Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Studio (fancy shed) build 107Sep 03, 2014 12:28 am Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Studio (fancy shed) build 119Sep 11, 2014 12:35 am Yes mate every time a hole or trench is dug rocks just seem to apear I have two massive piles at the moment and there are some really big ones in there, did you chisel the sides before or after laying the rocks? Cheers Heath Re: Studio (fancy shed) build 120Sep 11, 2014 8:55 am No chiselling but most of them I broke up with a sledge hammer. They often break up along reasonably straight lines. The harder the rock, the better as the softer ones tend to just crumble. The really large ones (size of a washing machine and bigger) will yield lots of great stone, especially from the centre. I would suggest you simply go and talk to council about your proposal, most councils are getting onboard with ancillary dwellings. There is no benefit in keeping it… 1 4106 Is it possible to render an old corrugated iron shed.I have heard that it can be done if it is covered with chicken wire first.Not sure of the ratio of the render mix and… 0 4896 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5401 |