Saturday, December 14, 2019

Roof repairs - Final update

Roof was sprayed today, three coats of Dulux Mid Brown (includes primer) and that's it, all the work is completed and paid for - yay


Garden shed refit - part 1

With the roof done it's time to completely empty the shed for a storage refit.



Amazing how much stuff you can store in a 3.4M x 1.8M shed.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Garden shed roof replacement (part 4)

The roofing is up!

With the sun low in the sky the roof is on before day's end which is good,



Next session I will put in the rest of the roofing screws.

Garden shed roof replacement (part 3)

Spent a few more hours on the shed and at this point ready for the final stage - roofing. From the last session secured the timber to the top of the back wall with stainless screws using the same pop rivet holes.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Garden shed roof replacement - part 2

Roof repair guys postponed from today to tomorrow so decided to continue with the garden shed job - remove the roof.


That's the first one, lots of pop rivets to drill out so a good quality 1/8' HSS drill bit is essential.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Garden shed roof replacement (part 1)

Hard to believe the garden shed was erected 48 years ago !!!

She started leaking water a few years ago along the top of back wall where the steel tubing has rusted out,

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

NOAH batman light - Part 1

This order from a family friend.



I printed the template while sipping my morning coffee.

Lay down masking tape on the MDF blank.

Another new toy for kitties.