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Down the rabbit hole… shed refurb
These things start simply enough don't they. I have a 10x7.2 steel shed, with a 3m open bay and a mezzanine that covers the open bay and one 3.5 inside bay. This meant I had a post in the middle of the shed, which I wanted to get rid of as its a pain working with the panel saw in limited width. Well, I fell in the rabbit hole and it's just got more surreal ever since!
A quick look at the span tables showed that to meet domestic floor load ratings (1.8kpa/1.5kn) for the mezzanine, there should have been a post every 2.2m, not 3.6m. And to think the local council were the PCA :(( So to cut a long story short, I am now reconfiguring the entire shed, enclosing the open bay, putting in stud framing with insulation and lining. Basically, the existing enclosed area will be machining, the open bay will be enclosed as a separate room for assembly and hand tool work. And of course I'm trying to do it as cheaply as possible.
Progress will happen when time, money and weather allows. Recent rain hasn't been conducive to enclosing the open bay, so I've been restricted to constructing nib walls, putting in a 300x75 Hyspan beam to support the mezzanine, constructing an enclosed area for the dusty, and getting one wall lined. I picked up a pile of slat wall cheaply out of an old bike shop, looks like it's going to work well for lining, though my back and shoulders aren't thanking me for using it!
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