Shed Within A Shed

[Cab-over Pete]

Aye-up,

I’m moving my kit to a new yard. It’s a nice place with decent big buildings to park all kit indoors, but I have no workshop to carry out welding and small repairs in out of the wind. All the big sheds are open fronted or sided.

I could do with an enclosed workshop probably 10x6 metres with double doors to get a small tractor into. To save on cost a bit I’m not intending to build anything big enough to get a spreader in. The jobs on those can wait until better weather!! The only shed with electric and lights in isn’t high enough to get them under.

The iron rafters (if that’s the term) in that shed are about 10 ft high so I think a ceiling could be fabricated from them. That leads me to think I could probably enclose an area of the big shed. What about wall options? Breeze blocks? Timber? Box profile sheets? Concrete slabs?

I thought about containers but being long and narrow they are a bit restrictive.

Just pushing ideas about.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Nearly]

Insulated box profile sheets can be thrown up damn quick.
They can be second hand if just for internal walls, just fill any holes with foam gun?

 

[S J H]

Aye-up,

I’m moving my kit to a new yard. It’s a nice place with decent big buildings to park all kit indoors, but I have no workshop to carry out welding and small repairs in out of the wind. All the big sheds are open fronted or sided.

I could do with an enclosed workshop probably 10x6 metres with double doors to get a small tractor into. To save on cost a bit I’m not intending to build anything big enough to get a spreader in. The jobs on those can wait until better weather!! The only shed with electric and lights in isn’t high enough to get them under.

The iron rafters (if that’s the term) in that shed are about 10 ft high so I think a ceiling could be fabricated from them. That leads me to think I could probably enclose an area of the big shed. What about wall options? Breeze blocks? Timber? Box profile sheets? Concrete slabs?

I thought about containers but being long and narrow they are a bit restrictive.

Just pushing ideas about.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers, Pete.

I'd just put a 100mm concrete panel at the bottom as a kerb, then purlins above for cladding, can you not enclose 1 bay?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

It’s not as simple as being able to clad a bay . It’s quite and old building and the main door doesn’t lend itself very well.

Difficult to explain. I like the kerb and purlins idea, thank you.

 

[Kevtherev]

Can you clad a shop inside out of ply sections???

 

[Kevtherev]

Any pics pete??

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I’ll get some next time I’m there.

 

[TripleSix]

What about a marquee?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

It’s really a secure area to lock all my tools and workshop equipment in so needs to have solid walls.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Side opening containers are available.

 

[Deutzdx3]

Aye-up,

I’m moving my kit to a new yard. It’s a nice place with decent big buildings to park all kit indoors, but I have no workshop to carry out welding and small repairs in out of the wind. All the big sheds are open fronted or sided.

I could do with an enclosed workshop probably 10x6 metres with double doors to get a small tractor into. To save on cost a bit I’m not intending to build anything big enough to get a spreader in. The jobs on those can wait until better weather!! The only shed with electric and lights in isn’t high enough to get them under.

The iron rafters (if that’s the term) in that shed are about 10 ft high so I think a ceiling could be fabricated from them. That leads me to think I could probably enclose an area of the big shed. What about wall options? Breeze blocks? Timber? Box profile sheets? Concrete slabs?

I thought about containers but being long and narrow they are a bit restrictive.

Just pushing ideas about.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers, Pete.

What about a curtain on a sliding rail. Used to have a them in a body shop to partition off for priming cars. Could heat it to cue it quicker.

 

[Nearly]

Shipping container (secure storage) as wall down one side of space. Clad above container and stick a couple of doors on front of space?

 

[David.]

Is it a reasonably secure yard, or will you need something like a nuclear bunker to keep the nomads away from your tools and equipment?
Sheets are too easy-off with a battery drill...

 

[Deutzdx3]

10ft container for tool storage then a curtain to isolate your working area. Heavy lorry style curtain maid of pvc. Sell them if you move to another building or build a workshop inside the barn.

 

[chaffcutter]

Container for one side and secure storage would be good and a solid post to hang doors from, easy to clad above too plus storage on top?

 

[phillipe]

Container for tools a defo,then build upto said container

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Good idea, container to build one side.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Pete, if you need any plywood we have loads of it. Come & help yourself

 

[chaffcutter]

Don’t forget the insulation or you will get condensation and it will be cold!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Thanks chaps. Only just got the alerts for these posts!!!

All installed and full now. It gets a little bit of condensation but not much. The floor is plywood and the roof has been painted internally with anti condensation paint.

I’ve got the plugs and lights all going too. Luxury!