Zee's laboratory
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That looks awesome! So clean. Love the cladding and the colour coded gutters 
I suspect its the different terminology that is throwing you, I found dozens on places like Amazon - however you probably saved a ton of money doing it that way - IP66, etc. rated boxes are ridiculously expensive for what they are.
How did you bolt the structure to the concrete slab?
I was just about to ask that..!
You're a very talented man Zeeflyboy, great work.
Cheers guys, glad you like it!
total exterior dimensions are about 3.0m x 4.8m
I used a few concrete bolts through the bottom of the frames directly into the concrete... pretty cool, you just drill a pilot hole and then smash them in with an impact driver.
Cheers, yeah the roof has a run off towards the back to make sure the rain all goes flowing off the back into the gutter. If you look carefully at some of the pictures from above, you can see the roof is level with the edges at the front, and an inch or two lower at the back (most visible in the pics on the back left corner)
Ah maybe... I spent quite a long time trying to find something suitable and then just decided it was easier to make my own
total exterior dimensions are about 3.0m x 4.8m
How did you bolt the structure to the concrete slab?
I used a few concrete bolts through the bottom of the frames directly into the concrete... pretty cool, you just drill a pilot hole and then smash them in with an impact driver.
Cheers, yeah the roof has a run off towards the back to make sure the rain all goes flowing off the back into the gutter. If you look carefully at some of the pictures from above, you can see the roof is level with the edges at the front, and an inch or two lower at the back (most visible in the pics on the back left corner)
Ah maybe... I spent quite a long time trying to find something suitable and then just decided it was easier to make my own
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Wow man. That desk offers a lot of working space and on top it is quite stylish.
How did you bolt the structure to the concrete slab?
Ah right - the advice id gotten before was to drill a hole in the concrete and use epoxy, set a piece of threaded bar into the epoxy and then you can use a washer and nut to secure the frame to the slab.
But your way seems easier
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Epic, amazing work.
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Fantastic project log Zeeflyboy. Pleasure to flick through this and look at how you've built this step by step. I'm very impressed with what you've put together
Cheers guys, haven't finished yet though! Will continue to update until it's all done 
It's hard to say for sure as I prefer denial to accurate invoice keeping... I would estimate around 10k though all in including electrician etc. The big lump of that was the ridiculous 3.3k triple glazed bifolds.
The flooring was this stuff:
https://www.saleflooringdirect.co.u...Matt-Sonoma-Oak-by-Falquon_305_139_780_1.html
Hah whatever works man. There is nothing wrong with using chemical fixings but thunderbolts are quick an easy, and it ain't going anywhere!
http://www.unifix.co.uk/thunderbolt
It's hard to say for sure as I prefer denial to accurate invoice keeping... I would estimate around 10k though all in including electrician etc. The big lump of that was the ridiculous 3.3k triple glazed bifolds.
The flooring was this stuff:
https://www.saleflooringdirect.co.u...Matt-Sonoma-Oak-by-Falquon_305_139_780_1.html
Ah right - the advice id gotten before was to drill a hole in the concrete and use epoxy, set a piece of threaded bar into the epoxy and then you can use a washer and nut to secure the frame to the slab.
But your way seems easier
Hah whatever works man. There is nothing wrong with using chemical fixings but thunderbolts are quick an easy, and it ain't going anywhere!
http://www.unifix.co.uk/thunderbolt
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This build looks great, I like the modern design (It makes me jealous) and the desk/interior suits the build as well. I'm guessing you must do this as a job as it looks to be great quality