shed

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:16 pm

I'm thinking of making a shed 18' x 6' with the height being 7' one side and 6' the other (ie, with a sloping roof) Finally getting the bomb shelter/outhouse removed from my back garden.

Just cant buy a shed this dimension, and ones that are close to it, are made from very thin wood for the money.

I'm thinking of making the walls from 6" t&g floor boards. Local sawmill are doing this for £1.50 per m.

Is this ok as shed walls? Anything better, cheaper, more appropriate? And is the price OK.......it works out 20% cheaper than bnq. I try not to go to howdens(have trade card), but will they do this wood cheaper?

EJJ150847 · Post by **EJJ150847** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:48 pm

I think it's OK as long as you treat it both sides, gives you more options on how to insulate etc.
I'd love to have a shed that size.

John

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:29 pm

long as you treat it with cupronol *sp it will be fine

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:32 pm

i have a 'source' for super dooper solvent preservative

Would it be better to have a small (1mm?) gap between the planks, or have then butted up to each other?

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:45 pm

tends to be cheaper to use 5" txg shiplap as its around £1 a mtr as 6" is proportionaly expensive

you need the wood to be thoroughly dry and butt up tight as i found to my expence

i will try and find the my shed thread

so i can point out the pitfalls

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:01 pm

Wood Magnet · Post by **Wood Magnet** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:21 pm

Personally i'd go with big-all's suggestion Handy.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:16 pm

will ask about the 5" txg shiplap

cheers

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:05 pm

5" shiplap (loads of it) sitting on the drive..........if it stays dry on monday, will put it together into panels, tuesday, complete the base and assemble the panels..........with any luck, completed tuesday evening

but probably not

got it from bnq for £1.10 a metre (including vat and delivery)........they sub it out to a saw mill who delivered it from bolton

it was a negotiated price as usual. Bloody good deal

and you get 5% cashback every quarter

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:30 pm

assuming its txg!!!
if its wet do not assemble till dry the coverage of a plank should be 110mm max any more when dry your planks will seperate

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:59 pm

txg ??? Is that tongue and groove? If so, then it is.

what do you mean 'the coverage of a plank should be 110mm max' ?

The planks are 125mm x 19mm

Looks like this

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:16 pm

http://www.wickes.co.uk/content/ebiz/wi ... /gil/9.pdf

found this.............

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:17 pm

the coverage is what a plank will cover when connected to another
in otherwords from the shoulder to the side off the tounge to the bottom of the board

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:12 pm

its 110mm

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:40 pm

ok ram it home tight dont leave any gaps and in the summer it will open up but no too much

i personaly would screw each plank in work up from the bottom to shoulder height and if the roof is on from the roof down and adapt a bit in the join with a router to fit in the gap

have you seen my boring long winded thread about my shed tat was several pages long!!