Garden Room Workshop: Part 4. Setting out & Foundations

Find the full series playlist here: https://bit.ly/2BiLSyC Part 4 of a video series about how to self-build a timber-framed garden room office (aka tiny house)/wood workshop in the UK. This video covers setting out the garden room's perimeter and the foundations. The purpose of this video series is to provide all the information required for viewers to build their own garden room rather than just a montage of the building work. It took me months of research to learn everything in these videos so I hope to save people time and money. The videos are a mix of theory and footage of the build including all the mistakes I made along the way. I am not a builder or tradesman, just a keen DIY-er with some basic tools. Everyone can do this! In the longer term, I hope to turn this channel into a community for garden room self-builders and to eventually evolve into a woodworking projects channel- the real purpose of my garden room! 🌍My website - https://www.alidymock.com 📸Instagram -   / alidymock   💌 Email - [email protected] 3D model free program: https://www.sketchup.com/ Websites to check prices for materials : https://www.selcobw.com/ http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/ Tools used: Stakes String line Sharpie pen Tape measure: https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-ty... Open frame tape measure: https://www.screwfix.com/p/open-frame... Folding square: https://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-stee... Pickaxe Garden fork Spade/shovel Hoe Old wood post as a tamper 1.8m spirit level: https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-fa... Small spirit level Hammer Scissors/stanley knife Trowel Mortar trowel Bucket and measuring cup Brush for wiping grit of the top of the blocks so they were level. Water spray bottle to wet the blocks slightly before applying mortar. Safety: dust mask, gloves Materials: 7N dense concrete blocks (£1.44 each) Floor timbers (see next vid for more info) Hardcore Portland cement Sand Weed fabric and plastic pegs Thermolite blocks for retaining wall as can be cut with a saw unlike dense blocks. If I were doing this again, I’d use a bed of mortar instead of sand on top of the hardcore as this would make it easier getting the first block level. I used a 1:4/1:5 cement to sand mix- the less cement, the stronger it cures. The less water used, the stronger it cures. I added just enough to make it pliable in order to level the blocks. I sprayed the mortar with water for a couple of days to slow the curing time which also makes it stronger. Thanks to Joff-Turbo-Nova from www.DIYnot.com for picture of his garden room build using the bracket foundations method. Music:   / aka-dj-quads