Thread: WIP - Sturdee's wood storage shed.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Are we getting picky for a wood storage shed?

As I live in a posh neighbourhood only the best will do.


Peter.

Had some time available this afternoon, after finishing of the tiling in my renovation , so I demolished the egg laying/collecting box which was between shed no 1 and shed no 2 and the roosting bars.

Photo 1 shows the egg laying/collecting box in shed no 1 and photo 2 is the after demolition shot.

Photos 3 & 4 show the interior of shed no 2 prior to starting and the final photo shows the result of the demolition.

Shed no 1 is now ready for building shelves but before doing that I will have to bolt through the joining wall some pine framing timber to secure the door wall in shed No 2 .

So the next step is to remove the accumulated fertilised sawdust from shed no 2. This I will spread out as mulch on the outside garden between the fence and the footpath.

Peter.

I removed the accumulated fertilised sawdust from shed no 2 and spread it out as mulch on the outside garden between the fence and the footpath.

I also removed about half the sawdust from shed no 3 and also spread it outside. This shed floor although although still having a fair bit of sawdust is now reasonably level.

I will cover both floors with a 50mm layer of Lilydale toppings. This is a lime based crushed rock type of aggregate and when watered in and rolled flat become compact and hard as rock and is the same material that I've used for all the garden paths.

I then gave the two sheds a thorough hosing down and removed about eighteen years of dust from the walls and ceilings.

So here are some photos of all this. Photo 1 & 2 show the shed no 2 after cleaning and photos 3, 4 & 5 show shed no 3.

The sawdust was fairly easy to dig up and spread out covered the mulch around the shrubs in the outside side garden between the footpath and our fence.

Photos 6, 7 & 8 show the spread out mulch.


Peter.

Now that the sheds are clean I've been able to take some measurements and made a rough calculation of the number of doors I will need if I'm to cover all the walls and ceilings in both shed 2 and 3.

Those who have been following my previous "Doormitory" thread will remember how many doors I saved from landfill that time and if I do this rebuild properly and cover all walls and ceilings I will need more doors than I used in that one.

So have a guess how many I will need? It is more than three car loads. Please post your guess here. Unfortunately the nearest answer will not get a prize but may come and have a personal inspection upon completion.

Peter.

43 doors.

31

48 standards, a roller door and the back flap from a pan dunny .

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

48 standards, a roller door and the back flap from a pan dunny .

make it a double roller door and a 2.4m glass slider for a skylight and moon roof

Originally Posted by wun4us

make it a double roller door and a 2.4m glass slider for a skylight and moon roof

You can't cut them down to size with a circular saw.

Went kerbside shopping this afternoon and picked up another 12 doors needed for this project.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

You can't cut them down to size with a circular saw.

Went kerbside shopping this afternoon and picked up another 12 doors needed for this project.


Peter.

Won't it fit on the roof? just needs something to stop the scratches!!


Years ago, my Dad had an old Hillman Minx and he went out to get a bit of timber to play with. He came back with the timber strapped to the gutter-mount roof racks, right in the middle, and you guessed it, the timber had bent the roof racks down to the roof and then some....he never did live it down!!

Originally Posted by wun4us

Won't it fit on the roof? just needs something to stop the scratches!!


Years ago, my Dad had an old Hillman Minx and he went out to get a bit of timber to play with. He came back with the timber strapped to the gutter-mount roof racks, right in the middle, and you guessed it, the timber had bent the roof racks down to the roof and then some....he never did live it down!!

and

Originally Posted by Sturdee

In my little Ford Festiva hatchback, with the back seats folded down and the hatch open I have carried 9 doors with some door handles still attached.

Without them may ten or eleven.


Peter.

Why put them on the roof when they fit in the back as per a previous photo.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

and




Why put them on the roof when they fit in the back as per a previous photo.


Peter.

Wasn't any hatch backs in those days, Peter, just 4 doors and a tiny boot!!

Originally Posted by wun4us

Wasn't any hatch backs in those days, Peter, just 4 doors and a tiny boot!!

I remember the Hillmans, we had one. Not much room anywhere except in the engine bay, plenty of room to do repairs.

Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

So have a guess how many doors I will need?
Peter.

I would have thought I would get more entries. No correct guess as yet.

Peter.