Viper98912
Well-known member
Hello GJ'ers,
The gardening tools and lawn mower are taking up too much space in my garage, so it's time to build a small shed and get this stuff out! Originally I was planning on building a smaller 8x12' on a slight hill, and I was going to build it like a deck on piers. But after thinking about it, I didn't really like the way it looked in the spot I had chosen.
So I've decided to build it in another area, which is much flatter and I can go a little bigger to 10x12'. I figure I can level this area out some, put in a few inches of stone and then build a 3-4" concrete pad.
In general, it's:
- 10x12' outside dims
- 6' wide double door (will be a double 3-0); two 2x12's as the header
- Has 4 small windows in the back for additional light (14.5" x 14.5", convenient little things I've used before)
- Built like a traditional 2x4 16"OC (probably overbuilt for the purpose)
- 2x6 roof rafters on a structural ridge
- A double 2x6 to act as a rafter tie, and a few perpendicular 2x6 ceiling joists to help keep the other walls in
- I haven't decided whether to put in a few strong-ties for uplift (I'm not in a hurricane zone, but still...)
- I may add wire decking on the back half of the ceiling joists to help hold some lightweight items (chicken wire, etc)
- Interior will have some nice sanded plywood panels to hang stuff from (and just look nice in general)
- The exterior will be finished same as the house - same shingles, same hardie siding and trim, and same vented vinyl soffits
- No electrical, no plumbing, no floor drain, and no urinal; I'm going against the GJ-standard
I've calculated I need about 1.5 yards of concrete, which is small, so unfortunately this may need to be done the manual way with some quikrete or sakrete bags. At 60 lbs, I'd need about 100 bags
but through some searching on here, I did find the "mudmixer" which seems to really work well for this type of stuff. I'll need to see if I can rent one locally and pay a neighborhood teenager to help me knock out the heavy lifting on a Saturday. I figure I can frame out a simple rectangle with 2x8's, fill in the bottom with about a yard of stone/crusher run to give me a little under 3" of base, then fill in the rest with concrete.
Any thoughts or feedback?
Old design:
New design:
The gardening tools and lawn mower are taking up too much space in my garage, so it's time to build a small shed and get this stuff out! Originally I was planning on building a smaller 8x12' on a slight hill, and I was going to build it like a deck on piers. But after thinking about it, I didn't really like the way it looked in the spot I had chosen.
So I've decided to build it in another area, which is much flatter and I can go a little bigger to 10x12'. I figure I can level this area out some, put in a few inches of stone and then build a 3-4" concrete pad.
In general, it's:
- 10x12' outside dims
- 6' wide double door (will be a double 3-0); two 2x12's as the header
- Has 4 small windows in the back for additional light (14.5" x 14.5", convenient little things I've used before)
- Built like a traditional 2x4 16"OC (probably overbuilt for the purpose)
- 2x6 roof rafters on a structural ridge
- A double 2x6 to act as a rafter tie, and a few perpendicular 2x6 ceiling joists to help keep the other walls in
- I haven't decided whether to put in a few strong-ties for uplift (I'm not in a hurricane zone, but still...)
- I may add wire decking on the back half of the ceiling joists to help hold some lightweight items (chicken wire, etc)
- Interior will have some nice sanded plywood panels to hang stuff from (and just look nice in general)
- The exterior will be finished same as the house - same shingles, same hardie siding and trim, and same vented vinyl soffits
- No electrical, no plumbing, no floor drain, and no urinal; I'm going against the GJ-standard
I've calculated I need about 1.5 yards of concrete, which is small, so unfortunately this may need to be done the manual way with some quikrete or sakrete bags. At 60 lbs, I'd need about 100 bags
but through some searching on here, I did find the "mudmixer" which seems to really work well for this type of stuff. I'll need to see if I can rent one locally and pay a neighborhood teenager to help me knock out the heavy lifting on a Saturday. I figure I can frame out a simple rectangle with 2x8's, fill in the bottom with about a yard of stone/crusher run to give me a little under 3" of base, then fill in the rest with concrete.Any thoughts or feedback?
Old design:
New design:
