andypocock
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I made a freak bike a while back but haven't done much welding since apart from the odd repair when two bits of metal parted company. The past year I've been busy restoring the old house we bought so I was due a bit of play time.
There were a couple of old concrete sectional garages in the garden but they were small and leaked. So I bought a Fusion inverter and some steel and set about adapting them to my needs.
First job was to remove the dividing wall and use it to extend the back. Then the side wall was moved over to give me a big wide "U"
Then the welder came out and I capped the sectional wall with channel and built a frame for the front
The front was filled with block work and rendered and a start made on the roof
It was important to have good headroom inside (I'll buy a 4 post lift when funds permit) so an "I" girder was used for the central rafter to keep the space clear below. The front and rear gables were built up in situ from 50mm angle
The purlins are now in place ready for the roofing sheets to go on this coming weekend.
The gables are due a couple more supporting braces and will then be covered in a cement fibre board.
Oh yes. The ground is looking dry enough to dig out and concrete the extended area of floor now. So it looks like I'll have a roof before a floor but if I'd waited to pour the slab I'd only be just be getting started. As it is I should be in by Easter
Andy
There were a couple of old concrete sectional garages in the garden but they were small and leaked. So I bought a Fusion inverter and some steel and set about adapting them to my needs.
First job was to remove the dividing wall and use it to extend the back. Then the side wall was moved over to give me a big wide "U"
Then the welder came out and I capped the sectional wall with channel and built a frame for the front
The front was filled with block work and rendered and a start made on the roof
It was important to have good headroom inside (I'll buy a 4 post lift when funds permit) so an "I" girder was used for the central rafter to keep the space clear below. The front and rear gables were built up in situ from 50mm angle
The purlins are now in place ready for the roofing sheets to go on this coming weekend.
The gables are due a couple more supporting braces and will then be covered in a cement fibre board.
Oh yes. The ground is looking dry enough to dig out and concrete the extended area of floor now. So it looks like I'll have a roof before a floor but if I'd waited to pour the slab I'd only be just be getting started. As it is I should be in by Easter
Andy