Finally built me a woodshed.

[Singlecoil]

I've had some leftover lumber and plywood from when the house was built four years ago. I've been meaning to do this sooner, but you know how that goes. I ended up buying new 2x4's for the rafters as the ones I had were starting to rot; tarps always leak eventually. I had some split cedar 8 foot logs to use as posts as I didn't want to shell out for 6x6's. I oriented them so the wide part would prevent the structure from moving laterally and sunk them in concrete about two feet down.


Then I cut the tops level with a chainsaw and put two 15 foot 2x6's nailed together on each side on top of the posts. Then I had a hard time coming up with a roof structure that would be open, but still strong. I ended up sawing up some old 2x12's into triangles at the apex and nailed them thoroughly with a framing nailer to each pair of rafters set at 40 degrees. Then I used some extra joist hangers I had to secure the rafters to the 2x6's. Then I made some triangles out of 2x6 to keep the rafters from sagging, and finally made some custom blocks out of 2x12 to keep the rafters from moving out as well as from sagging. I also used brackets to hold everything down. I'm not an engineer, but it seems sturdy enough. The roofing was 10 packs of shingles so that has to be 600-800 pounds. It doesn't budge side to side, but there is a little sway front to back. If anything, I think I need to add some diagonal cross braces to the posts. Probably just on the middle three on each side from the top of one, through the middle of the middle post, and down to the bottom of the next post.

 

[dmccarty]

That is an interesting design idea. We need a wood shed and it is on by To Do list, as is the fence, proper well house, real barn, etc. :laughing:

First I have to mow the "lawn" this season.

It will be interesting to see how long the ceder posts last in the concrete. I have seen quite a few structures built with Red Ceder but eventually they all fall down. They did not use concrete from what I can tell. My neighbor built a shed with Red Ceder posts I would guess to be 20 years old. Heck it might be closer to 30 at this point I don't really know. I can't ask him since he is in a nursing home with dementia. The shed has taken on The Lean and it won't be standing for much longer.

Later,
Dan

 

[257NH]

Nice job.I like you're work chair in the last pics.
Brian

 

[Pete Judd]

Glad to see a use of the left overs from the building project going to a good cause, I live not to far from you (40) miles. but stack my firewood faceing n/s uncovered bark up and they dry well.

 

[joshuabardwell]

If anything, I think I need to add some diagonal cross braces to the posts. Probably just on the middle three on each side from the top of one, through the middle of the middle post, and down to the bottom of the next post.

I am also not an engineer, but I have built a shed or two in my day, and my M.O. is to diagonal brace everything. The only exception is when something like siding planks provides the equivalent of diagonal bracing. It doesn't take much to get the job done.

 

[Red Horse]

Nice job. My only suggestion would be to add some collar ties. Put them as low as you can without compromising the interior height you need. The ties you did at the top where the rafters butt are goodbutIthinkyou need more to keep any snow load (or I guess wind for that matter) from pushing the walls out.

 

[Singlecoil]

Thanks for the comments and compliments.
I thought about the collar ties, but I bet they would only last a few days until I took them out with the roll bar on my tractor.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Nice, I like it.

That is one of my many up coming projects.

 

[tnmike]

Great job. Ditto the collar tie comment. You need something to keep the posts from being pushed out by snow load. Easy enough to add and they shouldn't get in the way if you put them up high. They wouldn't be as effective as post high ties but they would still help. I like the hanger design.