JOE G
Gold Member
Hi, I am going to try and explain this the best I can, I have bracing questions on a shed I am building.
I have an out door pen, it is 20 ft long by 12 ft wide and 8 ft high.
It is built with 6x6 in corners and in the center of the 20 ft runs. I then have a 2x8 all around the bottom top and the middle, this had Weld wire in it for birds.
I now want to enclose it, so I put 4x4 on the bottom and I attached 2 and 9/16th inch thick by 6inch rough cut barn board flooring and I ran them the 12 foot width across.
I I am raising the one 2o ft long end up another two ft with a 2 ft fall I built to get the pitch for the metal roof. I cut in and attached rafters 16 on center for this and I put down 12 x 1 rough cut lumber down as perlins going all the way across every two ft.
The one 12 ft end Id like to open up and make 2 4 ft wide doors.
Outside of the building will be rough cut board and batton.
Any ideas on how I should brace this building, I normally would brace it diagonal on the ends but Id like to open the end up. Its a storage shed but obviously I want it safe
Building is not in concrete as I never planned to do this when i build the run. It is going to be attached to a 10X12 Shed on the one end which I over built and that thing is not moving, 2x6 framed 16 oc walls 5/8th plywood on the outside with board and batton over it, 1/2 plywood on the inside, 2x8 floors with plywood roof same as walls.
I know Pictures would be helpful I just dont have any handy. Thank you
I have an out door pen, it is 20 ft long by 12 ft wide and 8 ft high.
It is built with 6x6 in corners and in the center of the 20 ft runs. I then have a 2x8 all around the bottom top and the middle, this had Weld wire in it for birds.
I now want to enclose it, so I put 4x4 on the bottom and I attached 2 and 9/16th inch thick by 6inch rough cut barn board flooring and I ran them the 12 foot width across.
I I am raising the one 2o ft long end up another two ft with a 2 ft fall I built to get the pitch for the metal roof. I cut in and attached rafters 16 on center for this and I put down 12 x 1 rough cut lumber down as perlins going all the way across every two ft.
The one 12 ft end Id like to open up and make 2 4 ft wide doors.
Outside of the building will be rough cut board and batton.
Any ideas on how I should brace this building, I normally would brace it diagonal on the ends but Id like to open the end up. Its a storage shed but obviously I want it safe
Building is not in concrete as I never planned to do this when i build the run. It is going to be attached to a 10X12 Shed on the one end which I over built and that thing is not moving, 2x6 framed 16 oc walls 5/8th plywood on the outside with board and batton over it, 1/2 plywood on the inside, 2x8 floors with plywood roof same as walls.
I know Pictures would be helpful I just dont have any handy. Thank you
