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Adding a small garden shed to your lot or property is a great way to add value and convenience to your home. Having a shed to store outside yard equipment in is very convenient. You won’t have to clutter up your garage with the mower and various rakes and shovels hanging from the walls. For your garden shed to be functional you don’t have to make it elaborate. A simple but workable shed could be built for substantially less than $1000. Depending on the features, size and style you choose, you could of course spend much more.

When you are debating about adding a garden shed, you will want to figure out the pros and cons so that you can justify if it is worth the cost for you. The three benefits that come to my mind right away are 1) it is convenient to store your garden tools or bikes and toys in a garden shed, 2) your belongings will be more secure in a shed, and 3) it makes for a neat and tidy looking backyard when you have a place to store things that otherwise might be piled up in corners or leaning against the house.

Another purpose served by a garden shed is to protect your belongings from the elements. When properly stored in the shed, your equipment is no longer exposed to the sun and rain. If you allow your garden equipment to be exposed to the elements you will decrease the life span of the belongings. Over time metal tools will rust and wooden handles will rot.

There are a number of methods by which you can add a garden shed to your backyard. The first option would be to build the shed yourself from scratch. You would be able to find dozens of garden shed plans on the internet or at your local home renovation store. Another option would be to buy a garden shed kit. Again, you can find shed kit distributors online or you can purchase a kit from a local home reno store. The last and easiest method is to purchase a pre-fabricated garden shed and have it delivered to your home.

Garden sheds can be constructed from a number of different materials. The material you choose will be a matter of personal taste and budget. No one material is better than another material when it comes to shed construction. The most common shed materials include wood, metal and resin.

Garden sheds are quick and easy to construct, either from a kit or from scratch. Or consider buying a pre-fabricated garden shed. The addition of a shed to your back yard is a fairly inexpensive proposition. You and your family will yield the benefits and convenience of the garden shed for years to come.

To find out more information, click here or visit the website Garden Sheds.

Building a wooden carport has many advantages that you might not have realized. Other than providing covered storage for any type of items, most commonly your car or truck, a carport built with the style of your house in mind can really improve the value of your property. Because building with wood is so flexible, you can fashion your carport with any type or period of contemporary architecture to complement the style of your existing structures.

Carports are essentially a covered, non-closed in structure built close to or attached to your house – most often used to protect vehicles from the elements. But housing your car, motorcycle, truck or recreational vehicle are not the only reasons you may want to build a carport. Since they are not closed in, carports are very quick and economical to build. You might decide to build a carport simply for added outdoor covered space, such as a side porch or outdoor dining room.

A quick internet search for carports will mostly result in metal carport kits that can be ordered online and shipped within days. It is more difficult to find a wooden carport kit online. However, it is possible to find plans for a wooden carport online. Many companies can email plans within hours of receiving payment. These plans are all certified by engineers. As long as you follow the plan carefully you will have a structurally sound carport.

If you have some building experience, then you may not even need to order plans online. If you do some research and find some good images that you think would suit your house style, simply save the picture, and design a plan from that. You will want to have your plan verified with an engineer to make sure that it meets local building codes. If you won’t be building the carport yourself, then you might just be able to give the picture and dimensions to a good local contractor, and they will be able to engineer and build your car port.

There are some metal carports that actually resemble wood. This type of carport is built with 6 by 6 metal legs that resemble timber legs. The finishing work on this type of carport tends to be a little less ornate than that found on real wooden ones. There are advantages and disadvantages to this type of structure. The major disadvantage commonly mentioned is the lack of a construction project feel. Lots of guys relish the idea of getting out the table saw and hammering a few nails. This type of experience is lost if building with pre-formed metal.

Carports are making a big splash at home improvement shows all over the country. There are a lot of contractors discovering a big demand for the product. Wooden carports are the most popular as this type of carport has a classic feel and can add real value to your home.

To learn more about wood carports visit carports.

Somerton couple bid for planning
A SOMERTON couple have asked South Somerset District Council for planning permission.

Conservatory Regulations (Scotland)?

We currently live in a 4-in-a-block type house with upstairs and through-the wall neighbours. We were thinking of adding a small conservatory. These are the specs:- 1m away from boundary, only building up to our window height, taking away the window in the room and replacing with a door, and have been assured by conservatory company that it will be under 8 square metres inside. Where do we go from here? What permission may we need if any. please help.

oooooooh sounds lovely! perhaps u could invite me round to your new conservatory for a wee shandy

as far as getting permission etc…not got a clue!!!

im in the same position and no one can give me an answer

my company say no….letter of comfort is all i need,
spoke to about a million people from glasgow city council,
1 says…only building warrant required for drop down
1 says…full planning permission is required
1 says…submit drawings with a small fee

no idea!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaah !!!

good luck, let me know how u get on
xx

I have just moved into a great new house, with everything that I have wanted, except for one thing. There is no garage. There is not even a carport. Now my wife and I knew that we needed to be able to put the cars under some sort of protection, we are no longer interested in digging the cars out or cleaning them off in the winter everytime we want to go somewhere. Thankfully we got a great deal on the house, so we knew that we could build either a carport or a garage once we took possession.

Now that we have the house all unpacked and settled, we have 2 months before it starts to snow, and we have to make a decision about whether we should build a lean-to carport off of the back kitchen door, or build an attached garage.

So first is deciding whether we want/need a garage. Of course, most would say that a garage should be your first choice if you have the time and budget. But I’m not so convinced. The thing is that I think we could build a closed carport, essentially this will be a carport with partial or full walls on some or all sides. The better half is pretty convinced that a garage is the better option, whereas I think a carport will be sufficient plus give us a few advantages that are not so obvious.

No matter what, a carport is going to be cheaper, easier and faster to build. Building a closed carport will add a bit of time and cost, and might be a good compromise. Adding a structure to the property is going to raise my property taxes, and a garage will cost more in taxes. Perhaps not a significant amount per month, but in the grand scheme, it may be significant by the time we want to retire and we could have put that money into rrsps. One more pro for a carport in my opinion is the simplicity of it, meaning we probably won’t pack it full of junk and clutter like we might do with a garage.

There are definite pros to having a garage though. The complete weather protection is a big item, it would be much nicer for loading and unloading the car in the winter. Also it is more secure – a lot harder for anyone to access the cars. Extra storage (although I dread junk) is also a benefit, and perhaps the extra (secure) storage that a garage would allow would warrant the larger building, maintenance and tax expenses. The last point my wife suggested is having a garage would cut down on heat loss as we enter and exit the house from the garage door in the winter time.

Both garages and carports have merit. Both structures would add value and functionality to our house. As I said two months is ample time to build either structure but first we need to decide whether to build a carport or a garage.

Why Should You Consider Becoming an Electrician?

Are you stuck in a rut? Are you fed up with doing the same boring job week after week, year after year? Do you have about as much enthusiasm for your work as getting out of bed on a cold and damp Monday morning? Have you thought about a change of career? 

How about having a recognised skill?

How about having a serious opportunity to become self-employed, to run your own business and to build a repeat client base?

When you want to “hang up” your tools would you like to have a business you can sell?

Would you like to be charging typically £25 to £50 plus per hour? 

Would you like the job satisfaction of a job well done with no two days the same?

You can choose where you decide to operate.

How do you like the sound of the above? Well, why not seriously consider retraining to become an electrician?

Despite some recent doom and gloom in the construction industry and the economy as a whole, for dedicated and motivated people this represents a great opportunity to re-train during the “down time”. When the economy starts to grow again you will be ready to take full advantage, having re-trained over a period of some months. 

I do not share the view that just because house builders are holding fire with some developments means there will be a lack of work for electricians. This is the exact opposite. For starters there is already a serious shortage of qualified electricians. As it already has a traditional older workforce who are retiring and a serious lack of apprenticeships on offer, this shortage is not going to disappear overnight.

Secondly “tradesmen” who are not qualified are getting caught out and prosecuted as it is now illegal to say you’re an electrician at someone’s door without having undertaken proper training and holding the up to date qualifications. For example a plumber can offer to do your refit of your bathroom but most people know that unless he is Corgi registered he cannot work on your gas. Likewise Part P of the Building Regulations was introduced January 2005 to stamp out “rogue tradesmen” for domestic wiring.

As many more people are choosing to stay in their homes rather than having the expense of moving, this represents a fantastic opportunity for motivated electricians to get into this field.

Loft conversions, extensions, conservatories, house rewiring, new bathrooms, new offices in the gardens, new kitchens, general repairs and callouts. In addition there will always be a requirement for the building of new houses and flats to meet demand.

There is also a requirement for skilled electricians for the more adventurous in overseas countries like Australia and Canada.

Here at Main Electrical Training we help you every step of the way with things like

Career advice

Fantastic Tuition 

Dedicated staff 

Professional and experienced “time served” Tutors

Business set up support, 

Recognised awards and certificates

The reassurance of an established company which is financially sound 

Great Student support

Flexible payment options for our course fees and a whole lot more 

We have accreditation to deliver various electrician qualifications with both City and Guilds and EAL.

Please take a look at our website www.mainelectricaltraining.co.uk or call 0800 043 1962

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Many people at one time or another consider buying a carport, but just don’t know where to start. Once they started to research the different options, they soon discover that aluminum carports keep coming up as very good options. The clear use for a carport is to store your car, either all year round, or just in the winter to protect it when it’s not in use. However, a carport is not just for cars – you can store boats, garden tools, firewood, your lawn tractor – anything you want protected from the elements.

If you decide to get an aluminum carport, you will be assured to know that this is a product that has been available almost since commercially available carports were invented. It’s a very good choice for any type of metal building, since it is doesn’t corrode, and is lightweight to build and support. searching online will quickly show just how many options are available, or your may prefer to go to your local building center to find sources.

Aluminum carports can be purchased as a kit that you will need to assemble yourself or can be purchased pre-assembled. Pre-assembled versions will need a small bit of assembly at your property but the company from which you purchased your carport will provide the manpower to finish up the last bits of putting it together. If you buy an aluminum carport kit everything you need to complete the assembly will be provided including all of the nuts and bolts.

Before you head out to order a new carport installed, or a kit that you can assemble yourself, make sure that you have properly sized up the amount of space you have available, and the amount of vehicles and items that you plan to store. If you don’t have at least one side next to a building for added protection, keep in mind that a larger carport will offer a larger area of fully protected space. There will always be a some exposure close to the edges, so perhaps a few extra feet of roof area would be a good idea.

Another type of carport that we are seeing more and more of these days, and is perfectly suited to being constructed out of aluminum, is the aluminum rv carport. RV ownership is on the rise as more families are choosing this type of vacation option, and it is becoming more economical to find a good used rv as there are more and more used vehicles coming on the market. Keeping your rv in great shape begins with protecting it from the elements, and a carport is a more economical and convenient option than renting indoor rv storage space.

Whatever your needs are there is a perfect carport for you. Think carefully about the size of carport you need. People complain if the carport is too small but rarely complain if the carport is too large. With some thought and some professional assistance you should be able to find an aluminum carport that suits the needs of you and your family.

Looking ahead in Indian River County, March 5
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MONDAY Souris Valley Danish Society Luncheon Meeting: noon, Scandinavian Heritage Center basement. Cost for the lunch is $5 per person. Anyone interested in Danish history and culture is invited. Call 839-8280 for more information.

Shiver me timbers, a ship-shape home
Magnolia House, Kite Hill, Wootton Bridge. A PRETTY period home in a popular spot at Wootton gets its name from magnolia trees in the attractive front garden and has many more appealing features to discover.

Tropicals $12.48 A pictorial dictionary of landscape plants designed for USDA zones 9, 10, and 11. It is also ideal for greenhouse gardeners who grow tender exotics under cover, and it is frequently used as an identification guide for plant lovers who travel to the tropics….

Fuchsias for Greenhouse and Garden: A Kew Gardening Guide (Kew Gardening Guides) $19.95 …

Hardy Orchids: Orchids for the Garden and Frost-Free Greenhouse $52.95 …