I've bought a shed ...

I've bought a shed (well, more of a barn really! Its 50' x 30') from the estate of an old lady that died recently.

It was only fairly recent built.

I've got to take it down ... I don't suppose there are many surprises there, other than trying to avoid splitting the weather boards when getting them off.

I will photograph and document it so I can put it back up again, and mark the key timbers for location

What about planning permission? Obviously its standing right now, can I use that in some way to make it easy for the planners to visualise what I am going to erect?

Its currently on a concrete raft, but I'm thinking of just using a footing around the perimeter, and a concrete pad only in the are where the garden machinery will be stored.

One side will be used as a wood store, seems a waste to have a concrete base there

Any other tips?

 

I thought sheds were okay as they aren't permanent structures-as far as planning permission goes at least.

 

Thanks, that's very helpful. I've spoken to the local planning people, who make it sound very straightforward!

Any advice on taking it down?

 

50` x 30` ! thats not a shed, Thats an aircraft hanger......
Nice buy and I hope it all works out ok.
Somewhere to park your helicoptor?
robert

 

I think if it's sited more tham 3metres from the house you don't need planning permission

Where are you going to put it? What are you going to put in it?:hehe:

 

When my dad had what is now my land, he put a couple of sheds on it to store tools and animal feed (he had livestock on there, and the land is classed as agricultural for planning purposes). The planning authority ordered him to take them down, he appealed and lost. Ironically, the sheds were not even visible from any public path or road, so it must have been a tresspasser that reported them.

So I would say that the planning authorities can be a bit of a pain in the backside at times.

 

"Somewhere to park your helicoptor?"

The wife is insisting on putting hers indoors, and I don't want mine to get wet ... :hehe:

"Where are you going to put it?"

Behind the pleached hedge. It isn't as tall as my sketch implies, but something like this:



The shed unfortunately has corrugated iron roof - and although only very gently sloping I think it will be a bit of an eyesore from the drive. We'll see, might have to replace with slate, paint, or just wait until we can afford a more appropriate pucker structure.

"What are you going to put in it?"

Bits of garden machinery that are either outside (the mini tractor) or hogging space in the garage (mowers) at present.

We have a large amount of logs to store so that we season our own, rather than buying seasoned wood.

And there are 3 ghastly sheds in my garden which are not suitable, two of them are on their last legs, and all of them are in the wrong place and look an eyesore.

http://kgarden.wordpress.com/projects/shrubbery/2/ - 3rd and 4th pictures in particular

"Take your time, buy some hard hats and get as many helpers as possible "

Excellent! A volunteer! I want to get on with it, so would like to get it down in the next week if possible.

"I'm guessing some of the structural timbers are heavy and long so you might need to hire some lifting gear."

The roof trusses will be the problem I think. Telescopic loader might be the best tool.

The thing that is bothering me is the weatherboarding. If it is dry then I think it will split as we try to remove it (or we'll have to punch the nails through the board, and that will take ages).

Alternative is to cut vertically next to an upright every 9' or so, thereby making wall-panels, and add an additional vertical member to the existing, when we rebuild, to have something to attach the "dangling end" of the panels to.

I suppose I need to try to remove a weather board and see how easily it comes away, or whether I wind up with a pile of splinters!

 

The weather boards should knock of ok with a sharp tap from a small sledge from just below the beams they are nailed too.

You might want to hire a pasloade nailer for when you reefix them

 

Thanks Pro. Fingers crossed on the weather boards then , and good idea about the nailer.

 

One of those low-loaders with a grab would be a big help, but I don't think I could get it up close to the current site :(

 

Planing permission has come through, so work can commence!

We took it down back in July. Actually didn't cut it up, or knock the weatherboard off, but converted it into a sectional building. Several "sections" 40' x 12' :thumb:

This is what it looked like:


The traditional "after" photo


and the "moving home" photo :gnthb: