Timelapse of a HQ shed build by my son and myself. Build was over several months.
Ran out of space in my single garage come woodwork shop, so decided to build a garden shed for extra space. Shed was built roughly according to US timber framed house methods.
The size of the shed is 20×6.5 feet internally and it cost about 6k GBP for the materials. It could have been built cheaper but we used prime materials throughout as a once only build.
For those interested in the technicals: it is based on 2×4″ framing and joists, sits on 8×4″ green oak sleepers on a 6″ concrete pad. Floor is reclaimed maple strip flooring over 1″ plywood. Internal and external sheathing is 3/4″ plywood covered by Dupont Tyvek Supro. Rainshield is Western Red Cedar coated with Sikkens Cetol HLS Plus and Filter 7. Black 5mm perspex is used at the external floorline. Roof is a single EPDM sheet on 12mm plywood. It has 4″ of PIR insulation and is pretty snug in winter. Windows and doors are fully flashed to US standards. Lacomet an aluminum/fibre glass based composite was used for the drip sills. There is a vapour/draught barrier under the internal plywood sheathing using Dupont Tyvek Airguard Reflective, which also helps to retain radiant heat.
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Thinking about building a 700 sq ft shed roof cabin. Your video was helpful! Thanks!
That's built nicer than most houses
Hi Neil. I'm also in the process of building a 4.2 x 4.8 shed & as you say in the UK height restrictions are very limited here. I see you tapered your 6" rafters down to 4", my question is could I not just put a 2" plate across the highest side and force the slope?ย Don't particularly want to buy firrings as they work out more expense. Thanks Neil.
Hi, looks great and very inspiring for my upcoming garden build. I have a question about the cladding – is it straight edges butted together or is it tongue and groove or similar? I ask because I am thinking about using recycled materials where possible and I wondered if the cladding in this is intended to be waterproof or a cover for a waterproof membrane,
great job..is the roof flat or have some pitch to it?
why did you do a concrete slab and then a timber floor on top of it? better to do piers then bearers and joists
This video is great. So helpful as I have been trawling web for info advice. I am hoping to build my own garden office also. Like Neil I may have a few questions for you if that is ok?
Hi, how was this permitted planning if it was over 3500 litres is volume ? Just wondering because I want to build one. Cheers
kicking myself for not using tyvek on my shed.
Sweet looking shed, looks like a lot of work was put in.
Nice video! Song name?
Awesome job!! That shed looks more substantial and higher quality than my house! ๐
I love the attention to detail and how you explained the use and purpose of the various different layers. Makes a lot of sense.
Thank you for sharing that! ๐
waste a lot of material.ย damn the concrete floor should have been adequate in a shop
love it. its s great build. I'm designing a 20×16 work shed and this helps a lot
The color of the boards looks very good. What paint do you use ? Beautiful building.
Great build and inspiration for my workshop build. Can I ask where you got the 3mm EPDM from ? I can only find 1.5mm.
In fact some sources for other key materials would be useful – I'm tempted to follow your cedar route but finding it very expensive to source ๐ฎ
How much did it cost in total?
Great build. I am intrigued by this epdm stuff, but I think my biggest concern is a vent. Vent's seem to be standard on houses, but not always on a smaller sheds. Is there a general rule at what size ridge vents should be utilized?
Great looking workshop and video! I'm about to embark on something similar this year. I'm interested in how you flashed the windows? I see you used flexwrap top and bottom but, I can't find the "straight flash" stuff to do the vertical flashing in the UK…? How did you do it? Thanks.
Hi, great video . I'm looking to build similar to this. Did you build one frame higher than the other to get the slope? Thanks
Hi. I'm just building something similar, also usibg 4×2's. Can you tell me what the internal heights are for you workshop. i.e. floor to ceiling.?
Can I just check what you done with the EPDM roof. You covered the whole roof with PVA minus the sides which you covered with contact adhesive?
Why not all PVA or all contact adhesive?
Great job by the way.
Stupid, why would you build wood floor on a concrete slab. Why not just build the floors on concrete….?
Why not just build it on the slab without the sleepers, joists & wood floor? If you wanted a wood floor you could have laid the flooring directly on the concrete and used adhesives to secure it to the slab.
Turned out beautiful with cedar siding!
thanks for video
Really great and informative video. What do you find your RH % to be throughout the year?
All the best
Great job, very professional, and love the vertical cedar cladding. I suppose I should add a question though I might already know the answer: Could you use any other material than the wooden sleepers for the immediate base above the slab, like bricks as per a house with suspended floor? Also, would you retro-fit a skylight; is it even a consideration? I'm way behind you, have a 20×12 slab, kingspan-ned and meshed (might stick a pool table in, will be a m-bike garage and workshop). And my sketchup work's gonna be tricky cos I sorta plan to sneak a sliding roof that overlaps for observatory use, over a
shhh2nd storey, though it's only going to be part 2-storey within the height restrictions, more like a bunk-bed construction. Not sure how I'm gonna do it – peak roof gives you different options on the height restrictions. I've got the Winter to work on it! Those height restrictions are based on the earth around it – sooo, I could build height with added surrounding earth – now there's a loophole ;). Anyway, good job, don't know why I'm waffling on here.(!?)A super nice job, but I'm guessing not that cheap.