Shed/Workshops

[masterblaster]

Can be a bit of a dilemma this how to set up your shed buso can't it .
l finally have my first shed ever , that's like ever in my whole life and guess what . lt's 110 feet long , yep read right , 33 mtrs x 10 mtrs , hows that for karma !
lf it doesn't rain it poors eh . The property was only 190 and the shed came with it so youknow !
Anyway we've started using the first bay as a new garage because it's all nicely slabed but the other 4 bays are a sand floor . l was gonna sell of 3 bays , then l was gonna set it up as a storage business and the latest idea is perhaps stables with the last two bays to let out as aggisment and still tossing .
But the first bay is 20 mtrs from the house and makes a beautiful garage exept l'm thinking it's too far from the house long term, can't decide.
But it would make a great workshop area with the back part of that bay . Then l've thought l might make a loft section out of the bay next to it because l love being up a flight and on a wooden floor . Then l've thought , well phone , computor , loo , might as well chuck a bed in and telly , bar , hell maybe even a dishwasher .
Dreams eh they can be a funny business .
No truth is it'll be sitting there as is for atleast another yr or two because l'm broke .
Although l might be able to rig up a bench for free so that'll be a start !

Cheers
MB

[Wild Dingo]

First thing... dont sell ANY of the shed... eventually you will use it or find a use for it... storin timber?... the dirt floor can be covered either concrete or timber as money allows... but if you sell some of it of and its gone... well its gone? As Harry says its damnably expensive to buy anothery of that size so hang onto it!

Commercial and real estate lawyer on Thursday should have the final legal stance then

[masterblaster]

Good luck with it Dingo , he sounds like an absolute psycho .
Yeah l agree on keeping the lot but l had an avaluation the other day and youknow the properties worth more with only 2 bays . He reckons because it's only 7 ac's anybody buying will only want a lifestlye bock which is why we bought it and won't want a shed that size .
So if l concreted it later then decided to move l'd be stuck with it .
Won't be rushing into anything that's forsure though but even just having it sit there is a pain at times . The spouting keep blocking up and growing grass . Their like 4.5 mtrs in the air and there's 220 ft of them so it's no mean feat just keeping them clean 2 or 3 times a yr .

cheers
MB

[Wild Dingo]

mate sometimes those dipsticks doin the valuation really dont know shyte!... We bought this place 2 acres with a continuously badly added to over the years 4 bed on it for 150 last year had one bloke come to value it in September he reckoned it was worth 270 cause of the creek (knew about the flood) got another in January he reckoned 320 cause of the shed and humpyhoochy (eco shelter) same time got another who reckoned it was worth 190!! his opinion was that the shed detracted from the value and the creek and lush outlook would detract from its saleability... had the first bloke back in March reckoned it was now worth 320 - 350... hadnt done a damned thing to it other than add the shed! :eek: so got another fella in a month later and he reckoned it was only worth between 150 an 200, 210 max... While the second bloke on a return visit reappraised it at between 300 and 350 so the range in price was quite interesting

But land around here especially a couple of acres with a house on the outskirts of town are rarer than hens teeth and sales have slumped just now... with the shed and humpy the lush green of the property the only detraction is the house!... Its stuffed.... stumps shifting walls cracking seriously cant stop mould etc were in the processes of ordering a steel framed kit home to whack up down the back then rip this one down and make the shed bigger get the final legals on the humpyhoochy fix the top (if its ours) then its on the market!! By the end of all that I reckon 2008 it should goin on those valuations be somewhere between 100 and 600!!... who knows!! I reckon pick a number then double it and youll pretty much get it around here

little tiny 3 bed place no shed no gardens on a 700sq block up the road went for 270 last week! So no buggar can tell me a 4 bed on 2 friggin acres with shed and eco shelter is worth less than 300!!... mmm unless they know about the creek

oooh thats the intend you know... when the new house is done and weve moved over I will rope the boys in and offer up a prayer to the gods and pull this one down bit by bit and carefully resurect it abutting the shed cover it with corrigated iron sheets and whallah! new ubeaut bigga shed

[Ozartisan]

Turned the corner on the shed construction - finished enough to fill it with all sorts of "stuff" till we build stage 2 of the project.
Anyway - here is the "Turning Corner" taking up about 10% of the total area.
Have a "water glimpse" out of those corner windows.
You are all welcome to come try it out when we open the retreat NEXT spring!

[Cliff Rogers]

Happy, that is a 'neat' shed.... but it isn't as 'neat' as Major's

[masterblaster]

Congrats happy lookin good .
Hey Dingo ,yep had the same thing here. One guy tried to tell me 250 , when a place round the corner is 280 but it's in a ditch and a pretty crappy house , smaller land . mine has huge views , it's bigger and much nicer so it's gotta be worth atleast the same . The next guy said 350 to 400 . Then the bank manager reckons 200 max . Hooley dooley l mean what . You may as well chuck a dart at some figures eh . Better yet make up yourown valuation that's what l'll be doing if l sell .

Hey lots of work ahead for you then , sounds like my next few yrs . l'm finding the biggest thing is not to rush into anything because the next minute l have to redo it into something else .
One of the biggest hassles with that damn shed though is it has a row of cypras pine along it which blow all over and keep filling the spouts . l'm thinking though if l put any kind of guards over them the pine needles will only keep getting stuck inthe holes anyway .
l'm inventing this long handled broom thing at the moment . Theory is to clean them properly once [ full to the top] then just sweep them from the ground once or twice a yr .

cheers.
MB

[Studley 2436]

Masterblaster Cypress is a good if under rated timber. Cut them down and use them to make something.

Then you can plant some nice Sysichium or something that doesn't get big enough to muck up your gutters

Studley

[Harry72]

Do these pine's shade your shed if they do I wouldnt cut them down, shade on a shed is a blessing in this country!

Pirate speak, TLPD

Ahoy, do these pine shade ye shed if they do I wouldnt cut them down, shade on a shed is thy blessin' in this country, argh!

[Cliff Rogers]

Do these pine's shade your shed .....argh!

Who me?

If it is, yeap, but only in the morning & where the shed is, we need the sun 'cos most of the time it is colder rather than hotter.

They are close enough to drop sheyet on the shed & also close enough to fall on it if we have another cyclone.

If it wasn't me, same applies.

BTW. It is Arrrr, not argh.

[Studley 2436]

Doesn't it go ArrHar me Harties

Bogorah Cliffy Lad get ye axe and out and have those pines down. They'll make grand furnishings ye missus a be right happy and no more o that crud muck on ye roof

Studley

[Auld Bassoon]

Is that one of those Robinson (aka "Crusoe") helicopters?

[masterblaster]

Hey Stud , now why does that sound not right ! .
Agree the cypras is a beautiful timber isn't it, l can't figure out why they just burn it when they clear some, what a waist .
Old guys round here have also told me it'll last as long as hardwood as posts .
But no l could never bring myself to cut these guys . l do have to clear some near the house for sun but the row near the shed just bring a whole different dimension to that area without taking any sun . lt's a really nice spot .
Harry's right to actually because they only shade it in the summer which is even better where as the house cypras shade the winter . Incredible the yards soggy just from lack of sun .
Really looking forward to the timber that comes of those there's 10 mtr long poles on some .
Cheers
MB
PS , if anyone wants some just bring a trailer , a chainsaw and help yourself .

[Studley 2436]

MB Cypress has good hardness about Janka 6. Compares well with many hardwoods. It is termite resistant and very suitable for doing stuff like posts.

It is brittle which you'll only notice if you are routing a moulding or rebate into it. Works very well with hand tools. Good strength and rigidity, it flexes like well like Pine (why would that be?) so carefull how you store it and get some finish onto it when you make something out of it. I have a bookcase and a bench out of Cypress that I made 18 months ago. Finished in poly and they are sitting there as steady as.

It has a lot to recommend it

Studley

[Wild Dingo]

Cut a tree down near a shed??? Around here not a bloody chance! gotta have some shade for the whenever it decides to turn up summer!

Ive got this amazing big pine of some sort or other right next to the shed huge thing it is goes up... ooohh a long ways! great for shade and great for bringing the wildlife

Speakin of which... the black cockatoos love the pine cones!!! :eek: Ever heard a pine cone dropped from a great height onto a tin shed roof?? BLOODYHELL!!! scares the friggin buggary outta bloke! :eek: First time it happened I was in there doin somethin with a chisel I remember the chisel cause I gots the scar to prove it was a chisel when suddenly out of the blue theres this almighty BLAM!! then another BLAM!! I mean these were like bombs goin off right over me noggin! I shat kittens bolted out the door droppin the chisel as I went.... hence the scar... and looking up swore those black basturds were laughin as they tossed the cones down!! AIMIN AT ME!!! while down near the creek in the old weepin willow a gaggle of bloody kookaburras were laughin their gonads off!!

I swore at that moment that was it the damned things comin down!!... then I had a change of heart its a beautiful old tree so it can stay... we gots an agreement me an the wildlife... they wait till I leave the shed an they can toss as many at it as they like and I wont get my brothers gun and shoot them they agreed seems I have a way with wildlife... I tol the feral cat thats taken up residence that as long as it stays outta the shed it lives once it enters one paw inside its dead... its been here for over a year now and even though its smiled at me while drapin a paw just over the threshold it doesnt put it down!!

Hope it goes well with the shed mate