Just a thought, from a fellow who has built timber framed over in Canada, is to leave 20mm overhang at the bottom of the OSB wall sheeting to act as a drip edge to prevent water ingress from rain splash on the ground and past the pad edge running down the walls. And loosely attaching 2x4 2/3, 3/4 the way up the outsides of wall act as props to hold them vertical until screwed together. A bit later to the party I know but may help others. Take care & stay safe.
fab videos Jack. You are making it dangerously easy bud. Appreciate the shout out, think that you have made the right window and door choice. Looks really well made.
This series is great, and having the plans available is a real bonus. I need to bite the bullet and replace my huge, ancient, leaky metal shed with one of these structures. Looking forward to the next episode.
I love this series that explains every step in details and answers a lot of Why's. It is a big help to people want to build their own garden house. Keep rolling!
Good job folding the membrane over the slab. I've noticed in my shed just from rain that water will penetrate in about 100mm from the edge (and I feel like the hold-down bolts seem to help with the wicking somehow). Plasterboard for the interior lining is an interesting choice if I heard you right. It's pretty soft for a workshop. I was, luckily, able to get a hold of 17mm second hand ply that had been used as lining for shipping containers. On that note, before you sheet, plan where you might be putting shelves or cupboards and put in extra horizontal or vertical nogging that you can screw into. I mounted a heavy fan on one wall and made sure I had extra timber behind the ply sheeting to screw into. You can never have too much high shelving. Maybe also consider an exhaust vent for dust collection before you sheet as well. And, yes, you tend to over-estimate windows. Less window is more wall space. On the other hand, I underestimated my lighting.
Yea I'm still not sure whether putting the DPM under the framing instead of stapeled to it was the way to go, I guess time will tell. Yes I am currently thinking of using plasterboard, I hadn't considered using ply but I might check out the price and compare. I'm hoping the choice to skip a 2nd window is something I don't eventually regret. But I think I should get plenty of light from the doors and one window 🤞
Great series! I’m planning to build this workshop in my garden next summer. Along with the plans, do you have a material list of everything you purchased for the build?
I’m going to make an episode dedicated to cost and materials and I’m planning on putting this out within that. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss it.
Really enjoying the series, it's interesting seeing how everyone's methods differ slightly in these workshop / garden room builds. I'm in the early planning stages of my own workshop and am weighing up the pro's and con's of a timber construction like yours that I reckon I could handle myself (with a few friends lending muscle) or blockwork I'd need a bricky to do for me, with an insulated metal clad roof... I'll be looking at about 6.5m x 3.5m and about 0.5m from the boundary on two sides, plus will be using it to store and work on motorbikes so think I'm swaying more towards the blockwork but I'll see how your build progresses before I make any firm decision. Then I'll probably procrastinate some more... 😂
I think brick looks better and will certainly last longer. But I'd imagine it'll be twice the price once you factor in labour costs. Unless you can lay the bricks yourself ect. Good luck with it!
Loving the workshop build series and the whole channel. Its a refreshing change to see an honest real world perspective with useful content, rather than the hugely unrealistic/unachievable videos found alll over RU-vid. Keep up the good work and can't wait to see the build progress 😊
Looks amazing. Really makes me wish I could have gone larger with my first workshop. I was stuck at under 100 sq ft before having to deal with permits and paperwork. Because I rent they wouldn't even let me submit the paperwork the landlord was required to do everything.
Lovely work! Could you let me know how you came to the design of your door header and why decided not to use cripple studs above the header? Also why 600mm wall segments on each side to support the header? will help a lot with my similar design which is in progress. thank you
Loving the series so far, I also watched Mark (Start Making) do his. I like to tear mine down and do it properly (was intended as just a shed - 16’ x 20’) but over the years I have added more and more into it to create a nice workshop, plus the cost would be huge. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the project.
Loving this series as I'm in the process of building my own shed too. Not as a workshop....just a shed that I can get the crap from my garage/workshop put in so that I can use the workshop for it's intended purpose!!
Rolled rag and bone Brown, Matt at Badger and Mark at start making as will be building my shed shop hopefully during our summer and with a it of luck your mistakes and theirs won’t be mine😉
Loving the series. This is actually kind of perfect for me because i'm planning to build a workshop with these same exact dimensions so you are making this whole process a lot easier :D Thanks a lot and i'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
Loving your work. Recently got rid of a trampoline in the garden so will be looking to do something similar only smaller. Thanks for sharing your progress
I forgot to mention to get me in the draw for winning the tool: series is going great! I can see you're reasonably new chanel but your editing skills are on par with a more senior youtuber! Great informative vids and really enjoy seeing your content.
Looking good m8 sorry day behind on posting. Busy busy here. It's coming together nicely. Loving the series That tape is an interesting thing. Can't wait for next one 🏴👍 ps those evolution tools look like there doing well.
Great series, Just Recently If it isn't the wind it's the rain that ruins the day, hope the weather improves so you can get it properly watertight soon 👍
Thanks 🙏 It will allow some moisture through the DPM. But personally I don't think it's enough to worry about. I'd rather have it screwed down and know it's not going anywhere and risk a little moisture. I have seen some people fix some brackets into the concrete base whilst it's being poured which doesn't avoid this issue. But required a lot of planing to make sure they're in the correct place.
Thanks mate that’s good to know your views on this. I’ve been considering how to manage the securing without cutting through the membrane, but I guess we just go for it haha .. thanks for the response, really appreciated ❤
I said this a few videos ago - I have SUCH envy of this workshop! I wish I had the space for something similar. I could still use the giveaway measure though! Great build!
I drilled some holes using a big drill through the walls base plate into the concrete and fixed with concrete screws. I do show this in the video about halfway through
With refererence to the damp course. Would it hace been more effectivt to put a strip of Dpm under the wall plates and the stappled the remaining base Dpm to the outside. So when you do a breathable membrane on the ouside any moisture would run past wall plate and outside of concrete base. May also give a higher barrier against rising damp?
It's funny you mentioned that, I was watching the DIYGuys workshop build who did just this. I suspect you're right and this would result in slightly better damp proofing. However, it's too late for me to change it plus I don't think it's going to be an issue once it's cladded. I'm going to clad slightly below where the OSB starts to avoid splashing rainwater.
@@sumeraybuilds sounds like you have a strategy :) and you are right, once done it probably will not matter. You are definitely more systematic than me. I tend to make it up as I go. Looking forward to the rest of your series. Thanks
Amazing, you might find it useful to check out the plans. For a gym it's nice to have as much height as possible and the internal height of these plans it's pretty high. Good luck with it!
Hi mate I'm Daniel I have watched every episode from the start of your RU-vid journey. I'm really enjoying how you go in to detail about what your talking about. I'm also really enjoying your workshop build and I'm planning on building my own very soon. I have just watched the walls build you done today it's looking great. I'm looking forward to the next episode of the workshop build and therefore after. Your content inspired me to get up and go build things. So please keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing you progress. Kind regards Daniel.
Excellent series. Great job getting all the framing done in 6 hours. Yes, the best reaction to falling walls that heavy is to get out of the way. It's only bits of wood, Might cost a bit more in time and money, but not as much as it would recovering from injury. Having set the initial stud, it really does make a lot of sense to cut a staff to make it easy to replicate the distance for the 400mm centres. All that measuring and marking. Very generous of you to post the plans for free. I'll look forward to the next episode.
I said the same thing to him after trying to catch it, I'd rather have paid out an extra £100 for broken wood than have to deal with his two broken wrists. Really we should have had the wall properly braced or one of us always holding it. At least nobody was hurt! Glad you're enjoying the series :D
This is almost exactly the type of shed my wife will be getting me to build. I'll have a good look over the plans to see if it's possible to do in my garden. A laser measuring tape sure would come in handy during the build 😉😅
@sumeraybuilds Heya, I've had a quick look over the plans. I've got a few constructive criticisms: The plans were a little hard to find on your site. Not impossible, but maybe you could have another sub-menu solely for plans? The plan labeled 'with window' is actually without window and vice versa. The file name is correct but the title on the site is wrong. Did you cut the top of the studs at an angle to meet the slope of the roof in the side walls? If so, what was the angle? That might help improve the plan to include it. Otherwise, really good site and really good plans. Thanks for making this information accessible 🤘
@@ojcrook1340 That's solid feedback, thanks so much! I've gone through and addressed everything. I did cut the tops of each upright to a 2 degree angle. If you ever had any other suggestions for the plans then feel free to let me know (My emails on the channel page)
Planning a shed rebuild myself so this series has given me a really good idea of the process i need to follow and the “lessons learned” are invaluable. Good work !
There's a link in the video description. I'm adding the plans as each episode is released. sumeraybuilds.com/workshop If you do use them and have any feedback (like what else you would find helpful) I'd love to hear it.
So glad you got the felting part in the video. I might have to retrofit this to an old shed to turn it into a usable workshop, so looking forward to also seeing the insulation steps!
@sumeraybuilds I've had that as a ball park figure in my head. It'll be connected to the house so there's a walls worth of materials to take off. 🤷 Thanks
I’m loving the series and I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of watching people build workshops. Don’t let it end once you’re finished though as I’m interested to see how you make use of the inside since for organisation
After watching your review on the Evolution Track Saw I took the plunge (pun intended 😀) and have been happily ripping away with it since, thoroughly recommended. This year, if it ever stops raining, the next project is a garden office so this series is perfect for me. Excellent job and I am looking forward to the rest of the series.