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Had a look at your pic on the blog. I'm assuming you have the OSB overhanging the verge by 2/300mm and its a raw edge . Mine was 22mm osb but I screwed 4*2 @ 200 centres under the osb to give the verge a finished edge. Most roofs don't need this as they have a ladder rafters detail.

Do you mean at the verge? Have you fitted a barge board?

Plan would be to connect it to the 12v output from the charge controller, this has 3 pairs of terminals. PV in, battery out and 12v out.?

We are up there all the time. Family use it too...it's a bit of a party hut! Had 14 sleeping over one night. And the kids love it, got the kayak out now the weather is good and its only 30m down to the lochside??

Bought a 120W inverter from Aldi for 20 squid last night. Wasn't going to have a TV at the hut at all but the boy with autism isn't coping without one so... I have an old telly that I can cut off the transformer and connect directly to my 12v leisure battery. Or plug in the inverter and run it with a three pin standard plug. Is the second way more inefficient? Guess it means converting the voltage up then down? The telly I have is 12v input. The inverter seems handy to have for other things such as a Bluetooth speaker. Means we just use music from a phone when we're having a party?

(I know, I know...the photos didn't paste in and I will have to do them one at a time...I'll get 'round to it I promise...managed the first dozen, more to come) Part One-Wind And Watertight For Under £6k I'm new to blogging and probably have nothing much in terms of knowledge to impart but some of you might be interested in building on a low budget so here goes. After many years on the waiting list we got offered a plot on the famous West Highland Way about 3 miles north of the starting point in Milngavie, just north of Glasgow. For £4k we get a 20 year ground lease around 100ft square, ground rent is £90 per month and of course membership of the community group that collectively owns the whole estate. See more about Carbeth Hutters here http://www.carbethhu...o.uk/index.html we needed planning permission and Carbeth is itself a conservation area so we kept to the hutters spirit of ingenuity and self-everything and splashed out on some graph paper from the local stationers. We made several models from foam board (thanks JS Harris) and finally paid the fee and waited... I'll add the plans when I find them but permission was granted and we stated work digging the footings by hand. Oh I should say at this point so far we have not paid for one trades person nor used any machines other than a Makita saw and drill and a Hitachi gas nail gun. Many thanks to Dominic Stevens and this website for teaching me all I needed to know about the mysteries of marking out http://www.irishvernacular.com/ In May we braved the rain and pressed on building 14 (dodgy bricklaying) piers one big one using cobble stones the rest using concrete blocks from a reclaimed mono bloc driveway. Our near £2500 load of timber arrived and it was time to see if the 'water in a tube' method of levelling the piers was accurate or not...first big confidence builder-it was bang on level across a 4m span I really wish I had bought OSB flooring as the chipboard got soaked a dozen times...its fine now but we have a few swollen joints that will need attention before final floor goes down. Lots of wet days and rain dripping of noses but a nail gun is a great stress buster for us Social Work types and the wall panels and trusses were complete...time for a big hut raising weekend! The June weather was kind and we got a lot of work done but the tarps had to go back on as the floor was still getting soaked... Magic, frame complete Roof is almost there and again we had 8 volunteers over the weekend...including schoolboy nephews who kept wandering off with tools! Then end of June saw the EPDM roof being stuck on with the stickiest of glues but close to water proof at last. On the odd evening we managed to get the windows in... Got some nice doors from Gumtree for £40 so in they go and by the end of June we are almost there Insulation and building paper on Oh and Gumtree found us some kitchen bargains so shipped then up as its nice and dry inside now *smiley face* Cladding And Lighting Weather was sh#t all July so had to bash on through the rain... Sparrow Fart recommended the Hitachi nail gun and as I'm on my fourth box that's 7000 nails so far! 90% Finished...90% To Go... Nearly there...hearth and fire needed to go in as it was getting too cold to work... Got a reclaimed dance floor 57m for £250 so that went down too. Finished off the ceiling joins with some 5mm ply, looks okay. Finally got the dry toilet finished but not *commissioned* it yet. Put some furnishings in for a trial run. Just some plumbing, wiring and joinery to go. Oh and the view from daughters window... Diy Plans-Graph Paper And Pencil I am putting these images up simply to show that you do not have to employ professional help to submit planning applications. For most of you serious self builders designing the house of your dreams I suspect that this will be the only way to go but my little project is different from the norm in many ways. Firstly Stirling Council (in fact the single planning assistant that deals with the Carbeth community huts) is hugely helpful and happy to talk on the phone and comment via email. Secondly reading through previous applications I noticed that some drawn on foolscap (with imperial measurements) passed first time and the more professional architect drawn submissions had lengthy correspondence in the file. I went with the spirit of the old hutters and splashed out on some graph paper and a sharp pencil. I kept what I could vague so as to allow a bit of flexibility as the build progressed. Eight weeks to the day after submission we got a green light with four simple conditions. Having read some of your experiences out there I feel your pain and hope that ion the future this minefield of a system can be improved and made more consistent…I’m not holding my breath though… Attached Files Planning drawings 1-2.pdf (2.12MB) downloads: 75 Planning drawings 3-4.pdf (2.14MB) downloads: 29 Planning drawing 5.pdf (1.05MB) downloads: 26 Carbeth site plan hut no 3 Jan 15.pdf (254.28K) downloads: 28 Interior Fit Out And Decoration The low tech approach continues as does the re-use and recycle theme. Bought a load of Michelin road maps from the charity shop to make my feature wall background and topped then off with a few nice ones I picked up in Poland during the summer. Probably spent about 20 quid in all. Went to the local mental health wood recycling project (boy, they are not cheap!) and spend 15 quid on an old scaffolding board to make this kitchen unit. Might add some hooks underneath and a couple of shelves on the map wall to complete this corner. I might have mentioned before that around my office Monday is the day that the Council bin lorries come around for bulk uplift. The area is all tenement flats and there is no room for bulk trash in the back court so the local arrangement is you put it on a street corner before each Monday morning. It does make for an Aladdin's cave of goodies and there is a fair bit of 'help yourself' going on before the bin lorry arrives. in fact plenty of stuff is labelled, like a TV with remote control taped and a sign 'saying perfect working order'. Anyhow I helped myself to this worktop and slotted it in next to the beech free standing units from Gumtree to make a little sink unit. Looks okay I think...the rest of the worktop was cut up and kept the wood burner going to keep us warm during the freezing weather outside. Dry Toilet And No Smell Whatsoever Apologies for the pic of the loo, warts and all so to speak... This is the 'seperate' plastic toilet from Sweden that has a front funnel and back void. The thinking is to seperate the solid and liquid waste as it is the combination Of both together that causes the smells we don't like. Urine runs to a soak away and the solids and toilet paper (and sawdust which helps the drying process and Erm...helps the appearance should you peer into the pit!)end up in the bucket below. There is a small fan running constantly which you can just see on the floor behind the urine waste tube. The fan is powered from our 12v battery and draws next to no power at around 0.1 amps. This provides an airflow which removes odours and aids the drying process for the solid waste. Once the bucket is full it can be sealed with a tight fitting lid and left for 18 months when it will be safe to use as compost. Some folk toss it on the fire but not sure I fancy that job. Still needs a lick of paint but all in all very pleased this all works as promised in the literature. As the blog title says there is no smell at all and its really a pleasant smallest room. Balcony, Wood Store, Somewhere Nice To Sit Decided simple was best and to crack on with the decking out front. Rescued some fallen trees from nearby and rested them against a quickly assembled frame of 6*2 treated joists. This gave us a nice deck to work on the roof from... Always keep a tidy site Ebuilders...you don't want a wayward screw sticking into the foot of one of you volunteer helpers who come to play with trainers on! Bit of good luck, we had one 4.8 length of decking left over so fashioned up three nice steps to the front door. Lucky for us 800mm wide was just right. Finishing Touches If you wait long enough, what you want will come along in Gumtree. Seller said they were £100 per metre and I can believe that. 4m of them in the back of the car and the suspension was riding low! Anyhow, had no confidence in grouting these the normal way so borrowed a piping bag from SWMBO and took my time squeezing it into each gap so it was just proud. Ran a pencil around the gaps and hey ho it looks great. Now just some stove paint to buy and a few dozen more jobs before its finished... Exterior views

I'm keen to come and help but alas I've a big job on at work...Maybe July though

Looking good, time to get a helper and get the roof on. Your close to end of stage 1!

For my android it's Settings About Network Simples...

Option 2 for me. Your studs are 47mm right? Twist straps maybe 30mm? Slide to one side and nail in at a slight angle. That'll leave you room to get a fixing through the batten. Don't worry about the 5mm thickness of the strap, you'll not notice this once the cladding is on...

96 for me...

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Dai, I'd have a good tidy up , it's amazing what a couple of hours can achieve. Stack things together and put rubble in piles where you think you won't have to double handle it. It'll look better and you'll feel better about it. Invite some mates around and get a fire going and provide cold beer!

The cooker in the hut is a beko from a caravan. It's full size and runs beautifully on LPG but the oven seems to be on 100% all the time. It has a three pin plug but obviously we have no electricity and light it with a wand. Is the thermostat electric?

I wanted to call it Gumtree Lodge but Amanda said no...it's not a lodge or a cottage. And Gumtree Hut doesn't sound right...but Mutts Nutts Hut, now that's got a ring to it???

Hi Crofter, Be nice to see a pic of the build as it is now. How did the massive ring beam go...

Peter How do I know when I have blogging turned on?

Hmmm...maybe Carbeth has the best of both worlds. No connection to speak of...but...if you stand on one corner of the new balcony, 2 strong bars! (As long as you do the airplane on,/off trick)

But it's got a roof on it!

It is complicated but hey that's the fun.? The weather comes from the opposite direction to the opening so I'm sure it'll be good. Not as sure about storing hundreds of squids worth of kit in the tool store but in a full year of stuff lying about the site not a single thing has sprouted legs... It is well sheltered too. Big for trees and 2m high bush everywhere.

Yes welcome Jonathan Some pics would be nice...

I'm thinking of putting this shed in the corner of the plot so that it marks the boundary (we are in the middle of a wood) and faces into the garden. I've an idea of having a covered decking area with sheds on either side, giving a outdoor work place or maybe somewhere nice to sit. Tool store idea is to have two doors with plenty hanging space and a shelved area inside. Roof is plain (felted) and slopes back from the front to the rear. Happy to rethink...any comments? Shed drawing.pdf

Sounds like a proper shed to me...You won't regret it in 10 years time?

Now you've started the hare running Barney...might be more than one contender for that title?