Scylnx's metal shed has never been the same since the roof collapsed under heavy snow a few years ago.
He decided to build a new, better one in late July 2005 with his wife... here are some pictures
 

Foundation and floor joists (Tue)

Mudsill detail with ledge for siding

Flooring 2/3 installed (Wed)

Flooring complete; first wall framed (Thu)
Second long wall framed (Fri) Fourth wall framed with door opening (Fri)

First roof truss off production line (Sun)

One day's roof truss production ... 600 gusset nails (Sun)

Entire wall frame erected in an hour ... it helps when everything
is square (Mon)

Took the rest of the day to attach and prime almost all
of the wall panels (Mon)

Half of trusses up and levelled, roof sheathing started (noon, Tues)


All trusses up and levelled, half of sheathing done (Tues)


Finished roof sheathing (Thur) .. starting to look like shed

Finished felt and drip guards one side (Thur) .. in progress here

First shingles - painfully slow (Fri)

More shingles - getting hang of roof brackets (Fri)

Felt paper on second side of roof - much faster (Sun)
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Shingles finished first side (Sun) in time to be tested with 3" of rain in less than 24 hours Sunday afternoon - Monday morning.

Last updated 08/15/2005