savageactor7
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Very nice Laird I think lean-to's offer most bang for the buck... got 2 here. :wave:
Starting a Woodshed
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Here's the woodshed we are building. Photo taken this afternoon. It's 10ft. x 40ft. and has five bays. It will have an 'eyebrow' on the front when finished. Each bay is 8ft. x 8 ft. Recycled pallets are being used for the roof support and recycled sheet metal for the roof and three sides. Post are in the ground 3ft. in cement. Wood will be stacked on recycled cement blocks. The pallets are not cut off yet on the rear overhang.
are those pallets you used for the roof , I plan on doing that
pickwood
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Laird- Good looking woodshed- you might to add hurricane- correction tornado clips to the rafters if you have not done so- it wiil help with the high winds- nice work!
mtfallsmikey
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are those pallets you used for the roof , I plan on doing that
How stable are they, as far as the roof frame? I would think that there would be some sway to it??? If not, that is a decent, much cheeper way than running joists.
Laird
Nemo me impune lacessit
Great looking woodshed!
With some gutter and a couple of 275 gallon tanks that roof would be a great catch for rain water.
Yes it would be a good collection area. I'm just not sure what I would use that much rain water for. What all is it good for?
J.W Younger
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I use rain water to keep my boiler topped off. no minerals in it
Laird
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Yeah that was the one use that occured to me but I could collect enough in a bucket under the dripline. I was just wondering what other uses people use rain water for.
As a kid I remember using it for bathing and washing clothes and topping off 12V batteries. We got our drinking water from a pitcher pump. Just not sure what applications it has nowadays.
Laird
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Got the wiring done this last weekend.
sdt7618
ArboristSite Guru
Shove a pressure washer inlet into the water containor and wash your truck/cars etc to get the winter grime off. Not sure if you guys have the roads salted but when we do, you can almost see the rust grow!
nice shed Laird, Looks too nice to put wood in.lol You might want to use that as a patio.Got the wiring done this last weekend.
Interesting roof, Economical and simple. Never seen one like that, May have to build one as my sheds are full.
mtfallsmikey
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you shed-builders out there: how much are you paying for galvanized roofing per sheet?...Blowe's / Home Despot around $13.50/ for 8' x 24' sheet.
Laird
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I paid about $600 for 10 3'x24' 18ga painted steel. It was special order.
I want to build a wood shed but keep equating the cost to years of propane. A wood shed would heat my home for about 2 years.
Ian
Ian
woodbooga
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Laird & TreeCo -
If you boys ever went to sell your houses, you could market those woodsheds as carports.
Looks like Laird's is next to an existing garage. Not sure of TreeCo's in relation to the road access, but there must be reasonable access for you to get your firewood to the storage site.
We're lucky. Our house has an attached barn. We use the disused horse stalls for our winter supply, moving it in after the first hard frost. It's real nice being able to go out and get the day's fuel supply in my slippers.
I'll cycle back to this thread for inspiration if my daughter successfully lobbies her mom for a horse when she's certain to go through that phase.
If you boys ever went to sell your houses, you could market those woodsheds as carports.
Looks like Laird's is next to an existing garage. Not sure of TreeCo's in relation to the road access, but there must be reasonable access for you to get your firewood to the storage site.
We're lucky. Our house has an attached barn. We use the disused horse stalls for our winter supply, moving it in after the first hard frost. It's real nice being able to go out and get the day's fuel supply in my slippers.
I'll cycle back to this thread for inspiration if my daughter successfully lobbies her mom for a horse when she's certain to go through that phase.
beerman6
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:monkey: Here it's $1.92 per running foot at 3 foot wide...
Laird
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Got the wood support framing done this past weekend.
Laird
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Had some rock delivered yesterday and spent last evening spreading it. I have a few odds and ends to tidy up and will start moving the firewood into it this weekend.
cuttinstuff
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Very nice job. Congrats. Nice TJ in the background by the way.
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