Back Yard Shed

[george graves]

That window opening - I enlarged it from the original plans. It's now 4 feet wide. I went with a couple of diagonals to help spread the load over that long span. I think the the end result will look nice.

I was thinking of building the other identical wall on top of this one? Or maybe I'll just mark the base while it's still there and all square. What would the pro's do?

[george graves]

It's either been raining here - or I've been too busy to work on this thing.

I did poke around in sketchUp. I was looking to figure out the best proportion for doors, windows, roof, ect. What 'ya think?

[ck_taft325is]

32" is a bit overkill but sturdy as shit I bet. Sounds solid though.

That's a lot of dogs, dude. How many total??

[Farbin Kaiber]

It might very well be the angle, but nothing in that picture looks real square or plum. Is it on a slope at all? Are your piers set and level? Dry mix, concrete or peat gravel for the footings on the new uprights?

Posts set in concrete, 32" depth, square to Tuffshed, one 2x4 across the top. Roof is just cut and set up, not screwed in. Mild slope front to rear, and side to side, this is just an enclosure, not really structural, just trying to reclaim the acre the chickens have the run of now so I can get the Chihuahua's, Lab's, and Pyrenees' put away. 1x3's, and chicken wire, with Clear plastic corrugated panels for the roof.

[george graves]

Watch out farbin! The construction guys are here to make sure you chicken coop is up to code! BTW - Do you have permits for building that? ;)

[ck_taft325is]

It might very well be the angle, but nothing in that picture looks real square or plum. Is it on a slope at all? Are your piers set and level? Dry mix, concrete or peat gravel for the footings on the new uprights?

[Farbin Kaiber]

I decided to enclose an outside area off the side of my present coop, then It started raining, I've been here less and outside more since the weather has changed.



My building is overkill for some chickens, but it was here, so I re purposed it for what it is. My dogs don't need a condo, so the chickens get it, and I have not bought eggs, save for easter egg hunt since.

[george graves]

Sheds are for whimps. No - there were some for sale around here - but they were over priced or too small.

[StereoInstaller1]

Josh, Costco has those nifty sheds back in stock

[browntown]

I still read it, still undecided and my budget has changed. That and I've been stuck in Delaware in a hotel room for 3 of the last 5 weeks. But I'm interested, keep up with the updates george.

[StereoInstaller1]

Wonder how long it has been since the OP saw this thread

[fannman]

I could'nt either, the glare off the plywood and the camera make it hard to see.

[ck_taft325is]

I still can't see the seam... damn eyes.

[fannman]

did you run the plywood across the joists or with them?

edit- never mind, I see you ran them across in the pics.

[george graves]

They are 4x8 sheets. The 2x4 floor joists(if you can call them that) are 16" apart. One lands right below, and runs along the seam where the two OSB sheets meet. I planned for that when I was figuring out where, and how many, joists to use.