This has been a Gonna project for well over a year now. With the arrival of the EQ8 and 12" Newt it became a must. The plan was to convert my existing 3X4.6 Treco shed and to get half the roof to roll away. This would give me reasonable space for what I wanted to do. The project was constructed with Structural Pine as I'm not a metal worker and had limited time and funds. Typically Perth suffered with sweltering heat as i started the project and on at least 3 days it was hard to work more than a few hours before coming out of the sun. Still just a few fixings and some flashing left to do then a waterproofing check to hopefully avoid any disasters.
Here are some construction pics for those that are interested.
1. Shed cleared out showing available space.
2. Roof off with the frame to hold it's shape commenced.
3 &4 Main support bearers in ready for ROR Frame and rails.
5 ROR frame with castor wheels mounted on rails, 20 mm U channel. Blocks on end are to stop the frame from rolling off. It was also necessary to glue in 9mm square dowels to ensure the wheels did not dig into the channel too far and get the right glide height. There is very little resistance and the operation is so smooth it's a one handed thing.
6. ROR finished, side skirts added.
7. front finished, filled needing sanding and paint.
Looks good, well done with the construction. I hope you get many years out of it
Thanks Andrew
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Originally Posted by alistairsam
Looks great Paul
wont you need insulation especially with the Perth heat and the metal walls?
Cheers
Alistair
That's a good point Alistair and it is something that I have been keeping an eye on as ventilation is a big concern. With the mod that I have done I now have an under eves vent that is that is the entire width of the shed this combined with the three other grill/vents at the peak of the roof seems to be moving a significant amount of air and keeping it fairly cool. I will consider some polystyrene sheeting to the inside of the roof/walls to reduce radiant heat if the temp looks like getting too high.
