Shed Wall Cladding with Engineered Flooring

[Wayne]

As I have become more and more involved (obsessed) with my woodworking hobby in retirement my working environment continues to evolve. My workshop is a single shed measuring 18' x 12' with a tilt a door and a side entry door. It is difficult to hang or mount anything with just the iron sheet walls and standard wood and steel frame. My other obsession is looking out for tools and building materials via the Gumtree Classifieds and online Auction sites. I was fortunate in obtaining about 20 boxes of engineered flooring from a TAFE closure at Marleston at auction for about $30. My initial plan was to use this for general woodworking project building but it is very difficult to work with, PVA wood glue doesn't adhere well, air brad nails just bounce off and you can destroy a drill bit after drilling two holes. So it just sat under the carport for months. I was sitting in the shed pondering one day (as one does) when it struck me that it could be useful for cladding the shed! I did some quick measuring and it was almost the perfect size using it horizontally.





I cleared away everything out of the way at the back end of the shed (that was a mammoth task in itself)

I had about a cubic metre of this treated pine batten I bought at auction for $12.50 and it was an ideal length to span between the wooden shed rafters. It didn't have to look pretty it was never going to be seen. The engineered flooring panels just need the end tongues sawn off and was then the perfect width, these panels are very strong and rigid so I only screwed them on each end, they lock together the same as they would if used as flooring.

You are going to get sick of me talking about my auction buys, but I bought an auction lot of Aluminium Extrusion and what appeared to be office work station aluminium panels for around $20, anyway I didn't know until I collected it but there were 16 double power outlets (non switched) mounted to these panels!

On the left hand wall I used 2 sheets of 19mm MDF.





The wall cladding was done in Sepetember 2014, this last photo was taken in November 2015 and is pretty much the same now. With such a small workspace I have made mobile bases for most machines and tables, I just wheel out into space what I want to use then park it back after.

[BIM_Engineer]

@Jason The Electrical Wiring to the GPO in the above shed photos should be checked by a licenced Electrician and made compliant

[Davidtassie]

Thats a great job Wayne, did you consider putting batts or insulation between metal wall and panelling?

I think its great you get stuff from auctions, we have just bought our home in Tassie and it has a good shed like yours and I need to to do something similar to you. 

good work Wayne

Enjoy Retirement.

David

[Jason]

Hi @Davidtassie,

A very warm welcome to Workshop. It's fantastic to have you as part of the community. I hope you find plenty of useful tips and inspiration here from other members. 

I'll tag @Wayne so that he sees your question about insulation.

Looking forward to reading more about your projects and plans.

All the best,

Jason

[Wayne]

I didn't put any insulation behind it because it was only the end wall that I was cladding and no intention of cladding the side walls or roof.
It does get cold here in Adelaide but I am pretty sure not as cold as you guys down in Tassie so maybe a good idea for you David.