Feasible build project? Comments welcomed

Hi I have a shed which is built from blocks, this replaced a couple of buildings constructed from drystone walls. Some of the original rear wall is left, this continues after the RH end of the rear shed wall stops and runs for a distance of around eight metres before doing a 90 degree RH bend. This is actually the perimeter wall of the garden the shed is in.

I thought this corner would make a suitable enclosure for fuel. I want to build a block wall continuing on from the front wall of the shed, and meeting the drystone wall some 8 m to the right.

The drystone wall is lower than the shed and is around 4metres high. The wall is in good condition but it's well over 100years old.

I read of a plastering technique using "hydraulic lime" and sand that would seem to be suitable for stabilising the drystone wall for another century perhaps. I would add a concrete floor, a door and frame and a flat roof of chipboard or WP ply along with roofing felt.

I have never carried out this type of work before, so I would be grateful for any thoughts on the subject.

Regards

AB

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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp
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This sort of work is perfectly "doable" for somebody with some experience. The problem is that there are pitfalls that nobody would think of mentioning because they are not on site, don't know you and seem perfectly obvious to them (though maybe not to you). You want to find some local DIYer, get them on site & pick their brains.

It's harder work than you might think. But lots of money can be saved.

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harry

FTA. Mixing old and new building technologies is often a bad idea, once again experience needed as to what can be "got way with" and what cannot.

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harry

Many thanks Harry, I have a lot of experience of what i assumed would be a simple project running well past the "completion date". There is always something that One would not do, or do better the second time!

Anyway Instead of the jump in with both feet approach, I'll give the old existing wall a good thick splash/ coat of the lime and sand mix. I'll put in the wall foundation and excavate the floor area. If the work survives the winter I'll finish the work next year. There is a very good helpful builder in the locality, but I dislike asking his advice because he would the person doing the job if I applied any degree of logic to the task.

Regards

AB

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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp

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