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PostSubject: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 1:48 am

right,

i shall post pics as i go along and list the wood and price of my new shed that im building

Floor Frame Work - £130

Tongued and Grooved Chipboard Flooring - shed Floor ofcourse Very Happy
Length: 2440mm
Width: 1220mm
Thickness: 12mm
Items - 15
Cost - £150

Exterior (WBP) Plywood - For the out Side Panels Cladding to much
Length: 2440mm
Width: 1220mm
Thickness: 6mm
Items - 25
Cost - £278

Studwork Timber - Frame Work for the shed
Length: 2.4m
Width: 63mm (2 1/2'')
Thickness: 38mm (1 1/2'')
Items - 70
Cost - £256

Galvanised Welded Wire Steel Mesh
Mesh Hole Size - 1"x1" inch
Overall Size - 4ftx10m
Cost - £26.00

Shed Paint
Color - Dark oak
5L x3 tins
Cost - £30

Door Runners
5 of them
Cost - £80

{color=blue]Doweled Sections[/color]

4x 3ft dowel sections
4x 2ft dowel sections
Cost - £270

Back to my first design L shape Loft Pic Below of my drawing in paint
https://2img.net/r/ihimg/f/98/loftdesign.jpg/



Pics of the base
https://2img.net/r/ihimg/f/708/pic01132.jpg/

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Concreted the rest of the posts down and put some batens on top for the flooring to fix to
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Flooring down
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right i got 2 sections up and painted them on the out side

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and built a 3rd section still loads to go

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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 2:01 am

nice design atb with your project mate
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 2:46 am

im hoping it gos well lol
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PostSubject: new loft start to finish   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 5:41 am

hi ivlasked like the lay out, looks like some of the sections will be 5ft square
let us know if there is enough room when the birds are in. also what height is the
floor of the ground as my last loft was not high enough and vermin got in
i have been advised to put mesh wire down and then the floor on top and this
stop them has anyone else any advice on this problem
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 6:01 am

just a bit of advice when laying down breeze blocks make sure you put some dps damp proof on
top of the blocks stops the damp rising through the blocks in to the wood floor .
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 6:05 am

i have meshed all my vents at fllor level to keep vermin out
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 6:11 am

rainbow

my other loft only half a foot off the ground i got no rats or nothing i put rat posion under it and make sure there no food or pigeon waste around the garden.


shed not gunno be on blocks Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 7:28 am

Nice plans wish you all the best during the construction
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 9:13 am

lans look good chris, one thing i must ask tho is how will the birds trap to the three rear sections.....?
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptyFri Jul 22, 2011 11:01 pm

there 1 trap on the front out side you let them out 1 section at a time
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 1:51 am

Looks impressive cant wait to see the pics.... cheers
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 2:06 am

Right before anyone says its unlevel its not its the fence around it Very Happy

but heres a pic of my base atm i need to get the flooring down tomoz morning and hopful rest my wood be here then

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i have placed the flooring on it early to make sure i did get it stright 2 double check and it was stright just been my plywood for the front of the loft and studwork Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 3:55 am

looking good chris, looking forward to seeing the finnished loft.................like the bike too.
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 3:56 am

lol ill get there im waiting on wickes to deliver my shit haha Very Happy and i just got loads to order new boxs perchs dowled sections lol list seems never ending haha

but ill get the flooring down tomoz and cover it over with some sheeting in case it rains
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 4:00 am

your putting me to shame, mines been stood in the garden covered over since before christmas..........lol
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 4:02 am

lmao i need mine done my 10ft shed just carnt cope Very Happy

i need to add this thread to my forum to haha but being lazy carnt be arssed

get yours built then haha
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 6:48 am

mine will still be laid there this christmas coming most likely.............lol
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 6:49 am

no time to put it together or somthink ?
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 6:57 am

no i havnt at the moment chris, having to catch up with my neglected garden due to spending too much time with the pigeons.....lol
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 3:40 pm

my garden last shed first then i can design the rest of the garden to suit my son Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 9:31 pm

already did that, but the idea was to keep up to it which i didnt.............. lol!
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 9:37 pm

lol o well wood done come till monday so no more work till then now Sad could got loads done today as well
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 9:42 pm

are you going to make it in sections then stand it up, or build the frame and add the ply.....?
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 10:02 pm

chris, just read this elsewhere............i think the advise about 4ft off the ground is a bit extreme.......... scratch
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PostSubject: Re: New loft Start To finish Progress   New loft Start To finish Progress EmptySat Jul 23, 2011 10:07 pm

build it in sections mate then ill stand it up and put them together and i no PB members always go over the top my other loft only 6inch of the ground and its fine no rats no water inside floor fine , ill add stub work to the frame i made tho so air gets under it tho
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