Ken_Potts Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hey Frank - How's about an update on the shed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted December 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Its been slow going ... I have the walls up, rafters on and all the siding on. One wall is out of square, but to fix it would mean pulling off the siding on front, side and back, and removing at least half the rafters. So its going to be a non-square shed. Really irks me that I didn't catch it, but I guess that's how we learn. I have one fascia board on; I'll put the other 5 on this weekend and put the roof sheathing on. It rained last weekend so it really slowed me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Potts Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Don't worry too much about a wall being out of square. Any building that's been around for more than a few weeks has settled into unsquareness. You've at least got the chance that the shed will become square as it settles Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 My problem is I have a perfectionist's heart and pig-slop skills! But it will be a shed (eventually). I'll take some pics tomorrow if I get a chance to work on it (have a three day weekend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 My problem is I have a perfectionist's heart and pig-slop skills! But it will be a shed (eventually). I'll take some pics tomorrow if I get a chance to work on it (have a three day weekend). Ok, Frank, where are the pics? LOL, at least if you were here in this deep freeze you might have an excuse, but not in sunny CA. ;D I have an idea about how to hide that unsquare wall, but need to see some pics first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 This is the west side of the shed, with the window (this wall is square). I have the fascia hung on this side; it took me a while to figure out that the compound miter where it meets the front fascia would be a 45 on the same 12/6 angle that the rafters are on (67.5 or something like that): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 The lines in the T11 in relation to the corner boards make the amount out of square seem larger and can also make it look smaller, thus hiding the mistake. I think if you taper the corner board to be parrallel to the T11 grooves, it will not look as pronounced. Just an idea that has worked for me in the past. 1/2inch out of square is not important within the scale of the shed and should just be hidden...IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Good idea; I may play with that. I could put a tapered wedge next to the corner boards on that side and even it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 An update photo ... I have the siding painted, the doors on (including the threshold and weatherstripping) and the OSB on the roof. I found a 5 gal. pail of beige exterior paint at my local Home Depot that had been returned, and they sold it to me for $15. They no longer sell any "oops" paint at my Home Depot, but donate it to Habitat for Humanity; I told the manager I was planning on visiting their thrift store, called Restore, for the paint, and he pulled the bucket out and asked if I wanted to buy it. The doors are from Restore and I think I paid $35 each for them. I think I need one of those hoods and tyvek "bunny suits" next time I use this thing! Getting the white primer out of my beard and hair was an experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Good job, Frank. Now you can get busy with your Spindrift project? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well, the shed is only about half way down the "honey do" list, so it will be a while for the Spindrift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I happened to be in the neighborhood, so I swung by Frank's place to check out his shed. Not bad for a Bohemian hare lip, Frank. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I wondered who stole my still! It was Konrad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I wondered who stole my still! It was Konrad! Now that is scary. Konrad is bad enough sober. :crazyeyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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