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Shed destroyed by wind :-(
Mon, 03/07/2011 - 08:13 — davidVideos:
Unfortunately the shed was destroyed after a recent windy day. The neighbours helped rescue the contents and we secured the panels with bricks.
Building the shed - Part 3: Riveting together the sheeting panels
Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:03 — davidVideos:
Today we started riveting together the steel sheets to make the shed wall and roof panels.
Materials used:
- Power drill ( 3.33mm bit )
- Riveter ( drill hole then join sheets / fix )
- Steel rivets
- Measuring tape ( to mark rivet locations )
Building the shed - Part 2: Fixing the floor to the foundations
Sat, 11/13/2010 - 01:43 — davidVideos:
Today we fixed the floor to the foundations.
Materials used:
- 4 x 3000x75x50mm H4 treated timber lengths
- 18 or 19 x H3 treated timber floorboards
- 4x40cm and 4x60cm galvanized metal bracing straps ( for strapping runners to timber foundation piles )
- 4x corner bracing units. ( optional extra )
- 3.15mm galvanized bracket nails ( for nailing bracing straps to piles )
Building the shed - Part 1: Concreting in the foundation piles.
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 09:43 — davidVideos:
Building the shed foundations.
Materials used were
- 8 H5 treated timber 125mm square piles
- 8 bags of Dricon Rapidset post hole concrete
- Spirit level
- Flourescent string
- Metal stakes for tying string lines.
- Measuring tape.
- Post hole borer
- Spade
