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Originally Posted by h0ughy
.........and you think that your building will be secure  - if they want it they will break in no matter what  . if you spend the extra for a welded single door and a handle lock you can add a hasp and padlock later. the insulation for the shed is a snap - and works out heaps cheaper - do your homework Ian, r3.75 foil bubblewrap from bunnings and some timber for basic framing and a staplegun and tape- the roof is very lightweight with a prefab shed. Mate i am surprised - you are supposed to be an engineer? Typical GB  getting someone to do the concrete - priceless - especially if you have NFI   you spent nearly a grand with your own quote for just mass concrete no reo, and labour is well worth it in this case. the timber framing screwed to the steel will be pretty solid. they only use a crappy piece of MDF on houses for framing integrity at the front. Save your money and get it done when you have the full amount  |
Yep , if a villian wants in and really wants what's inside the shed, you can't stop him getting in if he is determined.
I'm not a builder or a carpentor or a metal worker (some welding skills and machining would be very handy) by any stretch of the imagination , never had the need to develop those skills , and am a novice at this DIYS building thing . can't be an expert at everything and this is a pretty project for me.
I've only done small DIYS renovation projects up to now that didn't involve building anything substantial except when I put up a fence by myself . So - I'm on a very steep learning curve with the shed design and construction and want to get value for my money.
Heck we can't all be expert handymen and DIYSers ....
Anyway I've pretty much got what I want to do now ironed out , I've designed up and drawn up my wall frames, I've got what I think should work as for track structure , and I now looking at two options for roof
a) a concave circular segment shaped sheet roof and how to make it "structurally sound"
b) a gabel roof .
Once I've sorted my choice of roof profile and construction , it's matter of getting the slab layed with and 2 concrete piers in place , then getting all my materials quotes for the walls and external cladding (which ever looks cheapest and strongest and easiert to put on the walls) , the track structure , the roof structure , and then getting busy and erecting it around the piers.
I've not spent a penny on my shed yet , except the cost of making a few phone calls , f'ashing off a few faxes and a bit of petrol to look at shed displays.
I'll worry about insulating the walls and roof and lining these later.
Wont be running 220VAC to the shed , don't need it , everything in there will be powered by 12VDC .
How goes your project ?
got the slab down yet ?
What size shed did you settle on ?
Flat ? Skillion ? or gable roof ?