New Shed/Workshop WIP

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Originally Posted by Vernonv

They work a treat at keeping everything square while you sheet up.:rolleyes:
I put a truckies hitch (well my version of one) in the rope and put a stick (or something similar) and wind it up to tighten the rope. This way I could adjust the angle very easily.

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wash your mouth out with soap, a 'truckies knot' does not involve the use of a stick !!!

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The majority of the work was done on my own, so I had to figure out ways to do thing "single handedly".

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all going well so far I hope ?

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How's your shed coming along Terrian?

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blahhhh, I did the centre slab (6m x 4.8m) and thats as far as it has gone, I have the steel 'C' channel & brackets sitting there,most of the steel (garage door steel, cost about 1/2 zinc price and is thicker, place in Chirnside Park sells seconds steel cladding) but between one thing and another cut & fill the back yard, excavate the front yard, redo the stormwater from the house to the main etc etc etc, at this rate, maybe after christmas if I am lucky :-)

Still, the 6m x 2.7m garden shed is up for storage :) (do you think 300m+ thick 32mpa concrete floor was going overboard ?)

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Originally Posted by Terrian

wash your mouth out with soap, a 'truckies knot' does not involve the use of a stick !!!?)

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I probably didn't explain it very well ... I used the truckies hitch to get the column roughly vertical. Then I use the twisting stick to make small scale angle changes to get the column perfectly vertical.

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Originally Posted by Terrian

(do you think 300m+ thick 32mpa concrete floor was going overboard ?)

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Never!!!

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Originally Posted by Vernonv

I probably didn't explain it very well ... I used the truckies hitch to get the column roughly vertical. Then I use the twisting stick to make small scale angle changes to get the column perfectly vertical.

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oh, ok, will not have to scold you then, this time !

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Never!!!

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nothing exceeds like excess :-)

Vernon I just had a look at your slab photo prior to pouring and noticed there aren't any holes for rag bolts or any beams on the outer of the slab to dynabolt into how did you get council approval or is a loophole I am unaware of.Oh and how did you get the steel calculations etc. for council.
btw it looks great!

Hi Rileyp,
I'm not sure what rag bolts are, but there is a beam all the way around the slab - it's just hard to see (look at the depth of the finished slab from the front).

There were 2 sets of base cleats set in the concreted during the pour (the cleats are for the two middle clear spans). All of the columns for the end spans are dyna-bolted to the slab.

I didn't have any problems getting the shed approved by council (I'm still to get the final inspection done - but I've done everything as per the specs on the plan, so I don't expect any problems).

I got all the steel specs from another set of plans.