The Wife's She Shed

[gutted72]

I know this isn't a garage, shop, barn, or man cave but it is something I have been working on all summer and I'm very close to the end of this project. I guess you could almost classify it as a tiny house with out a bathroom

So here we go, I put up a fireplace a few years ago and I was going to just put up some kind of cover to sit under while I was outside having a beer and sitting by the fire.


But as any married man knows, when the wife watches to many of those HGTV or DIY shows she gets too many ideas

So with a lot of arguing and saying no, I started on her she shed


The Shed is 12' x 16'. sitting on 13 8"dia concrete piers 30" deep. 2"x6", 16" OC floor joists and 3/4" T&G decking.

Standard 2"x4" wall studs, 1 8' sliding glass door and 3 36"x60" windows.

 

[gutted72]

Once the walls were up I put some OSB on them and started on the roof

Of course the wife wanted a 10/12 roof pitch and I of course to her no way I'm putting that steep of a roof on a shed, she had to settle for a 6/12 pitch. Guess I won that battle

A little over kill on the roof but it won't be coming down on my head

I used 2 2"x10"s glued and screwed for the header and then I used 2"x8"s for the stringers. everything is screwed together with 3" deck screws set on 16" centers.

 

[readhead]

Looks good. Throw some studs under the ridge posts.

 

[LXCam]

Looking good. It sounds like you're already finished and just getting your posts in order so I'm sure my question will be answered shortly. But what did you do or will do about extending the chimney.

 

[gutted72]

Next up was the roof, joy...

I hate roofing

Once the roof was done, I moved onto installing the siding, windows, door, electrical, cable, insulation and that dang chimney.

Each one of those dang blocks weight 30lbs. I takes 16 blocks per row and I had to go up 7 more rows than what I already had. What a pain in the back...

 

[gutted72]

redhead,

I did, your just to quick on the response.

LXcam,

Give me a few minutes and you will see.

 

[gutted72]

The extension of the fireplace was probably the biggest pain in the ****, just the shear weight of all those blocks.


But the hardest part isn't even done yet, I have to figure out how to get the 200lb cap put on the chimney without any equipment. my baby tractor bucket won't reach the roof .

Of course the wife couldn't wait for me to finish so she could start painting, so she had to paint around what I was doing.

Got the inside windows and door trimmed out.

 

[gutted72]

Finally found some material that the wife found suitable to put on the ceiling..

The ceiling material I found at Home Depot, it's pre stained fence boards and the color was exactly what the wife wanted, so it saved me from having to do anything except cut and install

The last picture is where I am currently at. I got half of the floor installed last night and I will finish that up today, that only leaves the base boards and the exterior brick, which I can't do until next summer.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Very cool! Good work. Just wondering, as I'm still learning about roof framing myself... without any collar ties or rafter joists, what keeps the walls from buckling outwards when there is a load on the roof? Or is that just not a concern down there if you do not get much snow?

 

[LXCam]

Awesome job bud.

 

[Joe_K]

That looks pretty awesome. Don't send this thread to my wife.

 

[Movover]

Geesh that's not a she shed.. Watch out that's an in-law apartment

 

[Richard Cranium]

make sure it is insured, You don't want lightning to strike it.

 

[Joe_K]

Did you pull a shed permit or was it unnecessary at that sq ft?

 

[gutted72]

Mr. Roboto,

I used some metal plates on the stringers and attached them to the outside walls to keep them from moving. Plus I talked with my brother who used to build houses and he said that is how they would do a cathedral ceiling so that's how I did it.

LXcam,

Thanks

Joe K.

Just wait she will see some DIY show and your turn will come...

Movover,

Nope, no in-laws. Only because they live about 800 ft. to the north of us. So they can just go home when they want to

 

[gutted72]

Richard,

All my buildings on the property are insured, I just have to increase the amount now

Joe K.

No permits needed, I live in the county and they could care less what I build out here.

 

[velocipede]

I love that fireplace. What brand are those blocks and did you design it from scratch or work with a kit?

 

[gutted72]

Velocipede,

It is actually a kit from roman stone called the Fremont. The Standard kit comes in at 52" w x 48" d x 91" h. But I added an additional 144"s to the chimney.

Each block weights in at 30lbs and it is all stacked and held together with concrete block adhesive.

 

[readhead]

I'm in the shed business and if you were in my neighborhood I would be worried. Good job.

 

[gutted72]

redhead,

Thank you and trust me, you have nothing to worry about, this is a one and done situation.

Curious, what does a 12 x 16 shed retail for ? Delivered and set.

 

[spoonsports86]

wow that come out awesome. all it really needs a bathroom

hope the wife is happy

 

[protegeV]

Damn, I'll second the comment about not letting my wife see this/

nice work

 

[gutted72]

Spoonsports86,

Honestly, when I was done with the drywall she came in and asked me why I put so many drywall screws in the drywall (I had 6 screws per stud, per 4 ft. section) because it looked like ****. I told her to turn around and leave and don't come back until she could say something nice.


2 days later she came back out to the shed, after I put mud on "all those screws" and said "wow, that looks much better". She has no clue on how things get put together, she just see the finished products.

 

[1/2 Cup]

gutted72 way to go..

 

[gutted72]

Thanks for the compliments. I'll post up more pics when it's all done on the inside and I get a chance to clean up and remove all the tools.

 

[readhead]

Basic 12x16 shed delivered, about 5,200.

 

[larry_g]

What a wonderful place. Where are you now going to put your outdoor fire place? It seems that you lost this one....

lg
no neat sig line

 

[el monte slim]

You're doing an awesome job on that building! However, you and your lovely bride need to consider recording any and all disputes that might arise over it. You don't want things coming down to a case of "He Shed, She Shed!"

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Sweet, wife approved here

 

[captain14]

So how many times did she come out and ask “are you finished yet?”

Very nice work. Please share with us more photos .

 

[gutted72]

Redhead,
Thanks for the cost, think I'm coming out ahead so far, just based off what I've seen around here and how they are built.

Larry_g,
Don't think for a minute I won't be out there on a Friday or Saturday night with the fire blazing have a few beers and listening to the stereo

El Monte slim,
Thanks, good catch on that cancelled tv show.

Dreaming muscle,
Thank you

Captain14,
Believe it or not, she did not ask me that one time. I have done many projects for her and she knows not to ask me that question, cause I'll stop in mid project and come back to it 2 weeks later.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish the floor tonight but it will be finished tomorrow and I'll have the baseboards on also.

 

[HOTFR8]

An impressive little building and I like the fact you have built a fireplace in it. I would love to do something like that here.

 

[gutted72]

Hotfr8,
Thanks, I'm hopeing to get some good use out of this winter. Guess that means I need to get outside and chop some firewood.

 

[gutted72]

Got the floor and the base boards finished and all caulked up, now it's up to the wife to get the paint touched up on the inside and the trim painted on the outside.

Had to take a picture of the wife's pallet art ( that she made me put together) and ceiling fan, then the fireplace without a fire and with a fire.

Next up is to build a few cabinets to go on both sides of the fireplace, one side will have the stereo and a beer fridge and the other side will hold the firewood.

 

[Rock knocker]

Very cool! Good work. Just wondering, as I'm still learning about roof framing myself... without any collar ties or rafter joists, what keeps the walls from buckling outwards when there is a load on the roof? Or is that just not a concern down there if you do not get much snow?

If you look at the photo that the OP supplied, you'll see that there is a doubled 2x ridge beam. Correctly done, that should support the load and no spreading should occur.

 

[gutted72]

Rock knocker,

Thanks for letting me know I did something correct.

That picture doesn't show it but after I snapped that pic I put a double 2x4 under where that 4x4 is that's holding up the ridge beam.

 

[HOTFR8]

This reminds me so much of the building built by a friend of mine here who restores Mack Trucks. I posted about it some time ago in the Mack topic. I'll share the photos again given yours is so inspiring.

View media item 78657View media item 78656View media item 78658View media item 78710The rain water tank is a Poly tank made to look like it has rusted.

 

[velocipede]

Gutted,
If your wife ever had any doubts about you loving her, this should settle things once and for all.

 

[gutted72]

Hotfr8,

I like it, especially the way you hid the water tank. I also like the light wood on the inside.

Velocipede,

True but she could show me some love by not giving me any more projects to do...

 

[oldironfarmer]

Nice shed! Great work!!

I only have one question, where on God's green earth is Jennings, OK?