Hi;
I have an unusable shed that I want to replace with a larger one, the existing shed is built up against a high block garden wall (my wall), the block wall forms the back wall of the shed. One side of the shed is block and the other two sides are wooden, the roof is wriggly asbestos, flashed into the wall.
My intention is to replace the existing structure with a larger one both wider and taller but no higher than my garden wall. The difference in build structure will be that the side and front walls will be Block base to about 1m with the remaining height being wood, the roof will be either wood / felt or wriggly man made roofing materiel. Or if planning permission is not an issue I may go block all the way, but block / wood may be more pleasing on the eye.
The shed will have electrics (Armour Cable extension from the Kitchen).
Attached is a plan I drew of the existing area showing available sizes, the blue horizontal lines represent the width available depending how much wider I want the shed to be?
My woodworking skills are not that bad (I can use a saw / hammer) I have pointed but never laid blocks (apart from a brick BBQ which is a bit wonky / uneven but its still up after about 5 years!!
Questions / Advice:
How should I make the base?
How deep do the footings need to be for the 1/2 block or full block walls?
Suggestions on wood types / build structure i.e T&G v overlap.
Any plans / build guides for this kind of shed would help?
Should I buy a square shed an butcher it to fit?
Thanks for the help.
I have an unusable shed that I want to replace with a larger one, the existing shed is built up against a high block garden wall (my wall), the block wall forms the back wall of the shed. One side of the shed is block and the other two sides are wooden, the roof is wriggly asbestos, flashed into the wall.
My intention is to replace the existing structure with a larger one both wider and taller but no higher than my garden wall. The difference in build structure will be that the side and front walls will be Block base to about 1m with the remaining height being wood, the roof will be either wood / felt or wriggly man made roofing materiel. Or if planning permission is not an issue I may go block all the way, but block / wood may be more pleasing on the eye.
The shed will have electrics (Armour Cable extension from the Kitchen).
Attached is a plan I drew of the existing area showing available sizes, the blue horizontal lines represent the width available depending how much wider I want the shed to be?
My woodworking skills are not that bad (I can use a saw / hammer) I have pointed but never laid blocks (apart from a brick BBQ which is a bit wonky / uneven but its still up after about 5 years!!
Questions / Advice:
How should I make the base?
How deep do the footings need to be for the 1/2 block or full block walls?
Suggestions on wood types / build structure i.e T&G v overlap.
Any plans / build guides for this kind of shed would help?
Should I buy a square shed an butcher it to fit?
Thanks for the help.
