Workshop shed build

Some people go away for their holidays... and then there’s me, who takes four weeks leave to build shed.

There was sort of a plan - a couple of drawings and some framing layouts, but nothing spectacular. After a year and a half of collecting unwanted timber, house wrap, insulation, Colorbond, trim, OSB and screws from local house construction, I was ready to go. Purchased some framing timber, flooring and timber for the subfloor, five sheets of OSB and the Ryobi 3 piece nailer / stapler set. Add two secondhand windows and assorted flashing and fixings, stir in a dollop or door hardware and cap with the 5.1m x 240mm LVL bearer I found on the side of the road.

Nearly there.

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Brad

My Kreg router table roughly 900 x 600 has 4 locking castors and it's easy to move. Stable with all 4 locked, with only 2 locked it will move if you push on the free end. They are expensive...

Assembly table much the same size with 2 fixed and 2 locking, not so easy to move. Stable as the Kreg and set me back $35 for the set.

New bench 2000 x 600, given it would be hard to move at the best of times I am going with 4 locking at $22 each.

Table saw is 35kg and has it's dedicated fold up stand with 2 wheels.

Mitre sax is 32kg and has a fold up stand with extending arms. Folding it up can be an experiance...

I don't have a bandsaw but I think it being a square base you could get away with 2 free and 2 locking castors. Table saw fixed and locking is the cheap option or for easier movement 4 locking.

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Jason

How exciting @Kiwifr33. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Let us know if you need a hand with anything, although it looks like you have it covered!

Great work, and thanks for sharing.

Jason

Kiwifr33

Thanks Jason, the only thing I really need at the moment is more time!

Kiwifr33

Picking away at the cladding and we have a door, not too much progress this weekend after getting a call at work on Friday of the 'Can you fix this or do we need a plumber?' variety...

MartyH

Looking good @Kiwifr33.

What was the reason for the Dutch door?

Kiwifr33

Thanks Marty.

Two main reasons for going Dutch, she had already suggested it and I liked the idea, especially for ventilation, as the windows wind out from the bottom on those safety chains. So they don’t open that far, but can suck in air lower down and it can rise out the top part of the door.

The other reason is that I was in a bit of a hurry to get things to lockup (even though all my tools have been sitting in the garage for long enough unharmed) and was lazy. It’s two skinny doors (cupboard maybe? Lions auction) and rather than laminate them properly I screwed them together, adding the braces and some 19mm Tassie oak strips on the top and bottom. I was fairly tight already on the rough opening because I’d used an off cut of LVL for the header and the trim took me over. Planing wasn’t enough, so I went Dutch and took about 20mm out of the middle.

The height of the panels on the other side (pic) dictated the split proportions.

JustJim

Schmick job! I'm looking forward to seeing this finished and fitted out.

Kiwifr33

Update: moving in, picking away at internal walls. Biggest plus: only hammering can be heard from the house, no power tool noise bleeds through.

Farside

nice build; what are the shed dimensions?

Jason

Welcome to Workshop @Farside and thanks for joining in the discussion. We trust that you will get loads of helpful advice and inspiration for your projects from our clever and creative community members. Feel free to post whenever you need a hand or have a new project to share.

Let me tag @Kiwifr33 for you so he is alerted to your question about the shed dimensions. It would also be great to get an update on how the shed is looking now.

Thanks again,

Jason

Kiwifr33

@Farside

It’s 3.6 x 2.7m to come in under the requirement for a permit, which is 10m2. Lucky we're metric, as 12' x 9' is too big!

Farside

Excellent @Kiwifr33, coincidentally that is the same area I have allowed for building my shed. Do you have an update for how you have organised the internal layout?

Kiwifr33

Original planOf course I ended up with a door where the offcuts bin is and two windows either side of a central panel on the north wall (bottom of plan) over the workbench. There’s no window in the west wall, so that’s all hand tool wall and small power tools above on a shelf. Drill press will go further towards the back and I don’t have a band saw yet, planning on building one of Matthias Wandel's ( woodgears.ca) plans. That won’t be a benchtop model! Would like to use it for resawing and milling as well, so it’ll go on a rolling stand against the east wall.

Downdraft sanding table is completely irrelevant given how wimpy my shop vac is and how much the table saw kicks out anyway. Table saw will go on a rolling stand (ragnbonebrown.com plan) and live under the bench that’s going on the west wall, with router mounted in the extension wing. This will all be 5mm higher than the workbench so I can use it as outfeed.

Mitre saw station will be ever so slightly right of where it is on the plans due to final stud placement. Hope that’s all clear as mud @Farside!

Farside

many thanks @Kiwifr33, clearly you have given this enough thought to have a scale plan. I find it encouraging you are not griping about space as my shed cannot be any bigger, possibly a tad smaller. I am also contemplating mounting tools on mobile stands so I can move them to an outside landing. I am thinking of adding solar PV panels and a couple of batteries to power the shed.

Brad

Matthias Wandel is certainly creative in his designs and someone has taken his panto router into commercial production.

I have designs on a downdraft table 2000 x 600 with a dog hole top. Given that stuff will drop through the dog holes I may as well try collecting it while making it and it is a good test of the $48 bigW vacuums.

Only things that don't roll around are the Kreg Mobile Worktables, they have to fold up and be carried ( hopefully not too far as they are not light ) and my new today Bosch 18v wet dry extractor that will have a rolling base made for it.

Kiwifr33

Thanks @Brad - do you have any advice on castors? The table saw will be around 30kg and bandsaw 40+, but I don’t want to break the bank. And in your experience are two locking castors enough?

Cheers.

Kermit

Have you got any pics of the finished exterior of the shed @Kiwifr33? Be great to see it.

Kiwifr33

Would love to @Kermit, but it’s still a work in progress

60/40 BLO and turps applied to left of block.Northeast corner

Kiwifr33

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Brad

My Kreg router table roughly 900 x 600 has 4 locking castors and it's easy to move. Stable with all 4 locked, with only 2 locked it will move if you push on the free end. They are expensive...

Assembly table much the same size with 2 fixed and 2 locking, not so easy to move. Stable as the Kreg and set me back $35 for the set.

New bench 2000 x 600, given it would be hard to move at the best of times I am going with 4 locking at $22 each.

Table saw is 35kg and has it's dedicated fold up stand with 2 wheels.

Mitre sax is 32kg and has a fold up stand with extending arms. Folding it up can be an experiance...

I don't have a bandsaw but I think it being a square base you could get away with 2 free and 2 locking castors. Table saw fixed and locking is the cheap option or for easier movement 4 locking.

Kermit

Good one @Kiwifr33. Thanks for the update.

Kiwifr33

But wait! There’s more...

Found a cabinet on the side of the road on Fathers' Day!Eastern endWestern end

Bundaboy

Great project, a year later this question may be too late but where in Australia can you source OSB? I have looked everywhere.

Brad

egger-2745-x-900-x-6mm-osb-braceboard

Kiwifr33

Or in skips wherever they’re slapping on a new suburb near you...

Bundaboy

Thanks Brad,

There is something wrong with that link (does it work for you?), however I found something similar - special order huh? No wonder I have never seen it.

Bundaboy

Thanks Kiwifr33, I wish! LOL.

Truth is I have never seen it used around here, and I always have a good look at new building sites. Not sure if that is down to regulation or availability. I am in a Fire zone, not sure if that is relevant or not.

Kiwifr33

We're in a fire zone as well, and if they took any notice of grass fires, the new burbs would be too! That said, it’s common as muck here in brick veneer construction: goes over the framing and has the building paper attached. Though weirdly, it’s disappeared from the Bunnings store page - maybe try a Trade store?

TheSaltyreefer

OSB is available in 2 different sizes in most Qld stores

OSB PANEL++2500X1250X12MM and OSB PANEL++2500X1250X18MM
its a CSO (Customer Special Order) but easy to get 🙂
Check with your local store\s and Im sure they can get it in for you if your after it

Brad

I think not all products are available off the shelf in all states. Well that proves it.

TheSaltyreefer

Different states and regions
If you are unsure and in store, talk to the Special orders Desk and or ask for the Trade Specialist in the store, either will be able to take your inquiry and take it from there 🙂

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