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[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Question guys as it is slightly wood related.

I need a garden shed, however new laws and my complex rules states no wooden structures. In fact no wood at all.

I sent them pictures of a steel shed which was well constructed, neat and tidy. They declined it saying it is ugly........... Seriously!!!

 

So my plan is to build a square tube structure, in 6 panels. 4 sides, a base and a roof. 

I am then planning to clad these in either Nutec or polypropylene sheets, depending on the price of the PP as the Nutec is dirt cheap. I can then seal off any corners with angle iron and paint all of this in their kakhi brown colour scheme. It will have the PVC roof sheeting.

This is my alternative to the ridiculously priced plastic shed which are frankly pathetic and really, really, really expensive!!!!

Anybody done anything similar before or have any comments?

I may need to submit some proof that the Nutec is not wood and is not flammable......

[Stretched@Birth]

Question guys as it is slightly wood related.

I need a garden shed, however new laws and my complex rules states no wooden structures. In fact no wood at all.

I sent them pictures of a steel shed which was well constructed, neat and tidy. They declined it saying it is ugly........... Seriously!!!

 

So my plan is to build a square tube structure, in 6 panels. 4 sides, a base and a roof.

I am then planning to clad these in either Nutec or polypropylene sheets, depending on the price of the PP as the Nutec is dirt cheap. I can then seal off any corners with angle iron and paint all of this in their kakhi brown colour scheme. It will have the PVC roof sheeting.

This is my alternative to the ridiculously priced plastic shed which are frankly pathetic and really, really, really expensive!!!!

Anybody done anything similar before or have any comments?

I may need to submit some proof that the Nutec is not wood and is not flammable......

Steven, which part of the country are you in?

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Steven, which part of the country are you in?

 

Pretoria East

[Rocket-Boy]

Steven, which part of the country are you in?

Stretched has got some seriously cool materials, he is the guy to chat to about making it look nice at the same time.

[Rocket-Boy]

Guys Shellac has become a swear word to me, seriously that stuff

I spent an entire week putting down coats and then thinning off and buffing with 0000 wire wool etc. Needs 24 hours to dry in between so its a slow finish. 

 

Anyway the cool thing about shellac is that its able to go over any finish and also able accept any finish on top...

 

In walks microcrystalline wax...

So I put the finishing layer on top and buff it to heat as per always and in one section the shellac melts! yes it totally melted into a resin blob. It also left a big ring of missing finish from the bowl.

 

So long story short I had to use 6 sheets of sand paper and a ton of meths to get it all back down to bare wood and start again. There was a lot of anger involved.

 

I have now mixed up a batch of OB shine juice(1/3 shellac, 1/3 meths, 1/3 BLO) and Im two coats in, should have done this from the start because its seriously awesome stuff. The shine is just out of this world and the way it brings out the character in the wood is amazing.

 

Should have the finished pics up later this evening or tomorrow.

[Stretched@Birth]

Sanding this top today made me think of shaping surfboards, which in turn made me think of Tumbles...

[Rocket-Boy]

And Im done, this sure was a long project for such a simple result. Still its something I will keep so its probably worth it.

 

As much as I liked the warm colour of pure shellac Im glad I had to sand it all off and start again because the shine I got off the new finish is really something special.

Old finish:

 

[Slowbee]

So need some advice on wood.

 

Specifically meranti and more specifically with it relating to decks.

 

Our deck has been severely neglected. The varnish/sealant/overpaint is now pealing off. The screws are starting to push through and in some cash the screw are even lifting up. 

 

But now it is time for maintenance.

 

Is it a simple case of remove sand down, seal correctly and then replace? Or because of the screws pulling through the holes do I need to replace those planks or go bigger deck screw?

 

I might have left it to late, as the rain has started and it looks like the wood has already swollen. Should I leave it for the winter and do it in the summer? Or can it be done in winter with wet weather?

[Rocket-Boy]

So need some advice on wood.

 

Specifically meranti and more specifically with it relating to decks.

 

Our deck has been severely neglected. The varnish/sealant/overpaint is now pealing off. The screws are starting to push through and in some cash the screw are even lifting up. 

 

But now it is time for maintenance.

 

Is it a simple case of remove sand down, seal correctly and then replace? Or because of the screws pulling through the holes do I need to replace those planks or go bigger deck screw?

 

I might have left it to late, as the rain has started and it looks like the wood has already swollen. Should I leave it for the winter and do it in the summer? Or can it be done in winter with wet weather?

Hmm never done a deck before but planning to do one soon so keen to see what everyone says.

If the holes that the screws were in originally are too damaged then you could also try the kreg deck jig, it will go in from an angle so the old holes wont be a problem. 

[stefmeister]

So need some advice on wood.

 

Specifically meranti and more specifically with it relating to decks.

 

Our deck has been severely neglected. The varnish/sealant/overpaint is now pealing off. The screws are starting to push through and in some cash the screw are even lifting up. 

 

But now it is time for maintenance.

 

Is it a simple case of remove sand down, seal correctly and then replace? Or because of the screws pulling through the holes do I need to replace those planks or go bigger deck screw?

 

I might have left it to late, as the rain has started and it looks like the wood has already swollen. Should I leave it for the winter and do it in the summer? Or can it be done in winter with wet weather?

Moisture and paint don't go together, be it walls or wood. 

I'm pretty sure there'll be enough days without rain to allow it to dry out, unless the deck is in one of those shady/damp corners.

You can treat the wood with PCP (pentachlorophenol) that would help prevent any rot in the meantime. 

[Berg Man]

Sounds like you have varnish on the deck. I would sand it off and use a sealer rather. It is easier in the long run to touch up a sealer as it doesn't sit on the wood like a varnish, but rather it penetrates a bit. When it comes time to touch up, you won't need to remove the old coat like varnish

[Slowbee]

Thanks guys.

 

So how do I deal with the screw holes, since the will be re-used again ? Just sand and let the sealer seep into the layer?

 

The wood is rather swollen already with the little rain we have had in Somerset West, so will need have to take the planks of and let them dry out  bit. But the weather is getting humid and there is rain for the next two or so weeks. So perhaps the best is to make it a project for the December holidays.

[porqui]

So need some advice on wood.

 

Specifically meranti and more specifically with it relating to decks.

 

Our deck has been severely neglected.

 

Post us a couple of pictures - you will get better advice

Edited April 20, 2018 by porqui

[Slowbee]

[Slowbee]

[Hairy]

deck2_resize.jpg

off topic, nice pic