Thread: Shed covering

Hay bales? Makes good inulation and termites aren't keen on it. With a covering of mud on the outside and rendered inside cool enough to store wine in
Pete

Really depends on what you intend doing with the shed and how much effort you want to put in. If you want to live in it then some form of insulation will be needed. Outside could be rendered directly onto the corrugated iron. Flick some cement based render on to it first to provide a key for the bulk of the render. You could also fix some aviary wire to it. I used a render of 9 parts sand, 3 parts lime, 1 part cement on the stud wall in my shed https://www.woodworkforums.com/f245/m...ferent-156967/ 30mm thick. Final coat will be 4 parts sand, 1 part lime.

Wall could be insulated inside if need be before doing something like wattle and daub. Need to consider what termites might do to it. Straw bales either inside or out would look good but if you use them inside you are going to loose a bit of your shed. Maybe treated pine palings fixed vertically on the inside with a rendered wall above.

Hope this helps

Rickey

If you strawbale outside, do you have enough eave to cover the bale tops? Need to keep the tops dry and all sides of the straw sealed for the best result (mud, lime , sand and binder but never cement).
If you bale inside you will loose space and have to make provision for shelving attachment points etc. you could thin up the bales by laying on edge or even use a rough frame and cob infill.
Roof insulation would have to be something more standard. Just a few thoughts.