summer house cutting list

[billozz]

hey guys,
does anyone know where i can get a cutting list for a summer house please, basically i want to get the wood and then have a go at building it myself or maybe if its beyond me get a good carpenter to do it for me
thanks
bill

 

[HowlinWilf]

I think the only way you'd get hold of an actual 'cutting list' is if the list was for a project that corresponded exactly with what you wanted. Otherwise you would have to analyse the list to work out exactly how it differed from what you wanted, and then change the list accordingly. Impossible!

What you really need, maybe, is a plan/drawing with all the necessary dimensions. Then you can amend the drawing to just how you want it and draw up your own cutting list from scratch.

There are plans for any kind of project you like on the internet - simply google 'summerhouse plans' and dive in!

 

[^woody^]

How about a sheet of A4 and a pencil and calculator?

Work on modular sections which will depend on how big you want it and what size cladding you are having. Make panels up and then fit them together

The frame sections and cladding will be in either 1.8, 2.4 or 3.6m lengths, and typical cedar cladding will be 90 or 120mm high. So work on this to reduce waste

Or have a look at one down the garden centre, and measure it up

 

[billozz]

thanks for the answers guys i am thinking about doing one myself but am not too sure how each side and the roof will fit together, obviously you have to have an overlap on some of the sides so that you can screw them all together i will do a google and see what comes up
thanks again