Easter weekend was supposed to be a weather bomb but we had a belated summer instead.
So much progress made.
I won't bore with how to assemble a cheap chinese tin shed. Suffice to say they are very frustrating and need about 4 people which I didn't have. Fortunately though, I was building within an enclosed area, the Slab is fenced so with a little bit of bracing and a lot of swearing I erected the shed on it's platform around the pier.
The fenced area is also good as it protects the shed from most of the weather from all sides otherwise I'd probably be building something a lot stronger.
Then I strengthened the upper roof lines as in the original construction the roof is the brace.
(Told you it was cheap !! ).
The blue plastic is the underneath damp barrier and once the shed was up I nailed down a batten inside the wall edges, ran the plastic up and over it and under the shed base. This stops water coming in underneath the walls from outside. On top of this went a thin customwood base then the carpet tile offcuts ( free from works big upgrade
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I then ran a 150 x 25 across the roof line 600 mm from the west wall. This is the pivot point for the roof swing. I then added two cross boards to the roof as supports.
I need to get in there with a caulking gun and seal some corners and edges plus the door needs some modifications to stop water blowing through.
There is also a pole (temporary) to support the roof overhang when it is turned to the open position. This will get a proper brace when I finalise the build.
Obviously more sealing work to be done, I have some bigger corner braces to really stabilise the roof line and some fitting out to complete but 'SkySlab' has become a reality finally.
I also managed to recurtain our bedroom, build the bigger goldfish pond in the garden and sort out the weeds in another area. You don't need photos of those though but it certainly made my better half happy. She even carried some timber for me from Bunnings
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Total cost so far $390 for the shed, $24.00 for the timber, $10.00 for the blue plastic sheet. The rest is stuff I already had or got for free.
Plus about 150 spire screws, maybe $20 and some sticking plaster for a few wee cuts.