DIY details - no more Mr Bodger!

For the past few weeks I’ve been designing the structure of my garden office.

I’ve been drawing to the last detail, from the ground up. It really helps me think everything through properly.

I’m not a builder, but I’m pretty handy at DIY to a certain extent.

I’ve learnt that on big projects just jumping in and starting can cause more issues and stress as - although you’ll still get it done - you’ll have to work it all out on-the-fly. Often you don’t have the bit of wood you need, so you find some alternative which isn’t quite right, but will do. Warning: Bodger at work.

With my last big DIY project, the kitchen, I used illustrator (it’s a computer program) to draw some detailed plans. I had to. I wasn’t going to spend thousands of pounds on a kitchen only to find it didn’t fit or a had a crazy gap to fill at one end.

If I’d known I was going to put this on the internet, I might have done a prettier job!

This worked out amazingly well. The kitchen went in without any major issues, we didn’t have to order extra filler panels or anything because I new exactly how it was all going to fit.

I’m employing the same level of detail for the structure of the garden office - it’s already helped identify multiple issues and should definitely help in estimating the materials we require.

Keep an eye out - my next post will be the structure plans!