This Thursday (May 15) is National Work from Home Day when up to five million workers are expected to work from home across the UK. Well you can follow Shedworking icon and Shed of the year judge Alex, who will be not only working from his shed, but posting and twittering all day. To celebrate,… Continue reading National Work From Your Shed Day
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The apprentice : Your shedded
I must be the only one in the UK who does not watch the apprentice… not sure why not but just did not get round to it. anyway apparently there is a shed in the grounds of the house on the show but it’s being used for things other than storing your tools, well according… Continue reading The apprentice : Your shedded
Man finds live grenade in shed when knocking it down
A man today told of his narrow escape after finding a live grenade in a shed he was about to knock down. Bomb disposal experts were called to Paul Fittock’s home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire to detonate the Second World War device he found gathering dust on a shelf. Mr Fittock, 33, only discovered the device… Continue reading Man finds live grenade in shed when knocking it down
Interact with the sheds
With all the talk of Social wossname and user interaction and the like, I thought I would find other ways of you sheddies getting involved with readersheds/shedblog and of course Shed week, currently you can just Contact me using the standard form and I will try and answer your email, or post on the Forum… Continue reading Interact with the sheds
GIANT TORTOISE RESCUED FROM UNDER GARDEN CHAIR
A firefighter came to the rescue when a giant tortoise got trapped under a garden chair. The tortoise’s owner called the emergency services when she could not free her pet. Matt Furber, 41, cut a leg off the chair with a hacksaw to allow to tortoise to continue its journey around the garden in Ramsden… Continue reading GIANT TORTOISE RESCUED FROM UNDER GARDEN CHAIR
OOR Wullie Shed
Further to Alex post a while back Looks like OOR Wullie does have a shed of sorts. I used to get a copy of this annual when I was a kid from my Nan, Iam Welsh She’s Welsh, so no idea where she got the idea from? OOR Wullie, originally uploaded by shooderz.
Shed insulation and heating question
Sheddie Aiden Hughes has asked this how do I go about insulating an existing timber T&G shed to allow me to use it during the winter. I would like to fit a eberspecher caravan heater to work in it. Any advise welcome I know a few of you have heated your sheds can you give… Continue reading Shed insulation and heating question
Wonderfull Hobbit house – Penwhilwr
On the Grand designs live thing Home Of The Year Best Eco Home Nominee – Penwhilwr This ‘Quiet Earth Project’ two storey load-bearing straw bale house; the first in the UK, second in Europe, delivers beyond expectations. With a u value of 0.13, the straw bale walls with thermafleece in the cedar shingled roof are… Continue reading Wonderfull Hobbit house – Penwhilwr
Another £70k beachhut
Must be the sun coming out but shed by the sea madness goes on this time in Southwold, Suffolk The smart blue and white hut, called Reverie, is in the highly sought-after Gun Hill area of the town, near the harbour, and could be yours for offers of more than £70,000. For your money you… Continue reading Another £70k beachhut
Shed news in briefs
Staff at a DIY store could be facing disciplinary action after pictures showing them wearing nothing but their work aprons were posted on an internet networking site. Videos showing workers play-fighting in the aisles of B&Q, in Hartcliffe, Bristol, were also put up on Facebook, it was claimed. The company has launched an internal inquiry… Continue reading Shed news in briefs