[sdiy] OT: Anyone ever build a backyard workshop?

[Mike]

In the UK, I've seen some very good workshops made from old sea-containers,
they come in full, half and third size. We've had then for a little more
than the scrap price plus delivery. Depends on what you have locally.

You could certainly make a concrete base yourself, (hire/borrow a mixer),
and builld a wooden shed that would pass code. For your first cold season
you could probably make do with a plastic over wood roof. Can you scrounge
up wooden packing cases or anything like that? planking over a 2x4 frame
would make a really good workshop. If you think about it, Hewlett Packard
started in a wooden garage.

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/garage/

Best wishes with the project - if you were in the UK, I'd offer to help,
I've built quite a few structure like this, and there are good free plans
available on the web.

||\/||ike





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:47 PM
Subject: RE: [sdiy] OT: Anyone ever build a backyard workshop?


> Working under highly adverse conditions does have one advantage:
> It can force a person to be organized, rather than just have drifts of
> components, half-finished projects & broken scrap all through the house.
>
> I don't know how 'cool' your folk are, or what the neighbourhood is like -
> but an old VW van or so with a wrecked engine can often be had for $200 or
> less & that would make a better 'shed' than you could build for $200.
>
> paul perry Melbourne Australia
>
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