Ok Guys,
I have been pretty slack on updates, so here comes a massive photo dump.
Got the last few touches done on the laundry in the garage. Tiled a basic splashback above the sink, and built a panel and shelf to cover the supports.
I have not done any tiling before, so it was a bit of learning for me. Overall pretty happy with the way it all came out. Wifey is 100% ecstatic about it, so I'm calling it a win.
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With the garage/laundry under control for now, I decided it was time to get stuck into the shed. Dad and I spend the last two weekends wiring, insulating and sheeting.
I started by filling all the gaps around the base of the walls with waterproof expanding foam. Also did the gaps along the top of the sides. I am hoping this is enough to keep insects and vermin out of the wall cavity, and hopefully stop the insulation from getting moisture in it.
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I don't have a lot of progress pics of the electrical work, as it went in pretty quick. From the house to the shed we ran 10mm^2 power, 2 data cables and a 6 core security cable. The power circuit has a 50A breaker on it at the main board, but that size cable good for a lot more than that, given the length is only about 15m.
Inside the Shed we have a sub board, with a main isolator and all the individual shed circuits. There are circuits for lights, general purpose power, computer desk power, electronics bench power, a 15A welding point, a 20A point for the cnc mill and a spare power circuit for the hanging point and maybe one day a hoist. overall there is 33 power points... just a little overkill
. Here is the finished board:
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Here is the insulation starting to go up.
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For the sheeting, I decided to use 16mm laminated melamine. I haven't really seen it used for this purpose before, but I am pretty excited about how it came out. I went down this route for a few reasons:
-Cost: based on my math, it works out about the same as gyprock/drywall. The sheet cost is more expensive, but it can be screwed directly to the wall purlins, so you don't have to build a frame. You also don't need to buy paint.
-Its relatively tough. You can screw things onto it, and most marks just sponge off. I'm hoping it will take a lot more abuse than gyprock would.
-It is a lot more resistant to moisture than ply. The stuff i got is rated as High moisture resistance.
-I can trim the edges with a router for easy fitment. see below.
So here is my super tricky idea to improve the process of hanging the sheets. I bought this special router bit online and then milled a fence on my small cnc.
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The bit cuts a groove into the edge of the sheet that looks like this. If you get the depth set correctly, then two sheets fit together perfectly if you cut them from opposite sides.
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Along the base of the sheets I ran some aluminium U channel. This is really cheap if you can find a good supplier and I think it really adds to the finish. It also should stop the edge of the timber getting damaged.
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To fix the sheets to the steel shed structure, used these really cool wing-tip screws. I thought I would mention them because I didn't know they existed until I came across them at bunnings.
http://www.buildex.com.au/export-wingTeks.html
The screw has a self tapping head, but also has these little flimsy wings on the side. The wings drill a hole bigger than the thread through the timber, but then snap off when they hit the steel. The result is that you can fire them straight through the timber into the frame, without having to pre-drill anything. I would guess this alone saved me a few hours over the past two weeks.
Starting to get sheets on the wall and points terminated.
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First set of LED battens up.
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Rest of insulation done
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Window section and switchboard
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Finished sheeting on rear wall. This was a real OH YEAH moment.
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another wall done. This one will have LED downlights over the benchtops, which is why there is little power points up high.
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Other wall done.
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I didn't take a good overall photo yet, but this gives you an idea of what it all looks like now. You can see the second set of LED battens up. You can also see my hanging point idea.
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This was my idea for a hanging point. The point is mounted on shock cord, which is somewhat elastic. So it hangs up high out of the way normally, but you can pull it down to plug things in. Functionally it works well, but I don't really like the way the power cable bunches up when it's retracted. Note sure if I will keep it this way or end up switching it to a conventional fixed height hanging point on a chain.
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this is the little plastic caps I bought to hide all the screw heads. I now have the job of going around and hammering in 550 of these suckers into all the walls.
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Finishing all the edges is the last thing I have to take care of. here is a little sneak peek. I am going to use some 15x15x1.5mm aluminium angle to hide all the gaps. This is really cheap stuff and I like the industrial look that it gives. I will use some larger sections to finish around the door and window.
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And finally, this is outside the PA door that exits under the deck. The sign was a gift from wifey and adds a nice touch I think
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I am so excited at the moment. Can't wait to get the last few things finished and start moving stuff in.
Hope you guys enjoy reading, and let me know what you think!
