Hello! Self building a garden room.

[WorksItOut]

Hi all. I'm a reasonably competent DIYer around the house and have now got it in my head that I can self build a large combined garden room and shed at the end of the garden. I can work through most problems and am researching the hell out of it before I commit so am pretty confident I can do this ?. Lots of interesting threads on here around related topics so looking forward to tapping into the collective. 

[ToughButterCup]

  On 27/10/2020 at 07:18, WorksItOut said:

Hi all. I'm a reasonably competent ... researching the hell out of it before I commit ...

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Right so far. Long may it last. Welcome.

Ian

[PeterW]

Welcome ..! Research away and ask lots of questions too ! 
 

And we like photos here to show how it’s all coming along .... lots of photos ..! ?

[Ahab]

I can thoroughly recommend - although do not under-estimate the time commitment if you are self-building.  I just finished building a 'cabin' down the bottom of my garden for working in.  The work/home separation that is provides now is so valuable for me, wonder how I survived so long with out it.  Building it myself around my work and other commitments was - honestly - extremely difficult.  A sensible person would take time off rather than squeezing it around work!

 

Wrote a wee blog about it the build if want to read more:  https://www.donaldmcintosh.net/blog/cabin

[Onoff]

This guy does kits:

 

 

The build detailing ideas have a few issues being discussed in my Timber Carport thread on here but overall it's pretty good.

[WorksItOut]

  On 27/10/2020 at 07:40, PeterW said:

Welcome ..! Research away and ask lots of questions too ! 
 

And we like photos here to show how it’s all coming along .... lots of photos ..! ?

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Will do!

[WorksItOut]

  On 28/10/2020 at 10:42, Ahab said:

I can thoroughly recommend - although do not under-estimate the time commitment if you are self-building.  I just finished building a 'cabin' down the bottom of my garden for working in.  The work/home separation that is provides now is so valuable for me, wonder how I survived so long with out it.  Building it myself around my work and other commitments was - honestly - extremely difficult.  A sensible person would take time off rather than squeezing it around work!

 

Wrote a wee blog about it the build if want to read more:  https://www.donaldmcintosh.net/blog/cabin

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Lovely build! Will give that blog a read, thank you.  

[ultramods]

Have you seen the Ali Dymock videos on YouTube?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Ehgwo2_tY&list=PLyBa0yFBQO7Mc6sAZOMd-xujGuorZAs--

 

[WorksItOut]

  On 28/10/2020 at 22:01, ultramods said:

Have you seen the Ali Dymock videos on YouTube?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Ehgwo2_tY&list=PLyBa0yFBQO7Mc6sAZOMd-xujGuorZAs--

 

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Hi - yes, I have, thank you. His videos have given me the confidence that I could even have a shot at this. Am enjoying his list of tools too - slowly topping up my tool kit with an occasional Screwfix purchase here and there (best bit of the project if you ask me) ?

Edited October 28, 2020 by WorksItOut
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