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August 2006



Shed Construction Project - Putting up Siding

Sunday, 20 August 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
This is a continuation of the article series on the construction of my shed. Today we worked on putting up the siding. The first thing we noticed is that the rafter ties on the bottoms of the end rafters interferred with the siding. We
Category: Home Projects

Shed Construction Project - Framing Rafters

Saturday, 19 August 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
Part 1 - 8/13/2006 Today we cut and attached all the rafters. Everything fit well and well fairly smoothly. Cutting involved making the proper angle cuts on each end of all the rafters, and then making bird mouth notch cut in the rafte
Category: Home Projects

Shed Construction Project - Framing Walls

Saturday, 12 August 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
This is a continuation of the article series on the construction of my shed.
Category: Home Projects

Shed Construction Project - Building Permit

Sunday, 6 August 2006 1:00 P GMT-06
This is a continuation of the article series on the construction of my shed. Before I started the project, I had to get a building permit from the city. There was quite a long set of forms to fill out to get the permit. When I called t
Category: Home Projects

Shed Construction Project - Side Walls

Sunday, 6 August 2006 6:23 A GMT-06
This is a continuation of the article series on the construction of my shed. In addition to finishing to floor and foundation today, we also built the side walls. We ran into some trouble with dimensions because the plan is hard to understan
Category: Home Projects

Shed Construction Project - Foundation and Floor

Saturday, 5 August 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
This is a continuation of the article series on the construction of my shed.The total cost for the foundation includes the following items: 3 - 4x6 8' pressure treated lumber 2 - 4x4 8' pressure treated lumber 2 - 4x4 10' pressure tr
Category: Home Projects