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QUOTE (Dave c @ 17 Aug 2014, 20:41) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yes, FINALLY, we have now completed our move to Somerset and after 3 months I have completed all the jobs about the house and can start to get the workshop ready to lay some track. 2 pictures to get you started, the workshop is 15 x 7 and needs to be insulated, I should start that this week. I'm not sure how often I will get to post progress pictures but I shall try to keep up to date.

Looks well built but being wooden, insulation is a must but remember you'll also need some ventilation as well.

The unfortunate thing about these sheds is the fact they always put the doors centrally, whereas if they were offset. it would be a lot easier to prevent draughts and dust getting in!

Don't forget doors and windows (and the floor) may also need insulating and it might be an idea to ensure you have more than enough powerpoints before insulating as trying to remember where the wiring goes could be a problem later.

Hugh

 

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QUOTE (hoonsou @ 19 Aug 2014, 22:47) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>To help stop draughts and insects I'll be cladding mine with fc sheeting. It's quick and easy and can be painted to keep it looking good.

That's interesting.

I've only seen corrugated fc sheeting before but assume you can get flat sheets?

Hugh

 

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QUOTE (Dave c @ 21 Aug 2014, 09:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks for the replies guys, I am off to get the celotex and plasterboard this morning. I have 2 strip lights and 2 double sockets up near the join between the walls and roof so I am going to plaster board around them. I'm going to try and leave some points for ventilation and also try and get an off cut of carpet for the floor.

I hadn't thought about the windows and doors and not sure what I could do ? I'm thinking winter rather than summer.

Oh, and my main worry here is spiders, there are loads of them

Cheers
Dave

You can get electronic devices which should repel them - you don't really want to kill them as they are useful in removing rather more unwanted insects.

Hugh

 

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QUOTE (Dave c @ 25 Aug 2014, 21:15) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>When you say leave some ventilation, how much is enough ??

I have 3 smallish holes at one end of the workshop in the a frame at the top and where the roof doesn't quite meet along the same edge, is that enough ?

I fitted celotex and plasterboard to one and a half walls today, need to order some more now &#128515;

A couple of years ago I managed to find a solar powered extraction fan which as you can guess tends to only work when the sun's shining!

The idea was to use it in our outside dog kennels but the dogs we had who lived in the kennels are no more and our other dogs live indoors.

So now its installed in our "woodshed" and seems to work ok - it took me a while to work out what the noise was when I was in there earlier in the year but it was not hot in there and the shed has no additional insulation so it must work.

I'd assume something your size would need a couple (or more) but from what I remember it wasn't expensive ie under £10 and costs nothing to run.

Hugh