I have removed the right hand side of the existing shed, and will be building int he stud work for the door and new cladding. See belo for picture of the batons to give airspace between the OSB and the cladding
Start of the LHS cladding, going to look good in a day or so I think:
Continuing the LHS Cladding.
Fitting Door Frame and Surround:
I found a set of 2.4m wide aluminium doors on ebay for the grand sum of £50. Bargain, as must have been a couple of grand + new. These have a hardwood frame, aluminium inner frame and the two sliding door units. Pic below of fitted door frames. Note the vertical facia to cover the inside edge of the 4*2 timber.
The next step was to add a stong beam above the door frame. This was two 4*2 timbers screwed together and screwed into the timber building frame. I then added the top cedar door surround to match the sides:
The top area was then covered with a piece of 18mm OSB board:
Now for pics of thr Cedar cladding covering the OSB, again fixed on batons to give airspace between the OSB and cladding:
Finished cladding above the door. The tops of the cladding are not 100% level, but will be hidden by the cedar soffit boards when fitted to the underside of the overhang:
Latest pic of the front:
Doors now dropped into the frame:
View from the inside........
Soffits:
I am using cedar planks for the soffits, running left to right. See the pics below of how they are fixed, again with stainless shell ring shank nails:
Same again for below the door:
Front cladding nearly complete apart some some finishing touches, and the decked steps:
With steps added in place of old concrete ramp.......
