Bike Shed

[Geewizz]

I've been meaning to do this one for a while and I finally got a bit of free time and a pile of offcuts from a fencing job. We needed somewhere to lock up the boy's moped and some pushbikes and we had a pile of shrubbery around a yew tree in the front garden near the front door. It needed some thinning out so we decided to take out the yew and leave the shrubs at the front. This would leave a suitable space behind the shrubs to pop in a covered area for the bikes.

Due to the limitations imposed by the lengths of the offcuts, I had to make the roof a bit more complex than I would have liked.

I'm waiting for some leftover ballast from the next job to lay a concrete floor and set in the bike rack and the securing post for the moped. Apart from that, it just needs a bit of felt for the roof and it will be finished.

[wine~o]

Looking good

[diyguys]

Hi geewizz ,looks great ,how did you mearsure mark out the hip rafter?,are you going to felt the roof.What are you going to use to preserve the timber?

[thescruff]

Looking good

Should that be not looking good, because it's hiding.

[big-all]

excelent job
just seems a lot off trouble to go to just to let you have a crafty fag or a quick grope behind it

[StyXSIS]

At least the scallys will not see it. Nice job btw .

[thescruff]

I reckon the hardest part was getting the Yew out.

[Geewizz]

diyguys, I would love to tell you how I made the hip rafter but, truth is, I don't know what one of those is. All the timber is pressure treated and the sawn ends have been given a lick of clear wood preservative.

Big-All, you're the second person today who has voiced suspicions about the true motive for building this. I have to admit, it will make a great little sanctuary for the odd fly smoke.

thescruff, yeah, I agree about it NOT looking good And, you're right about that yew stump. It put up a rare fight. I gave it some dignity by taking a photo of it's last stand before i humphed it off to the tip.

[diyguys]

Hi geewizz ,i am talking about the rafters that are at the far end of the shed that are cut at 45 degrees to the normal common rafters,fourth photo down.

[Jaeger_S2k]

how did you mearsure mark out the hip rafter?

With a pencil!

[Geewizz]

Hi geewizz ,i am talking about the rafters that are at the far end of the shed that are cut at 45 degrees to the normal common rafters,fourth photo down.

Although Jaeger_S2k's response might look a bit flippant, he's spot on.
I had the ridge piece in place, ontop of the two A shaped bits. All I did was balance a bit of wood across the point of the A and thecorner post and then draw vertical lines with a pencil on a spirit level to mark where the joints would need cut.
By the way, the shed isn't square. I laid it out so that the front is wider than the back. Also, the sides are different lengths because of the way the path at the front lies and the way the fence runs. To make the best use of the space and to provide adequate access I had to drop any ideas of slapping in any right angles right at the outset. So every piece had to be measured and cut individually.

[dewaltdisney]

Nice job Phil, it looks like a typical design as you go job that we all do . May I suggest that you fabricate some steel loops to bed in the concrete mix so you have some good strong chaining points for the bikes.

DWD

[Jaeger_S2k]

Hi geewizz ,i am talking about the rafters that are at the far end of the shed that are cut at 45 degrees to the normal common rafters,fourth photo down.

Although Jaeger_S2k's response might look a bit flippant, he's spot on.
I had the ridge piece in place, ontop of the two A shaped bits. All I did was balance a bit of wood across the point of the A and thecorner post and then draw vertical lines with a pencil on a spirit level to mark where the joints would need cut.
By the way, the shed isn't square. I laid it out so that the front is wider than the back. Also, the sides are different lengths because of the way the path at the front lies and the way the fence runs. To make the best use of the space and to provide adequate access I had to drop any ideas of slapping in any right angles right at the outset. So every piece had to be measured and cut individually.

It was a double edged sword that one, it seemed flippant but it's how I would have done it, place and mark with a pencil.

That's a good idea DWD, security at it's best, but don't be surprised if you come home and find the slab missing

[Geewizz]

I would certainly be surprised if I came home and found the slab missing. It will weigh somewhere in the region of 800kg.

Thanks DWD,
I'm putting in a security post in a lump of concrete under the concrete floor for chaining up the moped. The back of the shed was measured to accommodate a bike stand which takes 5 bikes. This will be bolted into the concrete floor. If anyone manages to steal a bike from that lot without getting caught then they're welcome to it.

[royaloakcarpentry]

Looks very nice. What are you going to put in it?