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[quote][i]Originally posted by DaveyLC[/i] The summer before last I put together a ready-built summer house (8 x 10 ft) but we found it was a tad small for what we wanted plus we've still got a shed sat behind it (which looks ugly). [img]http://s11.postimg.org/dul4j3if7/IMG_2198.jpg[/img] I'd like to build something bigger from standard sized timber which comes in: 3.6, 4.2 and 4.8m sizes. [quote][i]Original Ideas[/i] I'm considering 2 x 3.6m runs for the length (rear) which would give a 7.2m length and then 4.2m width (for the side walls), the garden is 11 meters wide but the misses doesn't want me covering up some plant at the back (bah).. It would be a 6x2 framed base with 4x2 (or 6x2) walls, the roof would be slanted to the rear and covered in felt and the outside wrapped and cladded to keep things simple (with the interior insulated and plastered boarded). A small section would be used for storing bikes and garden tools and I'd probably up-cycle some second hand modern looking kitchen units to give the rest of it tidy storage.. I'd also quite like to build a little bar. What I can't decide on is the foundations, the previous summer house is sat on sharp sand and 'council slabs', mainly because didn't want to resort to a concrete slab as it would be hard to remove if I ever changed my mind (like I have). For the new one I'd like to keep flexible in case it has to be dismantled so I was thinking about digging 6 equally spaced holes (4 outer corners and 2 central) which can be filled with concrete and used like pad stones, this would also keep the base well ventilated.. I'm no builder though so I'm not sure if I'm risking the pad moving and I'm even less sure how big/deep they would need to be? [/quote] From that ^^^^ to this > [img]http://s27.postimg.org/lbnjd6hgj/thumb_nails.jpg[/img] [img]http://s1.postimg.org/cakengm67/upvc.jpg[/img] [img]http://s4.postimg.org/5rrwcwx8t/P1040322.jpg[/img] [img]http://s13.postimg.org/aba33nklj/P1040320.jpg[/img] The base did indeed end up being made up of two 3.6m square sections but I actually ended up drilling 15 holes, each over 1m deep and filled with decent footings. [Edited on 27-04-2015 by DaveyLC] [/quote]
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