Thread: Wood storage shed

Originally Posted by chris0375

Try pryda. They will have installation instructions available online.

Thanks very much Chris.

From the Pryda PDF:
For fixing of all Pryda Bracings, it
is essential to use galvanised
Pryda Timber Connector Nails,
ie: the special 35x3.15 mm nails

developed by Pryda specifically
for fixing of our products.
Laboratory strength testing has
shown that clouts are not
adequate for this purpose as their
heads may pop off under less
than design
load.



So no worries using the 10g 44mm screws.

I started this project on Sat 1st October, and have had one day out doing other stuff, so that makes today Day 11. One other day I had constant and longish interruptions to help the vege garden guy mount all the sleepers, and another day my son and partner were visiting for lunch (plus other very welcome visits from crowie, ozhunter and Glider), so that really makes today Day 10.

I must say that I'm very chuffed with the progress I've made in 10 days (at about 10-11 hours per day). I've only had 15 minutes assistance in total.

Today I got all the skirts in (150x25 H4 pine) and they required a lot of cutting in over the various concrete pads and sloping ground. Tomorrow I'll be able to fill a bit more accurately which means I can then start on the internal posts on pads. Then I have to take the skirts back off and paint them with bitumen where they will be in contact with soil. I expect that by stumps tomorrow I'll have all the posts (9) in place and many if not all of the remaining shelf supports. Possibly even the slightly troublesome northern rafter beam (more or less a fascia board) as there's likely to be assistance available.

After that it's metal cladding and roof, box drain, and painting. I think I may have overlooked a few tasks there but I'm quite sure they'll show up again

Originally Posted by Pac man

Posts seem a bit light on?

For a moment there I thought you were questioning his literary abilities .

Regards
Paul

I thught the posts were tsther detailed ... oh different posts

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I thught the posts were tsther detailed ... oh different posts

Hmmmm. "tether detailed"? Nah. "Esther detailed"? Nah.

Must be "rather detailed"

Ohhh that touch screen again

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

He comes from Victoria you know.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Hmmmm. "tether detailed"? Nah. "Esther detailed"? Nah.

Must be "rather detailed"

be thankful kit wasn't "tsyjrt" detailed

I wish I had the time or the space to build one like this.

Here is my wood storage shed, demountable, comes in slats. interior measurements are 2 m x 2 m x 4m.

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Albert, is that a Kovobel storage shed? If it is it's a long way from the Czech Republic, is there an agent in NZ?

Originally Posted by richmond68

Albert, is that a Kovobel storage shed? If it is it's a long way from the Czech Republic, is there an agent in NZ?

Yes this is a Kovobel storage shed. and yes it is a long long way from Czech... there is an agent in NZ,

check out http://eurospace.co.nz/

my 4m shed costed about $4000 NZD. slightly more economical than a 10ft container, but not as high as the standard container so its less intrusive if you are in the suburbs. The Kovobel series has a lot of variety and accessories. if I ever need another storage I would definitely buy it again, I have used mine over 8 months.

Yes my nails are infact 35mm x 3.15

Guessing does not always work 😉

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by Albert

my 4m shed costed about $4000 NZD. slightly more economical than a 10ft container

Estimated cost for this build is around $1500-1800 plus time.

Just wanted to tell you a story about the next door neighbours ~80 year old flat galv roofed, 12 x 9 ft weatherboard shed.
At the time the neighbour was a 95 year old gentleman who never went into his shed and he had told me several times he didn't bother locking it because there was nothing of any value in there..

About 25 years ago I was trimming a gum tree in our yard that had several up to 8" thick near the trunk, 6-8 m long leafy branches growing out over the fence into that neighbours yard.
One of the longer branches was about 2-3 m above the shed and almost parallel with the shed roof - I was worried it would fall onto the roof in a high wind so it had to come down.
To prevent the branch coming down onto the shed with a thud I roped the branch back up to the tree in a couple of places.
Once the branch was cut, the plan was to lower the branch onto the shed and then pull the branch off the shed into our yard.

Just as the cut was finishing one of the ropes started untwine and stretch, this put more strain on the other rope which then did the same, fortunately the branch came down rather gently onto the shed roof.
The shed wobbled like a drunken sailor and made a few cracking noises but stayed upright and we got the branch off OK.
I went and inspected the shed and found that the uprights at ground level had been long attacked by white ants and some had snapped off at ground level, and it was probably the galv bracing straps that was holding it upright.

A few years later the elderly gentleman moved into a aged care facility (he was 103) and the house was purchased by a young couple who not long after moving in decided to tackle the back yard.
We got chatting about the previous owner and the couple mentioned they wanted to get rid of the shed.
I told them what had happened and suggested removing the bracing would probably enable the shed to just fall over.
Sure enough that is what the neighbour did, we shook it back and forth a couple of times and it went over like a pack of cards.