Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Erecting an Omlet WIR

Well, its been a while, but my new run is all built and works brilliantly.

I've taken lots of photos which I will post up eventually, but meanwhile here's my take.

Great product. Straightforward to put together. I did it entirely on my own (I'm 5ft 6 inches tall) and I didn't need a stepladder.

Things to watch out for:

There are two cube sections either side of the door. These need to be level AT THE TOP with the top panel, otherwise the roof will not go on properly.

The 2-section door was a bit fiddly, but it seems to work best if the top panel overlaps the bottom slightly.

The instructions are pale photocopies - these could be improved by simply making them more legible, ie printing them out on better quality paper with better quality ink. Or better still, include some photographs of somebody doing the assembly. The photocopies are so pale it is often really hard to see how things go together. However, with a bit of common sense, it is quite straightforward.

My biggest task was actually laying four paving slaps to level the side with the door on up to the level of the opposite side. I hadn't realised quite how big the WIR would be, and one side ended up on concrete and one side on ground at a lower level. This just did not work so I bought some sharp sand and dry cement mix. Stirred it together, dug a shallow area, lobbed it on the ground and slung some paving slabs I had lying around my garden (I rent). To my amazement, it worked brilliantly and my paving slabs look better than the ones already around so I'm feeling pretty pleased.

I had delays, waiting for correct bits to be delivered (which they were really quickly, Omlet were great). Overall, I'd estimate it took me two afternoons to assemble.

I hope this helps. It is a brilliant WIR and I'm really glad I got it. I took photos as I went and will publish them as soon as I can to help.