workshop Workshop build

[MY63]

@Matt S We are quite a way off the Kettle and Jaffa cakes I am afraid. The outer cladding is here I had it custom cut by my local timber merchant it still needs to be stained but the weather is against us at the moment, We have sunshine and snow currently not intermittently but at the same time now it is just rain.

@hwinbermuda Thanks H there is no chance you could get me to build another it has been a fantastic experience and is the first large construction project I have ever done but I am knackered (totally worn out for those outside the UK )

The roof is going to be heavy duty strand board called OSB3 highly water resistant screwed to the battens and covered by a heavy duty rubber membrane especially designed for roofs. I made an error with the first insulation so there is now 150 mm of insulation covered by a breathable membrane then battened ready for the final cover.

 

[BattleAx]

That is very nice..

[Mattsbagger]

9 hours ago, MY63 said:

@Matt S We are quite a way off the Kettle and Jaffa cakes I am afraid. The outer cladding is here I had it custom cut by my local timber merchant it still needs to be stained but the weather is against us at the moment, We have sunshine and snow currently not intermittently but at the same time now it is just rain.

@hwinbermuda Thanks H there is no chance you could get me to build another it has been a fantastic experience and is the first large construction project I have ever done but I am knackered (totally worn out for those outside the UK )

The roof is going to be heavy duty strand board called OSB3 highly water resistant screwed to the battens and covered by a heavy duty rubber membrane especially designed for roofs. I made an error with the first insulation so there is now 150 mm of insulation covered by a breathable membrane then battened ready for the final cover.

 

I didn’t think OSB was very waterproof. If it’s the same as in the states basically sawdust and glue.

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, Mattsbagger said:

I didn’t think OSB was very waterproof. If it’s the same as in the states basically sawdust and glue.

There are newer products every day. OSB is chips and glue like he has on the interior and ceiling. It lasts for awhile in the weather. Used quite a bit in residential framing. Particule board is sawdust and glue, MDF is medium density fiberboard (paper and glue).

I wouldn't have anything out of MDF or particle board.

 

More about the newer products...

I did some sub floor replacement recently and it was spec'ed out with some OSB that is guaranteed for six months before needing to dry in the structure.

Meaning it can get weathered for six months before you close in your structure. Pretty impressive.

Edited March 16, 2019 by bikermutt07

[MY63]

@Mattsbagger This is OSB 3 it is made with waterproof glue it has so much glue it actually is allowed to be used as the internal vapour barrier.

@bikermutt07 I am not sure if I mentioned it but my floor is made from Egger Protect chipboard it is sealed on both sides and was indeed open to the weather for a couple of weeks.

 2019-02-21_06-20-40 by my0771, on Flickr

You must use the special glue that foams up through the joints and can be scraped off when you are ready. I read about it on a woodworking forum and my timber merchant ordered it in for me 22mm thick and really heavy. Price wise it was only a pound or two per sheet more than the standard sheets.

[bikermutt07]

Sounds like quality stuff.

[MY63]

@bikermutt07 I am really impressed by the flooring it has stood up to rain frost and quite heavy storms and is still fine.

I am sorry I have not updated this for a little while we have been having some very mild weather and I have been trying to get on before it changes.

2019-02-22_01-31-21 by my0771, on Flickr

Once the frame was finished I boarded the inside with 11mm OSB3 I could have used lighter boards but this allows me to fix  French cleats inside without worrying about where the studs are.

 2019-02-22_05-41-23 by my0771, on Flickr

There were a few late nights involved.

After fitting the boards I fitted the insulation which I was given by a local company.

2019-02-24_03-09-18 by my0771, on Flickr

The construction process requires an air gap outside of the breathable membrane so battens were fitted to provide the gap.

2019-03-02_06-05-30 by my0771, on Flickr

The roof requires a 50mm gap there were some complications with the original roof air space so I added more insulation and 50mm battens over the top.

2019-03-02_06-05-30 by my0771, on Flickr

Doors were next mortice and tenon joints I have not made one since I was at school 40 years ago.

2019-03-08_09-47-13 by my0771, on Flickr

2019-03-09_05-15-07 by my0771, on Flickr

There were some issues over the doors and I have detailed them on my blog hinges also caused some difficulties.

2019-03-11_04-14-12 by my0771, on Flickr

I eventually went with parliament hinges.

2019-03-11_05-48-50 by my0771, on Flickr

Test fit of doors and among the messy site my feather edge cladding has arrived.

2019-03-11_05-48-50 by my0771, on Flickr

Doors fitted.

2019-03-13_07-05-02 by my0771, on Flickr 

 

 

 

 

 

[bikermutt07]

2 hours ago, MY63 said:

@bikermutt07 I am really impressed by the flooring it has stood up to rain frost and quite heavy storms and is still fine.

I am sorry I have not updated this for a little while we have been having some very mild weather and I have been trying to get on before it changes.

2019-02-22_01-31-21 by my0771, on Flickr

Once the frame was finished I boarded the inside with 11mm OSB3 I could have used lighter boards but this allows me to fix  French cleats inside without worrying about where the studs are.

 2019-02-22_05-41-23 by my0771, on Flickr

There were a few late nights involved.

After fitting the boards I fitted the insulation which I was given by a local company.

2019-02-24_03-09-18 by my0771, on Flickr

The construction process requires an air gap outside of the breathable membrane so battens were fitted to provide the gap.

2019-03-02_06-05-30 by my0771, on Flickr

The roof requires a 50mm gap there were some complications with the original roof air space so I added more insulation and 50mm battens over the top.

2019-03-02_06-05-30 by my0771, on Flickr

Doors were next mortice and tenon joints I have not made one since I was at school 40 years ago.

2019-03-08_09-47-13 by my0771, on Flickr

2019-03-09_05-15-07 by my0771, on Flickr

There were some issues over the doors and I have detailed them on my blog hinges also caused some difficulties.

2019-03-11_04-14-12 by my0771, on Flickr

I eventually went with parliament hinges.

2019-03-11_05-48-50 by my0771, on Flickr

Test fit of doors and among the messy site my feather edge cladding has arrived.

2019-03-11_05-48-50 by my0771, on Flickr

Doors fitted.

2019-03-13_07-05-02 by my0771, on Flickr 

 

 

 

 

 

And it's looking great. 

In the states we use a lot of this OSB plywood in framing houses. Which the common person doesn't realize that is gets hammered by the weather for a month (or more) before it's "dryed in".

The product I mentioned earlier in the thread is warranted against delamination in the weather for up to six months. Meaning up until that six month mark the floor man shouldn't have to do any surface prep other than floating the seams. That is a pretty impressive claim.

I have seen what normal OSB does after a few months of weather.

[MY63]

Thanks @bikermutt07 the workshop has moved on since I took those pictures.

2019-03-20_05-38-15 by my0771, on Flickr

The doors are thinner than the walls so there was not room for insulation. The eagle eyed will spot the first piece of cladding on the window wall.

2019-03-23_05-51-32 by my0771, on Flickr

I enjoyed fitting the cladding was a nightmare multiple coats around 500m of painting.

2019-03-23_05-51-32 by my0771, on Flickr

Back panel took two attempts but I got there.

2019-03-26_03-08-37 by my0771, on Flickr

This is the current situation I ran out of cladding at the top of the first door I had seriously considered putting glass in the doors and other types of cladding but eventually ordered more of the feather edge which I have just collected from the timber yard.

 

 

 

Edited March 29, 2019 by MY63
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[bikermutt07]

If it were me, I think I would make the top panels glass. It would add a little natural light and give you an inkling of who is walking up on ya. That's just me though.