Global Scale Modeller

Yay it's finally time to move from the house (well small corner of the bedroom) to a new purpose built man cave
To start lots and lots of clearing

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And the obligatory fire lol

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All cleared and new fence going up

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Now on to the shuttering

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All ready for the pour (pump as I'm getting old)

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And got it pumped in in double quick time and no hassle all I did was make the tea and heckle from the peanut gallery but it's all ready for the cave to come now

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Hopefully at some point next week it should be here and I can crack on doing the inside so until it arrives

Dan

Ohh very nice Dan... Very nice indeedy

Bet you can't wait .bar pool table dancing pole can't wait for the invite lol

Looking Good Dan

Nice size plot

ooo, thats gonna be a nice cave!

I don't want to see Dan on the dancing pole, no thanks
SO pleased you did a thread mate, keep us informed and all
Surprised you are allowed to do open burns...we would have the fire department and six trucks and the bylaw people here if we tried that.
Setting up to be a sweet space

exmoor wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2018 4:31 pm Bet you can't wait .bar pool table dancing pole can't wait for the invite lol

You on a strippers pole....yeah I'm gonna need more than that

Wow!

Great job sofar!

Judging by the size of the foundation that will be really nice place with lots of room for benches and the stash.


Tommy

Exciting project Dan, bet you can't wait!

Is it normal demolition practice to remove the walls before the roof?

ElCapitan wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:43 am Exciting project Dan, bet you can't wait!

Is it normal demolition practice to remove the walls before the roof?

Really can't wait now lol and it seemed easier at the time but regretted it after when I couldn't move the roof lol(very heavy) ended up cutting it up in to 6 pieces just to move it on my own

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:15 pm I don't want to see Dan on the dancing pole, no thanks
SO pleased you did a thread mate, keep us informed and all
Surprised you are allowed to do open burns...we would have the fire department and six trucks and the bylaw people here if we tried that.
Setting up to be a sweet space

Yeah no pole dancing for me two left hands that's one sight I would not want too see and as long as you don't cause a lot of smoke your pretty much ok with a fire obviously within reason but can't wait for it to come and be done now it's been a killer with work and crapy weather

Looking good Dan! Look forward to seeing the finished article

A very small update it's coming on the 22nd had some crappy weather the last week and it set them back a bit. I don't know a bit of snow and the world stops spinning lol

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:25 pm A very small update it's coming on the 22nd had some crappy weather the last week and it set them back a bit. I don't know a bit of snow and the world stops spinning lol

Had same happen with the house build mate...and we are supposed to be able to deal with snow over here
Keep at it

Missed this when you first posted it Dan - but that looks like a cracking bit of redevelopment!

How big is that pad?

Tomcat64 wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:57 pm Missed this when you first posted it Dan - but that looks like a cracking bit of redevelopment!

How big is that pad?

25ftx9ft the garage itself is a bit smaller

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:50 am

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:25 pm A very small update it's coming on the 22nd had some crappy weather the last week and it set them back a bit. I don't know a bit of snow and the world stops spinning lol

Had same happen with the house build mate...and we are supposed to be able to deal with snow over here
Keep at it

Yeah anything in the construction business can stop for no reason lol

Well the cave finally came it's gone up speedy fast and is ready for the insides, really happy chappy

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There will lots of updates soon

Sweet! What are you doing for heat and AC?

Now this is something I really miss not living in the UK any longer and that's the garden sheds... We just don't have them here.
I've been in sheds that have been better taken care of than many houses I've been in!

Yours is looking very nice indeed and very well built!

smokeriderdon wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:18 pm Sweet! What are you doing for heat and AC?

Heating will most probably be storage heaters electric and no real need for a/c England doesn't get that hot lol

Jens wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:18 pm Now this is something I really miss not living in the UK any longer and that's the garden sheds... We just don't have them here.
I've been in sheds that have been better taken care of than many houses I've been in!

Yours is looking very nice indeed and very well built!

Thanks very much

Congratulations Dan, that is looking like a sweet building spot

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:28 pm Congratulations Dan, that is looking like a sweet building spot

Cheers mate,can't wait to get going on it

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:22 pm

smokeriderdon wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:18 pm Sweet! What are you doing for heat and AC?

Heating will most probably be storage heaters electric and no real need for a/c England doesn't get that hot lol

Ah. I know that. LOL BUT, considering I am in the land of 90 degrees and 95% humidity, I see a box like that and automatically think torture chamber if there is no AC. LOL

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:31 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:28 pm Congratulations Dan, that is looking like a sweet building spot

Cheers mate,can't wait to get going on it

Where's the dance floor going to be, next to the compressor?

Lysus wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:19 pm

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:31 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:28 pm Congratulations Dan, that is looking like a sweet building spot

Cheers mate,can't wait to get going on it

Where's the dance floor going to be, next to the compressor?

I bet it will have a pole...nudge nudge

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:25 pm

Lysus wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:19 pm

Kingdan wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:31 pm

Cheers mate,can't wait to get going on it

Where's the dance floor going to be, next to the compressor?

I bet it will have a pole...nudge nudge

Awesome looking cave Dan!

Hi me again with a mediocre update once the cave was up I had to leave it a day for things to settle but the next day after work I got going with the floor, to make it water tight I used torch on bitumen to seal the concrete and give me a good barrier against moisture, it took a few days to do after work but really happy with how it went (well apart from the small fires I kept starting )

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All done ready for some timber now I'm doing g a free floating floor( which just means is not fixed to the base)

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I'm using 25mm x 50mm timber for the floor with 25mm insulation and a covering of 18mm mdf there will be a final Rubber mat type of stuff to finish it off at the end.

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All done not bad for a Sunday afternoon

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I've left a 200mm gap all the way around so that when the walls go in there will be space for insulation and an air gap to the outside wall again for moisture purposes but that's for another update so till next time

Nice work mate, impressive doing it yourself
You are quite the handy man...Dan the Builder

looking good , don't forget the spray booth air vent.

digger303 wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:58 am looking good , don't forget the spray booth air vent.

Ya, it is not like that is a sore spot amongst modellers who have recently built hobby spaces...attached to a house

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:24 am

digger303 wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:58 am looking good , don't forget the spray booth air vent.

Ya, it is not like that is a sore spot amongst modellers who have recently built hobby spaces...attached to a house

I was trying not to to be too pointed about it

Hello me again it's been a long time since I've done anything on the cave but as the weather is starting to improve I decided to go get a load of materials to carry on,so with I got going this morning and had a good few hours in there doing some wood butchery ,got most of the long wall up and insulated



Then moved on to a section of the roof got that done and insulated


Hopefully if the weather keeps getting better I should be done in a couple of months (not committed could be longer) but I'm under pressure from the wife as she wants her bedroom back
Hopefully be back with another update next week sometime

Good stuff Dan
If we were closer I would come over and help...thank god we are oceans apart
Hopefully by the fall, mate and she will all be good to go

Wow!

That looks awesome.
After you have put board on the walls and roof most of the hard work is done and you can start planning the space more in detail

Keep up the good work.


Tommy

Must have been a bugger to put the nogging's in unless you glued them, but good work. Glad to see progress.

Looks great mate, did you need planning permission?

Looks awesome Dan! Looking forward to next year's update

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:05 pm Good stuff Dan
If we were closer I would come over and help...thank god we are oceans apart
Hopefully by the fall, mate and she will all be good to go

Q

digger303 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:23 am Must have been a bugger to put the nogging's in unless you glued them, but good work. Glad to see progress.

It took more head scratching than it should have

Kevthemodeller wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:46 am Looks great mate, did you need planning permission?

No permission needed as it classed as a temporary structure and its 3 meters away from the house

Looking good so far!

Made some good progress again this weekend got all the window wall constructed and insulated it's probably 70% built on the walls now, I tweeked my back just as I was finished for the day so hopefully if I can move tomorrow I can get the rest of the walls built then finish the ceiling fingers crossed it'll all be finished in a couple of weekends

So electrical, heat and hopefully better wifi??
Keep at it Dan, you will wonder how you ever modelled out of bedroom soon

Be able to incorporate a covered walkway to house next.... saves the wet feet. Missus would love that.
Just trying to help

Covered walkway to the new wing could mean you’re no longer a temporary structure so planning permission required

Joking only joking. Looks amazing already . I’m über jealous

I think the grass could use a mow as well, Mate