I'm building a wood shed....I need some help

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

3,4,5 Think of it as a right angled triangle with 5 being the hypotenuse.

Dave

 

[murphy1244]

3,4,5 Think of it as a right angled triangle with 5 being the hypotenuse.

Dave

Thats what I get too.:thumbsup:

 

[Cord]

Cord's instructions may be the easiest for me to do. Problem is I already bought my posts. 12 and 10 footers. I may be able to return and exchange the 10 footers. Holes are already dug so unless I feel like back filling the holes to get my post height where I need it, I may just exchange them. And once I layout the area again with a string line, I know I will be shaving some holes because I rushed this and they may be off a little.

Depending on how cheap you want to go, you could get by with a couple inches of concrete in the bottom of the hole, set the post on top of the concrete and backfill it. If you bought a little more concrete you could then adjust for the posts that you already have. I'd suggest backfilling with 3/8" traffic bond so you can compact it well.

The 3-4-5 triangle is used to establish a large square corner. The rule is 100% accurate, but there are variations in the field that can throw it off. I would use this technique to establish square string lines. To adjust for a square corner I'd suggest setting batter boards.

 

[bcp]

For one job, I once built a 1x2 wood triangle following the 3-4-5 rule, and used it like a very large carpenter square.

Bruce

 

[HillStreet]

Three squared plus four squared equals five squared.

 

[General Lee]

Well fellas everyone's advice so far is helping. I really appreciate. I strung some lines using the 3,4,5 rule and I now have the front 3 posts set. Having a confident string line helped me get my posts in line. I also "set the grade" with the front string line using a line level. Marked the posts to where they needed to be matched up to the string line. Bad thing about this way is the land slopes so my outside posts wont be as deep as I would like them but I don't think it will be an issue.

 

[KennyG]

I think you're good to go. My 8 x 14 woodshed is built on 4x4 skids on concrete pavers and it's been fine for several years. If I keep it full, the wood will hold it up. :thumbsup:

 

[General Lee]

What's is ya'lls opinion on my header choice......I was just going to do a single 2x6 header. Sufficient or should I do a double 2x6? 2x6 rafters will be sitting on it probably 2 foot on center.

 

[747driver]

Glad to hear that you got your posts set. I would use double 2x6s since they are spanning a large opening. I would also use construction adhesive when laminating the double 2x6s.

 

[joeyd]

Without looking it up I think the header is larger than the rafters but for a woodshed it might not matter unless you get a lot of snow. Personally I would double up the header and go 16"oc with the rafters. We are only talking about a few more 2x6's.