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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:01 pm
by rimexboy
sussex yer i know what you mean but the roof area came back over 2 grand new,
its money i can not spend on my shed/dog house... on the car thats in it maybe lol...
well today i decided to clean the roof of and its not to bad really, it did have quite alot of moss on it which does not help its all off now.
But i will keep my eyes open and possibly pop down to Stondon Hall on the 28th... its a day out in africa apparently....
thanks simon
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:13 pm
by seanandruby
Can't see the point in paying big money for a shed roof if it ain't broke, if it ain't broke why fix it ???
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:23 pm
by rimexboy
yer i agree, its got a few leaks in the roof, and the sides are like sponge in places now.
it wont be long before it needs quite alot of attention, so if i do the lot this year i hope that will be the end of it then...
thanks simon
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:43 am
by seanandruby
I keep saying that about my conservatory. I say: i'll get one more year out of it. Time and money are against me at the minute, it is held up by endless cans of expanding foam,, silicone laccy bands, as and when i can :laugh: Sooner it falls over the better, the guy who lived here before made a right f*** up of it when he constructed it, half a brick below damp.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:52 pm
by rimexboy
Yer Sean I know what you mean...
Sometimes it's making best of the situation
I've been down my shed most of the day, still hear infact and had a thought of putting mdf under the current roof and cover it with plastic sheets (all of which is free) and then put the current sheets back on and coat with some sealer.
What do you guys think of that option???
Thanks Simon
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:26 pm
by sussex
The trouble with leaving it is it only gets worse&the cost only goes up,the price of wood & metal along with every other building material is only on the up road.never on the down one.
I,ve been doing a barn conversion for the last few years & the cost of green oak has gone up almost 100% ,cant think of anything material wise thats not gone up big time.I bought materials bit at a time when there was a few quid spare ,or when something cheap came along until i had enough for the next stage.suppriseing what you can save.
Cleared a big site in surrey of timber destined for the fire that after running through the saw did all the stud work .The auction at stondon could be usefull,might go my self see if i can find some old london stocks. 
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:34 pm
by rimexboy
Yer everything's on the up I'm afraid if I can save some dosh I will as I've plenty to spend it on.
May see you there then I will check the lots first if they have what I need then I will go if only for the experience
Thanks Simon
Pps what do you think of the suggestion in my last post about free mdf under what I have??
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:27 pm
by sussex
Would the way forward be to do the roof properly first, that way you have a dry space,use some 1000g plastic batterned on the walls as a
temp fix, iknow it will look pants but it could buy you some time to sort a long term job ,tyvac would be better but much dearer than plastic.
I know all to well the problems of familly,mortgage,etc but allways found once right is the cheap way in the end .ps mdf and water dont go . good luck
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:16 pm
by rimexboy
yer time will tell.... i guess ...
simon
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:19 pm
by mickg
just a thought but your buying second hand steel sheets what will have holes in different positions to what you require and I don't care what you use to plug theses holes it will act like a sieve when it rains hard - drip drip drip ???
have you taken into account steel sheets drip from top to bottom with condensation if you don't use the sheet insulation on the inside ?
why don't you save up and buy new !!
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:44 am
by rimexboy
Good point Micky
I was thinking of putting mdf under them and cover with thick plastic sheets I have and put a roof on top of that.
I'm probably going to stondon hall on the 28 th depending what they have on the listing.
I think some of the roofing is new there which will be better
Thanks Simon
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:52 pm
by gonchy
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:55 pm
by rimexboy
yer thanks for that gonchy... did see them but looking for someone more localish i hope
thanks simon
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:09 pm
by rimexboy
Well I popped down to stondon hall today as auction on tomorrow, loads of plant stuff diggers the lot, just not much roofing sheets the size I want........
I will keep looking
Thanks Simon