14x20 skid shed build

[ArlyA]

Re: 14x20 skid shed, lift winch details

OK, My cohort is ill so production has slowed here. The 1st photo is a 2" thick OSB beam added on the rafters to mount the center lift from, so it effectively loads three of them.

Most of these photos are of the end lift. The 2nd to last one is a wall lift point that's not yet completed. The last photo is details of the 2x4 added to counter the compression these two brackets excerpt.

Do note, the winch was temporarily installed on the wall stud just to check on functionality of the system. The final mount will be more substantial.

 

[ArlyA]

All soffit material went up this week. Its aluminum if anyone cares. The J channel to hold the outside tin on, was also installed.

Gee, I got a photo attached I don't want and see no way to remove it.

 

[dragoneggs]

Soffits wow! Aren't you going all out! :thumbsup:

 

[ArlyA]

With open soffit's we'd have birds, wasps and bee's living in them. I'm lazy, and its easier to build it right the 1st time around.

 

[newbury]

<snip>Kinda hard to convey that in a forum post.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[newbury]

Why a gable versus a gambrel roof?

I've a 10x15 (to get under zoning) I built about 30 years ago w/ a gambrel/barn roof.
I'm in the process of building another small shed (12x20 to fly under zoning) and we are going with a gambrel again for the storage factor.

 

[s219]

You know, a true gambrel design has no side wall when it's part of an upper floor, or shorter knee side walls when it's single story, so I don't think there is any gain in space, in fact it's a loss. It's really just a slick way to combine roof and wall into one. Came about on English buildings for the top floor (attic for us).

If you put a gambrel style roof on top of full size side walls on a single story building, then you gain a lot more volume up top, but not quite like adding a second story, so it's kind of an in-between. If you can keep the trusses open, it's some good usable space. If not, I think it's just styling.

 

[TomSeller]

Very nice work!! Growing up my dad had skid sheds built on logs that extended past each end. They didn't have the structural integrity you have but we had uneven ground and the long logs allowed him to span the dips and bumps. Curious why you are moving the shed? Tools in it to work on projects?

 

[ArlyA]

I used to build skid sheds for a living which included gable and gambres. (I'm being paid for this one as well) A gambrel design uses up good wall space that we'll need to use.

 

[ArlyA]

This is located over a sewer line so our only building choice is a skid shed.

Very nice work!! Growing up my dad had skid sheds built on logs that extended past each end. They didn't have the structural integrity you have but we had uneven ground and the long logs allowed him to span the dips and bumps. Curious why you are moving the shed? Tools in it to work on projects?