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Apr 25, 2017 21:15:42 GMT
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Hoarders Hoarders I said....... I blame Prozac the Berlingo Well, I probably should blame myself. And the Chevy C10 stood in my garage in 1000 bits. So when you get your ducks in a row and want to start restoring it. Suddenly there is a load of stuff on the drive to move. And piles of stuff in the garage as well. Why have three lawnmowers ? One works reasonably-ish 3 bicycles one works Loads of stuff. Hoarder ?? Anyway.......... Back to Prozac When I bought it, mate Andy offered to sell me the VTR alloy wheels I bought off him and on collection also offered me a pile of wood. Mostly 10 foot planks. Some nailed together. Just in case I wanted to build a shed. "No thank you" I said, thinking I meant it. So I took the wheels and left. But of course as I drove off...... This was the image burned into my conscience. Tempered with the first flowers of spring. I really had nowhere to put another shed, those of you that know what my place looks like will know this. But it kept burning in the back of my mind. I guess the next is inevitable. As is the question: " Is anyone interested in this rambling diatribe "
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Last Edit: Jun 7, 2017 6:53:22 GMT by grizz
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Apr 25, 2017 21:48:31 GMT
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Yeah, go on, I'm listening.
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hopeso
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Apr 25, 2017 21:49:01 GMT
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You can never have too many sheds. I have two plus a large garage and a workshop and plenty of stuff/curse word.
Go on build another, we all want to see it.
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Apr 25, 2017 23:17:34 GMT
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Bookmarked - shed builds are always welcome As a fellow Hoarder, I can sympathise. In my case a mate offered me 1 wall and 1 end with door from a shed he had converted into a lean-to (great fun was had carrying the wall 1/4 mile from his place to mine!), and a neighbour had a skip on the drive with decking he had just taken up so he could turf his garden. I already had a half roll of roofing felt so the only bits I had to buy were a sheet of ply for the roof and a pair of door hinges Result before the roof went on i.imgur.com/8hbWcw2.jpg The first things I put at the back were a stack of winter wheels & odd tyres... I'm getting better, so far this week I've sold a lawnmower and strimmer (that have been in storage as my last place with a lawn was 3 years / 2 houses ago). Now I just need to find something to fill the space in the shed
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Last Edit: Apr 25, 2017 23:20:27 GMT by nomad
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You can never have too many sheds. I have two plus a large garage and a workshop and plenty of stuff/curse word. Go on build another, we all want to see it. Agreed. Number 3 this is.
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Bookmarked - shed builds are always welcome As a fellow Hoarder, I can sympathise. In my case a mate offered me 1 wall and 1 end with door from a shed he had converted into a lean-to (great fun was had carrying the wall 1/4 mile from his place to mine!), and a neighbour had a skip on the drive with decking he had just taken up so he could turf his garden. I already had a half roll of roofing felt so the only bits I had to buy were a sheet of ply for the roof and a pair of door hinges Result before the roof went on i.imgur.com/8hbWcw2.jpg The first things I put at the back were a stack of winter wheels & odd tyres... I'm getting better, so far this week I've sold a lawnmower and strimmer (that have been in storage as my last place with a lawn was 3 years / 2 houses ago). Now I just need to find something to fill the space in the shed Very smart lean to shed.
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eternaloptimist
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Too many projects, not enough time or space...
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Get building! (Looks on in envy - I have a plan to extend my garage beyond its current footprint and put a lift in but have not yet discovered the form of words I can use which will cause OH to make the words 'Good idea, get it built' with her mouth)
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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I'm in, I also have a shed build plan brewing so watching with interest.
I'm trying to hoard less these days but it's difficult ;-)
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Currently driving a 1972 BMW 1602 as my daily. Don't ask about previous cars - there have been way too many and I stopped counting at 160!
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So. Where do I start?? When I stripped the truck down, stuff like the complete exhaust system had to stay in one piece to serve as basic template when I make up the new 3" system with electric cutouts for the truck. They have laid on the drive against a wall since then. Loads of other "important stuff" has found its way there too. Disability scooter chassis, beer kegs, biltong making cabinet, lawnmower, wheelbarrow and it goes on and on. So the shed I had that was Nicolas potting shed would not take more stuff as it was already at capacity. But it needed sorting and clearing as well as painting. Something used to do every year when I cleaned and painted the deck and pressure cleaned all the block paving and driveway. So into action........ Clear away growth, empty shed, move onto lawn and paint 3 coats over three days. It s cheaper than replacing the shed and has worked on this shed since I had the Taunus Transit. This side needed to drop and you can see how high it is compared to the shed. What was there. Built up and filled over time to raise that section of garden. Of course everything takes time and I had to go to Katy every second weekend to help her with various jobs in the garden at her place etc. There were two Butlers sinks next to the shed that originally came from Jabbo, offered them back to him but he declined. So CraigRK got one to use as a dogbath. The other went to Katy's place as a smal garden for alpines. Nice result once cleaned up and placed on some sleeper offcuts. In the mean time Mickey next door rescued me a lighter weight patio set from his sons skip and I could give him the cast iron set on my deck for his garden. The new set needed a clean up and one small repair. Around the same time I bought a small bandsaw with 6 spare new blades off Facbook traders page while I was away at a three day training meeting in the Midlands. This would become impotant later. Like in yesterday. Mate Paul fetched it and delivered it to my place one evening. Thanks Paul. Around the same time I got two contractor lodgers move in for three weeks while they worked on maintenance at Damhead Creek powerstation. So the BBQ got to work overtime. This is really good as its part of the reward after a day digging holes or humping stuff about. Keep in mind. This shed was really created to just be a rough rustic garden shed. With a dirt floor. Of course that was not going to happen. Another longterm good friend, Kevin who I helped a bit last year digging trenches and humping stuff when we built him a new patio, delivered a load of 500x500mm paving slabs that I stashed behind the garage for future use, months ago....... Perfect ehhh. So I started to carry them through from the rear to use some as a base for the garden shed and decided to lay some down on a very thin layer of sharp sand as floor to the shed. Wooop Wooooopp !! Free stuff. A few weeks ago Kevin cleared out his garage and found some 3x3" 8 foot posts too that he offered me. I also bought over 4 3" Metposts to use as corner posts from him for £30.00 delivered. More about the delivery later.
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Last Edit: Apr 26, 2017 7:20:22 GMT by grizz
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I'm in, I also have a shed build plan brewing so watching with interest. I'm trying to hoard less these days but it's difficult ;-) Ahh yes. Mr Disasterbus. Funny how your hoarding less ended up in us having a conversation yesterday in which you managed to offload some of your hoard on me. Granted I only took a small percentage of what you offered....... Pity we don't live closer to each other. We would be a force to be reckoned with.
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Apr 26, 2017 11:05:38 GMT
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Bookmarked!
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Apr 26, 2017 18:16:23 GMT
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Shame you've just got that bandsaw, I've got one just a little bigger I need to sell! As usual Rian, your threads are fantastic and I will be watching this one
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So once the existing shed was moved, the next job was to level out and clean up and place some of Kevin's old pavers on a very thin layer of sand.. There will also still be strips of wood under it when done, just to keep the floor as dry as possible. Then of course I had to dismantle the existing garden after 6 years of carting stuff like stones, logs, ornaments and other plants in there. Pile of rocks, to be redistributed later. Measure and peg out the basic line where I wanted to get to with the new shed. Using all sorts of rubble to create a dry wall behind which all the solid dug out will go. Most nights after work I would get an hour or two in to dig a bit or move stuff about as I get home around 5-6pm if traffic and trains work well. So little by little it moved ahead. One evening I had to pop in at my GP to collect my yearly antihistamine prescription....... And had another Hallelujah moment. In the garden of the practice was a large skip. Yes, I cannot resist a skip. And in the skip.......... MONEY !!!!! Seriously, cash is all around if you keep your eyes open. I saw this used garden gate. Went inside and asked about it, before getting to my pills. Of course you can have it if you want it. Went home, fetched the Prozac Berlingo and also did a Google search to find the following. £165.00 for the gate, excluding delivery or hardware. Online was free delivery. But regardless, not everyone would have that luxury. Gate in the back, flat on the floor and tailgate strapped to it with some electric cord from the skip..... happy days. Crazy Crazy world. Free Money. Who would say no to free cash?? I don't care how arrogant or up your own wallet you are, but if I tossed £165.00 on the floor in front of you, and said "Pick it up, it's yours" and you could go out to some pretentious restaurant and spend it on an overpriced meal, you probably would. To me, these freebies translate into a new truer on my bike, a replacement circular saw etc. So bit by bit the other parts of the garden where I had removed dead growth started to get filled with the soil dug out on the new site. Carried there load by load. More later, time for work now.
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Last Edit: Apr 27, 2017 8:33:34 GMT by grizz
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Apr 27, 2017 16:26:08 GMT
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Might be an idea to kit Prozac with a tat rescue kit, such as ratchet straps, wood saw, hacksaw, and any tools which will make tat rescue easier, Ttfn Glenn
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Apr 27, 2017 21:04:43 GMT
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I mentioned Kevin coming over. Saturday of Easter weekend, early morning with his long VW van. Loads of reclaimed timber, 3x3 posts from crates. Also four met posts I bought off him for the same he paid as he was not going to use them. Kevin had also agreed to come spend a few hours here, helping me break the back on this big dig out. So we moved a lot of soil, some for top dressing the lawn, which ultimately I reused to raise the level under the pavers that were going into the shed. Unfortunately I took no photos through the morning we worked as time was limited. So once he went off to rejoin his family, I carried on levelling out the soil. Preparation is as always one of the most important things to do. Pavers and posts in place. Saturday morning I was up by 05.00 and in the garden moving stuff around before 06.00 got to say I love summer. I had some bricks to lay before going over to Katy's place. And to me time is precious, so get stuff done..... soonest. I am using a solid lower level all the way around. Kevin was also able to get me some railway sleepers that I am planning to use as the bottom of the shed, preventing the usual rot for a few years longer than regular pine. Once I had laid the bricks, I watered down, but added some cement powder to the left over and then spread it with a yard broom just to get all the slabs the same colour. Happy with the result too. Weekends away from home frustrate me as I know how much work is still there, but as usual I guess there are times when doing nothing is the right thing. So Katy and I ended up in Eastbourne. Fish and chips, walk on the esplanade, ice cream and of course collecting holes rocks to string up under my tree. Happy girl, exactly the opposite to not progressing with my build. Still.....
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Last Edit: Apr 28, 2017 6:03:13 GMT by grizz
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Rebel
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Reading with interest, might nick any good ideas you come up with to help with the finishing touches to my shed. Those metposts are so useful, I can never get the damn things to go in straight though!
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1968 Dodge Charger 1985 Chevrolet Camaro 1993 Toyota Hilux Surf 2001 Ford Mondeo
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Reading with interest, might nick any good ideas you come up with to help with the finishing touches to my shed. Those metposts are so useful, I can never get the damn things to go in straight though!Sharing is why I post up. You will see in a day or so, one of my miscalculations......... hence thread title. Hopefully a learning for those like me who are a bit slow, and do not always know what will pop out from under a rock when Imstart on stuff. Metposts...... Hmmmmmm...?? Love and hate for sure. I cut two of them short by about 10 inches and then cut the points sharp again with a 1mm grinder. I also use a big lump of 4x4 wood sideways to drive it in. Ideally you need someone to hold while you strike, but as I work solo 99% of the time, I use a foot, or pull out and start again to get it almost right. Rarely do they go in right, mine did not. One struck a rock 6 inches down. So I fetched a cold chisel and lump hammer, and proceeded to break an invisible rock below the surface before I started again. It was the post for the gate post, so needed to be a full length one to magimise strength and stability there. In this case I won.
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Last Edit: Apr 28, 2017 6:02:14 GMT by grizz
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I am jealous, I would love another shed!
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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I am jealous, I would love another shed! I get you totally. However, think about why I am building it......... Hoarding. Still, it's good for me to be both creative and getting back onto stuff.
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Summer is here. I may have mentioned it. But that does not stop the rain from waiting to exactly the time you need to work to start opening up. My one neighbour has a Toyota van that I have a spare set of keys to and 24/7 access and use to, as long as the diesel levels stay the same. Pretty good deal ehhh?? Anyways, last week I managed to get a day that was convenient for Andy who I bought Prozacs wheels from to pop over after work in the evening, but the Toyota was unavailable, plus the wood I was collecting for the shed build mostly was 2.4 meter lengths, so Toyota would not work. So Stuart said take the Citroen van, long wheelbase, high roof...... Of course on the way there it started to rain, escalating while we were loading. What a great van to drive, it really shunts. Photos need to be taken. Andy thankfully helped, so it went quite fast. I suspect he was happy for the wood to leave his property after languishing in a corner for years. He had planned on building a shed from these recycled 1 inch planks, but he ended up buying a large built shed and having it installed as workshop. Loaded. Deceptively large interior on the van, and full 8 foot plus flooor. Headed home and was back home by 7pm Reversed down my drive, mirrors tucked in and actually had to weave the van around the concrete fence posts as it would not go straight through. Down to the bottom of the garden to unload and create even more of a hoard pile. Unpacking on my own, the keen of eye amongst you will see if you look carefully....... Imhad a helper. Can you see her yet? Yup...... HARLEY. Some more of the loose planks on the other side, and the upright posts were some of what Kevin had brought over at Easter. And of course the pile of stuff behind it, part of the reason I am building this shed. The £40.00 caravan/shed also filled with "stuff" I do pity the person who has to sort out my estate. Once unloaded I really did worry about getting the van out again, it was a very tight fit coming in, and getting out is more difficult in my book. Remembered to stop and take a pic of the gap. The Citroen is certainly wider than the Sprinter vans I have reversed down there, and the car trailer and Teardrop previously. Still, made it out and returned the van to Stuart. Cost formdiese, well what I put in for the 30 mile trip was £30.00 so wood still a bargain, and Andy threw in some left over roofing felt, you know, to cover that last 18 inches you do not want to go buy a whole new roll for. Photo is slightly confusing, but you can see the gap down the side of the van. Other than the short pieces, these planks are attached to each other in 3 or 4 plank strips with pallet nails, hit in from both sides at angles, so not fun to dismantle. When unpacked I thought I would just measure up and mock up the roof frame to see what I had to work with. Of course the tools came out and I ended up adding a bit more to the frame. More later on further progress. It's also weekend...... well, after work today.
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Last Edit: Apr 28, 2017 6:41:34 GMT by grizz
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