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22751
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:56:32 PM »
I was off working the lane with the tractor, but they steadily chewed away at it, getting closer all the time!
22752
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:54:42 PM »
The inside is big enough I think!
22753
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:53:06 PM »
The back side still didn't have shingles, but it was completely sheeted and ready
22754
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:52:04 PM »
The doors were installed, both nine lite service doors and the barn style door
22755
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:50:26 PM »
Have to say I love the color scheme, the green comp looks great on the burgundy paint
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It's a porter paint barn red color that you see from time to time around here. Mostly our barns are black, but I wanted to add a bit of flair, and I wanted it to match that Privy that Nate sent me plans to.
22756
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:48:22 PM »
And the gable ends were completed as well
22757
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:47:22 PM »
Well, got the building completed today and keys handed over. Well, completed by the builder, now I am going to get busy on it!
By the time I got out there this morning the shingles were going on
22758
« on: March 09, 2016, 08:02:54 AM »
22759
« on: March 09, 2016, 07:56:00 AM »
Really nice Don- upon first look I thought that it needs a steeple, or bell tower....Don's Schoolhouse?
Does kind of look like that doesn't it! Well by the time it gets the shed roof front and rear it will start to look quite different.
22760
« on: March 09, 2016, 07:54:32 AM »
As us armchair builders "suggest", you do know much of this is in fun and experiance over our lives, perhaps a little shorter than yours.
Something I found quick was the bounce in my 14ft floor (16ctr-2x10) With that huge open space you are going to get some bounce. I put a 4x4 under my center on pier blocks.
Sure looks like a nice size "shed" 8)
JR, the joists are 12" not 10" and on 16" centers. Walking on it now, there is no bounce I can detect. Not trying to protect my project per see, but it feels as solid as a rock right now.
22761
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:20:26 PM »
Danke!
22762
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:19:40 PM »
Big Dave for a speedy recovery from surgery.
My cousin Theresa and her husband Mike, for healing and strength to fight through their medical issues
All: JR for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery
Don: Sam's Wife, for healing
Miss Kay, Healing, strength from a medical condition
Our Nation for spiritual healing, and to find a Godly leader
Our Warriors everywhere for protection
Atkinsmatt: My brother, Tim, having problems with bones in his foot and they are seriously considering amputation.
Wilbur: My Dad Gordon who is starting the last journey of his life. We don't know if it will be a month or months, but it won't be long. May it be peaceful and pain free for him. And for my mother who provides constant care and attention that she find peace and comfort in this most difficult time.
Cudakidd: Mike P.s son Jacob in Oregon find his way in life and a job
22763
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:17:15 PM »
This heating oil thang is all greek to me, but i will tell ya, nothing but pump fuel goes in my modern truck. period. ......and even then it's a gamble.
It's a good fuel Ken. I know folks who run it in their logging and forest service helicopters. When the feds show up, they top off with Jet-A. It runs in turbines and Cummins (I heard) just fine
22764
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:13:56 PM »
Well surgery is over and recovery is well on the way. A stack of movies and plenty sleep For a few days
Raising boys into RealMen!!
Get well soon Dave!
22765
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:13:18 PM »
End with barn doors is gunna be tool shed right? Attach a lean to off that side to work under & would make it very nice..... Or buy a shipping container & place it out about 20' for extra storage and then build roof between the two structures
It's getting a shed roof on the back side for the tractor, a shed roof and porch on the front for rocking chairs, and maybe a bit of a roof on the big door side to keep the rain out so i can open door it during the showers...
22766
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:11:25 PM »
Holy crap!
Swapped the K member!
You two don't mess around!
22767
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:07:53 PM »
Don, very happy for you. I know it feels good to start to get some permanence to the hide. As for all the armchair building going on , we care. But just remember one thing a good friend of mine and I had to agree on. When you are writing the check, you are the only one that has to be happy.
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22768
« on: March 08, 2016, 10:06:58 PM »
22769
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:19:51 PM »
Of course the day was not to be without it's necessary carnage.
I ran over a stump with the bush hog running and I guess the clutch didn't slip fast enough, as the driveshaft folded on me destroying it!
22770
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:17:10 PM »
While all that was going on, I pulled some tractor maintenance. I changed the oil and filter, lubed everything and tightened up bolts on the loader arms. I then went off bush hogging the front lane. I finally got rid of those pesky locust trees!
I also cut the nearly vertical embankment to form a gentle angle and provide some much needed clearance
22771
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:13:56 PM »
Basically how things sat at 1830 when everyone threw in the towel!
22772
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:12:18 PM »
The first gable end is sheeted, awaiting a window
22773
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:10:11 PM »
The roof sheeting process had to stop for awhile. The wind was picking up and gusty and those plywood roof panels make a pretty good sail!
22774
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:07:25 PM »
Gable end getting sheeted up as well
22775
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:06:26 PM »
Getting ready for some paper and shingles!
22776
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:05:12 PM »
22777
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:04:25 PM »
Those collar ties are temporary. When I hang the floor joists, they will come out
Roof on front side is getting sheeted up
22778
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:02:10 PM »
Interior volume is definitely there!
The dormer ends were stick built and installed piece by piece
22779
« on: March 08, 2016, 09:00:33 PM »
Soffets going in Ventilated? Not yet
22780
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:58:46 PM »
More roof...
22781
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:57:42 PM »
The rafters were tricky to say the least
22782
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:56:11 PM »
Trim, trim, trim!
22783
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:55:29 PM »
Inside is shaping up!
22784
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:54:45 PM »
Next the other wall went up
22785
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:52:38 PM »
One of the two "Barn doors."
I chose to keep the trim color the same as the walls so as to not get really "Busy" on this side
22786
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:51:39 PM »
Not quite big enough to produce an echo, but pretty cavernous for a "Shed."
22787
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:50:30 PM »
Then the side with the eight foot door
22788
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:39:44 PM »
This material is the latest thing in exterior sheeting. Plywood on one side, some type of composite on the other side. When nailing it with a nail gun, it emits a odd "Whack" sound...as if it's a lot harder than soft wood...and it is!
22789
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:37:56 PM »
The prebuilt panels were stacked like chord wood along with the rafters
22790
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:36:12 PM »
Next the front wall was stretched a foot and erected
22791
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:34:34 PM »
The wall was wobbly until they braced it up some.
A lot of it was prepainted, but some of the stuff was getting painted on site.
22792
« on: March 08, 2016, 08:33:08 PM »
Thanks for all the input folks!
I took your concerns to the man. He is going to put two lag bolts in each post and he was going to slip a jack stud under the floor joists. The way that works is they bolt in another 2 X to the inside of the post. Remember the 2 X 12 is bolted to the outside. So on the inside there will be a second 2 X to support the weight. The joists will actually rest on this jack stud so I think we answered the question about the floor strength.
OK, so today was a long one, about 12 hours of building. I am smoked...
Almost right away they had a deck down and the first wall up
22793
« on: March 08, 2016, 07:54:57 AM »
Yes gear oil
22794
« on: March 08, 2016, 07:53:01 AM »
Be very careful in adjusting the fuels in your common rail engine. Phieso-electric injectors work on specific pressures. Different materials have different degrees of compressibility. So if the injectors think they are squeezing diesel fuel, but are actually squeezing HHO, which is slightly different, there will be an effect.
22795
« on: March 08, 2016, 07:34:19 AM »
I'm honestly a little disappointed in the builder. He seems to do everything pretty heavy duty then to only nail the joists? Although from reading Dons thread it appears they don't normally use these posts but just sit them on blocks so for the benefit of the doubt maybe a learning curve there for them. Or the employees didn't ask & went rogue as they sometimes do.....
I think that is it. He builds sheds on skids normally. He has built over 20,000! This is a bit out of the norm for him. However Mike builds nice stuff, has for decades and is known to stand behind his work.. I texted Mike about your concerns. He just replied, Lag bolts are going in today! On the single band board...Ya know, again, I am no engineer, however a 2 X 12 supported every eight feet is pretty stout. Looking at the foundation of my and other houses, yea, I see doubled up lumber but those are 2 X 10's, right?
22796
« on: March 07, 2016, 08:22:17 PM »
I agree. With, put hangers on those joists and use SDS bolts vs plain screws.. I would sister up the outer joist with a second story going in.
NIce size and good plan. Trailer looks lonely on the hill like that.
Like I stated earlier, they are just using nails. so I decided to come back with some tap-con type screws and add them in after these guys clear the A.O. No need to do that JR. This thing only really needs 2 X 8 maybe, So a 2 X 10 would be overkill, but this thing has a 2 X 12. Remember the engineers have drawn it to more than double a standard home floor load. I'm no expert, but I think it is fine.
22797
« on: March 07, 2016, 08:20:44 PM »
What was the spacing on the posts in the ground, Boss?
8 feet on center
22798
« on: March 07, 2016, 08:19:41 PM »
Ok i have to ask... not trying to be a wise-guy...
You got 2x12 joists, but then they are just lagging them into the posts? Wouldn't you want a beam spanning the posts, with the joists hanging off that? All your weight is going to be transferred to some carriage bolts presumably based on the pics..
I supposed it's a shed... not a house... prob fine...
Not lagged, nailed. With a lot of nails It's fine. The longitudinal beams which are nailed to the posts are what the joists hook to, obviously.
22799
« on: March 07, 2016, 07:55:15 PM »
The front of the shed faces the existing house. I will add a bit of a porch on there in the not too distant future. On the back side, I'll add a shed roof to create a spot to park the tractor.
22800
« on: March 07, 2016, 07:53:35 PM »
Duane and I repositioned the camper to it's temporary resting spot. Soon, after the shed gets dried in. I'll scrape a spot neat it level, spread some gravel about, then drag the camper to it's semi-permanent spot
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