The Man Cave

My penance for entering this years TGO Challenge was to complete a long list of jobs that Sheila wanted doing around the house when i got back. The jobs kept getting put back and put back further, eventually you just have to get stuck in.

On the list included.
New garden fencing and gate.
New front garden gate
Extending the patio
Tiling the porch
Building a new log store for the wood burner which also included having to make a new concrete base.
And i think this was last; sorting out our shed which had become just a junk store. This turned out to be a bigger job than was originally planned because on closer inspection it was rotten in parts and needed replacement rather than repair.

We decided that we should buy a slightly bigger shed and then make it into a Man Cave. This would also required the extending of the concrete base to accommodate the extra length of shed. It also meant that when finished i would be able to lay my hands on my tool kit and therefore Sheila might get some more jobs done.

So apart from tiling the porch, all the other jobs are now complete with just a small amount of work left on the front gate.

A couple of readers have asked to see the Man Cave and the gate so here are a few pics.

The new Man Cave and a bit of the new fencing visible left. 

Oh and i forgot about the Pergola as it wasn’t on the original list but needed replacing.

The walls and roof are fully insulated and then panelled and painted.

 The new front garden gate.
Made completely from Canadian Western Red Cedar with 3 coats of Yacht varnish applied.

 The gate infill piece under construction. 10mm square bar. I’m just working on the curved top section at the moment. Then i need to MIG weld it all, spray it and fit it.