Creating a Workshop & Home

[EddieWalker]

Had a little set back yesterday.

I had orderd my siding to be delivered yesterday morning, and had removed some of the support braces over the last few days. Didn't really think about it, just figured wiht the siding coming, I needed to be ready for it.

Well, around noon yesterday, with my delivery truck on the way, we got us a storm. Weather forcast was 30% chance of rain, which usually means clouds and nothing else. This time it meant extreme gusts up to 50mph!

Delivery truck had to reshedule due to the conditions of my dirt road. Wont be back until Tuesday now.

After it ended, this is what the workshop looked like. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

Without the siding and any sheer strength, I really needed those braces. OOPS

Fortunately I have a little tool for straightening out this sort of thing. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jwnge]

Bummer!! I hope you can get it straightened ok...JohnJ

 

[EddieWalker]

These angle braces will hold it until my siding gets here. Lesson learned.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Eddie, I guess I am asking the obvious but don't the codes require sheathing under the siding down there?

Up here, before the siding goes on, plywood sheets are used to cover the 2x studs. Code here requires they be used only at the corners to keep the structure from "racking" the rest of the structure is coated with sheeting with thin insulating panels, but on many larger/expensive houses plywood is used to cover the entire structure. The plywood has extreme sheer strength and adds a lot of structural strength to the building, especially in heavy wind load areas.

 

[sassafraspete]

Eddie, sometimes when we start thinking ahead....we just ...well, get ahead of ourselves. Hope you get that racked back OK. Use some plywood on those corners.... that will brace it up good. Try bracing from inside, so as not to interfere with the siding. Good luck, and nice project.

sassafraspete

 

[EddieWalker]

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Up here, before the siding goes on, plywood sheets are used to cover the 2x studs. Code here requires they be used only at the corners to keep the structure from "racking" the rest of the structure is coated with sheeting with thin insulating panels, but on many larger/expensive houses plywood is used to cover the entire structure. The plywood has extreme sheer strength and adds a lot of structural strength to the building, especially in heavy wind load areas.

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Where "Code" exists, you have to do the outside corners. Outside of city limits there is no code or regulations.

I'm going to use James Hardie "hardipanels" for the siding. They are up to code for sheer strength and according to their website and my supplier, don't require an under layment such as OSB or CDX plywood.

Normally I use plywood on the corners and fiberboard as a filler before putting up brick. This is a bit of an experiment for me using this form of siding.

Eddie

 

[DannyD]

why did we know you would use the tractor to "adjust" the ill effects of nature.

Very cool.

You have many great talents.

 

[OkeeDon]

You said you wanted to try some novel construction ideas as part of your park's attractions; maybe you should have left it that way. These guys did...

 

[OkeeDon]

...and these guys became pretty famous...