Search results

Hi Levelling the pads wasnt too hard, did it with cheap laser level and a long piece of wood. dont worry if you are a litttle out the joists can easily be lifted with bit of slate. Milverton Is the place i was gonna recommend. funnily enough I built a little office for the sawmill bosses...

Hi Robbox I built a 6m x 3.6 m shed recently. Alot of people seem to think laying a concrete base is the best way to go but it can quite a bit to the cost so here's what i did ! For the foundation i built up 9 pads using blocks and paving slabs 1 in each corner then 1 in between them and...

can I ask why you want to use concrete posts and gravel board? Timber is a lot easier and modern treatment means it should last for 15 year in ground contact. Providing the posts are a good redwood/larch or douglas fir..Avoid spruce it dont last.

Hi. I understand your problem......What you need is to find a bespoke garden buildings company.....I know of 1 in devon and they ship all over UK. Good luck! S

Hi The best type of gate to go for is one that is described as framed ledged and braced ie it's put together with mortice and tennon joints .there are some good makes out there which are clad with feather edged boarding or tongue & groove......Generally the premade panel gates from the DIY...

Hi Contrary to some peoples beliefs ....the pressure treatment process does NOT totally impregnate the timber! ( cros cut a piece of treated timber and not the small ring of treatment around the perimeter ) Therefore you should treat all cut edges as untreated. All good timber merchants...

Hi Mike consider this...is you go to a timber merchant or somewhere like Travis perkins...Go armed with a list of your potential requirements. Also scan yellow pages for an independant as they are quite often cheaper ! For shed framing consider a product called CLS it comes in either ex 4...