I’ve got the knack with cladding now and managed to get a lot more up in a couple of hours this afternoon. more cladding cladding top tips It is impossible to keep the corner pieces together when you nail the boards up unless you brace them first. I found this out the hard way. … Read more
I am in the process of putting up the cedar cladding on the front and left-hand-side of the building. The cladding will be installed vertically. Now I’ve got the hang of it, I probably need a day to finish it. It actually goes up quite quickly, but there is a fair bit of fiddly cutting … Read more
I’m not sure if ‘barge board’ is the correct term, but I don’t know what else to call them – they are the black plastic bits at the bottom. Not much to say, other than the fact that my plunge saw got a bit more use. barge boards While fitting them around the metal plates … Read more
I stumbled across a possible cladding material for the out-of-sight sides for the workshop, called ecosheet. Light, completely waterproof, hard-wearing, does not need painting and can be drilled and sawn like wood – perfect! It is also made of 100% recycled plastic so good for the planet. That was the good news, the bad news … Read more
I finally got around to ordering the timber and it has arrived, but due to a combination of the bad weather and other things keeping me busy, it remains stuck on the drive. The shopping part is definitely the low point of shed building, and this particular episode was not any different. To liven things … Read more
