ranger_dood
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Well, it's not a garage, but hopefully it can live here...
This build started out because I need a place to store all my lawn equipment. Push mower, string trimmer, rakes, and such. Currently, all this stuff is on my back porch. It's cluttered, and the porch needs some work. By work, I mean... it needs to be torn off and rebuilt. So, everything needs to find a new home. Enter, the shed!
My brother has been instrumental in this build... I am not actually all that handy when it comes to building stuff from scratch. He planned this all on the fly and I just followed his instructions. Anyway, on to the pics.
First off, I had to dig out a high spot in the yard. My yard is... all over the place. There's high spots, low spots, and a large ridge that runs along the back fence line. I moved some sod around to try to level it out, and we planned on putting the shed in front of the ridge...
Then came the 2b. We ended up with 3 skid-steer scoops to get everything leveled and to a sufficient depth all around. Tamped it down to make sure it wasn't going to go anywhere-
That night, we made our first run to Home Depot for the bulk of the supplies. Of course, it was the first of about a half-dozen trips to Home Depot -
First day of building. 4x4 base with 2x6 floor joists on 16" centers -
Got the subfloor down -
2x4 walls 16" on center. The missing studs are where the windows will go -
Started the T1-11 sheeting. Amazing how sturdy the frame gets as you do this -
Finished the sheeting and figuring out the ridge line for the roof -
Got two of the windows in and the roof rafters put in place. A note on the windows- I'd been buying everything from Home Depot, because of all the credit financing deals. The two windows in this picture were the cheapest that HD had, and they were $75 each for Anderson sliders. I later found that Lowes has cheap single pane sliders (with screens) for $38 each. Lesson learned. The second picture is a bonus that I took while my phone was vibrating. Wavy fun times! -
Kind of skipped some pictures here. We got the roof decking down and tar papered one day, and put shingles on the next. They're architectural shingles that match the house. -
Looks like a real shed...
Today, we built some doors. 2x4 construction, total door opening is 4ft wide. Using piano hinges, because that seemed like the best option. The hinges are attached to the trim, which is 2x3's, glued and screwed on both the shed and the door. Unfortunately due to a miscut on the miter saw, we ended up short a piece. -
And that's where we stand now. We still need to close in the ends and do all the finish work, as well as build a ramp.
In addition to yard stuff storage this will also be acting as a motorcycle garage. My project bike is sitting under the carport, partially exposed to weather. It'll be nice to have a protected place to store and work on it. I'm also looking forward to building a work bench, and essentially turning this into the garage that I don't have room for.
Any questions, feel free to ask!
This build started out because I need a place to store all my lawn equipment. Push mower, string trimmer, rakes, and such. Currently, all this stuff is on my back porch. It's cluttered, and the porch needs some work. By work, I mean... it needs to be torn off and rebuilt. So, everything needs to find a new home. Enter, the shed!
My brother has been instrumental in this build... I am not actually all that handy when it comes to building stuff from scratch. He planned this all on the fly and I just followed his instructions. Anyway, on to the pics.
First off, I had to dig out a high spot in the yard. My yard is... all over the place. There's high spots, low spots, and a large ridge that runs along the back fence line. I moved some sod around to try to level it out, and we planned on putting the shed in front of the ridge...
Then came the 2b. We ended up with 3 skid-steer scoops to get everything leveled and to a sufficient depth all around. Tamped it down to make sure it wasn't going to go anywhere-
That night, we made our first run to Home Depot for the bulk of the supplies. Of course, it was the first of about a half-dozen trips to Home Depot -
First day of building. 4x4 base with 2x6 floor joists on 16" centers -
Got the subfloor down -
2x4 walls 16" on center. The missing studs are where the windows will go -
Started the T1-11 sheeting. Amazing how sturdy the frame gets as you do this -
Finished the sheeting and figuring out the ridge line for the roof -
Got two of the windows in and the roof rafters put in place. A note on the windows- I'd been buying everything from Home Depot, because of all the credit financing deals. The two windows in this picture were the cheapest that HD had, and they were $75 each for Anderson sliders. I later found that Lowes has cheap single pane sliders (with screens) for $38 each. Lesson learned. The second picture is a bonus that I took while my phone was vibrating. Wavy fun times! -
Kind of skipped some pictures here. We got the roof decking down and tar papered one day, and put shingles on the next. They're architectural shingles that match the house. -
Looks like a real shed...
Today, we built some doors. 2x4 construction, total door opening is 4ft wide. Using piano hinges, because that seemed like the best option. The hinges are attached to the trim, which is 2x3's, glued and screwed on both the shed and the door. Unfortunately due to a miscut on the miter saw, we ended up short a piece. -
And that's where we stand now. We still need to close in the ends and do all the finish work, as well as build a ramp.
In addition to yard stuff storage this will also be acting as a motorcycle garage. My project bike is sitting under the carport, partially exposed to weather. It'll be nice to have a protected place to store and work on it. I'm also looking forward to building a work bench, and essentially turning this into the garage that I don't have room for.
Any questions, feel free to ask!
