Bike shed/workshop + woodcarving projects

Where did you learn to do all this?

Some stuff from my Dad & Uncle, some more through college evening classes. Then I just look things up as I go along.

Can't we have another instalment of pics now please?.

Soon.

I know that it's all done and dusted already.

It has progressed a lot further, but there's plenty to do before it's "fully" functional.

Somebody over on singletrackworld is filling their entire garden with a new bike shed/workshop!

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/one-bike-shed-to-rule-them-all-part-i

Somebody over on singletrackworld is filling their entire garden with a new bike shed/workshop!

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/one-bike-shed-to-rule-them-all-part-i

Now *that *is a bike shed. It has none of the charm of yours, though, and it's a bit of a monstrosity in that small garden.

It doesn't leave a lot of room for anything else.

^^ Cheers for the compliment. Have some more pics :-)

It was nice to get some shelter. Suddenly got a lot darker though.

Looking good. I agree with Sparky that the bloke taking up the whole garden with a workshop is mad. When the weathers nice It's good to drag the bike and stand outside and work on it in the garden.

Nice work- only thing I'd ask is how you are planning on clearing that gutter?

When the weathers nice It's good to drag the bike and stand outside and work on it in the garden.

I like to do that too. Except when I drop small bolts that then disappear off into the undergrowth :-(

Nice shed!
I presume you've just felted the roof? If you fancy something a bit better quality, I recently re-roofed a garden shelter with cedar shingles. Your roof structure looks plenty man enough to take them.

how you are planning on clearing that gutter?

It was easy enough to do from the garage window above. You can see from that photo that the gutter's already filling up with eucalyptus twigs.

Steps have since been taken to avoid that problem......

^^ They look nice! Something to consider when the felt starts wearing out I think.

How much did that lot cost you?

I like to do that too. Except when I drop small bolts that then disappear off into the undergrowth :-(

Yep I've done this - on stones too :(

Great to see the build progressing nicely. Do you have ideas for storage and space management?

^ Yeah, about 50 different new ones every week ;-)

Think I'm fairly settled on how to lay out the essentials. I don't have a drawing of that though, due to my terrible indecisiveness.

Is it going to have a work bench? I like the idea of having a storage area/ bikes/ tools/ spares, having a working area consisting of work stand and space to work around the bike then a spare bit of space perhaps.

It's just a case of making best use of the space you've got.

One thing I would love (and will try to do myself) is keeping the tools on the wall - so you can see everything you've got.

I needed 6 or 7 bundles at £54 a bundle so it wasn't cheap but much better than the felt and willow screening that was the previous roof covering.

http://www.ajsmith.uk.com/cedarshinglesframes.htm

I need to incorporate

• Large L shaped workbench positioned directly beneath the windows ( with storage underneath ) the bench will be custom tall person working height to fit in with the overall scheme of things.
  
• Shelves
  
• Storage for 5 bikes ( in opposite corner )
  
• More shelves
  
• Wall cabinet for woodwork in progress ( none of that happening at the moment )
  
• Turbo & weights, for use during the depths of Winter.
  
• More shelves
  
• The beams look really useful for storing lighter things out of the way too.
  
• & of course no workshop would be complete without a tool board :-)
  
  

Probably a load of other stuff that I can't remember at the moment. About 90% of my wood stuff is done by hand. Power tools tend to get used outside to avoid covering everything in masses of sawdust.

Also are you going to paint the floor?

If you drop anything small on concrete it can be a pain to find.

^^^ Cheers wvm! I'll keep that in mind.

The floor's painted with this to seal in the concrete dust.

Then covered over with these for comfort. Also to save any expensive tools or parts being damaged when I inevitably drop them.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/anti-fatigue-foam-floor-tiles-pk6

You need to plumb in a shop vac, then you can use manly tools without covering everything in sawdust

^ I have some plans for that.

• eventually
  

Just to save any more confusion about the currentness of this project, I'll be getting all the photos up to date here over the next few days. This way you can view it at a painfully slow pace live & make suggestions that could have a chance of being implemented.

Stay tuned..

In case anyone was curious as to why this project had taken such an incredibly long time, this may help to explain.

http://www.lfgss.com/post3105128-2834.html

look at those trusses! just look at them.......good work. [second hand patio doors for windows?]