Moglite's workshop extension

The roof is on



Loads of rafters and 18mm ply for the skin.
Both builders were walking on it at the same time, and that was before the chemical anchor bolts went it. I don't think strength is going to be an issue.



The roof skin is a rubber system that is glued to the ply, supposed to be better than hot felt, and good for 25 years.
Generous flashing should keep the join watertight too.

It appears that there is a little too much white UPVC, but the guttering is still to go on, and the door and wall lights will be white UPVC too, so hopefully it'll all blend in nicely.

Finishing the door cut through soon.

I'm going to be quite rigorous with what goes in.

Largely tools and consumables, which will be boxed and labeled. 

I'll try and move all the junk to the loft in the garage, where it can't be seen   

There you go - I fixed it for you 

With my builder working on the details on the outside, and building the foundation for the ramp, I could do some work on the inside.

I wasn't planning on insulation for the walls, but it was easy and relatively cheap to add at this stage.



Oh yeah, and the lights are up too.

I used sound insulation in this corner, as that is where my air compressor will go, and I had some insulation I could re-use from the main garage.



Did some more work on the first fix of electrics.
The inside is now ready for ply lining next week.



Still had an hour left in the day, and the neighbours weren't in their gardens, so time to do a noisy messy job.
Cut the hole for the re-sited extractor fan.
The builders gave me a head start by making some slits with their big saw.
But because of the shape, they weren't full depth.
So, I still had quite a bit of work to do with the SDS chisel.



Despite breaking the chisel bit within 5 mins. I got 'er done.



Hoping I can find a couple of hours tomorrow, and fit the fan and the louvered cover, as I'm bored of tripping over them, and I've got a big hole in the wall.

Thanks for looking.

Its a fair question.

At the moment it is going to be used 99% for storage, so not now.

If the use changes to summer house, home office or similar, then it can be done then.

I want to use the rafters for some storage of stuff, and I've got a few bits of man cave style nonsense I want to move out of the garage.

Thanks for that - I had a close look as it seemed to be a winner.
But it is held up with strips of tape, rather than sticky covering the full sheet.
So not as convinced the tape will be in the right place to suit my rafters.

But the regular (cheaper) stuff and a staple gun might be worth doing.

Looks like a great space and I bet it gets filled very quickly! the only problem with insulating the roof is ventilation, you need air circulation between the insulation and roof covering otherwise you will end up with damp problems

I've got one of those conservatory roofs too. 
Nice solution.

Alas mine isn't tinted, so it'd be tricky to do.

It is official my builder hates me 

The doors were supposed to be easy, and they weren't

Cutting the aperture between the two buildings was straightforward but noisy and messy.



Removing the old door was awkward, there were ties in the brick holding it in.
Petrol disc cutter and swearing was the order of the day.
The logic was I needed a door for the passage way between the two buildings.
The current door was tatty, and if replaced, I could get a matching pair of doors on the outside, therefore upgrading the garden area.



There is about an 18" difference between the two floor levels.
Cutting a step into the existing garage floor was the plan, so I can step down into the new building.
But the garage floor construction is really weird - to me at least.
The ground isn't particularly level on my plot, so there is a big hollow under big beams and blocks, under the slab.



So, there isn't enough room to build the step up in concrete as was the original plan.
I'll have to get the welder out, and make something out of steel treadplate.
Not the end of the world, but everything is a mess at the moment, so it'll have to wait.



But the door is in, and the walk through between the two spaces works well.

Whilst the builder does the tricky stuff. I'm trying to overcome my total incompetence with woodwork, by ply lining the inside.
Work in progress, but going the right way.

 
Thanks for looking