Installing a UPVC Door. Ep #11 Modular Workshop / Garden Room Build

#onehandedwoodworking #modularworkshop #upvcdoor
Back on to the Workshop build folks after a bit of a lull with the installation of the UPVC door which actually makes the workshop fully watertight!😀
I had to draft in some help again on the day itself as I saw it simply as too dangerous to attempt myself and risk the door falling on me or even falling out of the space. If you are thinking of attempting something like this I really would recommend those Trend inflatable wedges I used in the installation as they make the job so much easier.
I finished off the following day insulating around the door before internally sealing it in with some leftover OSB board. I hope you enjoy this episode of the build. I am almost into the home straight now with 'just' the cladding and guttering to do. Please give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and maybe consider subscribing to the channel🤷‍♂️. Best wishes, Leo
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[@Hand-i-Craft]

Just a quick 'point of order' folks, in the video I referenced the OSB flooring boards as being 11mm when they are actually 18mm👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Nothing lucky about it mate, good research and asking questions is key. It's a great sharing environment we are in on KZbin and insta with lots of useful information.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Karl and I am so grateful to the folk, particularly on Instagram, who offer me advice and give me plenty of trade tips etc. Hope you are starting to feel a bit better. I saw your ‘in the spirit of being open’ post on Facebook 😂😂

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@Hand-i-Craft cheers mate, to be honest it's the worst I've ever been apart from the nora virus.

[@spankysmp]

You can't beat a free door. Looks excellent

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Totally agree pal, door looks great and would have gone into a skip otherwise 😳😳

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

The door looks great and that is because YOU did a great job of installing it and it looks as if it has been there all the time. I know many people with both their hands working who could not do as well as you so accept the fact that you did a bang up job and enjoy some you time.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thank you John and it is very kind of you. I think proper planning often helps me and I am guilty of ‘over thinking’ things too often. In this project though I done my homework, asked lots of questions online and got some great tips and advice from folk in the trade. Very happy with how it turned out 😀😀👍👍

[@mrb4408]

Top job bud, I used to do this for a living. You smashed it mate.. Workshop is looking fab.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Wow, couldn’t ask for better feedback than that pal👍👍👍. Genuinely appreciated, cheers 😀😀👍👍

[@mrb4408]

@@Hand-i-Craft No probs, you deserve it mate.. keep up the great vids, we love em. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@katabrontes]

Hi Leo, Looks fantastic, well done indeed. Mike

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Mike, really happy that I’ve reached this stage now. Door on, watertight and the electrics all finished in the same week😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@katabrontes]

@@Hand-i-Craft Great progress Leo. Puts me to shame. We are almost finished renovating our house in France after 11 years! Mike

[@mikefisher9992]

looking great Leo, I can see you moving out of the house and into the workshop with all the insulation etc!

[@Hand-i-Craft]

That door I fitted Mike is better than the one on our house😂😂😂

[@SMee67]

Epic first door installation, guys, you definitely nailed it. 👌🏽 Fantastic to see things coming along nicely, mate. 👍🏽 The makers community is an awesome bunch of people who love to help one another when and where they can.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

So happy Bill. In the space of this week the door is on, last of the building sealed and watertight and the electrics have been finished off 👍👍👍. Couldn’t agree more about the maker folk. So helpful and supportive to me, most of this stuff I do wouldn’t be possible without the advice from the maker community 😀👍

[@SMee67]

@@Hand-i-Craft Gives you that warm fuzzy feeling that you've been embraced into the community with arms open wide!🤗 Either that or your standing on a live wire!😳⚡🔌⚡ 😆😆bwahahahaha😆😆

[@SeymourClearly2]

It's not beginners luck, you made your own luck with all the planning. I wish I was as confident about these sorts of jobs as you seem to be. Really enjoyed this video.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Rob, just remember selective editing can make anyone look confident. The out takes not so much 😂😂😂😂

[@ROGEXTREME]

Looks great

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Cheers 👍👍👍

[@xw6968]

it looks good . nice job

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Cheers x w😀👍

[@frankslittleworkshop]

😁 Nicely done Leo. I must admit... it looks great. Well done you. 😁👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Really pleased with it Frank. The door has years of good life left in it and was going to be skipped until I intervened 👍👍👍

[@LTWCarpentry]

Really came out well didn’t it mate ! I honestly wouldn’t have done anything differently ! It always amazes me that you do this with the one hand ! Good work mate.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Lewis, very kind of you. I was confident enough with the prep work and making the cill, but called in the extra help for the door fitting itself. At a push I probably could have done it, but didn’t want to risk it tbh with either the door falling on me, or the door falling out and smashing to pieces!

[@JamesManCave]

Leo, take a bow sir. I know the workshop is far from finished, but what you have built so far is brilliant! I fitted my first uPVC door last year to my garage, so I know it can be a bit of an awkward job but it seems between the 2 of you it flew in. Looking forward to see how you set it up in side 👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks James. I’ve started to think about how I’d like it to look inside but keep changing my mind! I’m up and running though on a couple of jobs in here and it just so nice to have space to move around in😀👍. And yes, the door went in pretty much straightforward. Great to have Dave come along and help, would have been too risky to do it on my own.

[@mattmiller8226]

Great job Leo, well done man! I’m really inspired by your positive attitude, even with the difficulties associated with your accident. Sincerely look forward to every video, and wishing you the best!

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thank you might and very kind of you. The workshop build has been such a big deal for me and working on it for a year now, but I almost feel like I’m in the home straight. Getting the door on and finally watertight was such a huge step for me😀👍

[@negotiableaffections]

Congrats and welcome to your wonderful workshop [lucky bgger]. Can I say I was rather tickled by your phrase, "reasonably straightforward," [a summation as wide as the grand canyon, i'm sure!] Well done mate.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Reasonably straightforward 😂😂😂😂Well spotted Keith😂👍. Getting the door on and finally making it properly watertight was such a big step pal, really happy that it is starting to come together 😀👍

[@paultay23]

Good work and great use of an old door matey.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Cheers Paul. That door has got years of good life left in it and once I’d given it a clean it looked really good. If I hadn’t have taken it it was going into a skip 😳

[@idlersdream826]

Great job Leo, looks really smart & all secure too now 👍.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Idler. Finally completely watertight and, as you say, secure as well👍👍

[@adriandeb2710]

Top job

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Adrian 😀👍

[@rasmo243]

Well done Leo and Dave turned out great and very secure. 👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Rasmo and yes great to have the workshop fully enclosed now😀😀. Really happy with how it fitted in and glad I can now finally lock it up at night 😀👍

[@TheWardagh]

Great work, well done and well explained 👍🏼

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Mark, very kind of you again👍. Really happy with how it went and workshop is now finally watertight and secure 😀👍

[@christhomas9818]

Top work bud. Just done mine on my garden room workshop too. I used concrete screws as well, they pulled in really well for a nice solid installation 👍 keep up the good work.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Chris and yes great piece of advice with the concrete screws. So much less hassle and a great way to fix it in place 😀👍

[@BensWorkshop]

Good work Leo. Well done. I ended up making the door for my shed, which goes all the way down to a concrete floor. It's also 3'10" so I don't think I could buy one, but then I do need to get big heavy things in and out of mine.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Nice one Ben. I’m lucky in the sense that this door will simply be for getting in and out as I’ve got the drawbridge door for any goods access / egress 😀👍

[@InTheWorkshop]

Looks great Leo 🚪👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks David, hope you’re keeping well. Best wishes, Leo 😀👍

[@captainwoodworking1273]

Fantastic job as always. I will have to build a door soon as well!

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Marco, the door looks great and has years of life left in it. If I hadn’t have taken it it would have gone into a skip😳

[@thedestroyer3262]

I'm doing the same thing, not only is it a hell of a lot easier than making my own door but it's actually working out cheaper at £35 for the upvc door vs probably £80 minimum when you include all the hinges, lock, handle, wood and screws and then i got all the upvc windows for free and some of those are still brand new with the original protective plastic on the frames.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Exactly pal, well said. If you’re not happy with the colour of the UPVC, check out my channel as I demonstrate painting it with really good results 👍👍

[@wilbearworks]

Good job, as usual, Leo. neat install.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Wil. Talking of good job, saw your images of your own workshop build yesterday, so impressive 😀😀👍👍

[@wilbearworks]

@@Hand-i-Craft THanks, Leo. I have changed my plans and now going to put corrugated metal on the roof instead of OCSB and felt. When you clad yours are you putting2x1 battens on top of the house wrap to hold the cladding off?

[@Hand-i-Craft]

@@wilbearworks It’s a great question Wil as I’m doing my homework at the minute on that exact question! I’m reluctant to put battens on tbh as it takes away a little from the modular idea. Plus I don’t have an external skin of OSB and a 40mm air gap behind the Tyvek so is it needed? But also think maybe it’s not a great idea to have the wrap making direct contact with the cladding so I’m toying with the idea of supergluing a 5mm packer on the back of the cladding where I’ll run a fixing through🤷‍♂️. I’ll probably put this question out on Instagram over the weekend and see what advice I get back👍. Also do you happen to know with the Tyvek whether you tape all the edges (inc top and bottom) or just the central joint where the wrap overlaps?

[@wilbearworks]

@@Hand-i-Craft Theoretically, there is no need to seal the joins of the Tyvek. If you consider roofing felt, it's not taped together, just overlapped. I am going to use 2x1s split down to 1/2 x 2 to keep an air gap with an insects screen top and bottom. I'm using a 4x2 frame and 100 mm insulation with Tyvek cover, 1/2 air gap, and pre-painted softwood cladding. What cladding are you using if you want to retain modular status? Are your units 1200mm wide. you could use the air vent system but put 1200mm cladding and a joining strip on each module?

[@ians7602]

Progress is going well !! Make sure you change the cylinder lock to an antisnap cylinder. Having had scumbags snap a standard cylinder lock on my back door last Sunday in an attempted break in (took them minutes to gain entry) I’ve upgraded all the locks to anti snap. Need to protect your tools !

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Ian, I’ll order one today 👍👍👍

[@steveherbert2921]

Sterling job sir. White looks fine to me but I’ve known people spray upvc doors should you decide you want it a different colour later on 👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Steve, I wasn’t sure about the white tbh until it went on and now I think it looks quite smart 😀👍. The door still has years of good life left in it and it would have gone into a skip if I hadn’t have taken it 😳

[@nialstewart8263]

I'm sure it's good to get the door on as summer wanes. When you're screwing the door to the timber frame, do you always screw through a packer so the door surround is supported?

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Nial. We did both tbh, some screwed through packers, if you look at the video the last screw I put in was on the top on the hinge side. That wasn’t through a packer and it did bend in a bit so I eased it back, Dave came around to the inside and tapped a packer in next to the screw location and that worked a treat👍👍👍

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Great job man, but do you not need a DPC sheet under the sill? 👍

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks for the message and the advice, much appreciated 😀👍

[@mc-yt2rc]

nothing like a father in law!! mine helps a lot!!

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Dave is a top bloke m c. He’s a maker himself and produces beautiful objects for the garden and also makes house signs. I have to accept my limitations at times and it is always great to have Dave come up and give me a hand👍👍

[@GrumpysWorkshop4]

Great job mate, it feels so good when the workshop is finaly water tight. Are you painting the inside mate, would be interested to know what paint you use if so. I only used cheap paint when i painted mine inside & all the glue in the osb has caused bleed through which makes the walls look really grubby

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks David👍👍. I thought about painting the walls, or a wall at least, but I’m going to leave it as it is as I quite like it😀. What I think I might do is put a few tool walls up with the osb I’ve got left and paint those to break it up a bit👍👍

[@GrumpysWorkshop4]

@@Hand-i-Craft I was gonna leave mine as bare osb but I found for filming it made the footage look quite yellowish.

[@Hand-i-Craft]

@@GrumpysWorkshop4 Ah ok pal, never thought of that tbh. I’ll paint these tool boards that I will put up at some point and see how it goes👍👍

[@GrumpysWorkshop4]

@@Hand-i-Craft might be alright with decent lighting I've only got normal bulbs

[@brianvarley]

Hi mate, good job. I'm wondering what height is your shed, ? from floor to start of your Roof please

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Hello Brian, internal measurements at the front are a full sheet so it’s 8ft at the front and 7ft at the back giving a 6 degree angle for the roof. My total build height at the tallest point is just under 3 metres. I’m over two metres away from next doors boundary so I could go up a bit higher than the standard regs 👍👍

[@stevebell6057]

Nice job, but you will regret not reversing that door to open outwards - makes getting gear in and out much easier (providing the rubber door seal is ok - water ingress would not be a problem).

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Cheers Steve, but I’ve got a drawbridge to get stuff in and out 😂😂👍👍👍

[@rml442]

Does it actually matter which way round it goes? Is nt it just down to preference?

[@Hand-i-Craft]

I think it does for external water run off 👍

[@rml442]

@@Hand-i-Craft Thanks. I was going to put my door opening outwards. Now I'm confused lol.

[@mandyleeson1]

Such a good job, Leo and it looks great. So many good tips shared too. One thing about the Osmo, check out Tim’s latest video @therestorationcouple, apparently doesn’t do so well on flat surfaces, but sure it will be fine there because of the eaves. Top job!🏅

[@Hand-i-Craft]

Thanks Mandy. I haven’t seen the RC couple video, but did read something about certain types of Osmo not holding up well on flat surfaces. I went with this though, as you say it is pretty well protected, and it is on the side that doesn’t bare the brunt of the weather. Plus you wouldn’t believe how well it has held up on the epoxy resin outdoor project pieces I done. The ‘top 3’ are still out there and number 3 and 2 have totally failed now. I know that board was on a 45 degree ish angle but the Osmo coated one is still going strong 👍👍. Might do an Instagram post about that later 🤔👍

[@OldManTony]

You are not on your own with wondering which way round. I replaced the window in my garage and wondered which way the sealed unit glass went in clear or obscure on the outside, so I checked with the toilet window in the house and did it the same way. A couple of weeks later my builder friend told me it was the wrong way round, I laughed because he installed the toilet window when he built my extension 😂😂😂😂

[@Hand-i-Craft]

😂😂😂Great story Tony. Had a couple of comments saying I should have fitted it opening out as it’s easier to get stuff in and out, but I’ve got the drawbridge for that 😂😂😂

[@michaelroberts129]

Its Minging put it back in the skip.