Thread: My daughter's Xmas present-aka-Making a shed into a workshop.

wow thats an amazing amount of doors!!

i am looking more for the external doors that would contain dense pine rather than these internals that you seem to have collected, were there many of these hanging around at roadside?

i think we have a hard waste collection coming up in march so i might just keep my eyes open!!

brilliant effort all round!!

Hi Everyone,

I'm the daughter whom this is being built for. I wanted to say that yes I have an awesome dad, and I am very lucky indeed that I get a workshop from a minimal outlay.

I am both happy and kinda a little disappointed at how easy it is to get the doors needed. We have only searched 2 out of the 9 areas and we have most if not all the doors we need and some surplus for Dad.

I went out with him on sat and we picked up 6 doors and some chipboard in the trailer and then again on sunday and got 4 doors in his tiny little car and when I went out just looking around for my own curiosity I found a total of 10 or more doors, including the lucky strike of 6 doors at 1 house in good nick! So of course I told dad and he's like lets go and get them! (but only 5 were suitable, oh well!)

So Dad, thanks again for your hard work, it's looking excellent and I can't wait to get in there and do some turning!!!

Michelle.

Originally Posted by Hangfire

i am looking more for the external doors that would contain dense pine rather than these internals that you seem to have collected, were there many of these hanging around at roadside?

I've seen a few plain external doors and a quite a lot of part timber and glass external doors but did not need them as they are too heavy and I want the torsion box style as they act better as insulation.

Best is to go for a drive when your hard rubbish collection is on and see how you go.


Peter.

Originally Posted by randmcnelly

So Dad, thanks again for your hard work, it's looking excellent and I can't wait to get in there and do some turning!!!

Michelle.

Oh shucks. Hopefully by this time next week , you should be able to turn to your hearts content and I'll be able to get back into my own workshop and turn as well.

Peter.

Hi Michelle, welcome to the forum. And here was me visualising you as Sturdee's partner, dressed in a black balaclava, in a mini crime wave in Donvale - you were the one holding the bag of tools while he unscrewed the interior doors in the houses

Yes, you certainly have a clever Dad, and your workshop is looking good

Originally Posted by randmcnelly

Hi Everyone,

I'm the daughter whom this is being built for. I wanted to say that yes I have an awesome dad, and I am very lucky indeed that I get a workshop from a minimal outlay.
So Dad, thanks again for your hard work, it's looking excellent and I can't wait to get in there and do some turning!!!

Michelle.

What a lovely gesture to thank your Dad publicly here. So nice to be appreciated by ones own family and to know that they are grateful. Unfortunately its a quality that is far too rare these days.

And Peter you are indeed a lucky Dad.

Originally Posted by randmcnelly

Hi Everyone,

I'm the daughter whom this is being built for. I wanted to say that yes I have an awesome dad, and I am very lucky indeed that I get a workshop from a minimal outlay.

I am both happy and kinda a little disappointed at how easy it is to get the doors needed. We have only searched 2 out of the 9 areas and we have most if not all the doors we need and some surplus for Dad.

I went out with him on sat and we picked up 6 doors and some chipboard in the trailer and then again on sunday and got 4 doors in his tiny little car and when I went out just looking around for my own curiosity I found a total of 10 or more doors, including the lucky strike of 6 doors at 1 house in good nick! So of course I told dad and he's like lets go and get them! (but only 5 were suitable, oh well!)

So Dad, thanks again for your hard work, it's looking excellent and I can't wait to get in there and do some turning!!!

Michelle.

Good onyer Michelle always good to keep in sweet with dad, never know when he can be helpful.

What munruben said above

Originally Posted by Jim Carroll

Good onyer Michelle always good to keep in sweet with dad, never know when he can be helpful.

Yes, like making and sharpening her tools in his spare time.


Peter.

The main construction phase is over. Now it becomes more interesting making it all fit the way I envisaged it.

Today I built the remaining part of the workshop/garage dividing wall as per photo 1 & 2. except for the door. That I'll do last as it's a bit more fiddly, need to cut it to size and rebuilt it as well as fitting it. I know from experience that will take a while. Although I have that door already set aside.

I then puttied it all and washed the walls down for painting.

The remaining photos show the workshop as it is now taken from each corner (with the lathe already in it), to give an idea of the basic construction.

Next painting and then the electricals and the fitting out with building a work bench against one wall.

The end now seems in sight.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Yes, like making and sharpening her tools in his spare time.

You go girl

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Yes, like making and sharpening her tools in his spare time.


Peter.

anothr reason I wanted to be adopted

It is looking really good

I had a pleasant day painting the workshop. In keeping with the recycling theme and keeping the cost down I used the left over paint from when the house was painted. Might as well use it rather then dry up and go hard in the cans.

Unfortunately, and it makes me rather sad , the walls are now a light cream colour and not white as I normally do, but at least the ceiling is white. With a uniform colour the various doors are less noticeable.

Next the electricals.


Peter.

Today the temperature was 28 and the garage part was stifling but in the newly built workshop part, without a closing door or fans, it was comfortable to work proving the value of the insulation.

Additionally it provides a much more pleasant area rather than the gloomy interior of an unlined shed and with a comfortable floor it removes the rainwater ingress, due to holes in the gal iron at floor level, into the shop.

Peter.