Thread: New Shed- WIP

Originally Posted by Waldo

G'day JDub,

On your fluro setup (excluding the one above your workbench) set them up in banks of two across the depth of your shed so you end up having 6 in total which will give better light.

Oh, djstimber has already said the same, well I'll back up what he said.

Maybe also consider some laserlite sheeting to give some natural light.

Thanks for the tip re: lighting (again )

I didnt want to go with laserlight as where I live it would just cause heaps of condensation in winter and heat in summer.... I Have two large windows in the design so hopefully that will provide some good natural light

Had my electrician in the other day for some prelim advice on what I need and were to run cabling etc.

6mm cable from metre box to shed, up to a small sub board, Probably just have three circuits, 1 for a 15amp point (no 15amp equip ATM but I want one just in case I upgrade in the future), 1 for general powerpoints and 1 lighting circuit. I think this should do the job for my small workshop.

Dont think I will bother with the hanging point as I think the shed is too small to bother.... wall points are within reach.

Slab going down in a week..... things is happening...

revised electricity plan, includes location of sub board and new elect cable entry point. (yep ok its friday at work and the crickets a bit slow )

I added another couple of points (is 6 x 10amp double outlets overkill in a shed this size?) mmmm maybe

Also I changed the orientation of the double fluros to run across the width of the shed rather than down the length, given the shed isnt real big (wide) this will hopefully give me good light coverage without having to get twice as many single lights

Electrician seems to think I should have 3 circuits.

1 for lighting
1 for the 10 amp points
1 for the single 15 amp point

Thoughts?

Looks good to me, that light setup will work better.

Maybe consider one power point on the the short wall on the left of the PA door in the middle, you can never have enough power points.

Use 3 pin ceiling roses for light connections. This way you can use double adapters or even extension leads to move or add lights. I have doubled the lights in my garage over the years and all I had to do was use double adaptors. Best thing I ever did was listen to the electrician who advised me to use them. You can also put in extra roses in case you want to use them in the future and again it is then a simple matter toi just plug in a light is needed and they cost very little.

Finished the retaining wall, road base in (only pretty thin), footings dug (oversized), electrical conduit in, formwork up, mesh and plastic down, Slab finally down poured today (3 cubic metres). BIL has done a fantastic job with the slab, finish like glass

I have put a big canvas dropsheet and some old towels down over it and will wet them a couple of times a day for the next couple of days so it cures nice and hard

More pics different angel, and pic of my BIL working hard while I give him lip from the sidelines

Looking good JDub

Last ones for a while I promise

She'll be up before you know it!

Updated cost so far (for wendy and anyone else interested)

$4080 : Shed, incl. windows, insulation etc etc
$40: Case of beer for my uncle to draw up site plans
$140: Council fees for design and siting approval
$40: 1 metre of roadbase
$200: 2 sheets of f72 Mesh and Plastic for Slab
$630: 3 cubic metres of Concrete
$40: Case of beer for BIL to lay/finish the slab
$160: Lighting (4x twin 4ft Fluros)

Total so far: $5330


Also about $600+ for retaining wall around shed and site clean up but Im not going to count that as part of my budget as it needed to be done anyway

Started putting that shed up yet JDub?

Originally Posted by djstimber

Started putting that shed up yet JDub?

Nah, its on order I missed the pre-christmas order date.

Hopefully will get it by early/mid January.

I walk out onto the concrete slab most afternoons after work and pretend Im in my workshop Ive been planning the electrical etc in the meantime to keep me occupied

Ive been tracking your Shed thread with interest as well

Cheers
Joel

Thats a bugger. Hopefully they will get onto yours straight after the hols and you just might get yours up before mine