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    Default A Real Workshop

    It's finally time to build a real shed for woodwork.

    The garage is jammed packed with woodwork and tools and projects and supplies overflow into the backyard.

    My backyard isn't very big so I am limited to 6m x 6m and that might look too massive.
    I would like the backyard to be able to be used for things other than woodwork.
    I decided to get experts to do up the plans and get council approval.
    That was in December.

    After many thousand dollars and several months I finally got approval to start.
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    Let the games begin Guess you won't have time to get to the wood show this year then
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    Ah ha.
    I have been checking your fun.
    I wish I had a roof on mine. This rain is playing havoc with the "driveway" workshop.
    The project to do list has gone out the window too.

    The Wood show is still on the list. I will probably volunteer to man the Forum spot for a while on Friday afternoon.
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    Good, we wouldn't want to miss out on your jolly company, and we wouldn't want to just get stuck with Christos's jokes
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    Default Clearing

    My best mate/neighbour has donated much of his time and machinery to the shed.

    We had a few challenges getting rid of the camphor laurel, privot, very spiky palms.
    My tree climbing was on a par with our chainsaws......not willing enough.
    Machines and chains were more effective but getting hoisted up a tree in a bucket by a cranky operator was exciting.

    Eventually we had the yard cleared. Only one fence panel bent. slightly more than bent according to the back neighbour!

    Day 2 we got the site levelled and started on the trenches and peirs.
    Then the rain started.
    200mm plus over two days makes a very messy site.
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    Default Big shed Posts

    Mal dropped by several months ago with the timber I requested for the shed posts.

    250mm x 250mm hardwood.

    that should hold up the workshop.

    The little ones, 200mm x 200mm are for the pergola that connects to the shed.

    Getting them off the truck was pretty easy.
    I might need a hand to lift them up though.
    Scally
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    It should be finished by the wood show. You work too slow Mark.
    Looking good Scally. Love those posts. Not thinking of a second story are we?
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scally View Post
    Mal dropped by several months ago with the timber I requested for the shed posts.

    250mm x 250mm hardwood.

    that should hold up the workshop.

    The little ones, 200mm x 200mm are for the pergola that connects to the shed.

    Getting them off the truck was pretty easy.
    I might need a hand to lift them up though.
    REAL big posts indeed........big enough to hold at least a second story! Maybe design includes full length and width mezzanine storage area wiith tons of good wood?

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    If Mark came over for a couple of days we would have it finished!!

    If I can catch a break with this rain I would like to think I had it up by the wood show.

    The posts and now the beams I found for the pergola and pretty solid.

    They have been effective in keeping visitors/mates away.

    Shed will be 3.7m high at the front and 3.0m at the back so probably high enough for a bit of upper level storage.

    The engineer wanted me to build a standard pine-framed shed and tack the big posts to the frame. How boring is that?
    I explained that the big posts were expected to earn their keep. Maybe a moving gantry for bigger projects.
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    I am envious. I have a good-sized room in my basement/lower level and it isn't going to get any bigger.
    Pergola? That's the roofed-over area? That looks multipurpose.
    Who will do all the wood carvings on those lovely 250 x250 posts?

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    Default Pergola - multipurpose

    The pergola was intended to be a later project but with the cost of planning and approvals I decided to at least include it in the approval.

    Council wont let you have more than 50% of you block as a hard surface. With the pergola I am at 48% so just within their limits.
    I pushed it back as close to the boundary as possible, 200mm for the pergola and the shed 900mm.
    Both have council approval now so that is good.

    A pergola is supposed to be an open framed structure but they often end up with some type of roof. With all the delays that I have had with wet weather, I am sure this one will have a roof. I will place the rafters so I can add clear polycarbonate roof sheeting.

    My friends believe it will be my outdoor shed. I can't convince them it is really will be for BBQs and drinking.

    It is possible that some woodwork might get done under the pergola. The natural light and dust extraction would be nice.

    I am sure it will get a range of uses!

    The posts are very hard so I don't plan any carving at this stage. I'll just clean up the surface and give it several coats of a protective finish.
    Maybe later I might add some carvings.
    My priority at the moment it to get them up!!
    Scally
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    Default Post stirrups

    The big posts need to be anchored into the slab.
    The little tin things at the local hardware store are good for the typical pine 3 x 3s but not much use to me and my nearly 200kg posts.

    I bought some steel plate and had it cut to size, then with my neighbour's help welded them together.
    I had them galvanised at a locally to protect them from the weather.
    These big posts are getting expensive!

    The posts will be rebated so they are flush with the outside of the stirrups. Big tec screws will be countersunk into the stirrup to keep everything flush.
    I think it will look better than big bolts and nuts sticking out each side of the posts.
    They really only hold the posts in place. I doubt if they will lift off the stirrups!

    Now I'm ready to start on the formwork.
    Scally
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    Scally a fine looking shed from the design.


    Now I do hope that the Camphor is being put aside for good use latter on. That root ball looked a nice piece/size.

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    Will be watching this one Scally. So far so good.
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    I love me some skillion roof action. This is going to be an awesome shed.

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