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The
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After much discussion between other breeders and myself, I decided to move my rats in to shed which will double up as a small office. I have ordered a 16' x 8' shed from Woodland Garden Buildings - they also trade on ebay under "malverngardenbuildings" and "woodlandsheds". There customer service is very poor so don't expect much from them. | ||||||||||||
 This is the plan for th garden and hopefully what it would look like when it is finished. |  4th August 2009 Mapped the ground out with string to get an idea of the size of the shed. | |||||||||||
|  12th August 2009 Well as planned the shed was delivered on the 11th however the 8' sides didn't fit down the alley way (we live mid-terrace) so they are on the front garden. Fitters are coming back Friday to finish it. | |||||||||||
 22nd August 2009 As you can see the shed hasn't been fitted nearly 2 weeks after being ordered, the 8' foot panels have been transfered from the front to the back but that is all that has been done. I have phoned a large number of time to arrange for my shed to installed (since I have paid for it) but everytime I am told the same thing - the fitters are on their way to you now but oddly enough they never turn up As it also turns out the building isn't to the specifications that I ordered so I need 2 replacement panels and the two end floor pieces are damaged. |
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Next stage is to insulate it! |
View from the double doors in to the shed | |||||||||||
View from the back of the shed |  26th September 2009 Shed has now been insulated ready for painting tomorrow. | |||||||||||
 27th September 2009 We have painted the base coat on all the sides ready to paint my chosen colour. Had to go and buy more paint as it's taken alot more than we though it would. |  27th September 2009 We have painted the base coat on all the sides ready to paint my chosen colour. Had to go and buy more paint as it's taken alot more than we though it would. | |||||||||||
 28th September 2009 Shed now all painted internally. Allowing it to dry overnight then adding the storage units tomorrow. |  28th September 2009 Shed now all painted internally. Allowing it to dry overnight then adding the storage units tomorrow. | |||||||||||
 29th September 2009 Stage 1 for today was the lino. Bought it and fitted this morning. Ideally I would have like a plain colour but they weren't cheap so went for this one. |  29th September 2009 With a little help from Ikea I have some storage units for hammocks and toys. I need to buy a few more trays | |||||||||||
 29th September 2009 What the inside looks like at the end of this evening. Rats will be moving in tomorrow. |  29th September 2009 What the inside looks like at the end of this evening. Rats will be moving in tomorrow. | |||||||||||
 29th September 2009 Because I have opening windows, I was concerned about unwanted outside vistors so Robert has meshed the windows over. At the bottom (where you can see the cable ties) is a small opening section so the windows can be closed. |  30th September 2009 Finally after 3 hours 1 cage is in the shed. | |||||||||||
 30th September 2009 ..... 2 cages is in the shed..... |  30th September 2009 ..... 3 cages is in the shed..... had to give up at this point as it was getting late. Have 1 more cage to go in plus a few small bits and pieces and we all done :) | |||||||||||
 1st October 2009 All 4 cages are now in the shed. The last cage took a while due to it's height and that it didn't hold together well in pieces. |  1st October 2009 Desk now in. That was as far as we got today as we had plans for this evening hopefully tomorrow everything will be complete and then we can start sorting the house out! | |||||||||||
 4th October 2009 All the rat things are more or less in the shed now so this project is now complete :) | ||||||||||||
 4th October 2009 |  4th October 2009 | |||||||||||
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