Not far to go now.
Wall block, stell for foundation as well as cement and sand. €250
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Roofing Galvinise from neighbour €0, Wood and footings €90, cement + Sand - Left over from wall €0
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Post footings bolted to a cement block and burried in concrete.
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Roofing Felt €35, one piece of Galvinise short - €35!!!
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Teak window €0 - GumTree.com, woo hoo. Cladding board and facias - €0 neighbour.
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No concrete floor, dig out of clay, with help from Princess Layah.
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Lots of digging!
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First inspection.
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Christmas Pressie of reclaimed planks. 4€ each delivered. Building boom to bust rocks!!! 200€ for 50.
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The middle support is from a stair lift (reclaimed from a skip!)
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All the excess clay from the digout, sifted and de-stoned for the flower beds.
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Plus tons for the fruit garden.
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The main inspector arrives. Now I know how Brian Leninahan felt when IMF arrived.
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A river dances certifies it worthy
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Floor finished and start of walls.
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Current state - Budget so far. €620 for 4.2 * 2.8 m Shed.
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Walls starting to go up.
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Another 100 on cladding, but the door was free! Also the door looks like it was free!
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Running out of Planks and still one wall to go!
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More Cladding
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Start on the last wall.
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Inner walls in place now also
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Maybe we should have stuck with the idea of Straw, but there are wolves around here according to the kids.
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The wonky look.
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The wonky wall is coming on now also
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Even got those angles right to allow for the pitch
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A few benches, a bit sturdier than they look
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Get a few things hun up.
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Still no joy with getting a window for less than a fiver....
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The Electrician arrives. \"Grandad brought us electricity\" is what Oisín said.
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A shed with sockets.
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Just a few trimmings to do.
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now to kit out the inside
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Another €50 for electrics, sockets, SWA cable and an out side socket.
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A few trickey cuts to the finish the top.
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A final check
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ok the doors could do with a coat of paint, have to check surrounding skips for paint.
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And the final wonkey wall gets a skin.
Total bill to date €890.
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Assemble a team in their safety shoes.
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Cornering and Floodlight. 21 watt efficient light, with the same power as as the older 300 watt bulbs.
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Lighting installed
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Damp proof course up.
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Getting the post ready for the main door.
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A door sawn down, for a wall
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Plastic coated and cladded!!
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