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Planning, Site Prep and Foundation

Upon the realization how short we are on space in our home and with a 2nd on the way, my garage workshop-turned-storage-dump-zone is getting the boot to a shed in the backyard. Somehow my lovely amazing wife sacrificed her garden box i built 2 years ago for my own personal workshop to go in its place.
Plant Wood Land lot Grass Fence


There were some stipulations; had to look like Chip and Joanna's shed at the Silos in Waco
Sky Plant Trousers Building Cloud


And couldn't be more than 12Ă—8 because of the mature camellia and japenese plum flanking either side along the fence which are currently in blossom, pruning = bad right now. Fortunately (for me) we had a freeze that killed off any potential fruit, thus paving the way for the 12' width.

I will say that along this journey, I've found there are multiple ways to skin a cat. I've studied how TuffShed, Graceland and the cheap-o box stores build their sheds and feel like I've come upon a happy medium. Thankfully sketchup has allowed me to visualize and sell the shed to my wife as well as see potential challenges beforehand.
Building Rectangle Urban design Gas Facade

Studs are 16" on center w/ 6" overhang all around with a 2' extended roof off the front. I'll have to reinforce that joint a little better where the arms hang off the rafters but we'll figure that out once we get there.
I'm leaving the door to be build-day decision, but they will be double outswinging doors. I sourced a local sheetmetal roofing fabricator for an R-9 low profile roof system that cost under $400 for all the necessary parts/pieces. I'll also stick a 3Ă—3 window on the wall (above the shopsmith in the rendering).
Rectangle Wood Slope Facade Parallel


Started Site prep last week:
Grass Groundcover Plant Road surface Landscape

Discovered another 50 antique pavers to add to my collection. These things are all over our yard from landscaping of yesteryear. I'll probably use these to create a walkway to the shed when its up.

Plant Green Waste container Grass Waste containment

Once I got the box out and all the excess dirt leveled, I saturated the ground with water to help everything settle.

I've decided to go with pressure treated 2Ă—8s for the floor joists, resting on 16Ă—16x4 concrete pads. I had some massive chunks of concrete that I used instead of gravel to help offset the sand from eroding away from the footings overtime. Hopefully this will not present an issue in the next 3-5years. I also know that the Bible clearly states not to build a foundation on sand so I hope He gives me a little leway in this particular instance.
Plant Land lot Grass Road surface Flooring


Vertebrate Plant Grass Lawn Tree


I used the joist hangers and had a heck of a time making sure all the manually hammered nails penetrated in both directions. Will follow up with 3-4" deck screws to close some of the gaps before moving forward with the floor panels and the walls.

Wood is on order for Thursday, have a buddy coming Friday to help get everything up. It's currently 30F w/ ice covering everything outside. New Orleans is shut down from snow and ice. Sounds like a snow day tomorrow. Come Friday, it'll climb back to 60F and this weekend will be sunny and 70. Gotta love New Orleans. WHO DAT
 

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#2 ·
Planning, Site Prep and Foundation

Upon the realization how short we are on space in our home and with a 2nd on the way, my garage workshop-turned-storage-dump-zone is getting the boot to a shed in the backyard. Somehow my lovely amazing wife sacrificed her garden box i built 2 years ago for my own personal workshop to go in its place.
Plant Wood Land lot Grass Fence


There were some stipulations; had to look like Chip and Joanna's shed at the Silos in Waco
Sky Plant Trousers Building Cloud


And couldn't be more than 12Ă—8 because of the mature camellia and japenese plum flanking either side along the fence which are currently in blossom, pruning = bad right now. Fortunately (for me) we had a freeze that killed off any potential fruit, thus paving the way for the 12' width.

I will say that along this journey, I've found there are multiple ways to skin a cat. I've studied how TuffShed, Graceland and the cheap-o box stores build their sheds and feel like I've come upon a happy medium. Thankfully sketchup has allowed me to visualize and sell the shed to my wife as well as see potential challenges beforehand.
Building Rectangle Urban design Gas Facade

Studs are 16" on center w/ 6" overhang all around with a 2' extended roof off the front. I'll have to reinforce that joint a little better where the arms hang off the rafters but we'll figure that out once we get there.
I'm leaving the door to be build-day decision, but they will be double outswinging doors. I sourced a local sheetmetal roofing fabricator for an R-9 low profile roof system that cost under $400 for all the necessary parts/pieces. I'll also stick a 3Ă—3 window on the wall (above the shopsmith in the rendering).
Rectangle Wood Slope Facade Parallel


Started Site prep last week:
Grass Groundcover Plant Road surface Landscape

Discovered another 50 antique pavers to add to my collection. These things are all over our yard from landscaping of yesteryear. I'll probably use these to create a walkway to the shed when its up.

Plant Green Waste container Grass Waste containment

Once I got the box out and all the excess dirt leveled, I saturated the ground with water to help everything settle.

I've decided to go with pressure treated 2Ă—8s for the floor joists, resting on 16Ă—16x4 concrete pads. I had some massive chunks of concrete that I used instead of gravel to help offset the sand from eroding away from the footings overtime. Hopefully this will not present an issue in the next 3-5years. I also know that the Bible clearly states not to build a foundation on sand so I hope He gives me a little leway in this particular instance.
Plant Land lot Grass Road surface Flooring


Vertebrate Plant Grass Lawn Tree


I used the joist hangers and had a heck of a time making sure all the manually hammered nails penetrated in both directions. Will follow up with 3-4" deck screws to close some of the gaps before moving forward with the floor panels and the walls.

Wood is on order for Thursday, have a buddy coming Friday to help get everything up. It's currently 30F w/ ice covering everything outside. New Orleans is shut down from snow and ice. Sounds like a snow day tomorrow. Come Friday, it'll climb back to 60F and this weekend will be sunny and 70. Gotta love New Orleans. WHO DAT
Nice! I'm also building a shed (only 4X8), but will eventually make one for the wife (like 10X12). Looking forward to seeing your progress.
 

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"Snow-Day" Gusset Plate Add-On

Well, NOLA froze over and the city shut down til about 10am today, figured I'd go in to the office to get some work done. However, the interwebs went down in the area and the guy who runs our printers helped me cut some gusset plates for the rafters out of some scrap 1/2" sign-grade plywood.
I drew up the piece in sketchup which he translated in to Illustrator for the route path
Slope Triangle Rectangle Parallel Roof


Tossed it up on the CNC
Bumper Wood Hood Automotive exterior Gas


And voila
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


CNC is woodworking, just a different kind ;)
 

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