14x20 skid shed build

[ArlyA]

This past fall we started into a skid shed but never got it completed before snow set it. Its now being worked on again and thought someone might care to see it. This is to store implements in over the summer and have 10ft roll-up door on it. Its built on three 6x6's and the floor stringers are 2x8s treated. The last photo is of an earlier shed built since i don't get many photos of this one but its pretty much the same.

 

[jack707]

Looks good

 

[ArlyA]

Thanks Jack. Suppose I could post a few more silly details. The wall studs are 2x6 and on 2ft centers. The floor is 2x8 stringers at 1ft centers. The side walls are made with 8ft OSB and the open space above them for polycarbonate translucent panels. Of course everything will be covered with steel.

 

[mark02tj]

Very Nice!!

I'd be interested in seeing some close ups of how you married the studs into the floor joists.

 

[ArlyA]

Oh yes, We purchased some angle brackets that can be seen in the attached photos and were bolted onto all the joins. These brackets were not cheap and we added 2 per join so each frame assembly has 8. (exception was the buildings end frames which got them on the inside, because of siding) They are manufactured for hurricane building codes but we added them in case this shed ever needs to be moved.

 

[s219]

Looks real good -- nice and stout construction.

 

[newbury]

Oh yes, We purchased some angle brackets that can be seen in the attached photos and were bolted onto all the joins. These brackets were not cheap and we added 2 per join so each frame assembly has 8. (exception was the buildings end frames which got them on the inside, because of siding) They are manufactured for hurricane building codes but we added them in case this shed ever needs to be moved.

Won't it move by itself due to frost heaves?

 

[ArlyA]

Thanks. More worthless details. The flooring is 3/4 treated for basement walls. Should have used standard CDX which is better quality and less costly then dumped a gallon of decking preservative on it after the shed was completed. Oh and everything is screwed together and darn few nails used. The doors overhang is 3ft deep to help keep water out of the door.

 

[ArlyA]

I guess not. We moved a smaller shed off this location to build this one. It seemed solid and never changed it shape or came out of square, even when it was moved. The building pads are made with crushed concrete so water passes through it. Seems if you do your pad right, you won't get that?

Won't it move by itself due to frost heaves?

 

[s219]

Thanks. More worthless details. The flooring is 3/4 treated for basement walls. Should have used standard CDX which is better quality and less costly then dumped a gallon of decking preservative on it after the shed was completed. Oh and everything is screwed together and darn few nails. The doors overhang is 3ft deep to help keep water out of the door.

Yeah, PT plywood sucks, it really does. Lots of voids too. I once cut up a sheet of PT plywood into gusset plates for some roof trusses on a boat house, and the amount of voids in the plywood really disappointed me (I ended up throwing out all the gussets and went with galvanized nailer plates instead).

What I have been doing on buildings like this is to lay down roofing felt over the floor framing, and then putting down 3/4" CDX on top of that. The felt will act as a good moisture barrier from below.