Summer house project...

[Specialone]

I've recently installed a summer house in my garden to use as a cinema/ chill out room, thought some of you might be interested in a few pics I took along the way.
Base...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/A342BCD7-F2BF-4C80-934C-EACA9D8904AC-7831-000009DB5E143767_zpsd8cafca1.jpg

Build...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/8ADBF231-3924-48A7-B95B-9C5E40126F43-7831-000009DB7815C9CF_zps55b49986.jpg

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/BB1CDA1E-6B08-4FE1-9195-DA3C72B41A0C-7831-000009DB9A02D438_zpscff28a6e.jpg

Wood treatment took longer than the build and cost £140 for the treatment...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/1DB45A75-DE6B-4609-83F4-ACB778D11766-7831-000009DBAF22B5FF_zpsc48a5a3a.jpg


I've installed a log burner and my projector with surround sound...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/04773A86-6650-4B33-B5BA-D21310238120-7831-000009DBFAEAECE8_zps7cacec42.jpg


http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/502BBB03-D768-4EC5-A6ED-9E3889F06615-7831-000009DBC94E1C30_zps70009af2.jpg

[Specialone]

Also built myself a fortress of a shed, using an overlapped corner style the same as the summer house.

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/BCCF3814-D9FB-49C9-9902-5A54D693DF49-7831-000009DC36B0A4D2_zpsb13d0a0a.jpg
Still a few bits to do on this so I'll post a few pics once it's finished.

[NTECUK]

One serious shead there.
Expecting the zombie hoard might nic the trumpet??

[Brettus]

it's for after he screens The Walking Dead in his cinema ;)

That is proper awesome SpecialOne, very jealous of that! :D

[timwilky]

How strong is that overlap corner style?


I am looking to do a conversion of my "gazebo" (6 4" uprights supporting a 16'x8' tiled roof) I have been tempted to create a 3" frame, clad the outside in 22mm tanalised fill the void with polystyrene slab and then clad the inside with a finished plywood.

[Specialone]

Tim, it's very strong, the problem I had is the timber (44mm thick larch tongue and groove) varied in size, (thickness and width) so couldn't make the joints as tight as I would've liked.
I've also fixed some 3 inch arris rail timber on the inside corners, that made it even stronger.

I should add, I bought the summer house as a kit, but didn't order the whole kit, I put my own floor in and changed a couple of things I didn't like.

[Specialone]

One serious shead there.
Expecting the zombie hoard might nic the trumpet??

Nope, my garden has no rear access, my bikes are in my front garage, this is only for my garden stuff and mtb, I mainly built a hd one as I'm sick to death of cheap stuff not lasting, this cost me about £480 in materials alone but if I'd made this 5 years ago, I wouldn't be replacing the POS I had.

[NTECUK]

The checquer bord look is great, even if not intentional
Are the kits Ok for a keen diy bod

[Specialone]

The checquer bord look is great, even if not intentional
Are the kits Ok for a keen diy bod

I should clarify, the shed I designed and built from scratch, took 3/4 of a day just to do the halving joint cut outs, it's DIY possible but if you've not got a decent chop saw, it would take a while.

The summer house kits on the other hand are easy, it's all just like a Lego kit really.
I got mine from www.gardenbuildingsdirect.com as I'd fitted one for a customer before.

[maviczap]

Nice man cave

[TamSV]

I shouldn't have shown this to my wife - she wants one of those summerhouses. :)


Actually, I quite fancy building one of them - looks reasonably DIY-able. Did the kit need much adjustment/correction?

[Amadeus]

SP1, just looking at that shed site, but not knowing anything about sheds (other than that ours is at a wonk and I suspect falling down), which are the best quality/most sturdy ones to be looking at?

As for your summer house/cinema room, that looks great! Was there power already going to the place or did you have to do that as well (or have I identified a flaw in your plan? :-) )

thanks

[Specialone]

I shouldn't have shown this to my wife - she wants one of those summerhouses. :)


Actually, I quite fancy building one of them - looks reasonably DIY-able. Did the kit need much adjustment/correction?

Main thing Tam, get base level, it's basically a kit, start off level and just every few rows just check its staying level and plumb, persuade it where necessary :)

SP1, just looking at that shed site, but not knowing anything about sheds (other than that ours is at a wonk and I suspect falling down), which are the best quality/most sturdy ones to be looking at?

As for your summer house/cinema room, that looks great! Was there power already going to the place or did you have to do that as well (or have I identified a flaw in your plan? :-) )

thanks

I went for the thickest wall they do, 44mm thick, they start at 28mm I think, but my attitude was, I'm spending a lot of money, I want it to last.
No permanent power as yet, it's next job, I've bought the stuff, just need a spare day to do it, putting a garage consumer unit in then armoured cable back to fuse box.