Building our shed

Our medium and long term plan is to build a brand new, modern, purpose-built Men’s Shed building next to the Midmar Village Hall.

For the most up-to-date story please look at our Facebook page HERE.

2025-09-09: The Walls are going up! The first corner is installed …

and a short while later … all finished

2025-09-05: Installing the wall plate and taking delivery of the roof trusses

2025-08-08: Production line wall panel modifications

2025-08-01: Getting started with modifying wall panels

31st July 2025: Collecting donated insulation and wood: one van and four trailers loaded

17-July 2025: All hands to get the concrete poured and levelled on a rather warm day! (oh, and the screeder that we rented didn’t work, so we have to hand screed the wide bit …)

7th July 2025: Installing the DPM/Vapour barrier and the steel mesh

25th June 2025: First pour of concrete

Screeding the concrete

10th – 12th June 2025: Getting the DPM, steel mesh and shuttering done to prepare for the first batch of concrete

06-June 2025: Shifting steel mesh to site

23rd May 2025: Wall panels measured and restacked

Panel restacking

Shifting a very small panel

14th May 2025: Wall panels delivered

Building up to Ground Level (6th Feb 2024)

On the 6th February 2024 our Shedders brought the foundations up to the floor level of the plan, by laying some impressive brickwork on top of the concrete foundations.

Concrete Foundations

On 16th November 2023 the concrete foundations were poured

Breaking Ground

Initial groundworks started with the clearing and levelling of the proposed site, and installation of a soakaway for drainige.

NEWS:
2025:

09-Sept: Walls going Up
The walls for the new Shed were erected today, with a great effort by the Shedders.

05-Sept: The wall plate is installed, roof trusses were delivered
The wall plate was installed around the whole perimeter and the internal wall.

04-Sept: Roof trusses delivered
The roof trusses were delivered in the afternoon, as well as a separate delivery of timber for the wall plates.

01-Sept: Shed Walk
it was a shaping up to be a fairly grim day, with low cloud and rain showers, so instead of walking the Hill of Fare ridge from end-to-end, we invoked Plan-B and walked around Learney hill clockwise.

01-Aug on: Wall panel modifications
Several weeks during August were spent making modifications to the wall panels to fit our requirements. Excess panels were deconstructed to reuse the timber for other requirements.

31-Jul: Collect several loads of donated wood and PIR insulation from a local company.

17-Jul: HOT DAY. Second pour of concrete for the sub-floor
Yes, it was a very warm day. Not only that, the screeder that we had hired did not work, so we had to manualatic the largest area requiring screeding. The hose was also out to irrigate the concrete so that it did not dry out too quickly.

07-Jul: Install DPM, and steel mesh
In preparation for the second pour of concrete. All the shuttering had been removed previously, and the expansion joints installed.

25-Jun: First pour of concrete
All hands on deck to shift, level and screed the concrete over half of the sub-floor.

10-12 Jun: Installing DPM, steel mesh and shuttering
All in preparation for the first pour of concrete

06-Jun: Steel mesh moved to site
In preparation for laying the DPM and steel mesh, the mesh was moved from outside the Shed to adjacent to the new foundations. Good early morning workout ...

02-Jun: Shed Walk along the Gordon Way
Three Shedders walked 11.7km along the Gordon Way. Starting the walk near Keig and finishing at the Bennachie Visitor Centre. Clear day with great views of Aberdeenshire.

23-May: Wall panels checked
a group of 5 shedders unstacked, measured and restacked the 150mm wall panels to assess what alterations may be required. A few sore muscles the next day. See pictures here

22-May: Midmar Paths Mower lives!
After some fairly major mechanical work the lawn tractor that was donated has been resurrected and put into use cutting a couple of the community paths.

14-May: Wall panels arrive
Thanks to Miller Plant Ltd. our wall panels arrived onsite today. 5 stacks from Kintore delivered by low-loader. See pictures here

29-Mar: Learig Concert
The Learig Amateur Orchestra held a concert, with profits being shared between TWO Men's Sheds. It was a great evening at the Mannofield Church.

07-Mar: Article in the Deeside Piper
Midmar Men's Shed featured in an article in the Deeside Piper. See the "News" page to read the full article.

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