Free Garden Office from Pallets(not quite)

[Patrick]

Hi there

 

I thought I quickly introduce my Garden Office that I am currently building.

Most of the shell is done , needs a inside finished .

 

It is on a Pile Foundation (9 Piles that hold up a suspended timber floor)

I tried to not spend any money at all (wanted to do it for free just putting my work in) but there are things you can t get second hand - for example concrete  ?

 

So My Timber I got from a House demolition around the corner- asked the guys if I could load the gigantic Pile of old 2x4s and Joists into my van and just spend 4-5 runs to bring it to the house and 2-3 days to denail them all.

The Timber Boards are all dismantled Pallets (given free from Industrial estate nearby)

INSULATION I got seconds from gumtree , same with roofing felt.

Nails I bought Bulk on ebay (10er for 10kg) ,

also bought window insulation foam, Silikone and Tyvek Tape on Ebay (leftovers)

Tyvek Housewrap I had to spend a bit of money on as had to buy a new roll.

 

Windows and doors where from another Demolition Site .

Same with the Plywood.

OSB Boards for outer walls I had to buy from second hand place (6.50 per board 9mm)

Paint is the cheapest Fence Paint for 9£/25litre bucket

 

I started off with digging 9 wholes , approx. 1.20-1.30m deep at the end of my Garden

Filled them with concrete and used old cardboard boxes wrapped in Plastic bags as a mould to form the Posts (around 40 cm out of the ground)

Had some old Metal wires (5-6mm thick) lying in the garden for the last 6 years which is used as rebar.

Unfortunatley I forgot to take Photos of the Foundations, so first Photos start when the Floor Joists  down on the Poles.

I know they all not been straight and whole building is not really 100% square (kind of and also level-) , this is partley due to my lack of experience and partly due to not working with new timbers- everything was kind of a puzzle to put together

 

 

this is the suspended floor from far

 

this is closer

 

 

and even closer

 

 

 

Floor insulation in and Plywood on top

 

and more Insulation and Plywood

 

 

First Wall Up

 

second Wall up with Window in

Photo from my Treehouse (with 3rd wall framed on the floor)

 

 

 

The Front Wall and bits of the Roof is Up:

My dog wonders WTF?

 

Photo frominside to the outside

 

 

Back wall

 

And now just quickly the rest of the front wall, cladding , doors in before I have to leave to continue working on it

 

 

 

 

[Onoff]

Welcome.

 

Can't beat a pallet shed!

 

 

 

[RichS]

I'm with the dog ?

[ProDave]

This is my pallet shed. Welcome to the elite club of tight self builders.

[Patrick]

?.  @ProDaveThanks  , that is spot on !

[Onoff]

"Frominside" is that a wood treatment?

[Onoff]

I'm pretty sure you could build a pallet shed then fill the wall  (& roof) with expanding foam...

 

Where would the vcl go? And what U value would a 4" slab of foam with 20mm timber either side have?

[Square Feet]

Mine...

 

[Patrick]

Thought i give an update on the cheapskate project and show some pictures of my office as it is finished now and I am working from there for a while already.

 

Finishing is most definitely not up to the standard of some of you, but It serves the purpose. It s warm , well insulated and Electric heating .

And it cost me approx. :

855£

 

 BUILDING GARDEN OFFICE.pdf

 

Timber all from demolitions

Doors and Windows as well

Lots of other bits and pieces from Gumtree "for free" section or

Freecycle.org

 

Had a Mate living in it for 1 Month and he gave it the thumbs up. ?