Building my bike workshop

[hal]

I m just jealous. there’s something about being in your nice warm shed the radio playing, tinkering with your bikes. Best place in the world

[j.wilson]

Hmm, wife sat in there with me all evening last night

Note to self- make more noise and dust.

[andyb1962]

Hmm, wife sat in there with me all evening last night

Note to self- make more noise and dust.

Youve made it just a little too 'homely'
has the wife decided on the carpets curtains and lightfittings yet?

great job. i want a shed like that one

[jimmock]

I m just jealous. there’s something about being in your nice warm shed the radio playing, tinkering with your bikes. Best place in the world

Yeah, I agree.....


Absolute Radio (ex virgin radio) playing all the 80's numbers.

QUALITY.


Jimmock.

[j.wilson]

So I’ve done some more to the shed.

With an angle grinder and tin snips I flashed some lead into the wall to give a weather proof seal to the roof where it meets the wall.



Also, I have coated the shed walls with decking oil. I didn’t like the shed paint as it was too colourful. I added a black stripe around the base to prevent the rain splash up from damaging the finish.

I have to say that the decking oil has worked well on the sides, but not so well on the front face where it gets sun. It needs a lot of coats to get a durable finish.

I put security lights up and blinds in the windows.

I also fitted an armoured power cable to the shed and wired a little consumer fuse box inside for power and lights (with RCD trip).

In front of the front door I have put a concrete ramp. I covered this in a mosaic tile from B&Q to follow the curve of the ramp. Yet to be set in mortar or pointed.

[KeithZ1R]

Hmm, wife sat in there with me all evening last night

Note to self- make more noise and dust.

Did you give her some cloths polish and something to polish
This will work in one of two ways

1....... Costs to Mikey will reduce cosiderably
2........ She wont sit there again

[j.wilson]

...I'm sure I could find something for her to polish

[lude]

I also fitted an armoured power cable to the shed and wired a little consumer fuse box inside for power and lights (with RCD trip).

Part P whats that then....

[j.wilson]

Ah, the cable was present and all the work was "indoors".

The shed is a replacement- and the electrical system replaces one that was previously present.

"Part P" provides a concession for this category of work.

Regulation is oft not as scary and restrictive as you imagine.

[HARRY4448]

I've been reading this with great interest.

However I'm just a little bit, what shall we say, Cynical.

You've used a room in your house for some considerable time as a bike workshop.

Your family have become accustomed to this unusual, older, male habit.




You go out into the fresh air and all of a sudden.



. POW





You're building a shed?




I admit it is a rather tasty and glamorous one at that.
Well constructed.

Well Insulated.

Extremely comfortable.








Lets face it.







You're in there all the time with your wife.








She's dusting and you're tinkering.




Allegedly.







Come on admit it.








You and the wife have moved out and left the kids.

[j.wilson]

Not left- .....more of a trial separation.

Kids are at a difficult age... you know; 0-18 years

We send the dog in now and then just to check they haven't killed each other.

[Rich]

Hmm, wife sat in there with me all evening last night

Not bad, just get the kids to stop in there as well and you can go back to using the nice warm house as a garage

[j.wilson]

See, now there's a good idea.

[debben1]

Wondered where you had dissapeared too, now I can see

[KwackerNut]

Great shed mate.

Love the lift sunk into the floor. Its OK getting the bike onto the lift and getting the main stand down, but i can never hoik it off the stand - it just slides, though having a son does have its merits !

Jim