Workshop and canopy build – Sunlight Development Trust

Workshop and canopy build

New yard workshop and canopy build 2023 – 2024

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Ken’s plans for workshop and canopy

Ken’s plans for workshop and canopy

Ken’s gant build plan chart

Ken’s gant build plan chart

Ken’s design for workshop structure

Ken’s design for workshop structure

Ken’s roof plan

Ken’s roof plan

Canopy and workshop deisgn

Canopy and workshop deisgn

ramp design

design for shed, canopy and ramp

design for shed, canopy and ramp

floor joists preservative coat

floor joists preservative coat

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8ft 16ft floor joist frame

8ft 16ft floor joist frame

perlins to be screwed double to be used as roof joists

perlins to be screwed double to be used as roof joists

Bead on aluminium frame

Bead on aluminium frame

roofing mastic

work on canopy

fitting frames

Fabrication of first canopy in 2023 using reclaimed plastic window lights

Fabrication of first canopy in 2023 using reclaimed plastic window lights

laying felt

ply covered by DPM

ply covered by DPM

fitting plastic domes

fitting plastic domes

laying felt

removing old canopy

removing old canopy

Door on and ramp finished

Door on and ramp finished

work on hatch frame

work on hatch frame

routing

hatch finished

tools

hatch cladding being nailed

hatch cladding being nailed

cutting hatch hole

cutting hatch hole

The ramp works

post for hand rail

post for hand rail

feet and joists for ramp

feet and joists for ramp

cutting hand rails

cutting hand rails

nailing cladding

nailing cladding

cladding for the back of the workshop

cladding for the back of the workshop

Teamwork on the shed build

Teamwork on the shed build

Framework being added to the floor

Framework being added to the floor

Framework complete

Framework complete

reclaimed timber from Seacon. Planed and routed for cladding

reclaimed timber from Seacon. Planed and routed for cladding

Sawing the joists to length

Sawing the joists to length

Adding roofing joists

Adding roofing joists

Floor joists found at Roots Timber Reclaiming CIC

Floor joists found at Roots Timber Reclaiming CIC

Finished work for the day. DPM and tarp to protect the timber from the storm.

Finished work for the day. DPM and tarp to protect the timber from the storm.

OSB floor protected from rain.

OSB floor protected from rain.

roofing mastic

Ply board being protected with preservative paint

Ply board being protected with preservative paint

Rear of workshop cladding (unfinished as this side may be painted black)

Rear of workshop cladding (unfinished as this side may be painted black)

Wheelchair ramp landing in progress

Wheelchair ramp landing in progress

Cutting decking on ramp

Cutting decking on ramp

Decking landing

Decking landing

Cutting decking in the rain

Cutting decking in the rain

Decking the slope

Decking the slope

VIP visitor prior to election.

VIP visitor prior to election.

work on decking

work on decking

ramp finished

finishing vertical drop to the ramp

finishing vertical drop to the ramp

Fixing decking to the concrete

Fixing decking to the concrete

Installing hand rails and posts

Installing hand rails and posts

BBC radio Kent interviewing Yvette Cooper MP

BBC radio Kent interviewing Yvette Cooper MP

wheelchair ramp finished

wheelchair ramp finished

Shed members in front of the workshop

Shed members in front of the workshop

Group shot

Yvette Cooper MP visit before the old canopy was removed

Yvette Cooper MP visit before the old canopy was removed

Yvette Cooper MP visit before the roofing felt and new canopy build

Yvette Cooper MP visit before the roofing felt and new canopy build

Windows and doors done

Windows and doors done

protective paint on back of workshop prior to cladding

protective paint on back of workshop prior to cladding

Painting the ply 2

Painting the ply 2

Time for a T break

Time for a T break

cutting board for walls

cutting board for walls

Grinding expanding bolts

Grinding expanding bolts

This is the cladding. Lots of it.

This is the cladding. Lots of it.

Painting the ply

Painting the ply

workshop ready for opening event

workshop ready for opening event

Door in place 2

Door in place 2

Gale brought down the weighted felt 3

Gale brought down the weighted felt 3

Roof flashing in place 2

Roof flashing in place 2

Roof flashing in place

Roof flashing in place

Work on ramp in rain

Work on ramp in rain

Foot for landing

Foot for landing

hatch

Gale brought down the weighted felt

Gale brought down the weighted felt

Cladding in progress

Cladding in progress

Sanding cladding

Sanding cladding

Door in place

Fitting aggregate GRP non slip strips

Fitting aggregate GRP non slip strips

Painting preservative coat on ramp

Painting preservative coat on ramp