Category Archives: Shed

Bettridge School – Externals Complete

With the insulation and OSB delivered, the roof and floor of the cabin have now been finished and the wood treated against the weather.

Bettridge School Cabin – Day 2

Once again we were fortunate with fine weather. Main tasks for the day were to get the roof boards on, door and window furniture fixed and hope the insulation for floor & roof would arrive (but unfortunately delayed).

Roof boards down and temporary waterproof membrane until insulation and felt can be fitted

We will complete the roof and flooring at a mutually agreeable time, once the insulation and OSB sheeting is available from the supplier.

Bettridge School Cabin – Day 1

Bettridge School asked Men in Sheds whether they would be willing to construct a cabin for them and we agreed. The cabin will be used as a Food Bank and second hand school uniform shop. The build was scheduled for the half term break which worked well to minimise disruption for the school and enable us ready access to the site and storage facilities for equipment.

First day of the Bettridge School cabin build by a team from the Cheltenham Unit 2 Shed. We were fortunate to have fine sunny weather.

The build team, plus Steff behind the camera

With the base down the walls went up reasonably quickly

Walls completed, windows in and doors being fitted

Fine weather allowed us to leave the roof uncovered and ready for Day 2

PATA Ramp Progressing

The PATA ramp is progressing but recent conditions have not helped, with more digging out than originally anticipated.

PATA Ramp in progress

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

From the 2nd August 2024, Men in Sheds Cheltenham & Gloucester are now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity number 1209416.

Pata Community Project -Winchcombe

Originally the project involved placing a roof on an existing performance stage, however it quickly became clear that the existing structure was rotten and unsafe. Our team then completed a design and build of a new stage complete with roof and seating on sides and along the back.

The design catered for the new structure being built on a archaeological site, this prevented us digging holes for the support posts. This was overcome by using adjustable plastic support pads that held the posts and also provided a way to level the structure while holding all the timber off the ground greatly reducing the risk of water damage. The structure was finished off with a clear preservative to give a natural timber look.

Project Start

Team and Pata Students Finished Project

Pittville Own Model Dove Aeroplane

Our Shed at the Gordon League Rugby Club Gloucester have completed the renovation of the Pittville Park’s playground Dove Airliner model.

This Play Plane is built from High Density Polyethylene as a memorial to
an aircraft maintenance engineer and is located in the playground at The Boathouse Cafe in Pittville Park, replacing an earlier version built in plywood.

Front View Model Plane Pitville Park

Model Dove Plane

Greatfield Park School Shed

Our team from Men in Sheds have completed the replacement of an existing timber shed for the Greatfield Park Primary School. This involved dismantling an old timber shed and building a replacement tin shed.

Original Timber prior to dismantling

Greatfield School dismantled shed

New Metal Shed Greatfield School

The most difficult part of constructing the new shed was moving it’s heavy metal base into position, this involved a lot of physical effort by a group of people from the school staff and the men in sheds team working together.