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My lockdown shed build

In January 2020, I had the slab laid for my shed. The intention was to have my mates help me get this built over the next 12 months.

I had a big delivery of the steel, timber, and roof sheets turned up in early March, and I was ready to go. Then Covid happened, and I ended up having to do it all myself, except for the plumbing and electrical.

It took 2 and a bit years, but I got there.

I did a test fit to make sure there were no surprises once I was assembling it on the posts. Each of the black rafters was 120kgWith the frame up and the roof on it was time to clad the outside. Finally finished and ready to start getting stuck into some projects.I can avoid having to go inside dirty and dusty. I'm looking forward to working in this space and getting stuck into the projects I promised I'd get done once I had a shed.

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mich1972

Far out look at all of the workspace !!! This is great !!!!! Very lucky to have a large backyard to build it @Starkers_17 😊

Starkers_17

Thanks, @mich1972. Yep, I'm pretty lucky.

MitchellMc

What a sensational build, @Starkers_17! You must be over the moon with it.

I'm keen to hear more about how you'll use this space. It looks very functional at the moment, but are you considering fitting it out? With that amount of wall space, I can only imagine the trophy wall of tools you could create. Also, what's the white cabinetry down the end? It almost looks like archival sliding storage.

I can't wait to see what you do next, and many thanks for sharing.

Mitchell

Starkers_17

Thanks @MitchellMc, I mostly build furniture with Timber and steel. Yes, they are the old compactice units from my office when we went digital with all the paperwork and were going to throw them out. Like many people I've always struggled to keep my tools in the correct place, so I've put cheap MDF drawers in them to at least have "a place for everything". The idea will be I'll start to build wall cabinets to organise the tools even better, I just want to spend a year or so making sure the set-up works for me as I build projects.

Noyade

Is there an envy emoji? 😔

Remarka6le

For me the best part is having your own bathroom that goes from being in an industrial area to something you'd see in many modern homes. Love it.

MitchellMc

I believe this would be appropriate @Noyade.

Mitchell

Noyade

Ahh...yes. He's salivating? Drooling?

Or he has an incompetent gag reflex. 🙂

theparlourroom

@Starkers_17

Wow, that is a thing of beauty!! What an amazing large space, and those huge windows are fantastic. Often sheds can be really dark. “She’s” doesn’t do this building justice! The compactus are such a great idea. I never would have thought of using them! Absolutely brilliant. Well done. I can’t imagine how you did that yourself. You must be incredibly proud.

Starkers_17

Thanks @theparlourroom for the kind words. Yes I’m definitely proud I was able to get this done.

Rhirhi94

Awesome! And really inspiring

brennanm

So cool. Bloody well done. Did you need council approval for this?
Im looking at building my own custom shaped shed with colourbond, and need a slab done. Nowhere near the size of yours, maybe 4m x 3m. Just wondering if I need to approach council first and how complicated that process is. Based in Perth

EricL

Hello @brennanm

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us.

Let me tag @Starkers_17 to make them aware of your kind words and question. Technically your floor area is larger than 10 square meters and it might need a permit. Just to be on the safe side, I would look online or visit your local council so that you can get all the information you need before you begin your project. In this manner there will be no surprises as you build your shed.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

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