New Workshop Build

[B R C]

Finally getting some time to build my new workshop. Thought I might post progress from start to finish….
Its going between two existing sheds and floor is already concreted.

Not the perfect shape but should be ok, about 24’ x 100’, planning to have a 40’ mezzanine at the back with storage, office/tea room and toilet up top. It’s a fabrication workshop so lots of nice equipment t,o go in.
Picked up a second hand shed a while ago, 40’ span so first job is to cut them down and weld new plates and cleats on.

Got half of them blasted and sprayed, hopefully get the frames in place this coming week.

 

[Getnthair]

Finally getting some time to build my new workshop. Thought I might post progress from start to finish….
Its going between two existing sheds and floor is already concreted.

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Not the perfect shape but should be ok, about 24’ x 100’, planning to have a 40’ mezzanine at the back with storage, office/tea room and toilet up top. It’s a fabrication workshop so lots of nice equipment t,o go in.
Picked up a second hand shed a while ago, 40’ span so first job is to cut them down and weld new plates and cleats on.
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Got half of them blasted and sprayed, hopefully get the frames in place this coming week.
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Looking forward to seeing your progress - have fun.

(Just posting to make sure I get updates - )

 

[ollie989898]

Hold on a minute, you've got an Aston Martin underwraps and a load of oak rounds just dying to be chopped up. We need to see more and the workshop as well. Just make sure you have an eye on security as you build and outfit it.

 

[quattro]

Keep updating pics

 

[B R C]

Aston not mine and it’s not oak it’s cedar, but I do have lots of standing oak, that’s for the future though.
Some progress, had to uncover, jack up and drag this out of the way to get the back three frames in, only weighs about 9 tonnes…
Hopefully get rest of the purlins up tomorrow.

 

[S J H]

Aston not mine and it’s not oak it’s cedar, but I do have lots of standing oak, that’s for the future though.
Some progress, had to uncover, jack up and drag this out of the way to get the back three frames in, only weighs about 9 tonnes…
Hopefully get rest of the purlins up tomorrow.

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Is that a pressure vessel? It was great to catch up the other week

 

[B R C]

Autoclave, built in 1964! It has been extended at some point though. Has ports so you can vacuum out the bagged composites, then it’s pressurised and also has heater banks in as well. Yes, good to see you going for a run

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Autoclave, built in 1964! It has been extended at some point though. Has ports so you can vacuum out the bagged composites, then it’s pressurised and also has heater banks in as well. Yes, good to see you going for a run

Electric or gas heater? Assume electric.

 

[B R C]

Question for those that know, can I fix a metal gutter to each stanchion or does it need to be able to move? The one metal one I have already looks like it’s fixed to the eaves beam under the cement sheets.

 

[S J H]

Question for those that know, can I fix a metal gutter to each stanchion or does it need to be able to move? The one metal one I have already looks like it’s fixed to the eaves beam under the cement sheets.

Mine have got a cleat welded to the stanchion, the gutter is bolted at the bottom to that, so can’t really see how it can move.

 

[quattro]

Question for those that know, can I fix a metal gutter to each stanchion or does it need to be able to move? The one metal one I have already looks like it’s fixed to the eaves beam under the cement sheets.

We’ve some like that

 

[Sausage]

Our galv gutter is located by gravity. Not fixed in at all, just rests on supports at each rafter.

 

[B R C]

Made some decent progress in the last week, roof now watertight. Still need to get some flashings made for the small gap between the two gutters.

 

[B R C]

Finally getting there with the shed build. Had to cut the concrete panels at the back for the emergency exit.

 

[B R C]

Steels for roller going in and shutter itself, scissor lift makes these jobs so much easier. Big bag lifter gets used for lots of things, not just bags!
Just the two personnel doors to fit now and good to start moving in which will be much more exciting than the build.

 

[DanniAgro]

Who supplied your rollup, and did you design and fit it yourself?
Cheers, although I notice that the autoclave is still there; did it prove too difficult to shift?

 

[B R C]

Roller from P and K Shutters, you just tell them how you are going to fix it and they will come back with a diagram, you have to be fairly accurate especially if you have concrete panels sitting half way across the steel you are fixing the roller to.Fitting is straightforward enough, although having a loadall and scissor lift makes it much easier. I’m on my fifth one so I’m a bit quicker now. The autoclave is not mine, I need to give the owner a nudge as I’d rather it disappeared before harvest.

 

[JD6920s]

Made some decent progress in the last week, roof now watertight. Still need to get some flashings made for the small gap between the two gutters.
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How have you sealed up against the cladding on the left side?

 

[B R C]

How have you sealed up against the cladding on the left side?

There is a small flashing that butts up to the wood the top gutter is fixed to, with a lip that goes into bottom gutter. There will be a lot of mastic and expanding foam used to seal up the shed as it will be heated to a degree.

 

[ratchet spanner]

Autoclave, built in 1964! It has been extended at some point though. Has ports so you can vacuum out the bagged composites, then it’s pressurised and also has heater banks in as well. Yes, good to see you going for a run

ok I admit it. I dont know what the pressure vessel is used for