Recent content by snappyfish

My current Kitchen 2.70m x 3.20m My Lounge 3.70m x 3.70m I would like to move my kitchen out and extend the current lounge into where current kitchen is. The current kitchen is narrower but what's on the other size between kitchen and hallway is one storage cupboard and one cupboard...

Yes, looking at cladding options, its only 44mm timbers currently and worrying about sections the crossover on corners do I cut them back or not? What size screws into battens etc.

yes, I was thinking more to keep the damn British weather out. I wouldn't of worried if it was just a big shed, but I spend s fortune on laminate flooring, insulation roof and floor with Celotex, the last thing I want it damp corners leaking down onto sonic gold laminate underlay and original...

ok, someone else I've just spoken to on web has suggested fibre cement board? non-combustible building material? Sounds like that might work and be good getting around corners where they interlock and stick out 100mm

No It's probably 70mm over 2.5M due to me adding Celotex on existing roof and putting the whole cabin on 65mm blocks off the concrete slab to allow airflow. Internal floor area is probably 17m2

Thanks, the pic of whole cabin is not actually mine, that's the demo site pic. Although I think I have gone and overlooked building regs. None of which were mentioned by builders who laid concrete slab or sellers of the cabin... How serious is my error?

So just a little worried about cutting corner overlaps down. Will my cabin take the weight on extra cladding. hmm?

Timbers are 44mm

ok so regardless of why rain comes in, it could be interlocking sections are a poor fit, bad build or whatever. Can I clad this summerhouse easily around the corners? Can I cut the corners down, so they do not stick out?

One tin of protek preserver clear provided by cabin makers. then 2 coats of Sikkens Cetol HLS Plus, then 3 coats of Sikkens Filter 7 plus.

Updated posts with cabin pic (standard from the supplier) and pics of inside showing leaks and outside corners.

So last year I purchased a log cabin/summerhouse. We had some heavy rain last night and it drives into corners and I can see this never ever bring sorted. I think it was badly built in first place. The interlocking sections in corners have slight gaps where water is getting in, I'm sick of it...

Yeh, I understand it should of been done first. But what tool would do this well? I dont mind if it takes me all day let alone a morning. If I can keep as much water off as poss for next 10 years i'll be happy.

Yeh I see how this will happen, overhang might just make it a little better not rained yet but due tomorrow so I will see. Hence wanting cut concrete back.

Thought about this also, just presumed if I'm going to cut away lets try and go straight down is possible.