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Monthlyish update.. have been pushing pretty hard up until today, that’s due to me having shoulder surgery on the left side (right was done last year) so progress will slow somewhat. Cladding all complete, preline passed, been busy insulating and wiring and plumbing all the things.. oh and hoist installed. Installed gutters and others bits and pieces Hazy photo from 6am this morning with moon overhead.. My boys demolished the little red eyesore of a storage shed that was out front over the weekend so it’s nice now to just see what I’ve built (just)..

Yep, I’m happy with the direction of the flashings now.. I positioned the skylights up close to the ridge so the back flashing won’t be too long.. Cladding is trucking along, got it to window head height.. may need to get an experienced installer to complete from there up as it’s proved too hard for my builder.. happy with progress nonetheless.

Monthly update.. Got the roof on. What a drama. Thought I would be saving time/money getting the flashing kits with the Velux skylights.. nope. Unless I was planning on doing the roof myself, no roofer wants to use these and would rather install a custom flashing. Oh well, roof is on, just need to order the skylight and barge flashings which will be done when I’m ready to order the sill and fascia flashings in a few days. Shed is all wrapped and cavity battened.. due to going with metal cladding the battens need to be separate from the steel due to the CCA treatment, so we stapled a strip of DPC to every batten. Got flooring down in the attic storage space.. And moved the water tank to its spot.. Cladding inspection passed today, so another big few days coming up soon.

Cheers mate.. yea they’ve been sitting for a year or two mostly wrapped but still weathered and they were still in good condition.. was a cancelled job so I got them for free from work. I sprayed the frames with framesaver as well for piece of mind. I’m in the Hauraki district

Another weekend, another thing ticked off the list. Put all the skylights in ready for the roof.. got a bit carried away, but I want as much light as possible in the garage and loft area. 3 on both sides.

Marketplace I believe from memory.. this is the place I got them from but google maps doesn't show any in their yard. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Earthtec+Projects/@-36.7592261,174.5754239,261m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1stimber+yard+whenuapai!3m5!1s0x6d0d146ac0c6397d:0xb47def959bf34f30!8m2!3d-36.7586862!4d174.5747794!16s%2Fg%2F11b6y7sfby?entry=ttu

Thanks, yea I was pretty rapt how it turned out.. I just go with the flow and let these things evolve. I rollered the oil on the rails and used a fence brush on the posts. When I do another coat in spring I’ll probably try spraying it on if it’s not too thick thru the machine. The posts are marine or wharf post offcuts, you see them popping up every now and then. Not sure if they guy I bought them off has any left.. he had a few in his yard (as you can see in my first post).

More decent progress.. truss and framing all done.. amazing all the little things that need doing that you don’t even think about when you say “let’s just build a shed”. Passed pre-wrap this morning so next stage is roof install.

Lots of progress in a week. Started on a Saturday sorting thru frames.. I got a house lot free from work so just need to make them work for my shed. Took a day to do that and stand the first few frames. View from the top of the frames we were sorting out.. First frame up.. End of day progress.. Following day got a lot more done, then the push for the week was to get the frames plumb and nailed down ready for trusses.. Friday truss delivery day.. got the work truck/driver to hang around and help us stand each truss.. Scissor trusses in the garage area for the hoist, attic trusses over the other end for storage. Timelapse makes everything looks easier than it is.. this was over 5 hours.. Things will slow down a little now to do things like bolting frames and doing all the brackets and tie downs, installing window opening framing and levelling the trusses/purlins ready for the roof.. oh, and the shit weather.

Well today was a big day.. slab is done! Mate started at sun up prepping for the arrival of concrete like setting up the rebates and conduit locations while concrete pump guys were there doing hose things. Ordered 20m3 and it used all of that with only what was left in the hoses as leftover. After 3.5 hours of pour and laying, mate and his son spent the following 5-6 hours doing concrete magic to the slab.

Found out concrete won’t be til next Wednesday as they needed to sort a pump as well.. damn tight building site with the bus and storage shed in the way.. shed will be going but it’s handy to keep things dry at this stage. Decided to finish the ends of the retaining wall off in preparation for many cubic metres of top soil for my raised garden bed. A few weeks ago I finally managed to complete a project I had in my brain for months. I needed a temp water supply for the site and also for topping up my water tank/watering the garden. Got a 910 litre tank from dad a couple years ago which is a good size for dragging thru the bush without too much hassle. Set it up at the top of the waterfall with a feed from the creek (takes less than on hour to fill). Ran about 150m of 25mm pipe and hooked it all up. Took just under a minute for the line to purge all the air before the water came thru at a nice rate. Not massive pressure but perfect for my needs. Action shot..

More progress.. trenches all dug out, polythene and steel laid with a thicker area for the hoist. Inspection passed and now ready for concrete. Inspector commented on the over engineered foundation.. I might of designed it a bit bigger than it needed to be, oh well. Hopefully we’ll have a slab down just before the long weekend.

Since the last post I’ve been waiting patiently for my builder to make a start. I felt good about teeing it up with him as he built my last shed about 8 years ago when I lived in TK. Mid March was when my consent was approved, was told he could start in two weeks. Cool.. that 2 weeks felt so much more like 2.5 months.. so weird. Anyway, after unanswered calls and a couple texts, I decided to sort it out myself.. these things happen for a reason. Got a couple quotes, then decided to call a mate of mine from school I hadn’t spoken to for a number of years, just to see if he was still in the concrete business.. yep he is and yep he’s more than happy to make it happen for me. I started by getting all the steel and polythene thru work. Mate made a start last week, setting out the back board and partial side board for the Drainlayer & Plumber to come along and do their thing. Clay is good for water retention when it pisses down with rain. Inspection done and a little fine tuning of the shower waste, all back filled. Mate back at it today, all boxing done and perimeter footing started.. happy days.

Been a minute or two.. had shoulder surgery late last year which slowed me down a bit. Just prior to that I got dad to come up and help me build a retaining wall. Still got the ends to finish off but it turned out pretty neat for a first timer. Moved the bus up to the building platform and built a sketchy roof over it so it could dry out better. I’ve since removed the tarp. I’ve also got my container down there now and the place is looking more like a builders storage yard.

Took it in for a WOF, needed to replace an axle seal, front left brake line and repair a tear in the sill that looked like it’d been there for the last 20 years. Giving a rap to Tuakau Panelbeaters for doing the job on such short notice. Car is sold, I’m happy/sad.. time to focus on building my shed now.