Author Topic: Lumber shed (Read 2207 times)

Bill Gaiche · « **on:** October 01, 2011, 10:38:45 pm »

Well I have spent the last week building this simple shed to store my extra kiln dried lumber in. Not fancy but I believe it will work. Will install metal roof next week and then side it with vertical red oak 1x8. bg

Left Coast Chris · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:18:28 pm »

That is a good looking shed Bill. Any snow load there? Are you using 6x for your headers carying the roof joists?

Rooster · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:23:05 pm »

You can always tell the difference between a "Southern Gentleman's" shed, and the ones we have Up Nort'.

"To be pitch the roof , or not to be pitch the roof...that is the question."

Say, you did such a great job on the frame, maybe you should hang out in the Timber-framing and log construction section of the FF more often...

Nice work,

Rooster

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2011, 12:21:30 am »

Left Coast Chris, we do have snow. Had 24" within 3 days this past winter. I will put some X braces in to help suppport the roof. It has 2x8 around the outside with 2x7 rafters. 1x6 nailers for the roof. It may fall in with a big snow but I will wait and see. As long as nobody is in there when it does fall. Another thing, I may not slide off the roof and break something when its this flat. All I have vested is a little fuel for the mill and my free labor.
Rooster,your correct about the roof pitch in the south versus the north. I guess I will never learn. As for the timber frame work, well I dont thing I have the skills that the folks have on there. They do some really great work from what I see. So I will let the pros do all of that so I can admire it.Thanks, bg

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:02:07 am »

Put a pitched roof on Bill, even if you don't get much snow, it helps shed water better. Otherwise, you'll end up with water damming and breaching the seems between the sheet roofing if sag develops in the middle.

WDH · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:08:42 am »

Water runs off that metal roofing like water off a ducks back.

That will be a nice building for sure!

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:26:25 am »

It really has some pitch. 12" drop from front to back. bg

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2011, 12:01:15 pm »

That will do then.

Magicman · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2011, 02:59:50 pm »

Gonna be a nice shed Bill. I have a couple with ½/12 pitches. Of course, I can also bury water lines at grass root level and not have them freeze also.

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:03:22 pm »

MM, we have to be lucky to get away with that you know. bg

WDH · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:03:52 am »

There are some advantages to be below the glacial belt

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SwampDonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2011, 04:38:55 pm »

Been known to freeze ships solid.

The largest iceberg on record was sighted by captain Smellie of the S.S. Nascopie of the Hudson's Bay Company: an ice island a hundred feet high and ten miles long, sited in the 1930's. In those pre-radar days he had to smell the presence of ice in fog or in the dark.

In parts of the Hudson's Bay, the earth's magnetism is so powerful that compass needles point nowhere except down; at the entrance to Pond Inlet, earth's variation is more than 100 degrees, so ships have to be steered 10 degrees east of north to be heading west.

[Merchant Princes, Peter Newman]

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:49:02 pm »

Yesterday was able to install metal roofing. Hope to get some sidding cut in a few days. Taking the boss to the Tulsa state fair tomorrow and Friday doing some backhoe work for neighbor. bg

WDH · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:51:31 pm »

Awesome! With a few more 2x4"s and a gate, you can moonlight as a covered corral if the sawmill business gets slow! I look forward to seeing your sawmill in its new home.

Enjoy the fair!

Magicman · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2011, 11:59:29 am »

That is very nice Bill. Is there anything wrong with me being envious

Wick · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2011, 12:46:17 pm »

Nice shed. That is how I built my wood shed, just a smaller scale. And maybe not quite that square

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So the posts are not pressure treated, right? But it looks like you self treated the bottom portions.
Have thought of trying that myself. Can you tell us about the in ground process?

WDH · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2011, 08:57:30 pm »

If those posts were down here, that could be from where the wild hogs have been rubbing on them

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zopi · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2011, 09:15:26 pm »

The old guys here soak posts in used motor oil mixed with diesel...not exactly the eco friendly thing to do, but seems to work...

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2011, 09:59:06 pm »

MM, no need to be envious. I know you could build a nicer one if you choose to. The ground is very rocky where the shed is. Just dig hole add several rocks to bottom and add post fill and tamp. More rock than dirt. Post are treated with used Rotella 15w40. No it may not be nature friendly, but mother nature may forgive me a little. Guys thanks for your kind words also.bg

Bill Gaiche · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2011, 10:19:04 pm »

I am finished with the lumber shed. All I need now is unload the kiln into it. bg

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