Equipment Shed Project

[voodoo]

Well, I just received in the mail today, Planning permission for extension to the house and for a new shed. Guess which one is being built first /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I've already started the footings in anticipation of the approval. Glad it came through.

Shed is going to be a 30' x 20'ft lightweight steel box section frame with profiled metal cladding panels for roof and walls. Supplied and installed in kit form from manufacturer. All I have to do is install the foundation base and walls.
It can be installed directly onto a concrete raft slab, but due to the grade I have to contend with, this was not an option. Elected instead to put in a proper foundation, build up base walls and cast floor slab on hardcore fill.

I have some drawings of the shed, pictures from the manufacturers brochure and some early excavation pics of the project in site.

Anyone want to see /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

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Design plan for shed

 

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Perspective view

 

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Pic from manufacturers brochure

 

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Pic 2

 

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Start on site. Pic 1

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Hey, Voodoo, do you have an electrical plan yet?
Cliff

 

[voodoo]

Cliff,
Not as yet. I don't intend using this as a workshop, although you never know.

I am going to bring heavy armoured cable from existing garage underground to a distribution panel. From there I think it will be a metal trunking at mid height round 4 sides with socket points dropped down as required. This will allow flexibility and welding circuit if required.

Lighting will probably be twin tube flourescent, although I am also looking into low bay sodium units. Anyone have any knowledge of these?

Nigel

 

[voodoo]

Work is taking me away from computer for the next 4-5 days.
/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I can feel the withdrawal symptoms already. Both on tractor and on TBN.

I'll try and post some more pics and answer any replys on my return.

Nigel

 

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Some updated pics as promised.
I have used pixresizer for better definition.

Pic 1
View from rear yard at garage. Base excavated to grade.