self designed and built, it now has a solar panel fitted charging a 12 volt battery driving an inverter giving me 230 volt ac to power the shed lighting and alarm system Additional Info: built from steel sheets on a wooden frame with the front faced in new timber. It was built around the old… Continue reading Random Shed : workshop 17, back yard in stockport
Sheds
You have heard of I love sheds but how about Love by the shed
No not that! This lovely couple on Flickr [flickr]photo:4024299964[/flickr][flickr]photo:4024299714[/flickr][flickr]photo:4024299888[/flickr] you can tell Iam soppy today as it’s my 38th day on this shed world… I will be the same grumpy sheddie tomorrow..
The world’s biggest garden shed? At Kew Gardens
From the new scientist Inside a cold storage bunker at Kew Garden’s Millennium Seed Bank in Ardingly, West Sussex, UK The bank contains seeds from 10 per cent of the Earth’s wild plant species, providing an insurance policy for the planet’s plant life. The next goal is to collect 25 per cent of species by… Continue reading The world’s biggest garden shed? At Kew Gardens
Blog Action Day 2010: Climate change and sheds
The last few years it’s all been about saving the planet but as a sheddie what can you do? here are some tips. Try alternative materials – for example sheddie Michael Thompson has created a unique Rammed Earth Eco-Shed. The shed is constructed out of Rammed Earth and has a Living Roof. He also teaches… Continue reading Blog Action Day 2010: Climate change and sheds
Sheddie makes a noise over Old Speckled Hen
Press release from Old Speckled Hen Old Speckled Hen beer fan Jonathan Vincent has created a mini bottle orchestra to celebrate the his favourite brew, creating his own unique version of Beethovens famous Ode to Joy. After putting together the instrument in his shed, Jonathan sent his amateur footage to Greene King. The brewers of… Continue reading Sheddie makes a noise over Old Speckled Hen
The Power of Twitter (again) and not a lawyer in sight
The very talented artist Johannabasford is asking people to suggest things to draw via the twitter hastag #TwitterPicture and people are loving it… Someone else can explain the concept better than your shedmaster and they ask Johanna to draw a shed first, so kudos.. creative lot… The concept is simple. Johanna will create a picture… Continue reading The Power of Twitter (again) and not a lawyer in sight
Sheddie Murders, gets naked and swears at God
No not a normal day as a sheddie, but some of the things that happened last night when I went to see the Year of the Bear theater company’s production of Something’s Wrong with Abel at Chapter arts centre in Cardiff. The performance was funny, scary and thought provoking, it revolved around a mad character… Continue reading Sheddie Murders, gets naked and swears at God
HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN SHED
:: Like any other building, wooden garden sheds need a sturdy, level base in order to stand the test of time and survive the elements. This means mixing and pouring a concrete slab for your shed to sit on. :: It is, of course, crucial that the base is the correct size for your shed.… Continue reading HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN SHED
I Love Sheds badges – Which one should I get, to give to you
Sheddies those lovely people over at Best badges are putting some great badges together for me at readersheds/shedblog, but I can’t decide what design to go for. So sheddies which one would you like (I will be giving them away to you lot anyway) I will buy the one with the most votes… and be… Continue reading I Love Sheds badges – Which one should I get, to give to you
Those Americans and their sheds!
ok I do sound a bit off but I don’t mean it, some great examples of normal American sheds, then this one was in the slideshow! and made me cheer up a bit – A great Castle Shed I want to know more about it! Its great that their local website is showing off the… Continue reading Those Americans and their sheds!