New woodshed

[fossil]

We're launching into a major house remodel, and my builder friend had a couple of carpenters he wanted to keep busy for a week or so...so I sketched this out and they built it for me. Still need to do some staining and painting, but there it stands. 12'x16' overall, 144 sq ft of floor, 6'x8' open on the NE corner for splitting, whatever. If I stack 7' feet high in there and stuff it full, it'll hold 8 cords. I don't plan on seasoning from green in this shed, although we were careful to build it clear fom the ground (like a deck), and leave generous spacing between siding boards, so there's lots of airflow through it. Our Central Oregon dry, high desert climate is ideal for seasoning wood out in the sun during the summer months. I already have nearly 9 cords of well seasoned wood that I need to "process" (I've a good deal of splitting to do), so I'm not going to have any trouble filling this little guy up for next season, and, with any luck at all, part of the season to follow. I'll post another pic when I get it all spiffed up with stain & paint. Rick

 

[Carl]

Looks very nice Rick. Now go get some brats and beer to celebrate.

We just finished our brats but still have some beer left. Alice got home and wanted to roast them so I lit the outside firepit and the rest is history.

 

[fossil]

Looks very nice Rick. Now go get some brats and beer to celebrate.

We just finished our brats but still have some beer left. Alice got home and wanted to roast them so I lit the outside firepit and the rest is history.

You're still a cruel dude, Carl. If I were within 1000 miles, I'd probably head your way. I told my builder that when we get settled into our guest house in a couple of weeks, then Friday afternoons will be beer & B-B-Q for the crew (I'll stoop to any length to keep 'em happy). Almost 90* here this afternoon...what ever happened to spring? Rick

 

[fossil]

boards look good but why do the batten?

If you're asking about why we cut the siding boards the way we did...it's to break up the wall (more visually appealing), make it look compatible with another building on the property (which, of course, you can't see in this pic), and take maximum advantage of the lengths of cedar fencing boards available. The cedar siding will be stained a "cedar" color. The trim boards that now are white primer will be painted a dark chocolate brown. It'll look sharp, I think. Rick

EDIT: Ah!, you think we put vertical strips to cover the spaces between siding boards? No, there are no battens...nice generous spaces for the air to flow through, like a fence. In the pic, you can see the afternoon sun streaming through between boards in the west wall. The only reason it has walls of any sort is because sometimes the winter weather has a tendency to rain or snow sideways here, especially from the west. Rick

 

[woodsie8]

Dang, I want one.........

 

[stonehouse]

Awesome woodshed!
Not trying to hijack, but this is just easier.
I just finished one too, though I didn't have much help. One friend one day is all.
Its 16x10. 8 foot tall roof at it's lowest point.
I built it off the side of my 200 year old barn.
Only catch is, it doubles as a chicken run.
I'll be able to stack maybe 2.5 corn in there in late fall when the chickens don't come out as much.
It will also need some temporary winter walls on the far side I think.

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[colebrookman]

Really nice job Rick. A shed is on my list of jobs yet to be done. I like your idea of letting someone else do the hard work; as if splitting and piling isn't hard enough work. I'm jealous.
Ed

Nice add on Stonehouse. You should have some happy chickens. Love the color; bright enough to keep the old hens laying into winter

 

[skinnykid]

real nice Fossil, congrats!

 

[stanleyjohn]

Man im jealous!Thats one nice looking wood storage shed.Im going to build a wood shelter to store a few cords of wood!but its not going to look that pretty.

 

[begreen]

Very nice fossil. Tell your contractor when he want to get out of the 100 degree heat I have a couple nice projects for them if they want a vacation up north.

 

[fossil]

Very nice fossil. Tell your contractor when he want to get out of the 100 degree heat I have a couple nice projects for them if they want a vacation up north.

Nice try, BG...he built us a building on our property last year (workshop/garages/second floor guest house) before we moved from Virginia, and we were so pleased with it that we hired him to rip into our "main" house this year and make it what we want it to be...so he'll be busy for a while down here this summer. Maybe next year...I'll ask him if he'll travel that far. Rick

 

[begreen]

Good plan. It's great you've found a good contractor. take some pics for show and tell.

 

[jpl1nh]

Only catch is, it doubles as a chicken run.
I’ll be able to stack maybe 2.5 corn in there in late fall when the chickens don’t come out as much. :lol: :lol: Itake it the chickens eat the 2.5 corn when they do come out. You'll have to try putting wood in it instead

 

[RedRanger]

Only catch is, it doubles as a chicken run.
I’ll be able to stack maybe 2.5 corn in there in late fall when the chickens don’t come out as much. :lol: :lol: Itake it the chickens eat the 2.5 corn when they do come out. You'll have to try putting wood in it instead

Look at the bright side? When the chickens do come out and do their business on the wood. Well, well, you have nitro added to your fuel at no extra cost to you ;-)

 

[Dave_1]

Only catch is, it doubles as a chicken run.
I’ll be able to stack maybe 2.5 corn in there in late fall when the chickens don’t come out as much. :lol: :lol: Itake it the chickens eat the 2.5 corn when they do come out. You'll have to try putting wood in it instead

Look at the bright side? When the chickens do come out and do their business on the wood. Well, well, you have nitro added to your fuel at no extra cost to you ;-)

Great!

Someone contact Mike Rowe for his next episode, understad the guy is looking for work.

 

[Ken45]

Wow, your chickens have a nice coop!