What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[Jeepers Creepers]

Me either.... took her a cup of tea and breakfast in bed this morning. 

[paceman]

Just finished working with the concreter, doing levels and prepping the steel for the slab to go down in and around the man cave tomorrow, pour starting at 7:30 ...

Looking forward to being able to get the camper in and start working through the 12v issues with it left behind by the manufacturer....

Only been a 2 year project

Sunday - cleaning the driveway and fixing the lawn from 3 days of running a Dingo on it

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Can I ask a possibly stupid question...

Why not pour the slab before building the shed?


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[Fizzie]

Thanks!

(I was wondering the same )

[Harbourmaster]

I've never put up a shed on a slab. My current 2 sheds were only granted permission if the footings were in the ground but I am only 500-600 mts from the beach so there is a wind factor involved.

[Mitch 83]

Sometime ago I posted a triple livestock carrier I built which was commissioned by 2strokeit. Here it is gains the real thing. I need to make another 26 of them to match the real thing in length.

Now that's impressive

[DrewXT]

Can I ask a possibly stupid question...

Why not pour the slab before building the shed?


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The very bottom flashing is used as a vermin barrier, with a rubber seal (Abelflex) on the outside to stop the tin from having direct contact with the concrete and to allow for a bit of movement.

The lip of that flashing goes about an inch into the concrete, and is 8 inches or so high and fixed to the bottom purlin.

Today is unboxing, expansion cuts, and jetwash to try and find the driveway again...

In about a month, will acid wash the outside slab and colour seal it

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[DrewXT]

Finished the concreting with the concreter.

Cuts are all measured and made, everything jet washed...



Started roughing in the power point circuits at lunch time, but not much else for a few weeks before the slab fully cures, and do the exterior colour seal and caulk the cuts, after which will get a few of the boys over to move the water tanks into position, and reconnect all the storms.

Any Melbourne based tradies know where I can get decent priced 15mm C/D 2400 ply sheets from?  So far it looks like PlyCo are winning out...

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[Bird]

Any Melbourne based tradies know where I can get decent priced 15mm C/D 2400 ply sheets from?  So far it looks like PlyCo are winning out..

There was someone on here down geelong way  taht had packing sheets for $0 while back.. post up in th wanted

[bagpuss]

Drew Try Gumtree here's a link
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265

[bmwfreak]

Drew Try Gumtree here's a link
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265

[Kangaron]

Dandy demolitions, Hilton st Dandenong

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[noel_w]

Bit of an update, power on, lights up and running, gigabit data running and a couple bits of porn to adorn the shed.
Laguna 8 inch jointer and a Sawstop PCS 10 inch. More to come when in stock.

[noel_w]

And must have had a strong wind, it blew the shed over 😂😂

[bmwfreak]

a couple bits of porn to adorn the shed.

Didn't see this. 

[xcvator]

Made this pendant for a friend that is a bit ill.
Her initials are CL .Made from sterling silver with ruby insert

[sparksy]

Very nice.
When I was a apprentice electrician at the railways , one of our jobs was to rebuild starting contactors for the locos which involved replacing contacts.
Guys there used to carve cuttlefish shell to make moulds then melt the silver off to old contacts to make jewelry from those moulds. Some were quite talented at doing it.

[corndog]

Made an fine tune adjuster for my satellite dish

[bmwfreak]

Started erecting gates to contain a couple of NEW Jack Russell Terrier puppies. The property is surrounded with 1800mm colourbond fencing, but there was no security between the house and the front yard. The new gates, on both sides of the house will give us a starting point for where the 'little mongrels', who we love, will find an exit point. W have been told the 'if an ant can get through, a Jack Russell can follow!!!!'. We will see.

[Fizzie]

Beautiful!

That first photo, you can see that he/she already has an eye on the crack under the door!

[bmwfreak]

In the excitement of posting the puppies 😜 I forgot the gates One side nearly completed, just need to attach latches, etc, and then scrape the 'gate swing' arc level.

[Mace]

Suggest laying some of those concrete slabs parallel to the gates on the doggo inside....   

[bmwfreak]

Suggest laying some of those concrete slabs parallel to the gates on the doggo inside....   

Good thought there. We actually found a product at the BGS that covers approx 800mm x 600mm and clips together. It is usually used for containing stones to a landscaping area. We have embedded them with around 600mm on the inside of the gate, allowing 200mm to protrude under the gate. 'Little mongrels', that we love, will need to start digging at least 700mm from the gate before they can go down and then under (Not impossible, but it should take them long enough, with our soil, for us to notice and circumvent🙂. Sorry for the quality of the photo as it was already dark when I saw your reply, and wanted you to be comfortable that we had considered the issue.

[GeoffA]

Never been happy with the handbrake on our North Coast Camper. Just didn't inspire.
Not enough pull on the brakes for my liking, and the pawl engagement would best be described as "iffy".

Changed the lever assembly today from the supplied McHitch unit to a new CruiseMaster jobbie.
MUCH better now....

[D4D]

Never been happy with the handbrake on our North Coast Camper. Just didn't inspire.
Not enough pull on the brakes for my liking, and the pawl engagement would best be described as "iffy".

Changed the lever assembly today from the supplied McHitch unit to a new CruiseMaster jobbie.
MUCH better now....

Are you saying you changed from a Toyota handbrake to a Nissan handbrake?

[GeoffA]

Are you saying you changed from a Toyota handbrake to a Nissan handbrake?

That's one way of describing it....