New Wood Shed Build

[goofa]

Scored all the lumber from a treated deck on Wednesday and Thursday and this is what i built on Friday. Well..... its a start.

...... After a hard days work........

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Worked like a dog in other words???

 

[goofa]

Yeah I worked like a dog and they must have gotten Tuckered out just watching me..... or maybe from their swimming in the pond adventures ha.

 

[Longstreet]

What do you calculate it will hold?

 

[goofa]

Well I still need to put the back wall up and a roof on it. its 24' long 5' wide and and average of 6' tall. So if my calculations are correct it will hold 5.625 cords. That's filled to the brim.

 

[Woody Stover]

Awesome! Will the wood be covered?

What do you calculate it will hold?

I'd probably put three rows of 16" splits, a little space between rows, so that would be about 4.5. If you cram four rows on there it would right at 6. Not allowing for 'shrinkage' in either case...

 

[SawdustSA]

Nice, now the real hard work begins to start filling that storage rack.

 

[goofa]

All of my wood is cut to 18" so that's what I planned on was three rows. Four would not fit even if it was 16". Yes it will be covered with a metal roof that's another days work. I still need to put up the rear wall and then I can fabricate the roof system. I will have to put a couple posts on the front and rear walls to carry the weight of the roof. I have more of the treated framing lumber I just need to figure out how I can get the most out of what I do have in terms of least waste and best structure.

 

[goofa]

As for the wood I have it at my father's land css since February and March. It is in full Sun and wind for optimum drying. I will fill the shed in September. But I was almost thinking of buying 10 Face Cord for $600 delivered so that this stuff I have stacked in the picture can dry 1 more year.

 

[goofa]

So I finally got some fire under my rear and finished the rear wall and roof system a few weeks ago and put the steel on the roof yesterday. I also put up a rough cut fascia board with the trophies. All in all I think I had $300 out of pocket into this build

 

[goofa]

well its a sad sight seeing no wood drying in the shed but atleast it can be used to dry something haha

 

[BruceNorEast]

You sure got a decent amount of storage!

I get too much snow, some heavy and wet, to get away with not putting more lumber holding up the roof. Do you think yours will be ok?

I've got to use tarps for most of mine this coming winter, sure wish I was putting up a shed right now...

Good luck with yours!

 

[goofa]

See we get quit a bit of snow here each year and I thought I needed more rafters and purlins but my father who is a contractor assured me it would be fine. I was very surprised at how much the steel stiffened it up. I was up there on the roof to nail it and it was a lot sturdier than I expected.

 

[ewdudley]

I was up there on the roof to nail it and it was a lot sturdier than I expected.

60# snow load would equate to another 49 men up there with you, yikes.

With easy access from the bank behind the shed it should be easy to rake some snow off when the buildup starts to make you nervous.

 

[goofa]

Yeah it will definitely be easy to clear off once I get nervous. But I was also thinking of adding 2 more intermediate rafters which would be ideal....its easier to fix now than later on when its on the ground. Plus the extra rafters can't hurt it.