My garden Room Build

maxamillius wrote: »

Ballpark what do you think it’ll end up costing?

I'm at 4.8k now - I still need 1 or 2 electrical bits and pay sparky - c250

plasterboard and jointing - 150

skirting board - 100

laminate flooring - 160

So a ballpark would be 5.5k

So, I spent a good bit of Sunday and a couple of hours each day this week finishing off the roof.

Some things to note : Yes EPDM is simple to install but weights a freakin ton - I had to pay a man a pint to help me lift it onto the roof.

No the metal trims supplied by the company in Baldoyle are not nice not easy to install, and they dont look great imo either. I think they make the decision to use grey fascia ( a fair bit more expensive ) a poor one as the contrast alot.

I think the answer might be to buy the rubber here and have the "kit" shipped from the UK - they trims can be got the right colour etc.

The freefoam fascia and soffit are easy enough to install and fit, but a word of warning : the plastic capped nails are a fooking pig as the hammer seems to slip off the head when the nail is about 75% home, and getting them out is painful as there is nothing to use the claw against without damaging the fascia itself as they are soft.

Anyway - I think we are watertight - and here is the result.
I have not yet finished the back/gutter end.

Apologies : I keep meaning to take more photos but I forget !

listermint wrote: »

Heavier hammer or firmer hand on the pins for the fasica .

Yea, but they seem to bend when in too far for my fat fingers to be holding it any longer !

I haven't been posting coz I have been forgetting to take photos, not because there hasnt been progress.

once the sparky finished first fix I took to installing the insulation -
I went with Earthwool as I bought a crap ton for this and the house and it was cheap.

I installed it and then put in the vapour barrier - Tips here, start at the top well onto the ceiling so that you can get a good sealed barrier - also, make sure you get it tight into the corner or it will hamper the putting up of plasterboard.






I took to plasterboarding before we finished the electrics -

Some tips 1: I would suggest you do the ceiling first - which leads me to tip 2
When planning you roof joists, make sure to leave a joist or something along the walls to attach your ceiling boards to. Possibly a few extra noggins might do it, but I found at the wall side of boards with the end running parrallel to the joists I had nothing to attach them to.
I ended up more or less resting the boards onto the top of the wall plasterboard : NOT IDEAL
The boards wont fall down or anything, they just do not have the support across the full width I would have liked at one end. ( I hope this makes sense )

I didnt get a lot of photos at this stage - suffice to say I made a truely awful mess of some of the joints etc and was hoping the plasterer would sort it out ( thats me by the way )




Next tape and jointing : I used pro-form jointing compound which is nice and easy enough to use. Be prepared to apply many many coats !



So here I started to pay the penalty for my poor workmanship putting up the plasterboard. I think I did an OK job, however I admittedly am hoping the paint will make good a lot of the rough bits. : those of you who read my comment earlier will see how poor workmanship tends to compound itself.

I am now hoping the painter will fix stuff ( its me )



Big day yesterday - the door arrived !

I had it delivered without the glazing installed - as I was worried it wouldnt fit through the garage exit, but it did.

Fitting it made me realize I should have trusted myself on the size a bit better, the 12mm all round was a bit much I think and means lots of spray foam.



In order to spray foam it, I blocked the gap all round the outside and foamed from the inside. This hopefully means I wont have to cut foam off both sides and will end up with a nice smooth finish on the outside ( although cladding will hide it )

And this is how it looked last night !



Thats where its at as of today. I am considering painting the inside next as I am mad keen to see how the plastering fairs out once painted, however I really need to spend time making good around the inside of the door. Something I am noodling on at the moment. ( I am seeing lots of skirting board rather than plasterboard I think )

I dont have a lot more pics, but if there is anything you'd like to see speciffically pls let me know and I will put it up if I have it, or take it if I dont!

GaryCocs wrote: »

Might have been asked already but what are you doing for heating?

It was !
I am looking at this as the thing is well insulated and I was advised against the original underfloor heating idea.

TheBoyConor wrote: »

Looks nice but I donno why you didn't just pour a concrete slab.
The arse is going to rot out from under that in a few years. Guaranteed. and the space beneath will harbour vermin.

I actually expected to see a lot more of these - "What I'd have done" or "what you should have done" posts. But I have what I think are valid reasons for not using a slab - again, one of the joys of DIY: I did what I wanted to do for my own reasons.

I dont see why it will rot as its treated wood, kept dry and off the ground. There isnt a food source for vermin and the cat and foxes will make sure there isnt an issue.