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Shed Rear Framing1447 viewsHere's a view from the rear of the shed. The trusses made roof construction simple -- just place them and nail them up (bracing them temporarily with some scrap wood). At this stage the gables still need to be framed out a bit wider so there will be a slight overhang on the gable ends.
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Front Siding1367 viewsOops, what happened to the window and half the door? This picture was taken as we worked on the front siding-- the openings will be cut out of the siding once it's hung. One other note is that this siding comes pre-primed the brown color you see. We will be painting the shed a light brown with dark brown trim to match our house.
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Lumber Stash1279 viewsAnother photo of the "lumber stash". You can see the large pile of studs, pile of roof trusses and header boards, and the big pile of roof sheathing and siding.
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Cleanup1277 viewsThe intensity of the rain increased quickly, so I snapped one final picture of Cathy bringing in the last of the tools and supplies. Now that framing is essentially complete (other than the gable framing mentioned above) the next task is to hang the plywood siding and roof sheathing.
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Ramp Foundation1256 viewsThe next task was for Tim to set out and complete the ramp for the shed. The first step was to create a level foundation for the far end of the ramp. For this, we used patio blocks, placed over a limestone base and placed and leveled so the end of the ramp would rest on them and have a solid surface.
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Back finished1232 viewsHere's a view from the front, which has yet to be sided. Having the back wall finished definitely makes the shed start to look more complete. With just the two of us working, it was a bit tricky at first to position each panel and get it hung in the proper place, be we got better at it as we went along.
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Inside the Shed1226 viewsOne last view of the shed, this time looking to the right of the tractor. This shed freed up some much-needed storage space in the garage, and we are able to easily get to all the tools and equipment now.
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Window Trimmed1215 viewsTim shows off the completed window trim. We had to replace a window in our old home as part of the sale conditions. We salvaged part of it, and this will become our shed's window. The door will receive similar treatment, but we're holding off to finish it until we receive the door and can verify proper dimensions. After this picture was taken, we did a lot more work without pictures. The roof was finished and shingled, the window Tim is standing in received its glass, and the soffits were completed.
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Finished Product1166 viewsThe final step was to paint all of the trim dark brown, again to match the trim on our home. Here, you see a view of the finished shed!
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Siding Complete - West Side1118 viewsHere's another view from Bailey's run. Here you can see how the gable was framed out further from the truss so there is a slight overhang. The fascia boards are also installed, but the soffit boards are not.
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Inside View of Door1088 viewsHere's a view from inside the shed of Cathy working on the priming. Here you can also get a good view of the roll-up door in its rolled position.
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Garage Door1082 viewsHere's some detail on the garage door. As noted above, it's made of coro cut to size, and "prerolled" so that it wants to roll up with the door tracks. The tracks were made out of 2x4 stock, making an L-shape using a half-lap joint, then freehand-routing a groove in them for the door to slide in. Four stabilizer bars of wood, bolted to the coro door, add lateral strength, similar to the struts on a real garage door. There's an extra 2x4 on top in this pic that shouldn't be there thanks to William!
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