Welcome Sheddie, this blog is about sheds! You can share your shed, or view other people's sheds. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.

Not sheds really, but showing what people can build with nothing and live in them, found this blog that covers a lot of them.

This one caught my eye from 0yenhouse.com as I know many sheddies are looking to solar up their sheds.

This is a homeless’s house along a riverside in Tokyo. I met it in 2000. I could talk with him in this house and survey the scale. Surprisingly, he uses　the solar panel!

Shed tags: Diy > Sheds by Wilco
No Comments »

The wonderful Stu’s Shed has some great videos all wossnamed together in this Stu’s Shed TV section.

The thread cutting one reminds me of school, thats the last time I did anything practical in a shed (really)

They are not embedded (i can’t get it to work) you need to download them to watch but they are very well done, plus you get to see his great shed!

Shed tags: Diy > Shed.tv by Wilco
No Comments »

Not sheds, but something silly and useful for a Friday.

Boingboing gadgets links to a WMMNA post about DIY tractor culture in Poland.

Łukasz Skąpski, “Machines”, 2005-2007, Courtesy Żak Gallery

The photos are on at an exhibition On view at the Żak Gallery in Berlin until March 3.

The original sauce is here. so not bad 3 links about DIY tractors in one post, this is like more readerTractors .

lovely.

Shed tags: Diy by Wilco
No Comments »

Our roofing pals over at www.katepaluk.co.uk have given us 5 packs of shingles and 1 pack of Eave/Ridge Roofing Shingles to give away to one lucky sheddie, great for that finishing touch to your shed.

Just go here to enter.

Shed tags: Competitions > Diy > Sheds by Wilco
No Comments »

You may not be able to do it in this timeframe, and of course you must know what you are doing, but the wonderful website instructables.com has a great guide to building this American style potting shed, they also have the plans free.

The materials list is here.

They also have a great list of Solar, Wind turbine Chicken coop projects and lots of Salvage things for those techy minded sheddie.

Shed tags: Diy by Wilco
No Comments »

It’s always a good read for any sheddie having a go themselves, the new Screwfix catalogue is now available online, just like the paper one but using flash flashyness.

Of course you can always just look on the website as well!

If you click using my links above and buy something then the shed server gets that extra 20p towards the shed week bandwidth costs.

Shed tags: Diy by Wilco
No Comments »

Well its something I am sure some of you sheddies could do, if you have a large enough shed that is.. as it does look a little short.

This fella has turned his garage into a one lane bowling alley

for more pictures and video visit Techblog.

Shed tags: Diy by Wilco
No Comments »

Ok it’s not my normal Tuesday post , but I have been away from the shed.

I have seen some great DIY sheds on readersheds, but this one is simple and uses things easily available and recycled , read more and see  some of the build pictures by sheddie Simon on the readersheds.co.uk website.

It’s an allotment shed built entirely from recycled pallets and packing crates. I had the nails and roofing felt knocking about so all it’s cost me was ?20 for the hinges and catch and another ?20 for some paint - I’ll update the picture when I’ve painted it. It’s 6′6″ x 4′ which is plenty big enough for a comfy chair and a stove.

Shed tags: Diy > Just Sheds Tuesday by Wilco
3 Comments »

The Suburban Bushwacker, sent me this link for a wonderful eco-friendly hobbit house, I may have heard seen it before but can’t remember but I bet Alex has posted about it
Its built by Simon Dale , you have to see it to believe it.

Simon has even got the plans online so you have a go yourself!.

Here are the main features… which could be applied to a few sheds..

Some key points of the design and construction:

* Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter
* Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc.
* Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland
* Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthaetically fantastic and very easy to do
* Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building
* Plastic sheet and mud/turf roof for low impact and ease
* Lime plaster on walls is breathable and low energy to manufacture (compared to cement)
* Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings
* Anything you could possibly want is in a rubbish pile somewhere (windows, burner, plumbing, wiring…)
* Woodburner for heating - renewable and locally plentiful
* Flue goes through big stone/plaster lump to retain and slowly release heat
* Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations
* Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light
* Solar panels for lighting, music and computing
* Water by gravity from nearby spring
* Compost toilet
* Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.
Simon is looking for people to get involved with another project

This autumn we will, with eight other families and individuals, buy a plot of land in Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is be part of what will be Wales’ first self build eco-village. Each family will buy a 5 acre plot for the first phase of the village. We will have planning permission to build on the plot under Pembrokeshire’s new planning guidance for low impact development which ties us to strict environmental best practice and working the land for our basic livelihood. This opportunity to live simply and with ecological integrity is unprecidented under British planning law.

Shed tags: Diy > Environment by Wilco
2 Comments »

The telegraph which continually seems to be a shed friendly website, with its shed bloggger and shed articles.. has a nice article on Garden shed makeover, and they give a list of What every shed needs

including this which every sheddie on an allotment must see as the imperative.

Moreover, light and a heater will make life more enjoyable during cold, dark evenings. But by far the best argument for installing power is the electric kettle. The joy of having a cuppa without having to take off your boots and wash your hands should not be underestimated.

and this which is a little bit tidy for my liking, but good advice, i would prefer the old routine of drawing round the tools

A neat trick is to label each position on the tool rack with the tool that should be in place. That way, if there’s a gap, you will know what is missing and can look for it. Otherwise it will eventually turn up rusted and useless.

Shed tags: Diy > Shed News > Sheds by Wilco
No Comments »