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    The Man Cave : A garden office (aka fancy shed)

    Looks awesome - looking forward to seeing your costs as you worked a lot harder on getting materials cheap so interested to see what the price difference is. Sal's been in her studio for a few weeks now and really loves it - to the point where she was out there painting on Saturday. Hopefully...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    Hi, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I took the laziest route in the world and put up the plasterboard, filled the gaps, and painted. I didn't even go as far as taping though, in hindsight, I wish I had as it would have improved the finish. However skimming feels like overkill...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    No, just filled the gaps and then painted over. We were concerned about expansion/contraction/movement so elected to do this rather than skim. As a result the finish isn't 100% but, by way of comparison, it's better than most of the walls in our 1930's semi! We might (depending on how the...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    For info I've been through the massive pile of receipts and broken them down into the stages of the build so the costs are all separated out. http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/ Cheers
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    Garden Office/Studio

    Well not quite - but Sal has moved in whilst she waits for the guttering to be added. Post on the blog details the painting, trim, and cabling. http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/ For ease of access I've added an index of all the posts so you can browse start to finish. It's here...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    A mottled mid-brown, the sort of colours you can get mud/paint on without it showing....
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    Garden Office/Studio

    Hi all, another update: http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/ @garethcooper: The interior is going to be very muted due to Sal being an artist. If she has bright colours in her studio it reflects of the canvas/walls/computer/etc and stops her getting the colours she wants. It'll be a...
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    The Man Cave : A garden office (aka fancy shed)

    Dammit! Slow down! I've only got my network cable and co-ax today.
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    Plasterboard but no skim - dealing with gaps and screws

    Hi all, I've been trawling the forums/interwebs but to no avail so thought I'd ask direct. I'm building a garden office for my wife (//www.diynot.com/forums/your-projects/garden-office-studio.326128/) and have put up plasterboard throughout. Due to the structure being in the garden...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    Insulation has been finished and plasterboard put up ready for the arrival of the electrician. Here's hoping that I've correctly interpreted his instructions! http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/
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    Garden Office/Studio

    £25 an hour or £160 for the day plus materials. He reckons about a day and a half for the work below. The materials he's providing are: ~ New consumer unit (~£70) ~ 15m of armoured/SWA cable (~25) ~ Some conduit The work he has to do is: ~ Tidy up the existing electric feed from the...
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    Garden office recommendations

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    Garden Office/Studio

    Hi all, I've done the wiring and fitted a bunch of the insulation, blog updated with photos. http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/ Cheers
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    Garden Office/Studio

    I've got 130mm roof joists so have gone with 50mm roof insulation to give me a (nearly) 50mm void in the roof. I'm planning to take off the facia boards later and drill a number of small holes behind them (perhaps covered with fine mesh to stop insects) to aid ventilation of the roof space...
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    Garden Office/Studio

    Hi all, I finished the internal battening today in preparation for the electrics and insulation. http://buildingastudio.wordpress.com/
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