bonnie & jason

One day, two hammers, three saws, and lots of sore muscles

I took the day off today to start my shed. I’m using these plans I found for free on this wondrous thing called internet.

It’s going in the back corner. Originally it was going in the back center, but Bonnie preferred it in the corner. That meant I had to do some landscaping (trim the trees back) as well as move about a million bricks out of the way.

The build went pretty well. Lots of cutting and nailing. I got the floor (pressure treated 2×4 joists on 4×4 skids) and two of the walls done in addition to the roof trusses.

Had to stop there as I didn’t feel it was a good idea to try to get the roof trusses up by myself while holding a nail gun that can shoot 3.5″ nails through solid wood. Speaking of which, here are the two nail guns I used:

The little one is a finishing nailer that I just used for holding certain pieces in place. The big one is the work horse. There is something very gratifying about pneumatic tools… nail guns in particular.

More to come later this week assuming I’m not hobbled over in pain. I’m hoping to get the roof up Friday and perhaps get the back and front done. Then Saturday, shingle the roof and get the trim up. Then it’s time to paint and eventually move crap in!