Back Yard Shed

[fannman]

I want to say it's not, but it might be a 6x8 sheet of plywood.

The only reason I ask is, because if its a 8x8 floor, there would be a joint in the center of the floor from the two 4x8 sheets. On his floor it looks like a 2' rip on the left side.

[ck_taft325is]

22ounce hammer will blow your shoulders out if you do it for a living. I did framing for almost 2 years and ended up with a titanium "death stick" by the end of the first 6 months. That was 7 years ago and I still have it. Granted it's not "waffle" head anymore and a bit crooked to one side... ;)

Chalk lines are amazing little inventions. Love 'em. Guessing works after about 5 years of practice, hehe.

I want to say it's not, but it might be a 6x8 sheet of plywood.

[fannman]

gotta go with an estwing solid body 22 ounce hammer, BEAST

Best type of hammer out there. Ive used a 18 ounce Estwing for over 3 years and I have not had any problems with it. The 22 ounce wears on your arms a bit after a few hours of continuous hammering.

On the other hand, is that a 6x8 sheet of plywood?

[mrsleeve]

looking good man real good

[TruEdrty]

LUL! thought that huge thing in the background was the shed

[Jon325i]

Surprised no one mentioned one of these as an option....



Do some shopping around (even on Craigslist) and you can get a deal on a 20x8x8 container. No need for a concrete pad....just a level surface with concrete blocks or gravel bed (check your local building code). The posibilities are endless with these things - with a little creativity you can make them look much nicer. If you have the space, opt for a 40x8x8. Room for an E30 or two and your chit.

Jon

[jrobie79]

gotta go with an estwing solid body 22 ounce hammer, BEAST

[dirtysix]

Well...It'll certainly be strong enough ha.

E: On second thoughts, and after figuring out what 8 bloody foot means, ya probably couldn't have gone much lighter.
So as you were.

[george graves]

Got it covered today - it's really windy here - and I didn't want to spend much time outside.
Feels really good to have something to stand on. And, as the project goes on I won't bending over all day.


My new favorite tool - Chalk line thing - very handy to mark a line where you're going to want to nail. You hit the stud behind it every time.


My new least favorite tool: I needed to pull a nail - it wouldn't budge - I started kicking the hammer. My bad? Or cheap hammer?


Should have just gone and grabbed this.


It may sprinkle later.

[ck_taft325is]

Looking good, George. The concrete footings should do the job just fine ;)

[george graves]

It's 8'x8' - that's the short answer.

The long answer is - The OSB plywood is 4' by 8' - like within 1/32 of an inch. It's also 9/16 inch thick. So I made the outside of the floor will be 8' -(minus) 9/16" = 7' 11 7/16". I didn't really need to do that, but i was going to have to cut the floor's framing anyways, if you just nail a bunch of 8' boards together, you'll end up with a base that's larger than 8' and it won't get covered with plywood. Same for the outside walls - if I didn't subtract that 9/16 of an inch the ply wouldn't have covered the walls at the corners. Not that it matters, I think I'll be adding some trim boards to the corners anyways.

I'm just maximizing the space, and trying to think ahead so that everything fits well.

[fannman]

what are the dimensions of the floor?

[Kershaw]

looking good.

[george graves]

My little Ryobi just can't cut it. I use it for electronics - it's nice cause it's got a really sensitive clutch, and I can zip a screw into plastic and it works great. But when it come to real work - it's a joke. Oh well - I've got a corded nice drill.


Here's the rest of the lumber. The OSB looks great.






I think I'll grab a few hand full of longer zinc coated nails.


So here's what ended up working very well for me. I could never get those blocks on the ground perfect - so the blocks and the 4x4's are eyeballed. Then I floated the box you see(I 'm using 2x6 just to make it look nicer - the rest of the floor is 2x4's) on top of it using some scrap 2x4 to hold it. At first nothing is tying the outside box to the 4x4's. This allowed me to square the box and not worry about the placement of the 4x4. I was able to measure from corner to corner and get it spot on - just with a few taps of the hammer. Then tied the box to the 4-by's and added 2x4 stringers. Worked like a charm. And I was able to nail the 2x4's in first from the end - and that helped with my toe nailing.

I also made the box so that when I go to install the outside ply that it will fit better. I'm really happy so far. Feels rock solid - I had fun swinging a hammer today.

[fannman]

a helpful hint on toe nailing. start a nail on each side and hit back and fourth between the two and you should'nt have a problem nailing. the foundation looks great. keep up the work!