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  | 26 May 2012 05:19 |
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| ph_oto Photographer  Location United Kingdom South Yorkshire Barnsley | No you only need one as the floating edge of the board will be trapped by the tongue/groove of the next board. Leaving one edge floating will allow the wood to move without it splitting. Of course you must use the same screw position on every board. the end boards may need two screws but drill a 12mm hole for the 2nd screw to go through and use a washer under the screw head, don't overtighten. I would go for boards nearer to 4" to reduce the risk of the joint separating on hot sunny days, this was a common problem with cheaper shiplap. |
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| 26 May 2012 05:35 |
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| ph_oto Photographer Location United Kingdom South Yorkshire Barnsley | When you fix the membrane to the walls. Double the lower edge back under itself and allow it to overlap by 20mm or so. it will make a natural drip edge for any water that penetrates the joints in the boards. | |
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| 26 May 2012 06:32 |
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| corbystock Photographer  Location United Kingdom Hampshire New Milton | Are you 2m away from the fence? pretty sure there is a rule about that for wooden buildings. | |
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| 26 May 2012 08:12 |
| Sarge Photographer  Location United Kingdom County Durham | The wall membrane i am going to allow it to over run the floor level so it is lower (as i also will the T&G boards), so water drips straight off it onto the earth and not being able to run back under the base of the flooring (which is also covered in DPM). Done extensive research on the local council website and it states i need to be 1 mtr away from boundary fence. Having said that, most of the sheds in my town are inches away (as was in my old house) and never had a problem. But then again, i wouldnt expect to unless someone complained. Spoke to a neighbour who's garden connects to mine, he was interested, he also stated that if i had any oposition to have a word with him as he is on the council board and also a magistrate (best not upset him then, lol). Good to know that there is someone in my camp. The only other garden that joins to mine were only bothered if it blocked their sun (which it doesnt). |
| 26 May 2012 16:03 |
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| ph_oto Photographer Location United Kingdom South Yorkshire Barnsley |  Quote from SargeThe wall membrane i am going to allow it to over run the floor level so it is lower (as i also will the T&G boards), so water drips straight off it onto the earth and not being able to run back under the base of the flooring (which is also covered in DPM). That's basically the same as I said other than I recommended turning the raw edge back under itself. I didn't with the first wooden buliding I contructed and the edge of the membrane started to deteriorate after three or four years. Of course membranes are likely far better quality now. |
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| 26 May 2012 19:23 |
| Sarge Photographer  Location United Kingdom County Durham | Quote from ph_oto That's basically the same as I said other than I recommended turning the raw edge back under itself. I didn't with the first wooden buliding I contructed and the edge of the membrane started to deteriorate after three or four years. Of course membranes are likely far better quality now. I will do that. I will also put guttering up so it reduces the amount of water running down the walls. 26/5 Not much done today, although this 'little' amount of work took me hours to do. I cut a few battons to fit between the frame to make it 500mm gaps, and i filled the gaps with insulation prior to positioning the top boards on. I am about halfway through the flooring, and hope to finish it tomorrow. As you can see i have fastened the plastic sheeting underneath the flooring and sandwiched it between the frame and top board. I have also had a big delivery of 4x2 so hope to start on the wall frames too, as well as some 4x4 that i will use as corner pieces. I am still debating on what is the best way of connecting these 4x4 pieces to the base. I may fasten them to a length of 4x2 (in an L shape), then fasten the 4x2 onto the flooring.  |
| 27 May 2012 04:57 |
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| ph_oto Photographer  Location United Kingdom South Yorkshire Barnsley | For the various timber "Buildings" I have built I normally did the walls in pre-made frames as I found it easier to make them up on the floor and then just stand them up and screw them in place. Each section can then be screwed into the corner post and also to the floor. A couple of diagonal pieces in the sections will ensure that they remain square. An easy way to check for squareness is to measure the sections diagonally from outer corner to outer corner, the measurements should be the same. This relies on the lengths of the top, bottom and side pieces being cut accurately. The adjacent sides of the sheets of plywood make a great square corner to work to if the wall sections are built up on the floor. |
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| 27 May 2012 05:04 |
| Sarge Photographer Location United Kingdom County Durham | Yeah i am still deciding how to do this. I did think about building them in sections on the floor of the shed (its now a great working area), but working by myself is proving more difficult than i thought. The frame will be quite heavy and cumbersome (even if in small 2 mtr sections) to lift, hold, level/line up and screw into place by myself. I could possibly do it, but put the cross pieces in when its in situ. |
| 27 May 2012 05:39 |
| HowardJ Photographer  Location United Kingdom Surrey | Very cool and interesting project Now that you've elevated the floor isn't it going to end up towering over your neighbour's garden which might cause a few problems with them. Are you absolutely sure you don't need planning permission for it? |
| 27 May 2012 05:52 |
| Sarge Photographer Location United Kingdom County Durham | Yes it is going to tower above the fence, but they are not bothered. To be honest, it will be a good wind break for them and make their garden more secure/private. The only thing she was bothered about was that it wasnt going to block the sun (which it wont). This is the MAX i can have before permission is required. |
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