Now it is time to build the inverter shed. Carpentry is not my strong suite, and all I had for tools is a drill and hand skill saw. So I drilled holes with my post hold digger (PHD) and put 12 6x6 for the corners of this 6 foot by 8 foot shed. I put a 4x4 in the middle so I can add a screen door later. I wanted roof overhangs too. It took a come along and a little finesse to get the 2x8 at the top to pull together and get this all square.
Next shot is after the roof was put on. After this, I had to frame in for my funny angled sides.
The next shot is looking into the shed. It is open to the north so the inverter can get lots of air. The shed had a 3/4 pressure treated plywood on the back, and 1/2 PT plywood on the sides. I then used Hardi Panel (cement fiberboard) for the sides. The funny angled sides are so that there are not 90 degree areas where wasps can make their nests. Between that angle and painting it white, no worries about wasps. I had to use Bondo (car repair stuff) to fill in the gaps on the Hardi panel and smooth out the looks of everything.
It took a lot of work to figure out how to cut the Hardi panel to get all those funny corners so they worked out. Later this fall, I will put a screen door on the right and screen on the left. The top will come down about 2 (the inside height is 8 feet and the bottom will also have about 2 of covering. The air compressor for the garage goes to the left.
And yeah, after I got it done I kicked myself for not going 8 x 8. I did it this way so that the roof was 8 deep (6 inside plus a 1 overhang). At any rate, a 6 x 8 building with 6x6 posts 2.5 in the ground should be plenty sturdy. Hardi/cement fiberboard means no worry about boring bees (once the front is on). Eventually, as I do the final landscaping on this and the garage, there will be a gravel boarder around the shed.
The last shot is a side view. The facia is Hardi board. I got 1x4 which forced me to use 1x3 rafters which made the whole framing of the roof funny. I should have got 1x6 board and used all 2 x 4. Oh well, it is hard to argue with something that is done. I would like to argue as to why it is hard to use contractions on this site. It sounds like this was written by Commander Data on Star Trek.