What DIY projects have you got planned at home?

[moogle]

Other than re-building my layout, none!
Not in the conventional sense as I rent a furnished flat. 

If it doesn't rain tomorrow I need to give my new car some much needed maintenance.
Well, its a 1992 Mercedes 190E so its new to me and its the 1st lot of maintenance I'm giving it since I bought it last week! 
So sort of DIY...

[Jonathan Clapp]

Got the site work done today, where the tool shed is to go.
De-sodded the area, and tamped in gravel where the sills will lie. Also cut 9 feet of the rabbit fence loose, and relocated masses of flowering onions.

[Daveglan]

Oh many jobs.......including a layout!

Dave

[galway]

Irish Padre and lesmond now that I've rekindled an interest in turf maybe I should set up a mail order facility sending individual sods around the world, you would'nt get much heat but the memories would be priceless.

They still use the railways on Bord na Mona bogs, watching them sway under load on the bog is a great sight, but they never seem to come a cropper.

Paul

[jonclox]

I should set up a mail order facility sending individual sods around the world


Paul

I know a couple of sods I would like to send round the world on a non return bassis.

[Newportnobby]

  :smiley-laughing:Jonclox - you beat me to it

[cudders]

Gotta board out part of my garage that will house my railway..

Really need to get shift on..

Cudders

[Jonathan Clapp]

Shed's up, got the roof on today. lots of trim bits to nail on yet, and the doors to hang.
The kit went together perfectly.



This shed represents light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel after many years with no room allocated for any train layout: It will absorb all the shovels, rakes, buckets, pots, shears, etc that are currently clogging up the wood shed.
that freed up space will then be given over to several large tool boxes and bins of fasteners and pipe fittings that occupy half of my little 'mud room'.
That, ladies and gentlemen will create a space along a wall in a heated room 11 feet long and say 2 feet deep where a proper bench can be built for trains.

[grumbeast]

Nice Shed!

Gotta board out part of my garage that will house my railway..

Really need to get shift on..

Cudders

what do you mean by board up?  I'm going to be renovating a garage for my layout and have been thinking of framing it up first but am not sure if its necessary in the UK (with our winters here in Canada it would be essential).  It looks to be breeze block construction so I'm not sure what to do?

Anyone on the forum have any opinions about whether to frame and insulate or not?  either way I'm going to be putting in a drop ceiling.

Graham

[OwL]

Nice Shed!

Gotta board out part of my garage that will house my railway..

Really need to get shift on..

Cudders

what do you mean by board up?  I'm going to be renovating a garage for my layout and have been thinking of framing it up first but am not sure if its necessary in the UK (with our winters here in Canada it would be essential).  It looks to be breeze block construction so I'm not sure what to do?

Anyone on the forum have any opinions about whether to frame and insulate or not?  either way I'm going to be putting in a drop ceiling.

Graham

Hi Graham, Personally I would consider insulating, especially after last winter in the UK with average low temperatures of -18 celcius

[jonclox]

My clock reair workshop was built inside a breeze block walled garage and  I lined the walls with Jabolite between 2"X1"battoning.
It still got cold in there and required lots of heat to make it into a workable area but I loved getting in there and working as the wind howelled past outside.

[cudders]

Gotta board out part of my garage that will house my railway..

Really need to get shift on..

Cudders

what do you mean by board up?  I'm going to be renovating a garage for my layout and have been thinking of framing it up first but am not sure if its necessary in the UK (with our winters here in Canada it would be essential).  It looks to be breeze block construction so I'm not sure what to do?

Anyone on the forum have any opinions about whether to frame and insulate or not?  either way I'm going to be putting in a drop ceiling.

Graham
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Hi mate. I mean board all the walls off with OSB on battens. Prefer this to painting and all that mess and is a must due to all the dust I get in mine. Also think it looks better. I might put a floor in as well but no sure yet.

Cudders

[grumbeast]

Thanks for the advice guys, found this interesting article on exactly what I'm planning to do!

http://www.thedailyrail.co.uk/Articles/2010_01/My_Home_for_a_Model_Railway.aspx

Graham

[Lawrence]

A very good friend of mine has his layout in his brick built garage and he has insulated all and is putting up a partition wall this year (with door), this means he has to heat a smaller space.  Prior to insulation it was very cold and once the lights and heater went on that served to cause condensation in his loco motors which is never a good thing.

If you have the time and the funds available, I think it is a no brainer, you must insulate.  I'm even doing my shed, if it ever arrives

[grumbeast]

I agree Lawrence,

I think I've definately decided to insulate and finish the garage as much as I can.. as my wife is wont to remind me, I'll be growing old in this new house and I may as well be comfortable!

Graham