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Thanks for the feedback. Not sure whether I'll keep this rack once my projects are done, so I'm thinking of ways to do it with little joinery and lots of screws, but without compromising the strength Should I just bite the bullet and do some lap joints and dado's? Reading about them in...

Hi, I've got about 1km of wood to store and acclimatise, from 4x4 to 2x1 and everything in between in 1, 2 and 3m lengths. I'm looking to throw up a quick and dirty timber rack. It will ideally be free standing, and open sided. I plain to have a central column with arms coming out both...

Thanks for the reply! Good advice about the DPC, will be heeded for sure. In fact I'll be putting a sheet down under the concrete blocks too. Double glazed DPC. Don't forget the joists aren't on the concrete, they are on the 4x4 skids, which are to spec, and I have more than I need of...

No idea! To me, it seems likely that that would have less vertical rigidity than a 2x6, but that's the mystery. Any structural engineers?

Thanks for the reply. That's what I meant by "I can obviously reduce the centre width for the joists", but I guess I didn't make it clear. I am not experienced enough to know whether using double the number of 2x4's is as effective as the prescribed number of 2x6's, but your comment...

Hi, I am planning a shed/workshop floor from recycled wood (me again). I have quite a lot of 3m 4x4 lengths for the skids (10 or so, although I only need 2 for the plans). The skids will sit on concrete blocks so as to not touch the ground. I'm working from plans for a 10x8 building...

Ah yes, I was still thinking in shiplap terms. OK, 40mm sounds good. Now to decide wether to buy or hire a nailer, and which one. Time for some more reading. Fair point about the drying, but I didn't emphasise that I got all the timber together. Skids, rafters, studs, boards, the lot...

Thank you for taking the time to post, very helpful and thought provoking. I just looked up the info on HT pallets, and can confirm what you say about temperature. Yes I was planning to use preservative before painting. I hadn't thought of how wood colour affects heat absorption, I guess...

I appreciate your input. The spirit of the project is to recycle, and I am under no time constraint. If you support your point of view with an explanation I can give it more thought, but as it is I think I'll carry on. From my point of view, this is heat treated wood, so it's not going...

The lengths are 2.4m with some 3m in there. Yes, it is thin. Do you think it will be more susceptible to warp? I was thinking because it's heat treated and I will paint it I might counter this a little. I also plan to felt the frame before fixing, so If I'm more prone to leaks it shouldn't...

Hi, I have some salvaged wood which I intend to use of a medium sized shed. I have everything I need for skids, joists, studs, noggins, etc, etc, but the cladding is still a question. Among the stock I obtained is 400m of 10mm x 100mm in 2.4m lengths. The obvious conclusion I came to is...

Hi! First of all, hello to the forum! I am speccing out an extension, and would appreciate comments if anyone cares to make any. This is the plan so far! The sketch shows the structure I have in mind, but it may well not be the best approach. To give you an idea of the weight...