Thread: New shed. Buy or build

Which shed did you end up buying. I bought a steel chief shed in January they are made in Ballarat I believe.

Originally Posted by simonl

although separate visits would be easier to manage and be less stressful.
Simon

And give us another excuse to get on the gas!

Hi all,
riding on the back of Grahames thread about his 'Gararj Ma Hal, I thought I should at lest respond with the direction I have travelled up to this point.
With money being the deciding factor plus the fact that I found out the carport at our new house used to be a shed, but the previous owner pulled one wall out to create the carport.
You would think a man would go out and buy some timber and knock up a wall, but without funding being allocated, 'tis a bit hard.
There seemed to be enough trelliss laying around covered in shade cloth so I thought... I'll let the pictures tell the story.
Remember, this is only temporary until the love of my life manages to free up some folding stuff.
Still have to instal the door and get power to the shed. (not a fan of extension leads).

Phil
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I wanted to build my own shed but someone knows me too well and reckons I would n't have the building up at the end of the decade.


I want to recycle but someone, beyond my back makes sneaky trips to the dump, depriving me of stored treasures.

Obviously one needs bigger than a half acre block for storing the goodies.

Luv the pics, but I shall be hiding them out of the view of her her indoors as she will now expect me to be like you and have things reasonably tidy.

Tidiness is coming with the shed and I will have to work out a place for everything so everything can go back to its place.

I agree whole heartedly on extension leads . I have 10 double GPOs inside the 9 x 6 and considering extras in the external carport area.

How do you get on with corrosion and its effects on machine tools ? Do you need to cover bedways and the like or is the inland atmosphere kinder to such surfaces?

Well done on using what you have to best advantage.
cheers

Grahame

Hi Phil,

Didn't take you long to fill it either.... I like the airconditioning When are you planning on the big monster shed?

Ray

Originally Posted by RayG

Hi Phil,

Didn't take you long to fill it either.... I like the airconditioning When are you planning on the big monster shed?

Ray

Natural air conditioning helpful but I imagine the heat coming down from the sheet iron at the height of a Ballarat summer . But I can heartily recommend decent insulation to anyone planning a shed. Sure !it was fairly costly but well worth it in the end. You certainly will not regret the extra expense after you experience the difference.
All the roofing has the double side insulation about 8mm thick and its made a huge difference.



Cheers

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

How do you get on with corrosion and its effects on machine tools ? Do you need to cover bedways and the like or is the inland atmosphere kinder to such surfaces?

Well done on using what you have to best advantage.
cheers

Grahame

Hi Grahame,
Corrosion isn't too much of a problem, although I haven't seen a winter here yet so time will tell.
Over the lathe I have a beach towel, a winter sheet, then a blanket. If I'm not using the lathe for a while I pull them off and make sure nothing is going wrong then give it a light oil and put the covers back on.
So far so good.
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I see what you mean about insulation, the iron is about 6" (approx. 150mm ) away from my bald head. Looking forward to the middle of summer.

Originally Posted by RayG

Hi Phil,

Didn't take you long to fill it either.... I like the airconditioning When are you planning on the big monster shed?

Ray

Hi Ray,
The monster shed is due in about 16 billion years from now .
I most likely will be framing up and putting a more substantial wall (removable) until the projected 'shed' date arrives.
Sigh!

Phil

Phil this is great progress report at least you are up and running

Now in pic 6 is that your new wheels near the door ??



I have a similar spare set with on broken hand rim if they are what I think they are??

Hi Phil. You've done well and made good use of what you have. Wrt temporary, its all relative as every is temporary, just depends on the time frame!

while things may be temporary, dont forget to live for the now. Some people in other countries would give anything to have that as a perminent shed!

Youve made it look like a home (for your tools) even if it is a short tern fix!

Cheers

Simon (from annuka beach resort )

PS I still run my shed from extension leads! Ill get around to it eventually!

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Phil this is great progress report at least you are up and running

Now in pic 6 is that your new wheels near the door ??



I have a similar spare set with on broken hand rim if they are what I think they are??

Hi Ray,
yep they certainly are.
I'm just getting ready for old age
The true story though, a young girl doing year twelve was struggling with her schoolbag and the chair at the same time so her mother asked if I could make a rig to hold her bag.
The brief was that she could swing the rig around to get access to her school bag.
In their shed was well in excess of ten of these chairs so I grabbed one for measurements.
I managed to design a swingaround rig and began to build it when the girl decided to drop out of school.
I asked if she wanted the chair back but as they had plenty, I could keep it. What I didn't realise was that was payment for work to date. Meh, ya win some ya lose some.
I have carried them around with me ever since.
The wheels are 24", if you can use them you can have them.

Phil
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Originally Posted by simonl

Hi Phil. You've done well and made good use of what you have. Wrt temporary, its all relative as every is temporary, just depends on the time frame!

while things may be temporary, dont forget to live for the now. Some people in other countries would give anything to have that as a perminent shed!

Youve made it look like a home (for your tools) even if it is a short tern fix!

Cheers

Simon (from annuka beach resort )

Thanks Simon,
I am actually feeling a bit happy about the way it has turned out. It certainly beats the living suitcase out of 'no shed at all'
Annuka resort eh? Enjoy the break!!

Phil

And this months prize for the most pampered lathe goes to.....

Looks very cozy..

Ray

Phil,
congratulations!
You may or may notn know that there are hundreds of used portable classrooms for sale in Kyneton - just SOuth actually, near the airport.
I have 'heard' that in really good condition they cost from around $3000 delivered. The mob selling them is a transport company and they bought or were given them when the previous government spet squillions on upgrading Vic schools with permament classrooms.
Worth chasing up. My wife knows someone who has built a very nice house using 3 of these and got an architect to design the house on the basis of these buildings. Looks a million dollars and was very affordable for the single mother.