

Thanks Mark Steel never goes to scrap around here I can assure you. That is the beauty of projects like this for me, the same goes for timber as well.

Great news about the solar!! How long will it take you to pay off the investment of the solar upgrade?

This will be one kick but carport!

I am pretty impressed with the solar performance, at the moment we are knocking out about 35 kwh and we are only just into spring.
I haven't even given the pay back a thought to be honest. I have always considered it an investment in our property just as I do with the carport. The real bonus is our bills are going down here and now so that has put a smile on Mrs 1/2 Cups dial and a lot more flexibility in terms of our usage patterns, mind you we are fairly conservative in the way we use energy.

Now that we have established a usage pattern I will crunch the numbers at some point.

Our next venture will be solar hot water which is our biggest component of the account now.

On the Carport / Storage Solution front its starting to come together as I had originally envisaged and am pretty pleased with what I have achieved to date.

Thanks for dropping by guys..

 

[gazza]

I have started on the rafter/truss fabrication and completed cutting all eight yesterday. A 30 degree pitch can be a challenge getting the rafter plumb and seat cuts just right when you are working with 4 x 2 x 1/8 R.H.S. These should be tack welded and assembled up today.

Although the order quantity of steel was such as to minimalize the off cuts that I was to end up with I can see another workbench in the near future manifesting itself from the little left over I do have already.



I'm curious what you used to cut these miters, cut off saw or angle grinder with a cut off disc?

 

[Justanoldguy]

1mm cut off disc every time.

 

[RivennHewn]

Your usual excellent work.

Looking forward to seeing this one come together!

 

[1/2 Cup]

I'm curious what you used to cut these miters, cut off saw or angle grinder with a cut off disc?

1mm cut off disc every time.

I used a 5 inch angle grinder and with a 1 mm blade to do the cuts. (spot on)
My drop saw would wonder to much and the cold saw at work would not cut the width at the angle I needed.

The builders roofing manual I have has some nifty templates for all that stuff, that said you have to be very careful in the marking out and just how you cut to the line to get it right.

1/2 a blade width out can make a huge difference. I clamped a straight edge as a guide and each cut only needed me to run a file over them to get them on the money. A trail fit up to make sure and adjust to suit.

There was nearly a full days work in it but it was worth doing it right.

I have just tacked each truss together today and they have come up not to bad. IMHO

Will post some pics of the finished article in due course as I still have to cut and fit the rafter jacks but this won't be as time consuming as they are only 50 x 50.

Your usual excellent work.

Looking forward to see this one come together!

Many thanks It is going to be a slow process but we are making head way.

Thanks for dropping by gents.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I have been able to make a little more progress after work this week, the gal brackets were finished, then the first of the trusses being completed and the other three well advanced. I should have them all finished today .

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Progress will be particularly slow this week end with the Bathurst 1000 on

Regards

 

[HOTFR8]

Drag the TV out side and keep working. If I was closer I would come round for a beer or two.

Looking good.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Great progress!!!! Mrs. Cup must be happy to see this coming together. I think all of us on here must have great family to support us the way they do.....

 

[1/2 Cup]

Drag the TV out side and keep working. If I was closer I would come round for a beer or two.

Looking good.

Thanks HOTFR8

TV is on in the shed and the beers are real cold. It has cracked 30 degrees here. Company is always welcome around The Shed Downunder.

I have spent the last six hours behind a self propelled mower at my sister in laws getting ready for the garage sale from hell in two weeks, then I came home, edged and mown the lawns here between the Add breaks during the race telecast so there has not been much done in the shed.

Great progress!!!! Mrs. Cup must be happy to see this coming together. I think all of us on here must have great family to support us the way they do.....

Thanks Sean,

Mrs 1/2 Cup has in many respects been the driving force behind the build and is 120% behind what ever I do (well mostly anyway ) I consider my self very lucky to have that support.

Thanks again gents for dropping by.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I really don't know just how to articulate just what it feels like to be sorting through someone else's sheds to prepare a life times accumulation of tools, projects, cars and memorabilia for the garage sale from hell.
Readers of this thread may remember that a few months ago my sister in laws' partner past away. She had made the decision to down size which meant clearing a considerable amount of gear. Over the last few weeks Mrs 1/2 Cup, our eldest son, daughter in law and myself have spent our weekends getting things sorted for next weekends sale.

Here is a few pics that will give you an idea of the size task we are undertaking.

The property is a semi rural farm just on the towns outskirts.

Garden equipment.

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And more mowers.


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One of six tables of tools.

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My sister in law, knowing I am a fan of old stuff kept aside some nice gems for my collection.

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And set of Horse drawn wagon tyres and axle as well.

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If there was one of something we found there was usually another six or more in one of the many sheds and barns on the property.

4 - ride on mowers in varying state of repair
3 - AU Ford Falcon Sedans.
1 - Mitsubishi Magna sedan
1 - Ford F150 in kit form.
1 - Ford Ute with tray back.
3 - 6 x 4 trailers.
8 - Air compressors.
1 - Trail bike.
3 - Bicycles.
6 - Pressure washers.
20 - fishing rods.
Camping gear
3 - Rotary Hoes
Building materials by the ton
4 - Arc welders.
1 - Mig welder.
3 - bench grinders.
3 - Wood chippers.
Battery powered tools by the dozen.
Extension leads by the mile.
Rope by the mile.
Assorted hand tools by the hundreds.
Car batteries by the pallet load.
Scrap steel by the ton.
New and used car parts by the ton.
Hard ware new and used by the tub full
Blower vacs to numerous to mention.
House hold white goods.
2 - Pallet jacks.
Irrigation fittings.
3 - wheel barrows.
Load binders.
Shelving
Cupboards.
Block and tackles.

And the list goes on..

Regards

 

[dittle fart around]

And more mowers.


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Now that's a **** load of mowers.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Now that's a **** load of mowers.

And that's only the ones that were intact.

 

[taumac]

I can't tell how many threads I read about downsizing and someone's grandfather passing. The emotional toll and arguments the happen over the contents he or she left. Its really has affected the way I handle my garage and how much time I spent out there. I've also had 3 co workers wives pass in about 5 yrs and really made me think what's really important.

Gerard
5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Florida GJ Group
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117

 

[1/2 Cup]

I can't tell how many threads I read about downsizing and someone's grandfather passing. The emotional toll and arguments the happen over the contents he or she left. Its really has affected the way I handle my garage and how much time I spent out there. I've also had 3 co workers wives pass in about 5 yrs and really made me think what's really important.

Gerard
5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Florida GJ Group
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117

Gerard,
I have really had to "take the emotion out of it " so to speak, my sister in law is ok with things and she has been a real trooper but deep down it has not been easy for her to see the reality and finality of things.
As you said going through something like this really does give you a whole new perspective on things.

Regards

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

Great to see you making great progress on the build Steve, good luck with the upcoming yard sale. Looks like he collected a wide variety of things.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Great to see you making great progress on the build Steve, good luck with the upcoming yard sale. Looks like he collected a wide variety of things.

Thanks Lee, the garage sale has been consuming a fair bit of my time over the past few weekends. My sister in laws partner had a work place back injury a number of years back, this limited his physical capability to a large extent. He was an avid tinkerer and what you see is the net result of him keeping active.
At this point we will need at least another sale to close things out, I am hoping it all goes well.

I have managed to complete the trusses ready to be installed. Next on the list is the 4 main beams installation.

Regards

 

[panthersteve]

It's a pity I am not close enough to come to the sale, that looks a lot beter than the bric a brac and baby clothes garage sales I get up here

Good luck with the sale.

Cheers
Steve

 

[HOTFR8]

That is a lot of whipper snippers and mowers. Did he run a work shop for them or just like buying mowers ?

 

[anth]

Looks like a car show for lawn mowers!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

These photos remind me of after my father passed away over 20 years ago. No, he didn't have THIS much stuff but he had plenty.

I told myself to enjoy my things but to remember that six weeks after I'm gone everything i sweated and saved for will be gone. Sold, given away, thrown away. We enjoy all our things but they're still just things. It's the people and relationships that matter. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[1/2 Cup]

It's a pity I am not close enough to come to the sale, that looks a lot beter than the bric a brac and baby clothes garage sales I get up here

Good luck with the sale.

Cheers
Steve

Thanks Steve.

I can guarantee this that there is .........

No babies clothes.
No bric a brac
No household goods
No analogue TVs
No Beta videos.
No out grown and broken kids toys with one piece missing.
No books
No glass ware
No unwanted Christmas gifts.
No brides maid dress ( only worn once I might add )
No stuffed electrical appliance sold in their replacements packaging.
No tables with one leg missing.

Just blokes stuff.

That is a lot of whipper snippers and mowers. Did he run a work shop for them or just like buying mowers ?

Just a tinkerer HOTFR8, bordering on hoarder, but great therapy given his back injury and his own slice of garage/s heaven.

Looks like a car show for lawn mowers!

We should advertise it as a mower show and shine Anth.

These photos remind me of after my father passed away over 20 years ago. No, he didn't have THIS much stuff but he had plenty.

I told myself to enjoy my things but to remember that six weeks after I'm gone everything i sweated and saved for will be gone. Sold, given away, thrown away. We enjoy all our things but they're still just things. It's the people and relationships that matter. Thanks for the reminder.

Dan,

Its certainly been tough every one and a bit of a reality check to some extent in regards to one own frailty for sure.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[HOTFR8]

Just a tinkerer HOTFR8, bordering on hoarder, but great therapy given his back injury and his own slice of garage/s heaven.

That is a lot of tinkering but then Injuries often need all types of therapy.

 

[CoopVA]

That's a lot of lawn mowers... I hope the sales go well for your sister in law. I'm sure she's glad to have all your help!


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[1/2 Cup]

That's a lot of lawn mowers... I hope the sales go well for your sister in law. I'm sure she's glad to have all your help!


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Thanks Coop, she sure has appreciated the help, with out doubt.