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Things seemed to really leap forwards today. After two 'maybe I'll be along' and then no-shows, the electrician finally appeared. Even though we knew he'd have to take some of the panels back off to hide all of the wiring, we'd decided to press on a ****** everything in place for easy removal. We've already lost a few days thanks to injury, breakdown (vehicular) and delayed deliveries, so time is of the essence. I also want it all finished by Saturday 7th May as we're scheduled to play some AoS. Just a few snaps then to show the changing interior. Panels were off and back on easily enough. The wiring has been done for 5 double sockets, two strip lights and a fuse box. You can see one of my kids there, taking an interesting in proceedings. Tomorrow that doorway is getting filled. Hopefully time will also allow the window frames will be made. 6 days to game day! Much to do!

Today was all about the roof of the shed. Finally, we had a morning without ice! That meant the felt could go down. This stuff seems thin and flimsy, but apparently it's now watertight. The wood is just to hold the stuff in place until the roofer (father-in-law) returns at some point next week to do the tiles. I cannot wait to see it all tiled! And on the inside, the insulation has gone in, and one or two of the boards. Despite the fact that there's no windows or door on yet, sticking all of this in has already made a noticeable difference to the temperature in the shed. Promising signs! The last Blood Shed was freezing nearly all year round. Tomorrow the electrician is coming!

Not the most exciting day but some good work done. The insulation and boarding of the walls is nearly complete, giving a good sense of what the completed room will feel like. The trench is also now dug for the electrics to go in. Frustratingly, the electrician couldn't make it last night, so some of the panels will have to be taken back down to hide all the wires away. This shouldn't be too bad as they've all been screwed up, rather than nailed. As I said, not the most exciting day, but there should be big changes over the weekend. Work on the outside of the roof starts tomorrow and the inside of the roof is getting insulated. Then it's on to the windows and door. Following that, there's only really the floor left. Aiming for a first AoS session on the 7th May!

The Blood Shed was the name of the old one. After failing to think of a new name I'm sticking with it. Daubing 'Blood Shed' over the walls in red paint was discuss, and decided against.

A wood burning stove would be a real treat. Not the best plan for drunken game nights though. Also, space is at a premium for me, even with this beast of a shed.

The walls are now complete and the roof boards are fully on. I realised I forgot to say, for those interested, the pitch of the roof was dictated purely by where the 8x4' boards met. Nothing more scientific than than. I did have to shop around a bit for a piece of timber long enough to stretch along the apex (5.4 meters, and, yes, I'm working in both metric and imperial at the same time). I've cut the hedge down, despite the shed being far from ready, just to enjoy the view from the windows. I'm debating getting double glazing in, but I don't think I have the budget. This will be the view from my painting bench. While this will be the view from my building and basing bench. Ten points if you can spot the sniper! I'm told he was just hunting 'wabbits'. Perhaps most excitingly, the polystyrene insulation has begun to go in! I've got high hopes that it won't be freezing in the new place. I've attached a couple of photos here showing it cut to shape and the first of the boards going on. Exciting times!

I'm sorry to confess that I too rage quit. I think I said something along the lines of, 'I'm done with bying Games Workshop's stupid plastic toys'. How wrong I was. I'm all in with AoS now. Been playing Warhammer on and off for over 25 years. AoS has me enthused like never before. Forgive me Sigmar!

The new Blood Shed is rapidly rising from the earth! Most of the walls are almost complete and the first sections of roof have gone on. You can just about see the corner of the old Blood Shed on the right hand side of the first photo. Sorry, not the best photo of the external progress (I was looking after the kids so trapped in the house). The new building will be used exclusively for geekery: AoS, hobbytime, D&D etc. etc. The floor is 13x18' and the plan is to have two 6x4' gaming tables in there. I'm going to lay the room out in such a way that the gaming boards can be slid over to rest on the hobby benches, to allow four 6x4's when needed. Difficult to explain but all shall be revealed. Hopefully, we'll have an eight may AoS tournament at some point over the summer - maybe with even more players, if the weather sorts itself out and we can have some tables outside. The interior! I can almost see the ghostly outlines of the friends who'll play and be merry in here for years to come. I've included two of the interior of the old shed for comparison.

Wow! Sounds pretty fancy! I had to shift a couple of greenhouses too. Nothing gets in the way of the Blood Shed. We mentioned underfloor heating yesterday. It'll be something for the future I think, or the next build...

I'm not skilled at all. The guy in the doorway on the second photo is a mate who's doing it all on his own. I'd never seen anything he's done so it was a totally gamble when he said he was capable, but he swore he could do the biz. It's paying off a treat so far. Couldn't fault it. The office half of the shed in your link looks really snug and warm. I've been spoiled recently because all of my hobby stuff has been in the spare room. Really hope this new place retains some heat. It should do, as we're insulating the whole thing.

By popular demand, a project blog of the building of my new man shed. Somehow (I'm already confused as exactly how, though I'm not questioning) in the recent past, I persuaded my wife to agree, as part of a whole garden rejig, to allow me to rebuild my man shed. We moved house a couple of years back and I was lucky enough to find myself the proud owner of a 30ft shed/garage. Apparently, the previous owner had built it specially to house his boat. Fun nerdy times were had, but it quickly became clear that the roof leaked and, before long, the whole place would collapse in on us if we rolled too many dice at once. Fast forward two years, the wife wants the garden done, so it's time to clear out the old, and start anew. @Ben suggested I blog the build as it appears, so here's the initial photos after two or three days. So far, it's just a concrete base, with the six supporting posts set in the concrete,(complete with obligatory handprints) and the beginnings of walls. I opted to use floorboards to construct the walls, rather than shiplap, as it was considerably cheaper. I'll probably post everyday with progress reports. Hopefully the whole thing shouldn't take long.

A friend of mine made it his first tournament last year and said it was ace. I'm hoping to use it as painting motivation to get my first AoS force finished.

@The Jabber Tzeentch excellent plan. I look forward to coming here for my rumour fix.

I'm thinking about making this my first ever tournament! Been listening to the podcasts for a few years. Now that AoS is here competative play sounds like much less of a headache.

Nice work @The Jabber Tzeentch. Are you going to keep the first post updated rather than have rumours scattered throughout the thread? Some of the threads on other forums become a trawl and impossible to find anything.