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This mornings efforts.... Rear and side frame up: I used 2x1, doubled up in the corners (I asked for untreated but I got treated). I mitred the joins at 45 degrees. As I wont be putting shiplap against the boundary wall I put a layer of 1200g DPM between the frame...

Thanks bigall. When you say I need "all timbers off the floor" do you mean the base too?!

Timber arrived - it was a little damp so I've stood it up in the sun to try and dry it out as much as possible. I borrowed a mitre saw from the FiL - it's a lovely bit of kit and going to save me a lot of trouble with the hand saw. Cut ends are soaked in clear wood...

Very funny! Timber is arriving tomorrow so this weekend will be the moment of truth...

Understood - thank you for the comprehensive reply!

Please don't take this the wrong way but that made as much sense as my 1 year old daughter! I'm an accountant so am not up to speed with all the DIY lingo. Do you have a picture so I can visualise it? Cheers!

Thanks bigall. I was going to buy some perspex for the window but how do I go about framing it?

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to lose the cut off corner - it'll look rubbish and be a pain the arris to fabricate. I'm also going to go with felt on the roof as shingles are not suitable for the low pitch I'm going for. I'll sketch up some plans that'll allow me to determine how much...

I'm building a shed in my patio garden. I've never done anything like this before so thought I'd bounce some ideas off you guys. I'll also update the thread with photos as I go along so others can benefit from the advice dispensed to me. I've looked at bigall's photos of his shed and I'd...