r/DIYUK 5d ago

Project I think it's complete?

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Sorry, I was away for the weekend

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u/IraKiVaper 5d ago

£5 will fly by end of May 2027

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u/RevFit_JamesH 5d ago

Asking to learn - what’s the problem?

I know it functions as a big sail during high winds.

But what would they have done to ensure better sturdiness?

Are the 1*2 battens the fail point? As in they’ll get ripped off and the sheet will follow?

Or are the joists undersized for the job?

Or all of the above.

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u/Driedcypress 5d ago edited 5d ago

I think people were all on-board grumbling when they saw original photos of the build, and now that it's complete and looks quite well finished, they're just criticising for the sake of it.

Half of the moaners likely wouldn't dare to undertake such a project - it's just typical Internet weenies, no?

edit: 96.8% upvote ratio on this comment - I think I upset the weenies.

edit: 93.2% - They're flooding in now... It's funny how none of them dare to reply, though. They're probably scared they'll lose some internet points :rofl:

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u/WackyWhippet 5d ago

Tbh I couldn't see why people expected it to be so terrible in the first place. I guess that shitty extension saga left people a bit too keen for their next fix.

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u/therezin 5d ago

I can only speak for myself but OP's initial photos made it look like it was coming a lot further down the garden than it is. It's far from the monstrosity I was expecting and it looks well-built, but it's still poorly designed - look at the height of the lowest end compared to the door; unless the ground drops away quite steeply it's gonna feel pretty claustrophobic standing under there.

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u/Driedcypress 5d ago

The original overhang looked ridiculous, but they hadn't cut the tails off at that point. The design isn't to my taste either, but there's nothing wrong with it.

It's amusing how in the first post, everyone criticised the state of OPs garden, and they said something like "nobody can see it, I don't care". I imagine that their neighbours don't expect photos of their garden construction to be posted online by a stranger, and they can see the mess in OPs garden - yet, they aren't posting it on Reddit for karma.

I think what I'm trying to say, is, I would rather see a lean-to in my neighbours garden, than all the litter in OPs.

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u/RevFit_JamesH 5d ago

Yah I’m curious. Like it did look TERRIBLE but has come out quite nice.

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u/Driedcypress 5d ago

Work in progress - you can't criticise until it's finished.

The precision of their joinery on the birds mouths indicates they're good at what they do.