Recent content by jotto

OK, so I need to look for a specific BS number and a Kite mark???

No.....its only a workshop....hope its ok.

Many thanks! will try fitting tomorrow weather permitting!

Have just been given a 2nd hand upvc door with 2 large glazed panels and want to fit it to my workshop. Just need a few pointers please. 1. Do I remove glazed panels before attempting to fit frame? 2. Once frame is in place, Im pretty sure I will need to adjust the door in the frame, is...

Ok, so my garage come workshop on a shoe string budget is continuing to make me even poorer than when I started! I have used some OSB3 board for the roof and am now ready to cover/felt it... Now, bearing in mind I have an 8 year old wooden shed with a piece of wood and a single skin of the...

Thanks for that. Finall got around to buying 16 lengths of 225x50 C16 timber, 5.4 m long. Will mount at 400 centers. Am using screws, brackets and wooden blocks to secure the timbers to the frame top and will buy the twisted ties as suggested. Am looking forward to getting this thing...

Oh, and finally... Should I sit the joists on top of the walls or hang them from the inside and what are the correct fixtures I need to be looking at?

Thanks. Should be easy enough. Another n00b question, sorry...what do you mean by strap the wall plate or joist ends every 2m?

OK, this may sound like a really crap way of doing it but is there any reason why I cant just raise one side of the shed up by 100mm and then put the joists on? I know I would need to trim the ends a little, but over this span, the angle at the ends will be not be much at all.

Will ask around at the local roofing merchants today. What sort of cost am I going to be looking at for this project?

Thanks for that. 2 questions. What is c16? Im guessing its a specification of some sort. Just wondered what it was in lay terms. Also, could you explain the furring strips for me as well. Are they strips of wood laid on the timbers 100mm thick at one end running down to nothing at the other...

The shed is about 2.5m high. I was thinking of making 11 trusses so that when using 8x4 ply or OSB3, they would be supported at the edges and in the center. There will not be much weight on the truss, just the board and some felt. How many supports and at what angles would be needed in the...

am building a wooden shed/workshop and have got the main frame up. It measures about 5.1 x 6.0 m. I need to sort out the roof but am unsure what way to go, budget is very small! I wondered about either a flat roof, ie timber frame, ply or OSB3 and then felting it or a small slightly sloped...

Not sure what I expect the temp to be, hotter than hand hot 44 degs though! The documentation says water should steady at 58deg. Basically, I want to have a shower without the water going freezing cold, then getting hot, then going cold etc etc. Its a Worcester 280rsf and has an output of...

Also, would the flow switch have anything to do with it and can this be removed for cleaning purposes?