I wasn't going to post a WIP on this. It was going to be a fait accompli. All done and dusted, except that something happened, which made me think that it was worth mentioning and once I'd done that it automatically had to fall into the WIP bracket.
Briefly, which I hope you will understand it supremely difficult for me, just before Xmas we decided SWMBO needed a studio. This was so our dining table could be cleared of various needlework type projects and we could have Xmas dinner. Our solution was to obtain a used shipping container and convert it into a suitable working space.
Now you all know what a shipping container looks like so I hardly need to post pix of the ubiquitous 20' box that you see on the back of every other truck driving the highway.
However, we felt this was not an environment conducive to productive work so it had to be modified. The first problem was light. We had three old aluminium windows that we pulled out of the house. These were going to be placed down one long side of the container, thus giving more light than Edison dreamed of.
We could have bought an insulated container for, you've probably guessed it, the insulation properties, but it still looks like the inside of a coolroom and not conducive to productivity. Consequently a standard box was purchased and we insulated it and clad it internally with VJ board for solely cosmetic reasons.
Now two of the windows were inserted quickly, but there was insufficient room for the last one and It had to be remade. I was in the process of cutting it out, taking care to protect the surrounding VJ board and flooring from the sparks there would be from the cutting.
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Very thoughtful, but not quite thoughtful enough.
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This was where the grass (if you can call it that) outside caught fire! Fortunately SHWBO smelt the fire and we quickly extinguished it. Doesn't look like much there and even in reality it wasn't bad, but it was a wake up call!
This is the window cut out
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The idea of the container is to have a cupboard at one end and a fold up bed at the other for occasional guest use.
This is how the cupboard is panning out:
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Gluing up the doors:
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I was really scratching around for clamps.
Doors in place, but still have to be painted of course:
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Most of the timber came from a nearby cypress mill. I bought a little over a cubic metre of 100mm x 25mm. So everything is made from that. For example, the header above the cupboard (which is really a wardrobe without hanging space) is 100 x 100. So, four pieces glued together. Easy. yeah, right :rolleyes:.
This is the skirting, cornice and cover strips for the ceiling: In raw form as you can see :D.
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Regards
Paul