HAHAHAHAHAHA! WOOHOOO!!! (got the keys to a new place)
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That's the stage we're at!And of course now she wants me to start playing with the sheds
Video the shed destruction and upload to youtube
Not all the sheds are going, i have a cunning plan ...
Stuff in red is getting ripped down.
Green is where the cats are right now, the bit on the left is wire mesh, the bit on the right is block, gives them a day/night arrangement.
Yellow is where the cats are going to be going next year (the huge shed currently has a sand floor, so it needs levelling, concreting, etc.
White is what i'm going to be building once the stuff in green is no longer in use. Gives the cats a longer day as the sun hits the back of the garden.
Blue is currently dead ground full of rotting timber behind the garden, depending on the state of the area and the overhanging tree, the white area might be getting expanded to use this area too, giving the cats a big play area.
Also we'll be giving Dave his own space inside of this to keep him away from the girls when they don't need to be getting pregnant.
And the wife would like this done by next weekend.
Stuff in red is getting ripped down.
Green is where the cats are right now, the bit on the left is wire mesh, the bit on the right is block, gives them a day/night arrangement.
Yellow is where the cats are going to be going next year (the huge shed currently has a sand floor, so it needs levelling, concreting, etc.
White is what i'm going to be building once the stuff in green is no longer in use. Gives the cats a longer day as the sun hits the back of the garden.
Blue is currently dead ground full of rotting timber behind the garden, depending on the state of the area and the overhanging tree, the white area might be getting expanded to use this area too, giving the cats a big play area.
Also we'll be giving Dave his own space inside of this to keep him away from the girls when they don't need to be getting pregnant.
And the wife would like this done by next weekend.
Hoping to have the middle band of the garden levelled up and grassed for summer.
Bloody animal cages are a nightmare to rip down, timber frame is easy enough to smash, but it's all held together with wire mesh which is stapled to the woodwork every few inches, give it a thump and it all just springs back into shape.
Before
During
After
Managed to recover half the blocks too, obviously i'll be allowed to spend the saved funds on the pc .....
Bloody animal cages are a nightmare to rip down, timber frame is easy enough to smash, but it's all held together with wire mesh which is stapled to the woodwork every few inches, give it a thump and it all just springs back into shape.
Before
During
After
Managed to recover half the blocks too, obviously i'll be allowed to spend the saved funds on the pc .....
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Some of the pictures reminded me of levels from MW2 . Good work on starting that job I wouldnt of know where to start.
. Good work on starting that job I wouldnt of know where to start.
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keep up the good work you will get there in the end 
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Your neighbours will probably thank you for it as well... A high hedge can ony hide an ugly shanty town setup so much
Just what I was thinking. My brother in law had a similar job, the entire back garden was a rubbish tip and forest of brambles. Took about a year to clear up but must have increased the house worth by at least 10k. Plus they found some old marble sinks worth 20 quid each, sold the rubbish for profit
I've seen the difference in "build quality" of late. The first shed came down in a matter of hours, from starting to take everything out, to piling the block up took me less than a day.
The next shed was the old council coal bunker/shed unit. Slightly better put together.
Took an hour or so to empty it. It's taken me all day to get this far! Having to perforate the wall with a 10mm drill bit then knock each block out individually.
Having to be careful where it back onto my neighbours shed, don't want his side to spring any leaks.
Wall in the middle of the picture needs to come down 2 blocks, then i need to build up in front of it to make the middle of the garden into one area.
I'm utterly fubar!
The next shed was the old council coal bunker/shed unit. Slightly better put together.
Took an hour or so to empty it. It's taken me all day to get this far! Having to perforate the wall with a 10mm drill bit then knock each block out individually.
Having to be careful where it back onto my neighbours shed, don't want his side to spring any leaks.
Wall in the middle of the picture needs to come down 2 blocks, then i need to build up in front of it to make the middle of the garden into one area.
I'm utterly fubar!
Still can't get my head around that garden/concrete jungle! Keep us posted
about par for plymouth.
looking good there dude! wish I could find a project like this!
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Get the missus out there to do some work!
Not touched the garden for a bit, keeps bloody raining whenever i go outside!
So i thought i'd have a go at something on the interior. The design of those houses is quite basic. Preformed concrete pieces to make the ground floor walls, then timber frame and tiles for the 1st floor and roof. This gives a huge cavity of air at the top, so any heat in the rooms is sucked out into the cavity pretty quickly, the rooms heat up quickly but the upstair rooms cool down just as quickly. Problem.
I gently removed the window sill in the eldest bedroom (she's at her mums during the week, so i've got a few days to play.)
(ph33r my l33t shop skillz!)
Using B&Qs finest (cheapest) 200mm loft insulation i dropped pieces of it into the cavity and stapled it along the top edge. I also used short sections to block the top of the gap.
I also fitted a piece to the gap next to the window by stappling it to a piece of batten, then screwing it to the timber inside the cavity.
Then chopped up pieces of the old window sill and propped the insulation against the interior wall.
The old method is "hmm, doesn't quite fit, let's take up the slack with a bit of silicone."
Not the most exciting of jobs (and i'm feeling a bit itchy) but it needed doing. Only another 4 rooms to go!
So i thought i'd have a go at something on the interior. The design of those houses is quite basic. Preformed concrete pieces to make the ground floor walls, then timber frame and tiles for the 1st floor and roof. This gives a huge cavity of air at the top, so any heat in the rooms is sucked out into the cavity pretty quickly, the rooms heat up quickly but the upstair rooms cool down just as quickly. Problem.
I gently removed the window sill in the eldest bedroom (she's at her mums during the week, so i've got a few days to play.)
Using B&Qs finest (cheapest) 200mm loft insulation i dropped pieces of it into the cavity and stapled it along the top edge. I also used short sections to block the top of the gap.
I also fitted a piece to the gap next to the window by stappling it to a piece of batten, then screwing it to the timber inside the cavity.
Then chopped up pieces of the old window sill and propped the insulation against the interior wall.
The old method is "hmm, doesn't quite fit, let's take up the slack with a bit of silicone."
Not the most exciting of jobs (and i'm feeling a bit itchy) but it needed doing. Only another 4 rooms to go!
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Spider webssss. Doing a nice job there
Chrikey......First time i've seen this thread and just read through all of it from the start.
Fantastic work and change from the start Absoloutely brilliant
I just really do hope the landlord doesn't shaft you matey...but seeing as he's a friend of a relative then you know...it should be okay
Loving all of it though, wish I could have my own place and all that
Fantastic work and change from the start
Absoloutely brilliantI just really do hope the landlord doesn't shaft you matey...but seeing as he's a friend of a relative then you know...it should be okay
Loving all of it though, wish I could have my own place and all that