Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 21May 11, 2009 12:50 pm 2011 Home Sweet Home Handover 03 September 2010 PCI 27August 2010 Plumber 20August 2010 Electrician 19August 2010 Painting 04 August 2010 Cabinets 13Jul2010 Lockup 23June Frame 20April slab 1Mar10 Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 26May 15, 2009 10:39 pm 2011 Home Sweet Home Handover 03 September 2010 PCI 27August 2010 Plumber 20August 2010 Electrician 19August 2010 Painting 04 August 2010 Cabinets 13Jul2010 Lockup 23June Frame 20April slab 1Mar10 Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 28May 24, 2009 7:06 pm 2011 Home Sweet Home Handover 03 September 2010 PCI 27August 2010 Plumber 20August 2010 Electrician 19August 2010 Painting 04 August 2010 Cabinets 13Jul2010 Lockup 23June Frame 20April slab 1Mar10 Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 35May 25, 2009 8:21 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 36Jun 18, 2009 2:57 pm 2011 Home Sweet Home Handover 03 September 2010 PCI 27August 2010 Plumber 20August 2010 Electrician 19August 2010 Painting 04 August 2010 Cabinets 13Jul2010 Lockup 23June Frame 20April slab 1Mar10 Re: 38Jul 04, 2009 10:26 pm zeke Well we're actually doing this and we like it so much we tried to cancel the house Seriously, the advantages are huge. The biggest and best one is being on site throughout the build - no travelling to see what's been done. The rental savings can be ploughed into decking out the shed, which will be an ongoing asset. Also it meant only one move for us. Another big advantage is that we have a real "Please take your time and don't hurry" approach to the house build. But I have to say, our shed is a pretty good one as sheds go. It is 16.5 metres by 7.5 metres (we are on 20 acres) We've lined and insulated it, separated off a bedroom at one end and and bathroom/laundry at the other, covered the floor with carpet tiles and vinyl in the kitchen area (IKEA s/s modular kitchen) We have 3 r/c split system a/c (from the house we demolished) home theatre area, Foxtel etc etc. Things we miss are the dishwasher, a proper oven, an effective rangehood (only have an exhaust fan) and insulated storage space. We have another REALLY big shed that could store 8 vehicles, but the temp in there can swing between 60 and 10 degrees C in the space of 12 hours. So, as an "expert shed dweller" I see the priorities as: 1. Insulation 2. lining 3. Exclusion of critters, insects etc....shed rollerdoors etc are NBG for this 4. Services and creature comforts The advantage of being on-site during the build is the fantastic plus and has been surprisingly well-tolerated by the tradies. I should also point out that we did a lot more with our shed than we intended at the outset, but it's been fun and will be worthwhile in the long run. Go for it, I reckon Cheers zeke PS I should probably post a couple of piccies when I suss out how to do this. Hi there, I have posted a related topic about insurance on a shed with personal belongings in it....that is I cannot find any company to insure our shed while we are not living on the property....maybe we could say we plan to live there?? Any help greatly appreciated. Ame Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 39Jul 06, 2009 9:43 am I'm planning to convert the back half of our shed into a granny flat/ kids games room. I would recommend to anyone doing this sort of fit-out for a permanant use to use blue-termite treated framing. Garage and shed slabs generally have no termite barriers installed before pouring so having untreated bottom plates etc sitting staight on the concrete is asking for trouble depending where you live. 70mm x 35mm T2 framing is only around $2 per metre so its cheap insurance Re: Re: 40Jul 06, 2009 4:17 pm ame Hi there, I have posted a related topic about insurance on a shed with personal belongings in it....that is I cannot find any company to insure our shed while we are not living on the property....maybe we could say we plan to live there?? Any help greatly appreciated. Ame Yes insurance, we were with I think NRMA for contents in NSW, the sister company here in WA is SGiO, they only insured us living in the shed (just contents) because we were already had a policy (NRMA which carries over as SGiO here) and we were building. When I inquired about it prior to moving over here I found that most companies won't insure you if living in a shed and particularly if you don't already have an existing policy. Others that will I think have certain standards (ie shed may have to be lined / insulated etc). From an insurance perspective I think we were lucky, but I do wonder if something major happened (ie fire) weather an excuse would come up why we can't make a claim. 1 62396 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 82848 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 18062 |