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04 May 2009
Shed Design
I've been thinking about building a shed. Here's a SketchUp for one possible design. Not sure how to actually build it though. There isn't a button for that.
2 comments:
Will
said...
It looks good, maybe they'll add that button in the next version, it could be useful.
1. Concrete Pad Foundations Concrete pads at each corner, say 6 no. in total, with a timber deck spanning between them. The timber frame of the shed would be built off the deck. Pads located on compacted hardcore ground to ensure no subsidence. Probably the cheaper option.
2. Concrete Raft Steel reinforced concrete slab, probably about 200mm, think onto which the timber structure is built. Raft located on compacted hardcore ground to ensure no subsidence with sand blinding to level before pouring concrete...
For the walls and roof I would use 100x50mm timber studwork at 500mm centres with horizontal noggins for strength, sheathed in WBP ply wood on the inner face for rigidity and timber boards on the outer face as you have shown in your image as a rainscreen.
The above will require waterproofing layers behind the layer closest to the elements i.e. the rainscreen / concrete pads. If you are insulating the building then there are loads more things to worry about but I guess it is just a cold shed?
Hope it all goes well and if more info is required just let me know.
I've been thinking about building a shed. Here's a SketchUp for one possible design. Not sure how to actually build it though. There isn't a button for that.
2 comments:
It looks good, maybe they'll add that button in the next version, it could be useful.
Hi looks good.
Guy says:
For the foundations there are two options:
1. Concrete Pad Foundations
Concrete pads at each corner, say 6 no. in total, with a timber deck spanning between them. The timber frame of the shed would be built off the deck. Pads located on compacted hardcore ground to ensure no subsidence. Probably the cheaper option.
2. Concrete Raft
Steel reinforced concrete slab, probably about 200mm, think onto which the timber structure is built. Raft located on compacted hardcore ground to ensure no subsidence with sand blinding to level before pouring concrete...
For the walls and roof I would use 100x50mm timber studwork at 500mm centres with horizontal noggins for strength, sheathed in WBP ply wood on the inner face for rigidity and timber boards on the outer face as you have shown in your image as a rainscreen.
The above will require waterproofing layers behind the layer closest to the elements i.e. the rainscreen / concrete pads. If you are insulating the building then there are loads more things to worry about but I guess it is just a cold shed?
Hope it all goes well and if more info is required just let me know.
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