Superb production. You are a natural. Can’t imagine the stress of doing all this by yourself for the first time along with the pressure of documenting everything!!!! And you seem calm as can be. Great job. I’m applying loads of your advice on my build. Thank you.
This is like binge watching on Netflix! I started ep1 yesterday and I’ve just finished this one. I don’t know what to you with my life now, apart from wait for the next episode 😀. Genuinely great work Ali and I don’t mean just the building, the way you’ve put the videos together taking the time to explain the various building methods is just fantastic. This series without a shadow of a doubt will be my turn to guide when I eventually start my project.
Great comment! Really glad you like it. I should probably warn you that it does take me a while to get new videos out so patience is required with this series! Have a check out of the website if you fancy :)
Oh Hi there winstable1 and L Wright, is this the right cinema for the latest Ali Dymock documentary? Yep, Ive been sucked in as well. What there is a website! I'm not going to look until Ive finished season 1
Watched these videos about 10 times as I’m starting my build beginning of next year, very informative videos have gave me the confidence to do it on my own
Just about to start a 3 x 3 coner summer house.... Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together.. without it i wouldn't have the confidence to start it :-)
Fantastic - been eagerly awaiting Part 12 and it hasn’t disappointed. Thank you - your series has become my Garden Room bible. Foundations laid and services connected for our 7m x 4m room. Timber arrives for floor and walls this week - but I need you to do an episode on building a sauna in your room! Otherwise I won’t know how to do it! Absolutely great series - thank you so much for producing it and sharing. Very inspirational.
😂Sauna sounds incredible! You'll have to take photos and send them to me. 'Garden room bible' - that's what I should have called my website, darn it ;)
What first appears a daunting task, is explained so well, that it is reduced to a clear set of manageable steps. Really well done job Ali, its a pleasure to watch events unfold. Regards Paul
Hey, just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to record, edit and post this video series. It has been super helpful and motivating to see your project progress. I think you have a nice balance of real time footage, time-lapse and voice over, providing a clear explanation of what you are doing. The way you record all the small tasks that might seem insignificant is a great help to me also. My project will most likely commence in summer 2020 now, but I can't wait. Thanks again.
Thanks James. Great feedback-very useful. Very sensible to get everything planned to hit the ground running next year rather than rush it now 👍 Who knows, maybe I’ll have finished the series by then 😉
I am so inspired by your videos, which are inspiration for me, as I am planning such a project in my own garden. Thanks for your time in making these videos, for all the DIY enthusiasts out there.
This series has been an absolute Godsend. I'm just about to start a modest sized workshop as soon the weather hopefully improves, nothing as grand as this but had I not seen your work I would have made many errors on just watching the American videos. Thanks so much for all the time, effort and detail you have put into the build and videos.
I have not binge watched Parts 3-12. No way. No siree Bob Seriously though. Top job fella A perfect balance of explaining and practical demonstration imo 👏👏👏👏👏
Fantastic set of videos Ali which has inspired me to start my own man cave this summer. I’m currently just finished the foundation stage and looking into drainage trenches at the moment. Eagerly waiting for the next video Ali as I think you will have the answers to my drainage questions.
Great build series, matey. I've just finished my floor build after taking out the awful conifers, and I'm now ready to start the wall framing. It's not as ambitious as your monster at only a modest 4.2m x 3m for a gym/man shed, but your series has given me some fantastic info to help me get on with it in confidence. New subscription here.
Absolutely loving your series. I'm in the process of planning mine and you are helping me factor things and materials that I had not previously considered.
I've not committed to paper as yet only that I'm going to be 12ft X 10ft in size and hoping to have an internal height of about 2.1m at the lowest point as I'm 6ft 4". So looking at your span tables etc that I hadn't even considered before it just helps me now decide on suitable timber sizes rather than totally over or under spec. Hoping to get time over the winter months to build in SketchUp so I can get more accurate sizes, quantity of materials. Do you have a figure for your build and if so are you on, under or over your budget?
Well done. I wish I'd seen these videos 6 months ago. I could have saved days of research. Best videos I've ever seen. You have made up my mind on so many of my decisions it's been a great help.
So glad I found this video. Was struggling with the way to do windows and doors, but this really helped. Watching all the American videos makes it confusing with the different types of windows/doors they have there. I'm in the Netherlands. We have the same types as in the UK, by the looks of it. Thanks!
Hi, I have lost count how many times I've watched your series. Its 1st class! Just about to place an order with Rubber 4 roofs. Do you still have a discount code with them? Always keen to save a quid wherever I can. Thanks.
Here in Argentina! framing for the first time. we learned a lot with your videos. I hope to be installing the windows in about two weeks. we will be needing part 13! we are using aluminum windows and here they don't have those flaps either. So we need your tricks! Thanks a lot for your amazing work!!!
A conscientious and clever bloke. You’d make a good engineer, maybe working on aircraft or something like that. Your work on this is very similar to a loft conversion, though it’s a little more complicated. I can see you’ve done your research. Well executed and well done 👍🏻🇬🇧
Looking forward to upcoming videos. Hopefully touching on electricity and drainage. Can’t wait for the weather to fair up and get started for the summer. Great work. Good to see a decent diy build from someone with good editing skills 👍🏻
Never seen windows that install like these. I actually like them. I have seen countless videos with bad window installs and horrible seals. Not to mention that almost none of them do a complete seal of all the joints and seams where most of your heating and cooling is lost in a structure. Very well done
Stumbled on your fantastic channel, I have watched all your episodes, keep up the great work. everything is on point. Thanks for the knowledge, And good luck for the next episodes.
9:14 We carpenters would refer to that handsaw you used to "Horn" the cill's as a "Plasterer's saw" because BEFORE they get that bad we hand them over to the plasterer's for cutting their boards! LOL!
I’ve watched all of your videos now as the first one got me hooked! I’m interested in building a garden room myself so seeing your videos have enlightening me to start planning my own. Very informative and interesting to see how it’s done. Great work!
Incredibly insightful videos and information, Ali, and a great help to my own plans. Thanks for taking the time for sharing such a detailed run-through of all the steps involved in your own build. The music however...
Haven't watched the video yet (doing the ironing. . .yawn) but just saw the notification pop up and wanted to say that it's great to see you back. Now back to the ironing and I'll watch and enjoy and learn later :-)
@@AliDymock ha ha, oh yeah, I should have :-) Another detailed and super helpful video. Excellent news about the website - It'll be great to see all those other builds too. Congrats on the job :-) Looking forward to part 13 already.
Im loving theys videos pal.. And windows and doors looks great.. Couldn't do a better job myself and i do windows, doors and conservatory.. Great work pal
I'm a builder myself for many years now and just stumbled across your vid by accident. There wasn't any real need for me to watch but watch it I did and can say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are many vids like this out there but few I would recommend to people; yours however gets a thumbs up from me 👍🏾. Finally, I usually hate music over the top of vids but even that tune brought a smile to my old chops 😁, made the whole thing more enjoyable.... what's it called?
Just wanted to say thank you for doing these videos! Ive been considering building a man cave and you have explained everything so well. Hope things are okay and I look forward to seeing more.
Finally! glad to see this instalment come through even though im way off of this stage. my building size wonders quite far into building regs and it has been a shock.... the building regs officer wants to see foundations down 1 METER. As soon as you hit regs... everything applies as if it was a brick house you were building. Even before hearing that I was looking at 3k for my concrete slab alone... Well the area is cleared and ready for the slab as soon as I can get a reliable tradesman in. Thank again :-)
Thank you so much for these videos. Honestly helping a lot in my own planning stage. Mine won’t be as elaborate as yours but definitely a lot of amazingly useful information!
Fantastic series of videos. Watched and studied each one several times in great detail. Quick question about flashing around doors... I have 3.6m wide patio doors going into mine. Flexwrap could prove pretty expensive going around such a large opening, are there any other solutions or suggestions you have, or potential alternatives to flexwrap? Thanks so much once again.
Love your videos. Been looking to make something similar for a long time. Great advice very informative. So glad I found your videos. can't wait for the finished workshop/gym. good luck and thanks for sharing. Edit. My wife and I are going to get someone in to build an extension on the house first, but in the mean time gives me plenty of time to plan my garden room, which will be similar in size to yours. and gives me time for you to complete yours and show off the videos. You'd have probably got the project completed by now if you hadn't documented everything with videos and editing, so for that we are all very happy, nice of you to do this. Attention to detail on the videos is amazing. thanks again.
@@AliDymock Hi Ali! Wow 2 years ago I posted this message. I'm still no closer to starting my build on a garden room, I want to build a 6m x 7m one similar to yours but costs are a lot as you know. I've actually got materials on order and I'm about to build a 3.6m x 2.4m Garden room shed, this will be the test run for the garden room, there is a lot of things I'm leaving out because ultimately its just going to be a decent looking shed. But the reason I message today is, do you still have discount code deal with Rubber4Roofs? I'm timber etc arrives on 27th so ideally want to order the rubber roof by then also. Thanks again, and thanks for sharing your videos. Your subscribers have grown a lot since these first videos. John.
Ali, have you thought about a forum on your website? A place for people to exchange ideas, ask for help, sell left over items etc? There’s a few questions I’ve had to research and I’m aware I’m going to have a lot of house wrap and flex wrap left over. Hope the new house is going well.
Hey Rhys! I have thought of that and it's an excellent idea. One that I've put on the back burner for a while now. I'll look at whether the website is the best place for it (would have to look into how to do it with my limited website knowledge) or whether I should look at a Facebook group or maybe Discord - what do you think?
Facebook is relatively easy. I’ve not used discord. You can get pre-packaged phpbb scripts for websites. I’ve set a couple up but not for about 5 years.
No no, no no! That can't be the last one. I understand you've now got a job (Isnt real life a pain sometimes) and countless others things that take up your time so I understand that this project has to come to a finish. But Ali, it isnt finished yet 😉 At least tell me you've still been documenting the rest of the build, and one day you'll get around to editing and posting the videos? I like your web page, two other projects on there that I found really informative. Maybe one day I will submit my shed build if I decide to build one. Many thanks again for sharing your experiences online. 🥂
haha I'm afraid it is, for now. Work has just taken up a huge amount of time but the good news is yes, the camera has been with me at all stages so plenty more to come. It's my mission to finish this series! Got your email, will reply when I've gone through unanswered comments 😁
Don’t know how I haven’t come across these vids sooner on my RUclips travels. I want a garden room for part gym, part tool storage, so I’m planning on one like yours but with a partition wall inside! What field was your work from home job in? This is something I would love to do one day!
Great work and attention to detail. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos and detailing the products and websites you used, hopefully they will help with my 16x8 (old school😊) shed that I’m hoping to build in the near future. Many thanks again 😁👍 PS Any thumbs down should have to be explained 🤔
Thanks Mark, I'm glad they're helping. The explanation for thumbs down is: youtube. Though I just tell myself it's the garden room companies annoyed that I'm letting all their secrets out 😂.
Do you cut from the inside or outside. If inside, wouldn't you need a pretty big blade and then struggle to get in the corners? If outside how do you know where to cut?
Ali, Thanks again for the inspiring vids. Few of us will be starting our own out houses due to you so thanks again. Any idea when the next videos out? Would love to see what you did for the exterior walls covering etc.
@@AliDymock I was told by the delivery driver that white UPVC doors / windows are lighter than the Anthracite grey ones. Not sure how that works, will have to look into that.
Hi Ali... your videos are awesome. I’m trying my best to build my own very complex build....so your videos are a great help.... I have one question... Can you stop the bloody rain so I can install my rubber roof???🤪
Cracking job. Worth the wait Ali. Can I ask? Has the interest in this project from us viewers been alot more than you first imagined? And now it's snowballed into a beast. Love this project
I can tell you that I never thought it would be this popular but it’s in a really sweet spot right now. Big enough to make it fun and have a community and even get discounts but small enough to answer nearly every comment/email and no trolls (yet!) To grow posting so irregularly is quite rare I think which is cool :)
@@AliDymock your right about the sweet spot. As much as I love watching the American's building there huge workshops the size of houses but it's been great that a bloke from the UK has took the time to create a great series of "how to" builds on a great subject. Can't wait to start mine. Cheers again
Ali so worth the waiting. I am at the stage with the house wrap on and ready for Windows. It has answered question that I had so perfect. Off to buy the expanding foam and gun and silicone. Thanks again cracking job. Russ
Excellent videos. I was wondering if you ordered frame extenders on the hinge side of your doors?? I suppose it would give a bit more room for the reveal liners but the trade off is a narrower door I suppose.
I looked at them as I wondered whether I'd need them to be able to open the door and indeed cover the reveal. If you want Part 20 you'll see how my external cladding reveals fit in and don't interfere with the hinges, nor the doors opening
Yes !! Finally !! Haven't waited for ANY thing this eagerly for a long time now. As usual, a very big Thank You for your incredible work Ali, and for your continued help and guidance. Having started my garden room build myself I am totally in awe of your effort and understand it has definitely not been an easy task for you to record and edit these videos on top of the actual build itself. Keep up the great work mate ! PS: I really hope there is a Hell - just so those 4 who disliked this video can have a special place assigned to them.
Hey Preshant, glad it was to your liking- took ages to put together this one! Meh, the dislikes are a sign of success on youtube (at least that's what I tell myself!)
Great channel Ali, looking forward to the next instalment. Really useful information, presented in a way which is easy to understand. Would you imagine this method of building would be equally suited to an extension, or does that open another can of worms. Possibly the foundation would been to be more robust as it is adjoined not free standing so any movement would need to be further minimised? I was really daunted by the prospect of a self build, but this channel has certainly given me more confidence that its very achievable.
It's a really good question and I don't know of any reason why not. I guess it's not a common method as extensions are often required to be made of similar materials to the house to be under PD. Absolutely, the foundation would need to be concrete or better yet layered like I show at 1:27.
Thanks for the speedy reply Ali, I'll look into that with Building Control. Keep up the good work, really interested in the internal fit out M & E when you get there.
Fantastic Ali, great inspiration, just going over a couple of videos again before attempt to fit my studwalls on my concrete base. I may be in touch for discount codes, but think i should be should be ok, shall post photos when complete late summer. Keep up the great work! Do you know what cladding you are going to fit?....
Going to be building a (albeit much smaller) shed/workshop but very much in the same style, timber stud construction, fully lined insulated and clad. Mines going to be on a concrete slab instead of a timber floor, I’ve seen people lay a line of bricks along the outline of the building and stick the studwork on that, I guess instead you could just use a layer of DPC between the concrete and studwork to avoid moisture getting into the timber? Great videos btw, have watched the whole lot now and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Yeh I guess having a line of bricks does a couple of things - it keeps the timber walls higher off the ground. Dwarf walls do the same and so ensures the timber stays dry. It's not a big issue though. The second is that I guess you would attach the bottom plate of the walls into the brick rather than the concrete. That might be good because your walls will be on the edge of the concrete and using a masonry bolt or other method could split the concrete. Concrete can be repaired but it might be easier to just replace a brick. Again, neither are likely issues but worth considering. Personally I'd just go with concrete>DPC (wrapped up around sides of bottom plate>wall :)
Ali Dymock Yeah I think that’s what I’m going to do. My father in law (retired builder) has just finished building a shed in a similar guise and that’s why he did. I’ll probably use most of his methods as a template, the methods are pretty similar to your build though really. Not sure about roof covering though as don’t think the wife will go for the EPDM thing.. and I’d like to fit a velux window, we’ll see! What’s next, cladding I take it? I thought I saw a compressor in your shed in your ‘projects’ video. Wondered if you might be tempted to get a nail gun for the cladding! I’ve got a couple and they’re ruddy useful for certain jobs. I imagine - especially working alone - it would be very very useful for cladding.
@@thepeginator2556 Yeh I'd go for a roof light window for sure. I know more now, thanks to people watching these videos so it's not too hard to frame around and then apply the roof finish but that's what put me off as I thought it was too complicated. There's tape and jointing, internal finish (more of an overview than detailed I think), decking, soffits and battens and then cladding and guttering and then budget so a few more still! Must have been something else as I don't have a compressor but interesting you bring it up as I'm just about to hire one for a fencing job and have been teetering on just buying one. I can't be doing with this air compressor or gas canister stuff so the Hikoki or Dewalt 1st fix ones look pretty good as it just runs on a battery (50-90mm nails). But then maybe I need a finishing nailer instead for the cladding (36-63mm brad nails usually), I'm not sure, thoughts?
Ali Dymock Funnily enough, I’ve got the Dewalt 2nd fix nailer, it’s a LOVELY bit of kit. Makes a great noise 😬 TL:DR They’re great, especially if you already dry have the batteries anyway and/or are buying into a brand. My uncle is a builder/carpenter and I wanted to take the plunge and get a 2nd fix gun for general DIY stuff and asked what he thought. His firm use paslodes but only because historically that’s what they’ve always used and being on site you need to be mobile so compressors are just too much hassle. He said the paslodes are good when they work but they’re very temperamental, the gas leaks and doesn’t work in the cold and they regularly end up stripping them on site. I already had Dewalt batteries for my drill/driver and he said other chippies he knows rave about the Dewalt guns, they do seem to get largely a very good write up online. I was considering getting a pneumatic one but my uncle said if you go cordless you won’t regret it and I think he’s right. Battery only is definitely the way they’re going across the board. I think gas will be obsolete in 5 years, less to go wrong and lower running costs, and the battery guns are so good now and only getting better. I haven’t put mine through the ringer but plenty have and most seem to rate them. I’d say for home/DIY use where you’ve always get access to power nearby and the time/hassle of a compressor isn’t a huge issue then pneumatic is definitely an option, obviously you don’t have to worry about charging batteries or them dying with age etc. but the cordless stuff is very very handy. A budget air nailer will be cheaper than a Dewalt but if you compare like for like and look at Dewalt/bostitch the price different isn’t as much as you’d think and of course, once you have the batteries (don’t need that many for DIY use really) you can buy bare tools, which are scarily cheap these days. I just invested in the Dewalt oscillating multi-tool thing, bare tool with blades and sanding pads etc - £100! You pad that for a corded one! I got my Dewalt 2nd fix on powertoolmate - they seem to just about undercut everyone on Dewalt tools. Every time I look they’re the cheapest.. Sorry for the ramble! Could talk about this stuff for days!
@@thepeginator2556 After hiring a Paslode and finishing my fence, I can agree - they're very temperamental, I didn't really enjoy using it. If I get one it will be battery, apparently Milwaukee are bringing one to the Uk market soon so I may wait to see what it's like. Dewalt looks like it has a different method of propelling the nail forward so there is a delay but that doesn't bother me as a DIYer.
Thanks Ali, I'm finding your videos a huge help (yep, 2 years on!) and whilst my workshop will be a little different from your own your videos are a big help. I'm going for a cold roof (pros and cons I know). I know it's been some time now but do you still have active discounts available with the mentioned companies? Doing my best to stick to budget (and the other half is chewing my ear on expenditure!) Thanks again for your videos, Mike 👍🏻
Hi Mike, Yes for Rubber4Roofs, you just have to email me when you want to order: hello@alidymock.com. Actually got a vid out tomorrow on cold roofs for you.
An excellent video, so illuminating and clear- but I’m afraid I find the music un bearable - please don’t use it again ! The video would have been sooooo much better with no music. I realise it just be free and copyright free - but it’s worse than not having it in my view .
Brill. Simply brill! Well researched and coherently presented. Keep it up 👍🏻 L Wright (architect / mathematician by profession & self taught diy & builder by heart 😎)
Superb production. You are a natural. Can’t imagine the stress of doing all this by yourself for the first time along with the pressure of documenting everything!!!! And you seem calm as can be. Great job. I’m applying loads of your advice on my build. Thank you.
Ha, the build was the easy bit, loads of fun. Filming, editing and explaining turned out to be the hard part.
This is like binge watching on Netflix! I started ep1 yesterday and I’ve just finished this one. I don’t know what to you with my life now, apart from wait for the next episode 😀. Genuinely great work Ali and I don’t mean just the building, the way you’ve put the videos together taking the time to explain the various building methods is just fantastic. This series without a shadow of a doubt will be my turn to guide when I eventually start my project.
Great comment! Really glad you like it. I should probably warn you that it does take me a while to get new videos out so patience is required with this series! Have a check out of the website if you fancy :)
Same here 😂 I’ve got a job interview tomorrow for which I need to prep, and instead I’ve stumbled upon these mini series and can’t stop watching 🤭
Oh Hi there winstable1 and L Wright, is this the right cinema for the latest Ali Dymock documentary? Yep, Ive been sucked in as well. What there is a website! I'm not going to look until Ive finished season 1
Binge watched all of the video's on your build, absolutely awesome detail to every video. Thanks for sharing, that's one cracking build
Watched these videos about 10 times as I’m starting my build beginning of next year, very informative videos have gave me the confidence to do it on my own
Have you started yet?
watching this has given me the motivation to finally build my studio at the bottom of the garden. thank you
Just about to start a 3 x 3 coner summer house.... Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together.. without it i wouldn't have the confidence to start it :-)
thanks fella was really worried about window openings, never knew this tape existed!!!
I take my hat off to you sir. You’re a superhero. These videos are so damn good
Fantastic - been eagerly awaiting Part 12 and it hasn’t disappointed. Thank you - your series has become my Garden Room bible. Foundations laid and services connected for our 7m x 4m room. Timber arrives for floor and walls this week - but I need you to do an episode on building a sauna in your room! Otherwise I won’t know how to do it! Absolutely great series - thank you so much for producing it and sharing. Very inspirational.
😂Sauna sounds incredible! You'll have to take photos and send them to me. 'Garden room bible' - that's what I should have called my website, darn it ;)
Did you get your sauna done?
Amin Aziz hi hot tub and deck installed - sauna heater and cladding delivered from Finland. About to start build but hampered by lockdown.
Arthur Williams nice! I’m defo looking to put in a sauna. Need to look into buying vs building later
What first appears a daunting task, is explained so well, that it is reduced to a clear set of manageable steps. Really well done job Ali, its a pleasure to watch events unfold. Regards Paul
Nail on the head right there Paul. Definitely how I felt before and afterwards I was like yeh, what was the fuss about.
Ali Dymock 😂
I'm planning my own build next summer, these videos have been an amazing help and source of inspiration. I hope the series carrys on!
Planning my home office with my brother-in-law who has all the skills and your videos are brilliant. Thanks for all your work to-date! Mark
If you've watched all the vids, you have the all the skills now too 😀
Hey, just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to record, edit and post this video series.
It has been super helpful and motivating to see your project progress. I think you have a nice balance of real time footage, time-lapse and voice over, providing a clear explanation of what you are doing. The way you record all the small tasks that might seem insignificant is a great help to me also.
My project will most likely commence in summer 2020 now, but I can't wait. Thanks again.
Thanks James. Great feedback-very useful. Very sensible to get everything planned to hit the ground running next year rather than rush it now 👍
Who knows, maybe I’ll have finished the series by then 😉
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I am so inspired by your videos, which are inspiration for me, as I am planning such a project in my own garden. Thanks for your time in making these videos, for all the DIY enthusiasts out there.
This series has been an absolute Godsend. I'm just about to start a modest sized workshop as soon the weather hopefully improves, nothing as grand as this but had I not seen your work I would have made many errors on just watching the American videos. Thanks so much for all the time, effort and detail you have put into the build and videos.
Love it! Glad it's helped you and best of luck with your build!
I have not binge watched Parts 3-12. No way. No siree Bob
Seriously though. Top job fella
A perfect balance of explaining and practical demonstration imo 👏👏👏👏👏
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This is a great video series. Extremely informative and inspirational. A joy to watch. Thank you
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Fantastic set of videos Ali which has inspired me to start my own man cave this summer. I’m currently just finished the foundation stage and looking into drainage trenches at the moment. Eagerly waiting for the next video Ali as I think you will have the answers to my drainage questions.
I will! You can email me if you like and I can send you a few pics/answer questions etc
Looking forward to seeing something on drainage myself 🤞🏻
Thanks @Al, I will be sending you my videos. Yours instructions are amazing
Great build series, matey. I've just finished my floor build after taking out the awful conifers, and I'm now ready to start the wall framing. It's not as ambitious as your monster at only a modest 4.2m x 3m for a gym/man shed, but your series has given me some fantastic info to help me get on with it in confidence. New subscription here.
Absolutely loving your series. I'm in the process of planning mine and you are helping me factor things and materials that I had not previously considered.
Glad the vids are helping Adam 🙂Factor in about 3x as many screws and nails as you first think!
I've not committed to paper as yet only that I'm going to be 12ft X 10ft in size and hoping to have an internal height of about 2.1m at the lowest point as I'm 6ft 4". So looking at your span tables etc that I hadn't even considered before it just helps me now decide on suitable timber sizes rather than totally over or under spec. Hoping to get time over the winter months to build in SketchUp so I can get more accurate sizes, quantity of materials. Do you have a figure for your build and if so are you on, under or over your budget?
Well done. I wish I'd seen these videos 6 months ago. I could have saved days of research. Best videos I've ever seen. You have made up my mind on so many of my decisions it's been a great help.
:) glad they've been of help to you, makes them worth creating.
Great video! Useful to reference during the garden room project
So glad I found this video. Was struggling with the way to do windows and doors, but this really helped. Watching all the American videos makes it confusing with the different types of windows/doors they have there. I'm in the Netherlands. We have the same types as in the UK, by the looks of it. Thanks!
Glad it's helped you Peter
I’ve been looking forward to this. You definitely have saved me hours of painful YouTubing to find all this info. Great vids
Hi, I have lost count how many times I've watched your series. Its 1st class! Just about to place an order with Rubber 4 roofs. Do you still have a discount code with them? Always keen to save a quid wherever I can. Thanks.
Here in Argentina! framing for the first time. we learned a lot with your videos. I hope to be installing the windows in about two weeks. we will be needing part 13! we are using aluminum windows and here they don't have those flaps either. So we need your tricks! Thanks a lot for your amazing work!!!
Awesome, good to have you! Good luck with the windows, it's not as daunting as you might first think.
So helpful and clear to understand. Thank you! 🙏
This series is brilliant - only found it the other day and have watched them all, hoping not too long until the next one!
Cheers Simon, I'm working on it but as you're new, I should probably warn you that I'm slow to upload them! Patience required here!
A conscientious and clever bloke. You’d make a good engineer, maybe working on aircraft or something like that. Your work on this is very similar to a loft conversion, though it’s a little more complicated. I can see you’ve done your research. Well executed and well done 👍🏻🇬🇧
Really good, Ali - thanks for sharing 👍
My pleasure 😊
fab job Ali , hopefullly I'll start my garden room in January.and thank you for sharing this videos which are a great help for all of us.
Nice one Manuel, glad they're proving useful for you!
Looking forward to upcoming videos. Hopefully touching on electricity and drainage. Can’t wait for the weather to fair up and get started for the summer. Great work. Good to see a decent diy build from someone with good editing skills 👍🏻
Cheers Jason. Drainage and electrics will be in the next vid. I'm trying to fully understand the latter to explain as best I can
Looks great! And that Tyvek tape is worth it!
It's good stuff isn't it! Doesn't feel that sticky, but it is!
Never seen windows that install like these. I actually like them. I have seen countless videos with bad window installs and horrible seals. Not to mention that almost none of them do a complete seal of all the joints and seams where most of your heating and cooling is lost in a structure. Very well done
Thanks Nicole!
Really enjoyed the video Ali, you are doing a great job , hope there is more videos to come when you are ready of course , have a nice day Mate . !!!.
Cheers Brian 🙂Yup, when they're ready-wouldn't want to say when!
Stumbled on your fantastic channel, I have watched all your episodes, keep up the great work. everything is on point. Thanks for the knowledge, And good luck for the next episodes.
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For a Diyer you do a really professional job.
thanks 😊
9:14 We carpenters would refer to that handsaw you used to "Horn" the cill's as a "Plasterer's saw" because BEFORE they get that bad we hand them over to the plasterer's for cutting their boards! LOL!
Excellent, thanks for posting!
Excellent video. The whole series has been very useful. Many thanks!
I’m enjoying your videos very much! Very informative! Thanks
Cheers Don
I’ve watched all of your videos now as the first one got me hooked! I’m interested in building a garden room myself so seeing your videos have enlightening me to start planning my own. Very informative and interesting to see how it’s done. Great work!
That's cool to hear. I feel Parts 1-5 are not so good so nice to hear you liked the series from the beginning 👍
Lovely job so far especially being your first attempt well done
Cheers!
Thanks for this great series! Hoping to embark on my own project soon.
Incredibly insightful videos and information, Ali, and a great help to my own plans. Thanks for taking the time for sharing such a detailed run-through of all the steps involved in your own build. The music however...
Haha fair enough. I think about dropping the music but I quite like the montages
Haven't watched the video yet (doing the ironing. . .yawn) but just saw the notification pop up and wanted to say that it's great to see you back. Now back to the ironing and I'll watch and enjoy and learn later :-)
Haha You should have just commented 'first!". Nice to have you back in the comments Maria :)
@@AliDymock ha ha, oh yeah, I should have :-)
Another detailed and super helpful video. Excellent news about the website - It'll be great to see all those other builds too. Congrats on the job :-)
Looking forward to part 13 already.
Excellent videos. Just watched 1 to12. Gutted when I couldn’t find part 13. Hopefully more coming soon showing interior build. Keep up the good work.
Im loving theys videos pal.. And windows and doors looks great.. Couldn't do a better job myself and i do windows, doors and conservatory.. Great work pal
Wow, thanks! Awesome to hear. It's all a learning process for me!
Really enjoyed your series of videos.. Eagerly awaiting next one..
Coming along nicely & looks amazing. Great job
Excellent work
I'm a builder myself for many years now and just stumbled across your vid by accident. There wasn't any real need for me to watch but watch it I did and can say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are many vids like this out there but few I would recommend to people; yours however gets a thumbs up from me 👍🏾.
Finally, I usually hate music over the top of vids but even that tune brought a smile to my old chops 😁, made the whole thing more enjoyable.... what's it called?
Wow, always good to get the thumbs up from a professional!
The jaunty tune is Pillow Talk by Jeff Kaale ;)
Just wanted to say thank you for doing these videos! Ive been considering building a man cave and you have explained everything so well. Hope things are okay and I look forward to seeing more.
Hi Terence, thanks for the kind comment. You can see some updates here if you're interested: ruclips.net/channel/UC4UDFzeOPhEkPJMuIqoVqTAcommunity
good quality and well made
Finally! glad to see this instalment come through even though im way off of this stage. my building size wonders quite far into building regs and it has been a shock.... the building regs officer wants to see foundations down 1 METER. As soon as you hit regs... everything applies as if it was a brick house you were building. Even before hearing that I was looking at 3k for my concrete slab alone... Well the area is cleared and ready for the slab as soon as I can get a reliable tradesman in. Thank again :-)
Yikes! Though I do know a guy have one made for £50k and that was half what he was quoted elsewhere so it's all relative
Thank you so much for these videos. Honestly helping a lot in my own planning stage. Mine won’t be as elaborate as yours but definitely a lot of amazingly useful information!
Hi Ali, great videos! Any chance for new updates?
Fantastic series of videos. Watched and studied each one several times in great detail. Quick question about flashing around doors... I have 3.6m wide patio doors going into mine. Flexwrap could prove pretty expensive going around such a large opening, are there any other solutions or suggestions you have, or potential alternatives to flexwrap? Thanks so much once again.
Love your videos.
Been looking to make something similar for a long time. Great advice very informative. So glad I found your videos.
can't wait for the finished workshop/gym.
good luck and thanks for sharing.
Edit.
My wife and I are going to get someone in to build an extension on the house first, but in the mean time gives me plenty of time to plan my garden room, which will be similar in size to yours. and gives me time for you to complete yours and show off the videos.
You'd have probably got the project completed by now if you hadn't documented everything with videos and editing, so for that we are all very happy, nice of you to do this. Attention to detail on the videos is amazing.
thanks again.
Thanks John, really glad hey've helped!
@@AliDymock Hi Ali!
Wow 2 years ago I posted this message.
I'm still no closer to starting my build on a garden room, I want to build a 6m x 7m one similar to yours but costs are a lot as you know.
I've actually got materials on order and I'm about to build a 3.6m x 2.4m Garden room shed, this will be the test run for the garden room, there is a lot of things I'm leaving out because ultimately its just going to be a decent looking shed. But the reason I message today is, do you still have discount code deal with Rubber4Roofs? I'm timber etc arrives on 27th so ideally want to order the rubber roof by then also.
Thanks again, and thanks for sharing your videos. Your subscribers have grown a lot since these first videos.
John.
So informative wish you done one with brick/block steels beams etc
Maybe one day. Timber is my favourite material though.
Great serie you are making! Looking forward to the next. Hopefully you will finish this year so I can start building for myself :)
Well I wouldn't wait for me! Get going I reckon!
C’mon Ali, we need part 13!!!
Top work so far
Still doing/filming it I'm afraid! But putting the footage together as I go :)
Eager to see this complete, great series. Are you planning on posting the next chapter any time soon?
Yes! I've done Part 13 but want to release it with Part 14 which I'm doing when I have a chance.
Enjoyable video - thanks bud😎
No problem 🙂
Thanks for doing all these vids 👍
Ali, have you thought about a forum on your website? A place for people to exchange ideas, ask for help, sell left over items etc? There’s a few questions I’ve had to research and I’m aware I’m going to have a lot of house wrap and flex wrap left over.
Hope the new house is going well.
Hey Rhys! I have thought of that and it's an excellent idea. One that I've put on the back burner for a while now. I'll look at whether the website is the best place for it (would have to look into how to do it with my limited website knowledge) or whether I should look at a Facebook group or maybe Discord - what do you think?
Facebook is relatively easy. I’ve not used discord. You can get pre-packaged phpbb scripts for websites. I’ve set a couple up but not for about 5 years.
No no, no no! That can't be the last one. I understand you've now got a job (Isnt real life a pain sometimes) and countless others things that take up your time so I understand that this project has to come to a finish. But Ali, it isnt finished yet 😉 At least tell me you've still been documenting the rest of the build, and one day you'll get around to editing and posting the videos? I like your web page, two other projects on there that I found really informative. Maybe one day I will submit my shed build if I decide to build one. Many thanks again for sharing your experiences online. 🥂
haha I'm afraid it is, for now. Work has just taken up a huge amount of time but the good news is yes, the camera has been with me at all stages so plenty more to come. It's my mission to finish this series!
Got your email, will reply when I've gone through unanswered comments 😁
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The videos and links to suppliers are great. I muted all the music though!
Fair enough!
Don’t know how I haven’t come across these vids sooner on my RUclips travels.
I want a garden room for part gym, part tool storage, so I’m planning on one like yours but with a partition wall inside!
What field was your work from home job in? This is something I would love to do one day!
Great work and attention to detail. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos and detailing the products and websites you used, hopefully they will help with my 16x8 (old school😊) shed that I’m hoping to build in the near future. Many thanks again 😁👍 PS Any thumbs down should have to be explained 🤔
Thanks Mark, I'm glad they're helping. The explanation for thumbs down is: youtube. Though I just tell myself it's the garden room companies annoyed that I'm letting all their secrets out 😂.
I've always used skil saw for the window cut outs. so much cleaner and faster.
Do you cut from the inside or outside. If inside, wouldn't you need a pretty big blade and then struggle to get in the corners? If outside how do you know where to cut?
Good work Ali.
Cheers Matt. Your build was too good not to share!
Ali, Thanks again for the inspiring vids. Few of us will be starting our own out houses due to you so thanks again. Any idea when the next videos out? Would love to see what you did for the exterior walls covering etc.
In truth it will be a while, you know how life is but I'll continue to update the website in the meantime :)
My french doors and windows arrived today. Can't believe how heavy the french doors are even without the glass in!
Justin Phillips heheh now Abi and I don’t look as silly! They are just unwieldy! Definitely attach the sill first if you’re struggling.
@@AliDymock I was told by the delivery driver that white UPVC doors / windows are lighter than the Anthracite grey ones. Not sure how that works, will have to look into that.
@@vikingofengland You learn something knew everyday! I thought they were sprayed grey or something
Love your videos. Binge watched all 12.
Is ep13 coming?
It is, the day job has been rather all consuming the last few months but it's my mission to finish this series and beyond :)
Top work as always, good job.
Cheers Justin, glad you liked it.
Great help, loving the videos!
I would love to see how the cladding meets the window
Another great instalment! Thanks 👍🏻
You need a commission link Ali! I've just ordered mine based on your recommendation. Thank you
Well I tried to get a discount code but no luck, but as long as it's helped people that's the main point
당신 대단합니다. 많은 아이디어를 줘서 탱큐. You did the great job! giving lots of ideas to us. thanks.
🙂 korean? Never thought my videos would be watched there
Yes korean. by the way, wow You really? In fact, Through Utube, I meet friends all over the world everyday. thank you.
Hi Ali... your videos are awesome. I’m trying my best to build my own very complex build....so your videos are a great help.... I have one question...
Can you stop the bloody rain so I can install my rubber roof???🤪
Cracking job. Worth the wait Ali.
Can I ask?
Has the interest in this project from us viewers been alot more than you first imagined? And now it's snowballed into a beast.
Love this project
I can tell you that I never thought it would be this popular but it’s in a really sweet spot right now. Big enough to make it fun and have a community and even get discounts but small enough to answer nearly every comment/email and no trolls (yet!)
To grow posting so irregularly is quite rare I think which is cool :)
@@AliDymock your right about the sweet spot.
As much as I love watching the American's building there huge workshops the size of houses but it's been great that a bloke from the UK has took the time to create a great series of "how to" builds on a great subject.
Can't wait to start mine.
Cheers again
Ali so worth the waiting. I am at the stage with the house wrap on and ready for Windows. It has answered question that I had so perfect. Off to buy the expanding foam and gun and silicone. Thanks again cracking job. Russ
Excellent videos. I was wondering if you ordered frame extenders on the hinge side of your doors?? I suppose it would give a bit more room for the reveal liners but the trade off is a narrower door I suppose.
I looked at them as I wondered whether I'd need them to be able to open the door and indeed cover the reveal. If you want Part 20 you'll see how my external cladding reveals fit in and don't interfere with the hinges, nor the doors opening
Yes !! Finally !! Haven't waited for ANY thing this eagerly for a long time now. As usual, a very big Thank You for your incredible work Ali, and for your continued help and guidance. Having started my garden room build myself I am totally in awe of your effort and understand it has definitely not been an easy task for you to record and edit these videos on top of the actual build itself. Keep up the great work mate !
PS: I really hope there is a Hell - just so those 4 who disliked this video can have a special place assigned to them.
Hey Preshant, glad it was to your liking- took ages to put together this one!
Meh, the dislikes are a sign of success on youtube (at least that's what I tell myself!)
Great video again - I'm about at the same stage as this video.
Nice, no doubt you'll overtake me!
Great channel Ali, looking forward to the next instalment. Really useful information, presented in a way which is easy to understand. Would you imagine this method of building would be equally suited to an extension, or does that open another can of worms. Possibly the foundation would been to be more robust as it is adjoined not free standing so any movement would need to be further minimised? I was really daunted by the prospect of a self build, but this channel has certainly given me more confidence that its very achievable.
It's a really good question and I don't know of any reason why not. I guess it's not a common method as extensions are often required to be made of similar materials to the house to be under PD. Absolutely, the foundation would need to be concrete or better yet layered like I show at 1:27.
Thanks for the speedy reply Ali, I'll look into that with Building Control. Keep up the good work, really interested in the internal fit out M & E when you get there.
Very cool build! No updates in a while, though?
I'm working on it :)
Great videos thanks
Fantastic Ali, great inspiration, just going over a couple of videos again before attempt to fit my studwalls on my concrete base. I may be in touch for discount codes, but think i should be should be ok, shall post photos when complete late summer. Keep up the great work! Do you know what cladding you are going to fit?....
Awesome videos Ali I am just doing my garden room and have been looking at a rubber roof will email you regards Dean
yeh, go for it
Going to be building a (albeit much smaller) shed/workshop but very much in the same style, timber stud construction, fully lined insulated and clad. Mines going to be on a concrete slab instead of a timber floor, I’ve seen people lay a line of bricks along the outline of the building and stick the studwork on that, I guess instead you could just use a layer of DPC between the concrete and studwork to avoid moisture getting into the timber? Great videos btw, have watched the whole lot now and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Yeh I guess having a line of bricks does a couple of things - it keeps the timber walls higher off the ground. Dwarf walls do the same and so ensures the timber stays dry. It's not a big issue though. The second is that I guess you would attach the bottom plate of the walls into the brick rather than the concrete. That might be good because your walls will be on the edge of the concrete and using a masonry bolt or other method could split the concrete. Concrete can be repaired but it might be easier to just replace a brick. Again, neither are likely issues but worth considering. Personally I'd just go with concrete>DPC (wrapped up around sides of bottom plate>wall :)
Ali Dymock Yeah I think that’s what I’m going to do. My father in law (retired builder) has just finished building a shed in a similar guise and that’s why he did. I’ll probably use most of his methods as a template, the methods are pretty similar to your build though really. Not sure about roof covering though as don’t think the wife will go for the EPDM thing.. and I’d like to fit a velux window, we’ll see!
What’s next, cladding I take it? I thought I saw a compressor in your shed in your ‘projects’ video. Wondered if you might be tempted to get a nail gun for the cladding! I’ve got a couple and they’re ruddy useful for certain jobs. I imagine - especially working alone - it would be very very useful for cladding.
@@thepeginator2556 Yeh I'd go for a roof light window for sure. I know more now, thanks to people watching these videos so it's not too hard to frame around and then apply the roof finish but that's what put me off as I thought it was too complicated.
There's tape and jointing, internal finish (more of an overview than detailed I think), decking, soffits and battens and then cladding and guttering and then budget so a few more still!
Must have been something else as I don't have a compressor but interesting you bring it up as I'm just about to hire one for a fencing job and have been teetering on just buying one. I can't be doing with this air compressor or gas canister stuff so the Hikoki or Dewalt 1st fix ones look pretty good as it just runs on a battery (50-90mm nails). But then maybe I need a finishing nailer instead for the cladding (36-63mm brad nails usually), I'm not sure, thoughts?
Ali Dymock Funnily enough, I’ve got the Dewalt 2nd fix nailer, it’s a LOVELY bit of kit. Makes a great noise 😬 TL:DR They’re great, especially if you already dry have the batteries anyway and/or are buying into a brand.
My uncle is a builder/carpenter and I wanted to take the plunge and get a 2nd fix gun for general DIY stuff and asked what he thought. His firm use paslodes but only because historically that’s what they’ve always used and being on site you need to be mobile so compressors are just too much hassle. He said the paslodes are good when they work but they’re very temperamental, the gas leaks and doesn’t work in the cold and they regularly end up stripping them on site. I already had Dewalt batteries for my drill/driver and he said other chippies he knows rave about the Dewalt guns, they do seem to get largely a very good write up online. I was considering getting a pneumatic one but my uncle said if you go cordless you won’t regret it and I think he’s right. Battery only is definitely the way they’re going across the board. I think gas will be obsolete in 5 years, less to go wrong and lower running costs, and the battery guns are so good now and only getting better. I haven’t put mine through the ringer but plenty have and most seem to rate them.
I’d say for home/DIY use where you’ve always get access to power nearby and the time/hassle of a compressor isn’t a huge issue then pneumatic is definitely an option, obviously you don’t have to worry about charging batteries or them dying with age etc. but the cordless stuff is very very handy. A budget air nailer will be cheaper than a Dewalt but if you compare like for like and look at Dewalt/bostitch the price different isn’t as much as you’d think and of course, once you have the batteries (don’t need that many for DIY use really) you can buy bare tools, which are scarily cheap these days. I just invested in the Dewalt oscillating multi-tool thing, bare tool with blades and sanding pads etc - £100! You pad that for a corded one!
I got my Dewalt 2nd fix on powertoolmate - they seem to just about undercut everyone on Dewalt tools. Every time I look they’re the cheapest..
Sorry for the ramble! Could talk about this stuff for days!
@@thepeginator2556 After hiring a Paslode and finishing my fence, I can agree - they're very temperamental, I didn't really enjoy using it. If I get one it will be battery, apparently Milwaukee are bringing one to the Uk market soon so I may wait to see what it's like. Dewalt looks like it has a different method of propelling the nail forward so there is a delay but that doesn't bother me as a DIYer.
Thanks Ali, I'm finding your videos a huge help (yep, 2 years on!) and whilst my workshop will be a little different from your own your videos are a big help. I'm going for a cold roof (pros and cons I know).
I know it's been some time now but do you still have active discounts available with the mentioned companies? Doing my best to stick to budget (and the other half is chewing my ear on expenditure!)
Thanks again for your videos, Mike 👍🏻
Hi Mike, Yes for Rubber4Roofs, you just have to email me when you want to order: hello@alidymock.com. Actually got a vid out tomorrow on cold roofs for you.
Nice job Ali
you did a good job on the windows i seen some so called professionals make a right baaaalls of thing
Awesome Ali! and thanks for going to trouble of organising discount codes dude!!
An excellent video, so illuminating and clear- but I’m afraid I find the music un bearable - please don’t use it again ! The video would have been sooooo much better with no music. I realise it just be free and copyright free - but it’s worse than not having it in my view .
Brill. Simply brill! Well researched and coherently presented. Keep it up 👍🏻
L Wright (architect / mathematician by profession & self taught diy & builder by heart 😎)
Thanks so much! Glad you like :)
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