Merry Christmas one and all 🎄🎁! Big thank you for watching and subscribing to the channel this year ☺️ I'm a bit behind on emails so if you're waiting on a reply I'll do my best to catch up between now and new year. Have a good one!
Looking forward to the next video or two as noticed it’s been a while since you finished this garden room yet still hadn’t cladded it. I’ve been looking at what to do with my garden room and have gone full circle from wood to uPVC and back again. In need of your usual common sense and informative critique and how to guide. This continues to be a great series. Well done Aly.
Well over this Christmas break I’ve watched all your garden room videos They have been very informative and given me more confidence as I’m embarking on a similar room in the near future Thanks you 👍
Great video. I’m deciding what I should do in front of mine and how I want the garden to look. I miss the sunshine when I could do stuff outside. My garden is just a bog now. The poor grass. Roll on Spring!
Well done mate! Thanks to your videos and your other help over email, I've gone into xmas with my build significantly progressed - got the EPDM roof finished yesterday so it's all weathertight finally. Ceiling/wall insulation and plyboarding (instead of plasterboard) then a bit of electrics and should be done. Merry xmas and happy ny.
Hi Ali, great series - really helped get my project going. One thing I have an issue with - due to the slope in my garden, there is a drop from the door greater than 300mm. This means I will need to put in steps up to the door. How deep can I make the steps before it's classed as a veranda?
Hi Ali. I'm about two thirds of the way through my build. I'll be adding my project to your site too if that's OK as I've been documenting it all. :) Was just wondering when you think you might be uploading the cladding video? I'd be interested to hear your take on it and the pros and cons. Thanks for all your help and advice.
Hi Matthew. I look forward to seeing it. My next channel vid is done and should be uploaded this week so I'm now working of the Soffits & Battens vid which is. a big one and then it's plain sailing with the cladding :)
@@AliDymock hi Ali. Not sure if this is the right video to post this, but it’s your latest one on this project. Do you still have the discount codes for the epdm at rubber4roofs? Going to order mine any day now :) thank you for doing that for people. Really helpful.
@@TexPiss Think Ali is v busy as I have tried the email contact he gives for the discount code and got no reply. However, if you ring Rubber4roofs directly and say you are ringing on Ali's recommendation they give you the discount directly. Kit arrived next day! That having been said the temp
Hey Ali, just wanted to say what an excellent video document you have created and great information crammed in it too, obviously i found you as im looking to do a 6x5m project asap, one of the best things you have taught me is the build regs and retaining wall to do with the height nice homework bud as my build will be on the high end of my sloping garden that i plan to level but not the 1m rule off the boundary so i think this will work in my favour. thanks for all your hard work to make it easy to shop for items eg roof rubber ect on the resources tab on your website. take care, jeff.
That's a nice review of the series Jeff, appreciate it and glad to have helped. It's always the little side points that help you think differently. Best of luck with the build!
9:18 I always wondered why you didn't have an impact in your earlier videos and was pleased to see you'd "upgraded" to drive screws a lot quicker. Was surprised to see you back to a drill after you did the first step with an impact and then I saw your caption... You are a great neighbour.
I was actually going to a segment on noise because it's tricky for those working the day jobs when you're allowed to make noise. Each council has a different rule, some count DIY as construction noise, limiting you to before 6pm on weekdays and 8am-1pm on Saturdays, and others don't. There's a not a whole lot you can do about it. Drill over impact driver is one, and you can get circular saws with a button lowering the loudness. Any brushless tools are quieter than their brushed equivalents. Other than that, try to keep neighbours onside!
I know where you are coming from. ~Shouted at by neighbours while using my circular saw on my garden room roof OSB. (Oops as I am strictly over the 2.5m) so changed to hand saw!!
Just a FYI. We did our decking the same as yours groove down, flat top. It’s been in about 6 years now, top is painted light grey, edging a darker grey. We try to repaint it every year, think once we did leave it for two. Overall very easy to maintain, just jet wash, dry then repaint over the old stuff. Comes up very nice, we haven’t felt the need to sand yet. We have only had the replace one board in 6 years (front strip hiding end grain) and live in the NW of England, half a mile from the beach were 50mph winds/driving rain are pretty much the norm haha
@@AliDymock Ronseal Decking Rescue Paint - Charcoal Ronseal Garden Paint - Slate The "Garden Paint" is on the actually decking boards so high traffic and just used the "Rescue Paint" because we liked the colour, it's only on the trim pieces.
I love your step by step guide . It is by far the best on RUclips , a real Wealth of good advice . It’s good to see someone with a good work ethic and logical approach to a project. I may have missed it but have you decided on a cladding yet? I’ve been looking and preparing for my build to begin in spring and a good cladding is so expensive. I think I may use pressure treated feather edge boards paint black, any thoughts on this as an option? My thinking is four fold 1- cheaper to buy 2- easy to fit 3- treated and has 20plus year life (of cared for) 4- easily removed to upgrade in future . On the down side , it’s is not as pleasing on the eye as redwood cedar.
I know the you weren't asking me Edward but feather edge painted black will look pretty dope imo. I would advise you to search out robin clevett here iny RUclips as he has a couple of Good videos about fitting featured edge timbers the correct way, how to nail them as they will end up cupping and looking terrible if you don't fix them properly. Look out for how robin creates his corner posts, he feather edge clads a garden Room and it looks awesome, if you follow that then your guaranteed to love the finish as it looks as good as Cedar! 👍😀
@@garethheathcote4988 , just watched his latest cladding post . Fair play , that man knows his stuff and makes it look easy. I can’t imagine it will be that easy for me 😂
@@edwardshaw9912 just take your time when thought doing it, did you see the one where he sets his corner posts on and shows how to calculate the spacing etc? Watch then a couple of times and take your time and you'll be fine mate. 👍
@@edwardshaw9912 just take your time when thought doing it, did you see the one where he sets his corner posts on and shows how to calculate the spacing etc? Watch then a couple of times and take your time and you'll be fine mate. 👍
Nice job. I went with composite for my deck which is approx 1m x 5.5m and cost £400 so quite expensive. Was so impressed with it bought more to build a bigger deck for the garden. Dino decking is the company and highly rate it.
If you're looking for a good quality preserver for the decking Ali, go for Barrettine (petroleum based) as it's the best on the market IMO. I've used it on decking and has stood the time well mate.
@@AliDymock You can obtain it from 'Wood Finishes Direct dot com' website. Cheapest place to buy in the UK and £10 cheaper than Toolstation. I used the premium wood stain preserver on my tierd looking garden furniture after a strip down and sanding. Came up like band new! Also used the non premium version on my shed and fence panels. Even with just one coat on the fence panels the water just beads and it lasted with no green algae after the winter. Treat your new fence with this stuff Ali, you won't use anything else after using it.
I think the groves do make it less slippery, we had 2 decks, one grooved and one small pond deck which was always wet and often had a mossy slippery covering, was absolutely treacherous. Meanwhile the grooved deck means there's more pressure on the wood as there's half the area, maybe the logic doesn't work, but just seems right based on what I know.
Hey Oliver! I think anecdotal evidence is as strong as any theory so maybe I'm wrong on that point. The decking that has the very thin channels I can imagine being quite grippy. Either way it seems to be a bit of a quirk here in the UK
We've used the grooved stuff and it was very slippy after a year or two when it greened up. Ended up buying those grip strips, very effective but a cost.
Hey! Can I ask you how long it took you to build your garden room all together? Also if you were to lay electric underfloor heating, at what stage would you put this in? Thinking of using floor board so am I right in assuming you would do insulation, ply boards, underfloor heating then floor boards? Thanks!
hi ali thank you for all the videos big help. I'm building the same as you size and specification. can I ask a question as I can't find the answer. with the shower room did you just applied for planning permission or did have to go through planning permission and building regs? big help if you can message me back. any information would be great many thanks Mike
It still wont last. I've built quite a few hardwood decks and its a 3-4 month reapplication even with 2 coats of exterior grade OSMO. I've tried pretty much all the products out there and performance amongst the premium brands are comparable. I've concluded that composite is the only way forward. Feel free to use whatever exotic wood you desire on vertical surfaces, but horizontal is a different matter.
No fall on this, the water just falls down the gaps between the boards. I think perhaps you mean if the groove side is facing upwards then the water needs to drain down the length of the decking and so you need a fall.
Hey buddy! I’ve got a 3 part mini series on the bedroom in Jan, got some pics of the projects on instagram. 2021 is the year we’re really gonna get a move on 👍
Time for a joke. I have been banned from B&Q ever since a shop assistant asked me if I wanted decking and I broke his nose. Ps: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, best of luck in 2021.
@@AliDymock I've loved the content. I take it the project was finished a long time ago and you've just taken your time editing the video or is the cladding still to go on
It’s all done now. That picture of cedar cladding towards the end is it! I’ve got some pics on Instagram if you’re interested. Hydro List is right (kinda hits home) but I want to finish the series properly rather than rush it out.
Merry Christmas one and all 🎄🎁! Big thank you for watching and subscribing to the channel this year ☺️
I'm a bit behind on emails so if you're waiting on a reply I'll do my best to catch up between now and new year. Have a good one!
Merry Christmas darling
@@annapetrosian6696 ..
You should have Patreon to support the series. It's been great.
Really great to see someone installing decking boards the correct way with the grooves down. Excellent. Nearly everyone gets it wrong.
Looking forward to the next video or two as noticed it’s been a while since you finished this garden room yet still hadn’t cladded it. I’ve been looking at what to do with my garden room and have gone full circle from wood to uPVC and back again. In need of your usual common sense and informative critique and how to guide. This continues to be a great series. Well done Aly.
Well over this Christmas break I’ve watched all your garden room videos
They have been very informative and given me more confidence as I’m embarking on a similar room in the near future
Thanks you 👍
Great video. I’m deciding what I should do in front of mine and how I want the garden to look. I miss the sunshine when I could do stuff outside. My garden is just a bog now. The poor grass. Roll on Spring!
Love the Sunday drill trick!
A nice Christmas present, thanks Ali, have a great day.
You too Kev!
Well done mate! Thanks to your videos and your other help over email, I've gone into xmas with my build significantly progressed - got the EPDM roof finished yesterday so it's all weathertight finally. Ceiling/wall insulation and plyboarding (instead of plasterboard) then a bit of electrics and should be done. Merry xmas and happy ny.
That's brilliant Chris, good effort! I look forward to seeing it all finished!
Merry Christmas to you and family, Ali. Another cracking video! Finally got my windows and doors in before the weather really kicks off. J
Hi Ali, great series - really helped get my project going. One thing I have an issue with - due to the slope in my garden, there is a drop from the door greater than 300mm. This means I will need to put in steps up to the door. How deep can I make the steps before it's classed as a veranda?
Nice video... had many debates about the correct orientation of decking borders 😀
Hey Ali, do you have a ballpark figure for the cost of materials for your awesome tiny house?
hi Ali - just wondered if there was another video after this showing how you finished all the cladding ?
Hi Ali. I'm about two thirds of the way through my build. I'll be adding my project to your site too if that's OK as I've been documenting it all. :) Was just wondering when you think you might be uploading the cladding video? I'd be interested to hear your take on it and the pros and cons. Thanks for all your help and advice.
Hi Matthew. I look forward to seeing it. My next channel vid is done and should be uploaded this week so I'm now working of the Soffits & Battens vid which is. a big one and then it's plain sailing with the cladding :)
@@AliDymock great news. Thanks Ali
@@AliDymock hi Ali. Not sure if this is the right video to post this, but it’s your latest one on this project. Do you still have the discount codes for the epdm at rubber4roofs? Going to order mine any day now :) thank you for doing that for people. Really helpful.
@@TexPiss Think Ali is v busy as I have tried the email contact he gives for the discount code and got no reply. However, if you ring Rubber4roofs directly and say you are ringing on Ali's recommendation they give you the discount directly.
Kit arrived next day!
That having been said the temp
Hey Ali, just wanted to say what an excellent video document you have created and great information crammed in it too, obviously i found you as im looking to do a 6x5m project asap, one of the best things you have taught me is the build regs and retaining wall to do with the height nice homework bud as my build will be on the high end of my sloping garden that i plan to level but not the 1m rule off the boundary so i think this will work in my favour. thanks for all your hard work to make it easy to shop for items eg roof rubber ect on the resources tab on your website.
take care,
jeff.
That's a nice review of the series Jeff, appreciate it and glad to have helped. It's always the little side points that help you think differently. Best of luck with the build!
Great video as always Ali! Happy Christmas and New Year to you and yours!
9:18 I always wondered why you didn't have an impact in your earlier videos and was pleased to see you'd "upgraded" to drive screws a lot quicker. Was surprised to see you back to a drill after you did the first step with an impact and then I saw your caption... You are a great neighbour.
I was actually going to a segment on noise because it's tricky for those working the day jobs when you're allowed to make noise. Each council has a different rule, some count DIY as construction noise, limiting you to before 6pm on weekdays and 8am-1pm on Saturdays, and others don't. There's a not a whole lot you can do about it. Drill over impact driver is one, and you can get circular saws with a button lowering the loudness. Any brushless tools are quieter than their brushed equivalents. Other than that, try to keep neighbours onside!
I know where you are coming from. ~Shouted at by neighbours while using my circular saw on my garden room roof OSB. (Oops as I am strictly over the 2.5m) so changed to hand saw!!
Another great quality vid with a DJ Quads track 👌👍 Happy Christmas!
😉
Roxil wood cream is what I use, dries clear last for ten years. Like water of a ducks back.
Just a FYI. We did our decking the same as yours groove down, flat top. It’s been in about 6 years now, top is painted light grey, edging a darker grey. We try to repaint it every year, think once we did leave it for two. Overall very easy to maintain, just jet wash, dry then repaint over the old stuff. Comes up very nice, we haven’t felt the need to sand yet.
We have only had the replace one board in 6 years (front strip hiding end grain) and live in the NW of England, half a mile from the beach were 50mph winds/driving rain are pretty much the norm haha
Thanks Jake, that's great to hear, what paint are you using?
@@AliDymock Ronseal Decking Rescue Paint - Charcoal
Ronseal Garden Paint - Slate
The "Garden Paint" is on the actually decking boards so high traffic and just used the "Rescue Paint" because we liked the colour, it's only on the trim pieces.
I love your step by step guide .
It is by far the best on RUclips , a real
Wealth of good advice .
It’s good to see someone with a good work ethic and logical approach to a project.
I may have missed it but have you decided on a cladding yet?
I’ve been looking and preparing for my build to begin in spring and a good cladding is so expensive.
I think I may use pressure treated feather edge boards paint black, any thoughts on this as an option?
My thinking is four fold
1- cheaper to buy
2- easy to fit
3- treated and has 20plus year life (of cared for)
4- easily removed to upgrade in future .
On the down side , it’s is not as pleasing on the eye as redwood cedar.
I know the you weren't asking me Edward but feather edge painted black will look pretty dope imo.
I would advise you to search out robin clevett here iny RUclips as he has a couple of Good videos about fitting featured edge timbers the correct way, how to nail them as they will end up cupping and looking terrible if you don't fix them properly. Look out for how robin creates his corner posts, he feather edge clads a garden Room and it looks awesome, if you follow that then your guaranteed to love the finish as it looks as good as Cedar! 👍😀
@@garethheathcote4988 , I will check him out now . Cheers for the advice 👍🏻
@@garethheathcote4988 , just watched his latest cladding post . Fair play , that man knows his stuff and makes it look easy.
I can’t imagine it will be that easy for me 😂
@@edwardshaw9912 just take your time when thought doing it, did you see the one where he sets his corner posts on and shows how to calculate the spacing etc? Watch then a couple of times and take your time and you'll be fine mate. 👍
@@edwardshaw9912 just take your time when thought doing it, did you see the one where he sets his corner posts on and shows how to calculate the spacing etc? Watch then a couple of times and take your time and you'll be fine mate. 👍
Nice job. I went with composite for my deck which is approx 1m x 5.5m and cost £400 so quite expensive. Was so impressed with it bought more to build a bigger deck for the garden. Dino decking is the company and highly rate it.
Nice. It’s a bit of a regret of mine to be honest. I reckon I went a bit too high end on insulation and too low on decking!
£400 ain't much. I usually use IPE and its considerably more expensive and extremely high maintenance.
If you're looking for a good quality preserver for the decking Ali, go for Barrettine (petroleum based) as it's the best on the market IMO. I've used it on decking and has stood the time well mate.
Perfect! I'll give it a go this summer if I have time :)
@@AliDymock You can obtain it from 'Wood Finishes Direct dot com' website. Cheapest place to buy in the UK and £10 cheaper than Toolstation. I used the premium wood stain preserver on my tierd looking garden furniture after a strip down and sanding. Came up like band new! Also used the non premium version on my shed and fence panels. Even with just one coat on the fence panels the water just beads and it lasted with no green algae after the winter. Treat your new fence with this stuff Ali, you won't use anything else after using it.
Hi I didn’t really understand why to use board and gap calculator and then cut width of last plank near the wall ?
I think the groves do make it less slippery, we had 2 decks, one grooved and one small pond deck which was always wet and often had a mossy slippery covering, was absolutely treacherous. Meanwhile the grooved deck means there's more pressure on the wood as there's half the area, maybe the logic doesn't work, but just seems right based on what I know.
Hey Oliver! I think anecdotal evidence is as strong as any theory so maybe I'm wrong on that point. The decking that has the very thin channels I can imagine being quite grippy. Either way it seems to be a bit of a quirk here in the UK
We've used the grooved stuff and it was very slippy after a year or two when it greened up. Ended up buying those grip strips, very effective but a cost.
Hey! Can I ask you how long it took you to build your garden room all together? Also if you were to lay electric underfloor heating, at what stage would you put this in? Thinking of using floor board so am I right in assuming you would do insulation, ply boards, underfloor heating then floor boards? Thanks!
A nice (late) Christmas pressie! 😊
What, you don’t open presents after lunch?! 😉
hi ali
thank you for all the videos big help.
I'm building the same as you size and specification.
can I ask a question as I can't find the answer.
with the shower room did you just applied for planning permission or did have to go through planning permission and building regs? big help if you can message me back.
any information would be great
many thanks Mike
Osmo make some high quality external oils/ stains. Low VOC etc
It still wont last. I've built quite a few hardwood decks and its a 3-4 month reapplication even with 2 coats of exterior grade OSMO. I've tried pretty much all the products out there and performance amongst the premium brands are comparable. I've concluded that composite is the only way forward.
Feel free to use whatever exotic wood you desire on vertical surfaces, but horizontal is a different matter.
Hi Ali, did you have any type of fall on this deck, I've seen somehwere they suggest having a slight fall for rainwater to run off?
No fall on this, the water just falls down the gaps between the boards. I think perhaps you mean if the groove side is facing upwards then the water needs to drain down the length of the decking and so you need a fall.
Hi just wondering if there's a video for the cladding part of the building your garden Room
It's coming Tom, we're going to really cover cladding in depth. 👍
@@AliDymock ok thank you
hello Ali..I've been watching your build for over 2 years..and guess what..i haven't even started on mine lol..
Well that makes me feel a whole lot better for taking so long on the series 😉
it has been enjoyable watching..i remain hopeful..and optimistic..that one day..i make a start ..one day
Same! 😂👊🏻
Another excellent video do you have the span tables please?
They're available under the Resources page of the website.
When we gonna get an update on the new house bro.??
Hey buddy! I’ve got a 3 part mini series on the bedroom in Jan, got some pics of the projects on instagram. 2021 is the year we’re really gonna get a move on 👍
Hiya mate! What cladding are you going for?!!
Metal sheeting, composite and cedar- check out my instagram for pics or check out the header of my website for the finished article 🙌
@@AliDymock hi mate.. is there a video of the applying of the cladding? i cant seem to find it. The last video is can find is the decking.
Lock up OSMO decking treatment 👍
)mini mini mobile pillar drill
Just plain quaiity
Thanks Garviel, it's not the perfect deck but good enough!
Time for a joke.
I have been banned from B&Q ever since a shop assistant asked me if I wanted decking and I broke his nose.
Ps: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, best of luck in 2021.
been two years that you've been at this. get on with it already and finish the series.
True, but nearly there now!
@@AliDymock I've loved the content. I take it the project was finished a long time ago and you've just taken your time editing the video or is the cladding still to go on
It’s all done now. That picture of cedar cladding towards the end is it! I’ve got some pics on Instagram if you’re interested. Hydro List is right (kinda hits home) but I want to finish the series properly rather than rush it out.
@@AliDymock take as long as you need mate, I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and experience regardless of the time scale! 👍
Yeah what’s taking so long. It’s not like you have a job, family or life outside of RUclips...oh wait. You do! 😂