Garden rooms/shed. Suggestions

[Bri963]

24 x 24 x 2 high density paving slabs you can barely lift and like cast iron - awesome - also come in 3ft x 2ft

I acquired some 3’x2’x2-1/4” ex-council slabs. About 10 stone each, but when they were down they were down. They were just laid on type one and sand but don’t move even when Dalrod came to empty the cesspit. I think laying forty of those put me off slabs for life.

 

[Storrsy]

once garage is ready which isn't far away now this will have a big tv, a poo table a bed sofa, and be a nice open space to chill out

bathroom is in now as well

That's a beauty

 

[V8Druid]

I can assure you not a single penny (she pays the 2400 a month nursery fees) for my garden room came from my partner, instead I look on it as my new 3 ton and 3 ton track dumper, the extension is a new 5 and 8 ton and a new pickup and probably a new 3 ton dumper and micro and welfare cabin and 3 trailers and still not at what its cost lol (crying emoji) lol

"£2400 a month nursery fees" we live on a lot less than that

 

[V8Druid]

I acquired some 3’x2’x2-1/4” ex-council slabs. About 10 stone each, but when they were down they were down. They were just laid on type one and sand but don’t move even when Dalrod came to empty the cesspit. I think laying forty of those put me off slabs for life.

they are some sort of weight aren't they .... lifted and laid some of those a while ago
still got a few sat about here

 

[Stroppymonkey]

they are some sort of weight aren't they .... lifted and laid some of those a while ago
still got a few sat about here

We use them all the time for oil tank bases . Buy them a pallet at a time . Bastard great things . Tried different tongs over the years but 2 pairs of hands the best way.
When I was young there were a lot of free ones from Widemouth holiday park and I brought them back on the back of dad’s old Sherpa and in my Austin Maestro then laid them into a free patio . They were imperial not metric so it made things awkward when I started having to buy some newer ones.

 

[V8Druid]

We use them all the time for oil tank bases . Buy them a pallet at a time . Bastard great things . Tried different tongs over the years but 2 pairs of hands the best way.
When I was young there were a lot of free ones from Widemouth holiday park and I brought them back on the back of dad’s old Sherpa and in my Austin Maestro then laid them into a free patio . They were imperial not metric so it made things awkward when I started having to buy some newer ones.

ones I have are unbelievably hard .. even a diamond disc struggles ... 'spect they're in excess of 50 yr old

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Have you tried a Grabo?

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Have you tried a Grabo?

We have a couple . Bit reluctant to use them in that sort of environment!

 

[Lancs Lad]

I acquired some 3’x2’x2-1/4” ex-council slabs. About 10 stone each, but when they were down they were down. They were just laid on type one and sand but don’t move even when Dalrod came to empty the cesspit. I think laying forty of those put me off slabs for life.

As a nipper working the holidays for a mate one job stands out...
Removing 3 wagon loads from a job.
Stinking hot and loading them up into a 7.5t Reno is a hateful job...all be hand. And a dodgy old sack truck with wheel barrow wheels that had a mind of it's own. What a week.

 

[Jimoz]

I acquired some 3’x2’x2-1/4” ex-council slabs. About 10 stone each, but when they were down they were down. They were just laid on type one and sand but don’t move even when Dalrod came to empty the cesspit. I think laying forty of those put me off slabs for life.

Yeh i pulled a load up from paths round an old bungalow i had. Relaid them as a patio and even a 6m sq driveway on the front. Laid like yours but with a few bags of cement raked into the sand and last time I drove past was still doing the job perfectly.

I would use them again for the patio in my new place if I can get enough at the right money. I dont think they look too bad when aged enough.

 

[Brendan]

Timber is fine, my own has been sat in three rows of block in flat with 5" joists, then timber frame, it's got to be a good 10 years since was built and no signs of any water issues

 

[V8Druid]

I put two layers of 90 x 38 CLS wall plates on my slab .... both of them had two damned good coats of bituminous cover before they got fixed to the slab, individually,

one on top of t'other ... not seen any issues as yet and went down in IIRC Aug 2015? ... so 11 years so far

 

[Lancs Lad]

Any pics of the garden room. For inspiration!

Will WhatsApp some.

 

[Storrsy]

"£2400 a month nursery fees" we live on a lot less than that

Mental is it. The other half would have to be in a well earning job to justify not just staying at home instead.

 

[Jimoz]

Mental is it. The other half would have to be in a well earning job to justify not just staying at home instead.

Yeh they used to be a big bill for us but nowadays they've bought in this 30hrs free childcare its about 500 quid a kid. The 30 hrs is not as good as it sounds its not as simple as 60% off a 50hr nursery bill. Its only in term time and they charge for sundries but on the whole its a lot better than nowt. Got to be grateful for that socialism . You can also pay it out of gross earnings before tax either via salary sacrifice or paying money into the .gov scheme and they boost it by 20%. We can even pay our before and after school club bill with this scheme. @doobin are you taking notes ?

 

[Stroppymonkey]

When mine were small they had just brought out Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. It was brilliant for a sole trader ’earning’ very little. Meant their mother didn’t need to go out to work and then no childcare costs at all.

 

[Smiffy]

I honestly don't know how most people do childcare.
My wife's a teacher so we don't have to sort childcare in the holidays. If we did we would be screwed. As it is my wifes wage doesn't commit an awful lot to the pot after childcare. She does 3 days a week currently but will hopefully increase this when our daughter goes to school as paying for the extra nursery day/s wouldn't work out.
And I honestly don't know how people afford 3 or more kids. Having kids is the most expensive hobby going. The amount of costs I never even realised. And we get a lot of clothes second hand of vinted. Second hand push chair of Facebook marketplace. Even birthday presents we buy from vinted and Facebook marketplace as the amount of toys that have been bought and never played with is amazing. I bought my son the bike he wants for his birthday for half it's new cost and it's never been used. I bought a huge bundle of siku tractors in there boxes when he was born and just give him one each birthday or Christmas.

 

[Jimoz]

I honestly don't know how most people do childcare.
My wife's a teacher so we don't have to sort childcare in the holidays. If we did we would be screwed. As it is my wifes wage doesn't commit an awful lot to the pot after childcare. She does 3 days a week currently but will hopefully increase this when our daughter goes to school as paying for the extra nursery day/s wouldn't work out.
And I honestly don't know how people afford 3 or more kids. Having kids is the most expensive hobby going. The amount of costs I never even realised. And we get a lot of clothes second hand of vinted. Second hand push chair of Facebook marketplace. Even birthday presents we buy from vinted and Facebook marketplace as the amount of toys that have been bought and never played with is amazing. I bought my son the bike he wants for his birthday for half it's new cost and it's never been used. I bought a huge bundle of siku tractors in there boxes when he was born and just give him one each birthday or Christmas.

We had a second hand pram too. Most people get ripped on these and pay stupid money. I gave it away the other week on Facebook. I've been trying to give away our baby car seat but no takers as yet think people are more careful with seats. Its a handy one as can be done with seatbelt only and we also have the isofix base. Any takers here?

We have 2 i'd like to have another but its not really my choice seeing as she does what feels like 90% of the parenting . All these people wanting garden rooms to get away from the family

 

[Vinpetrol]

Just knocked down our old concrete shed in the garden- wasn't really a thing of beauty and quite small. Now looking at replacement with a view to having a bit more of an insulated room and want to put in a 6x3 meter but not keen to have timber anywhere near the ground cos it just rots. Trying to think of simple and durable erection process. Galv steel uprights perhaps and then concrete floor once the shed is up or forget concrete and just just have some non timber bearers with a wooden floor- perhaps prone to rodents getting in underneath etc.

Any one got any good shed chat?

You could do something like @Monkeybusiness Said but have an inner leaf blockwork / brickwork to carry your timber frame then build a nice stone detail on the outside of it for aesthetics . You’d need a cope or flashing detail though to cast the water over it would look cool about 600mm high

 

[Vinpetrol]

I’m about to build my steel workshop but once that’s done next project is a wee pub