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Post by xyrn on Oct 21, 2014 23:26:58 GMT -5
As I've mentioned here, we recently sold our townhome and moved into a real house with a real basement and a real backyard.
And, no outbuilding for storing the lawnmower, snowblower and garden tools.
So, building a shack out back has been way up my priority list.
Last week Menard's was running another one of their 11% sales on everything, so we bought a wood shed kit and over 3 days I built it with the help of a friend, and my wife.
The build was a good time, not too much of a challenge, and I was able to justify buying a new tool!
Well, actually a used pneumatic framing nailer from a pawn shop, but it was probably $300 new and I got it for $90.
Looked like it had been taken fairly well care of, and had the hard case and the manual, plus, it worked like a charm so I figure it was a good deal.
I was really tempted to buy a roofing nailer as well, but that's really only good for roofing (which I do NOT plan to do a lot of), whereas a framing nailer can be used for a variety of projects (takes 1.75-3.5" round head 0.133" diameter plastic coupled nail strips).
So, anyway, it was FUN!
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Post by xyrn on Oct 21, 2014 23:29:11 GMT -5
Oh, and it does sit level, the camera angle makes it look quite sloped!
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Post by coachdoc on Oct 22, 2014 5:46:20 GMT -5
Oh, and it does sit level, the camera angle makes it look quite sloped! Sure. looks good. |
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Post by jdd2 on Oct 22, 2014 5:50:15 GMT -5
It all looks good, but I'm kind of wondering about that nice of a shed on what doesn't look like much of a foundation...?
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Post by dickt on Oct 22, 2014 5:53:26 GMT -5
I would have found it very annoying to build with that music blaring. I hear you on the framing nailer. Got a used Paslode gas framing nail gun on Craigslist when I finished our basement a few years back. With some 200 2x4's and 1500 or so sq feet to frame in it was a godsend.
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Post by dickt on Oct 22, 2014 5:56:05 GMT -5
It all looks good, but I'm kind of wondering about that nice of a shed on what doesn't look like much of a foundation...? Says the man in an earthquake zone. I bought a shed for our backyard 14x10 and it sits on cinderblocks and some 2" dimension pressure treated wood pieces. The trailer they used to deliver and position it was amazing--it could articulate in any direction. |
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Post by jdd2 on Oct 22, 2014 6:40:14 GMT -5
It all looks good, but I'm kind of wondering about that nice of a shed on what doesn't look like much of a foundation...? Says the man in an earthquake zone. I bought a shed for our backyard 14x10 and it sits on cinderblocks and some 2" dimension pressure treated wood pieces. The trailer they used to deliver and position it was amazing--it could articulate in any direction. Frost is what I was thinking. I guess I'd've plugged something into the ground. Let's see what @xryn has to say. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Oct 22, 2014 7:10:59 GMT -5
Xyrn needs a level that works.  Mike |
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Post by drlj on Oct 22, 2014 7:23:11 GMT -5
How many bathrooms and what is the monthly rent? Do tenants need references or just a checking account?
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Post by Marshall on Oct 22, 2014 8:03:47 GMT -5
For the times when your wife isn't your friend, . . . , it's nice to have a place to run to.
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Post by Doug on Oct 22, 2014 8:09:15 GMT -5
My home ownership thing for today is to turn off water to outside shower, so it won't freeze <if> it gets that cold this winter. No more outside showers till spring.
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Post by Village Idiot on Oct 22, 2014 8:13:18 GMT -5
I'm sure that if he put down a foundation, the whole structure would have to pass all sorts of city codes, making it too expensive to build.
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Post by Marshall on Oct 22, 2014 8:34:03 GMT -5
Frost is what I was thinking. I guess I'd've plugged something into the ground. It will go up and down with the ground without a foundation. Our driveway raises over and inch in winter at the garage lip. But for a shed, you don't really care much. It'll move differentially, which will rack the thing. But you usually don't care with a shed. And a shed is really a temporary structure. I wouldn't paint it WHITE, though. I would think you'd want it to blend in more with the flora and fauna. (invisible?)
PS - Under the floor will make a nice home for some skunk family. |
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Post by millring on Oct 22, 2014 8:37:15 GMT -5
Having done it a coupla times, I would have put six 6X6 treated posts down below the frost line and bolted it all to that. It's not because the thing will shift (it probably will), but I'd be very uneasy about building right on the dirt. Rot and insects can make quick work of anything in contact with the ground. It could still easily be jacked up and put on posts. We had bumble bee nests under the shed (I didn't build. It was here when I moved in).... baumanstoneware.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-wife-bless-her-heart-was-getting.html |
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Post by dickt on Oct 22, 2014 8:37:42 GMT -5
I'm sure that if he put down a foundation, the whole structure would have to pass all sorts of city codes, making it too expensive to build. In our county inspections are not required for any structure under 150 sq ft. That's why I bought a 10x14 shed. |
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Post by dradtke on Oct 22, 2014 8:39:13 GMT -5
If I remember my codes, anything 100 sq ft or less doesn't require any footings or foundation. Mine is 8x12 and it sits on the ground. When we moved things to build a new garage I dragged the shed to its new location with a bobcat.
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Post by Marshall on Oct 22, 2014 8:39:56 GMT -5
We do want to save the bees, right?
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Post by millring on Oct 22, 2014 8:40:28 GMT -5
When we moved things to build a new garage I dragged the shed to its new location with a bobcat. Good thing you had one handy. A housecat would NEVER do that kind of labor. |
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Post by fauxmaha on Oct 22, 2014 9:05:10 GMT -5
My subdivision doesn't allow sheds. Which is too bad. I'd like to have a shed.
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Post by millring on Oct 22, 2014 9:08:48 GMT -5
My subdivision doesn't allow sheds. Which is too bad. I'd like to have a shed. Don't call it a shed. Call it a "wigwam". And if they still refuse, tell them you intend to report them to the tribal council. |
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