stone shed

[Trev]

Hello!

I'm hoping to build a solid shed in our garden.

The plan is to make it look like a small stone bothy or farm buidling so the roof will be pitched with slate and the walls blockwork and then faced with natural local stone.

Before I ask loads of questions - has anyone on here done this?

 

cheers

 

Trev

 

[Cpd]

I expect I could give some advice On some areas of the work as I have done quite a lot of renovations to my old Scottish stone  House and outbuildings and have done lots of traditional slate work on my property as well. 

[Trev]

11 minutes ago, Cpd said:

I expect I could give some advice On some areas of the work as I have done quite a lot of renovations to my old Scottish stone  House and outbuildings and have done lots of traditional slate work on my property as well. 

That's great.

 

The building will be used to store bikes, lawnmower, garden chairs and some DIY stuff.

I've got space for a rough external measurement of 3.6m x 2.7m  or 12' x 9'.

 

What I can't work out is how to construct the walls - options:

1 traditional construction would be solid stone with no cavity

2 single block then stone clad - possibly best for internal space.

3 double block with cavity then stone clad - I think this would reduce the internal size too much.

4 double block with cavity then rendered - this would actually fit in quite well as most farm buildings in the village are rendered and painted white.

 

The building doesnt need to be warm - just dry and secure.

I'd also like it to last a few hundred years like the builings around it.

 

What do you think?

 

[Cpd]

On 02/08/2020 at 18:03, Trev said:

4 double block with cavity then rendered - this would actually fit in quite well as most farm buildings in the village are rendered and painted white.

in all honesty this would be the easiest And quickest, your outside dimensions are small and as soon as you look at using natural stone your walls get pretty thick very quickly. 
I rebuilt the upper part of one of my buildings using an inner block skin and natural stone on the outside With a partial cavity And it worked out great and from the outside you cannot tell. 
it was a lot of work and not something to take on without prior experience, (I was a stonemason for half my life, all be it not specialising in house construction) block work on the other hand is much easier and something that with a bit of research can be Learnt and undertaken by  a capable / competent person.....  the same goes for the slate roof, if your using modern cut slate then with a bit of research it’s pretty straight forward but if your using old hand cut slates of multiple sizes and thickness then it becomes much more Of a skilled undertaking and not something To do as a starting project.  Anyway It sounds like a nice little project, make sure you get the technical aspects right at the design stage before starting to build.

[Trev]

13 hours ago, Cpd said:

in all honesty this would be the easiest And quickest, your outside dimensions are small and as soon as you look at using natural stone your walls get pretty thick very quickly. 
I rebuilt the upper part of one of my buildings using an inner block skin and natural stone on the outside With a partial cavity And it worked out great and from the outside you cannot tell. 
it was a lot of work and not something to take on without prior experience, (I was a stonemason for half my life, all be it not specialising in house construction) block work on the other hand is much easier and something that with a bit of research can be Learnt and undertaken by  a capable / competent person.....  the same goes for the slate roof, if your using modern cut slate then with a bit of research it’s pretty straight forward but if your using old hand cut slates of multiple sizes and thickness then it becomes much more Of a skilled undertaking and not something To do as a starting project.  Anyway It sounds like a nice little project, make sure you get the technical aspects right at the design stage before starting to build.

Thanks Cpd,

That's good advice. I'll need to apply for planning permission as we're in a national park, so I'll definately need to sort design early on!