How Hard can Framing a 12x16 Shed Be? // Shed Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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In the previous video we created the concrete foundation for the "camphouse shed" project - and it didn't exactly go as planned. With the slab issues behind us we can move onto framing.
In this video I get the entire shed framed out including adding building custom roof trusses. You'll see that I learned a lot along the way but I ended up with a pretty solid structure that we can continue building on.
I still have plenty to do on this project so be sure to check out the rest of the series!
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I apologize for the abysmal audio in this video…strange I didn’t hear the white noise in the background of my narrations during editing. Hopefully the charades in the video make up for it! 😂 will be better in the next one.
It was fine, doesn't need to be perfect -- great video!
Did you use pressure treated lumber for your sill plate ( bottom of the wall )? I also would have used a sill plate gasket.
Sound is fine.
@@ahickey Yes it has that green pressure treated tint to it though I would have gone with the brown type that have perforations all through it to lett the tretment solution penetrate furter into the wood. I would also have used some moisture barrier between the sill plate and the concrete.
Never would have notice if you didn’t mention. Too busy watch you haul trusses and erect frames like a pioneer. How many times did you have to shave during this framing? Jebediah would be proud.
What a beautifully done ruclips.net/user/postUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU ! The instructions and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Ryan got another winner! No one does it better!
Carpenter here, first just want to say good on you for going out and learning new skills. For anyone else that plans to do something like this I highly recommend the book "A Roof Cutter's Secrets" shows how to do all sorts of wonky math and framing. 2 critiques. 1. your headers seem to me to be undersized, you say you live in Ohio so that probably means snow load to some degree, maybe even lake effect if that's so id ask your architect friend you had do the render for some header sizes the last thing you want is the windows to crack or god forbid the roof system to fail, 5 ft is the line where you jump to double jacks so good job there. 2. under your bottom plate on your slab you'd usually put some sort of gasket material or caulked out sealant, this helps stop wind, water and bugs from making their way inside. those are the big things that stood out to me other than that anyone else plans on doing something else like this installing trusses is easier if from the ground put them near where you need upside down let them hang there and then from a ladder flip them over and nail them off, when building walls on the ground, square the wall up before the lift and if you have multiple guys put some sheathing on it or if its just you put a diagonal board across the studs that will stop the wall from bending until you can sheet the wall. and have the driver drop the lumber package near the jobsite those piggyback forks can drive over pretty much any yard. hope this helps good job cant wait to see the final project
Great feedback thank you!
Another SOLO shed builder here. On my 12x17ish foot design, I made the choice to add a gambrel roof with 16" OC roof framing on top of my 8 foot walls, and let me tell you, those trusses took forever to build and install. Roof decking that bad boy with 3/4" pressure-treated plywood was another brilliant choice. Talk about a work out (and several near-death experiences). But I am not sorry, I am proud that I was able (in my 50's) to design and build something like this without anyone's help, and I 'm really happy with the way it turned out. Good luck with your build, love your design.
Former framer here. The biggest tip that will save you another trip to the doctor (or ER in this case) is keep your hand back away from the joint you are nailing! If you are using a 3" framing nail, keep your hand well past that (5-6"). Nails hit knots or imperfections in the wood all the time and come hooking out the sides of the stud you are nailing into. Have seen that happen to three different guys and it's easy enough to prevent. Also, keep your nailer on single shot unless you are nailing sheathing. Especially when nailing blocking or in awkward places. Super easy to double-fire the gun and shoot a nail past the wood and into your supporting hand. Not fun!
Yes yes and yes…
This. Framing nailers are very powerful and nails can be very unpredictable. Keep yourself out of the line of fire. I've seen a lot of people go to the ER because of framing nailers.
Been there, done that! Not fun... Thankfully I pulled the nail out of my hand and was able to go home for the day to work on my fence....
In a world where sharing how much you spent on something or how much money you make (your end of year video about that years income), is taboo, I really appreciate that you do this. it allows a better understanding for someone approaching a project like this, or considering trying to go full time woodworker/content creator. Thank you for that and keep up the good work.
Well, as a guy that grew up in a construction family and spent most of my adult life as a home builder I give you 110%. That is an A++. I spent most of many years working in the NE and the rest in South Florida. Needless to say you built for snow load and wind.
If more people over built we would have many less tragedies.
The only suggestion I would have given you prior to building your walls is mark 16" OC then come back and mark for Jack & King studs. That gives you your markings for studs under windows and over doors. Less chance for error and your sheathing will always end up on a stud.
Great job! Keep the videos coming!
Oh and by the way, I still make mistakes.
Thanks John! Yeah I learned that stud marking trick on the last wall, sure does make it easier!
Knowledge is unbelievable, experience is irreplaceable. Good on you.
Cheap carpenters aren't skilled, skilled carpenters aren't cheap! You are humble. 👍👍
This is a fun mix of "I remember learning that" and "I should have learned that sooner" and "yeah, that is something I needed to know before watching the video" moments. Thanks for sharing and I hope the build goes well!
Coming from a framer, this is hilarious. Not in a condescending way just funny watching a greenhorn build a shed. The good thing about building with wood is that it can always be fixed. Looks good and you're doing most everything the correct way. Your wife is funny with her evil little laugh. Put some big square washers on your anchors
I could only imagine how funny it looks to a professional 😂
@@ShopNation Please, go back and add much larger washers on those anchor bolts.
I’m a commercial carpenter (metal studs, suspended ceilings, and pretty much anything to build a non-residential structure. I can frame wood, but by no means proficient cuz I haven’t had legit training on all the tricks/techniques. To me, steel is easier to switch up if, at best, u use tapcons prior to expansion anchors. Top track manipulation is super easy unless it’s a firewall, then u just gotta remove and replace a bit of rock. Regardless, I’m fascinated with what ur doing and think ur doing great as a novice. I was just happy u actually concerned yourself w/ the pad being square and preparing for future sheeting with said squareness. You’d be surprised how many builders don’t worry about that. They just assume every other trade is plumb, level, and square. Keep on keeping on and keep learning
as a metal fabricator i always wonder how in the world you wood guys do it. if i screw up a blob of weld and a little dress up with the flap wheel. Voila! ive got an all new chance to ruin it again!
@@DieselRamcharger haha, that's what sawzalls and sledgehammers are for. If we fuck up we either beat the hell out of it or cut it out and build it again.
i like how you don't know what you're doing but still doing it and managing to make it work, that's the kind of work i like!
I can barely hang a picture frame straight but I watch all of your videos. The authenticity that you admit to making mistakes is real and I appreciate that..
Started placing shingles on a 16 X 36 shop today. Like you I built the trusses by myself I did use 3 sheets of blywood in the carport to build a jig for 19 trusses. Being a fellow idiot I planned on a 6-12 pitch but somehow ended up with an 8-12 pitch. I had bolts placed in the concrete when the slab was poured. Framed all the walls my self but had a friend help me sheath them while laying flat. Easier than sheathing while they are verticle. Did take 10 friends to stand the long walls up so there was a weight facter!! Really enjoyed watching youe adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Hola! 🖐Awesome to see you have the framing up. Mrs. Shop Nation must be a blast; she hears the nailgun and boom, she's firing it. You are at the Dr. and she puts up safety signs. She strolls by, all of a sudden she's helping set in a framed wall IN SANDALS!! Grammy (my wife) is just like that, in fact we have shop tools for me and INDOOR tools for her so that there is never cross contamination when she's working on "her" projects😂 Glad you were not seriously hurt, take care. Looking forward to the next one. Have a good one Adios! 👊
I work alone all the time (and for YEARS!). Mostly I'm good with it, but yeah, sometimes it sucks. You get really good at figuring out how to move things without dying! 😂
Hey man just wanted to say how much fun this series has been to watch. The best part is you're not trying to pass yourself off as a I've-done-it-once-now-I'm-an-expert that seems to be rampant on RUclips these days. Place looks great and serves as inspiration for a future workshop!
This is not a comment on your shed, but a huge compliment on your video and audio quality. Your editing keeps me interested, speeding up the video keeps me from getting bored, and your commentary is honest and hilarious. I feel like I get a RUclips bargain watching your video. Your 20 minute video is the equivalent of 4-5 typical YT videos. Well Done.
i love to see people doing things that they love, even they know or not. At the end, you'll have more knowledge than before. That's my motto! So keep doing things that you love, even if you don't know what are you doing. That's the beauty of it!
So far so good. One thing I seen...
Bracing the walls plumb with even a diagonal 2x on the inside would have made your trusses go up a little easier. Its far easier to set them on a rigid structure. You also run the risk if your roof being out of square due to what is under it not being square/plumb. Also makes your sheeting easier as you just put it on, instead of trying to square the wall with the first panel.
The rest is fine. Keep up the good work.
It’s Saturday morning. I’m drinking my morning coffee and this is what I need to see to get my ass into the shop and keep working on my bookshelves. Keep up the great work.
I enjoyed watching your video. I loved it because I could see a LOT of me in you, as I built an 18x20 standard shed with a 4/12 pitched roof, by myself. It took me all summer. ALL of the summer. It's difficult by yourself. I made a ton of mistakes, but, 15 years later, that baby is still standing, square, no sags, leaks or anything. I even made the colossal mistake of not putting the plywood on the walls and lifting the 8 foot sections into place before adding all that side to side weight of unsecured trusses (see when you lost your balance and grabbed onto the wall, how the whole building started shifting?) Enough weight, and you AND the existing weight of the walls themselves could have pushed it over. But anyway.............loved it. Nothing like getting things done yourself! And the pride that goes with it.
I went through this process 2 years ago when I built a 15x16 shed with 10' walls on my own. I wish I had the time and money to do it again because I learned so much. I made a lot of the same mistakes and had a lot of the same frustrations working alone. Glad I am not the only one.
Edit: I did not build on concrete. Wish I would have. I thought I had enough foundation for this thing, but it began to sink last winter (combination between a few changes that made it much heavier and building in the worst location in my yard...the lowest and wettest), so I hired a shed mover to move it and built a proper pad, still not concrete but MUCH better. I was nervous having something I spent so much time and money on, but it held together perfectly. Now it sits on a more firm and level ground for years to come!
What kind of pad did you end up going with? I want to build a 12×20 shed. The location is dry, and relatively flat, but intermixed with a ton of trees, with not a lot of foot traffic, so I think the ground settle over time. I'm about 200 ft from the street so moving leveling soil and gravel that distance doesn't sound like fun. Thinking about a concrete pier foundation to build on.
@@mrwck1953 i think most folks scrape off the layers of dirt till you hit at least clay. dump in crusher run and compact it in like 4" lifts. top dress with like an inch of clear 3/8 to keep dust down.
This was very informative Travis. What made it my favorite video on RUclips is the comment from your wife. "Told you so". The sign was priceless. Safety glasses are a must. 🙂
I’d say that you’re doing a great job. Especially for tackling it by yourself. Keep sharing your projects. A lot more people should be doing things like this and learning a skill instead of sitting around all day. I’m an electrical and home automation contractor and hobbyist woodworker. My father is a General Contractor. I grew up around this stuff all my life. I wish I could find guys that had as much enthusiasm and will to learn things like you do!
First of all, you're not an idiot. Far from it IMO. The tough built tool belt and pouch set up is nice. I have the Tough Built 700lb saw horses and those things are beast-like. Nice looking work SN!
Thanks so much for the great videos Travis! I really enjoy the fact that I am not the only person that screws up projects. Just wish I could finish them like you do with so much class. Hey, by the way, reach out if you want a supply of safety glasses. I have been manufacturing and selling them for over 20 years. I actually helped introduce that style you had on in 2001. I'm glad the injury wasn't more than what it turned out to be. Having been in the safety industry for so long, I've seen some things you wouldn't believe.
Fwiw, though your building codes may vary, I put down a sill gasket, square up a pressure treated bottom plate and attach it to the slab. The walls are then attached to the bottom plate.
This is a great series. Yes I’m a professional carpenter but there is no wrong way to build a shed. Cringe worthy moments yes. But do whatever u do every day and u get good at it! I love that u set ur mind to it and made it your own! The satisfaction feels will run wild everytime ur in it!
Very nice and motivacional coments.
Cheers
Always a good idea to keep your free hand as far away as possible from where the nail will enter the wood.
Trust me on this!
Building my shed has been one of the most satisfying project I ever did. Yours looks really great! Keep it up!
Ya, one thing Adam Savage has ingrained into my brain is to assume a nail from a gun will just keep continuing on whatever path you send it on and may deflect some. Keep you free hand way out of that path. Sometimes nails blow right thru when you don't expect it
Agreed! He made me nervous a few times! Especially when his head was on the other side shooting into a board! But it’s awesome to see how great this is turning out! I’ll be here for the full watch
Kudos to you for taking on this project.
I’m thinking about doing my own shed and learning from guys like you on RUclips really helps.
Now on to part 2.
Blessings, Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊❗️
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series. Looking forward to all the videos. Please be careful. Love your wife's sense of humor.
I'm an engineer too, not a carpenter, and I followed the same basic process as you to build myself a shed. I watched many RUclips videos then I sketched up my plans on paper and built it all mostly solo. Great video. RUclips is a great resource for the DIY community.
Firstly prop’s for doing it on your own it’s not an easy job but the winner is your wife for putting up the eye protection sign I lost it.And I’m really enjoying watching this project your editing and humorous voice over is great content thanks for bringing us along for the ride
I appreciate all the bruises you show along the way. It's realistic and people need to see and be aware of the oopsies that happen. I do enjoy watching this build series, thank you for posting this. Cheers from Ontario Canada, where here too it is slowly getting colder!
You are not the only idiot out there, I'm right there with you. I framed a 12x8 shed this past summer, and even with computer drawings, I still managed to screw up multiple things. But, it was a very fun learning experience for me and in the end it came together pretty nicely. I do have a new found respect for pro framers. Love your videos and keep up the great work!
A quick tip about mics. Pick up an EV 635A. $100. You'll need some mic cord, too. Maybe an adapter to plug everything together. Now, why a 635A? Unless you throw it into a swimming pool. It will last for ever! Also there is a long handled version. It's a great interview mic and can be clamped to most cameras. Also, it can be used for picking up ambient sound, if you wish. I've had mine since the 1970s. I paid, $35. It's not a studio mic, although I know some radio stations who use it.
Yeah I had a wireless setup crap out mid filming, bought a replacement without really researching, and regretted it. Just bought another traditional setup that should make the audio much better.
That's some great work!! Another tip for straightening twisted lengths while you nail them is to use the large quick grip you have there at about 11:00. Clamp it tight on the beam near to the end you're going to nail then pull the end of the slider bar upwards in the opposite direction to the twist, then nail it quick. This has worked well for me in the past. Thanks for posting.
You were so close on the windows... if you had run the jack studs to the bottom plate (like you're supposed to) then the small filler inside would have looked right at home. And like you said, better too big than too small, in this case! Good job overall. It's a fun little project to get your feet wet. Also, 100 points to your wife for the safety sign! LOL Also, I'm sure it's too late, but be sure to add blocking at the ridge, to support the edge of the roof sheathing. And hey, who hasn't fallen off a ladder a time or two! You saved it, so way to go.
I have framed a few wall over the years, and I never new about the method you showed to straighten the crooke 2x4... I've always just used brute force.... hopefully I'll never need that trick, but I won't forget it :D
Who said build videos are dead?! Great job. Love the tip on how to straighten a 2x4.
Great work bro. I got tired watching you! All I could think about is the work it took to film yourself while building. I like how you include the costs.
Looking forward to NFT DROP:
Tha Jig
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Safety Notice to wear eye protection
It sells itself!
If you would be a teacher, your class would be awesome. Thanks again for sharing.
I bought that hoodie a while back after watching one of your promos on their products. I love it. The zipper pocket is more clutch than a slab cleaned off by a leaf blower.
Agreed!
I built a workshop/storage last year (300-ish square feet) and from one framing newbie to another, if you don't have a little wedge on one side of your slab - you are not living life fully - or some other excuse... Great job, love the channel and is learning a lot. Keep it up!
Love your work and your humour….why not! The world is to serious….stay safe… greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺
Three buddies added to this video would have made it so much easier. Always need extra eyes on a project, and of course extra hands. Not sure why people want to say they did it alone. Really great work.
I'm liking this! And including the cost as you go is a great idea. $1000 for lumber is kind of a lot, but knowing "ok, this is what that chunk will look like" makes the project seem more approachable. Keep 'em coming!
Actually, I wouldn't say that's a lot of money... I'd say it's pretty reasonable. If you look at the back wall, there's about 14 pieces if I didn't miscalculate, at probably 3$USD or so (I assume they are 2x4x8), that's already 50$, the front wall is probably 2x that amount because of the opening for the door, so 100$, and the side walls are probably 4x that amount due to lenght and window openings and such, so lets say 150 or 200$ each, that's already 600$, not counting the roof.
Yes and keep track of the hrs spent too. I'd like to know that also.
Don’t forget the nail gun.
I have a playset out back that disagrees with you. “I can build it cheaper myself” has never hurt so much. $1100 in lumber and 2 months later 🥵
@@danervin2530 yeah I’ve learned the same this year with just a little tree house. Everything is a thousand dollars (at least). It does make a person think about the prefab sheds, i don’t know if that’s what you were getting at. But that’s why I like this video series. How much for a custom made (I.e. if I make) vs a prefab shed.
Looking good so far. As someone that ends up taking on heavy projects by myself, one thing I've learned is that rope and pulleys are great friends. A solidly secured set of 2x4s and a pulley could help you pull these trusses up, and if secure the rope, you can let that hold the weight while you guide it in place. One of my better investments is a rope puller. This similiar to a come along, but you can feed an infinite amount of rope through it. A lot of people prefer a battery powered winch, but that can produce a lot of force without the winch operator really noticing. A novice or distracted operator could easily pull a branch off a tree, a hook out of a stud, or a stud out of a wall.
Great project - love your design. I agree about working alone. I was my own general contractor for my house and did a fair amount of work myself. I talked to a real general contractor and both of us agree that a number of close to 4 times longer to do this type of work on your own. I also built a small shed by myself that looks like a caboose. Unfortunately a number of years later I am replacing the wall sheathing with metal because the crap T-11 sheathing still rotted out even though painted. Love your channel.
I know “nothing “ about building but, I found this video very entertaining. Kudos to you for doing this by yourself. 👍
I've really been enjoying your channel! Building big stuff by yourself really does suck. Having one more person makes it go WAY more than twice as fast, but we do what we need to, right? I'm glad you're learning your lesson on eye protection. My father lost his eye because he wasn't wearing eye protection ONE TIME. Also, when building a deck, I shot a nail that ricocheted off another piece of metal and hit me right in the glasses. Keep up the good work!!!
Wifey (gently) kicking you while you’re down (13:21)… hilarious! 🤣
Helpful hint: Get a land-yard or sun glass straps for your safety glasses, so that once you get the safety glasses on you, they will actually stay with you.
Bonus Pro-tip: carry a glasses cleaning cloth with you. Seriously.
Love the Hurricane Straps!!
Great job! One helpful tip I Learned is if you install your anchors as close to the studs as possible the gain some strength in the wall!
Great tip, makes a lot of sense too
Thanks for sharing this video. I commend you for your courage in taking this project on. You learn a lot doing this and you become more confident with each job. A word of advice here, though, and that's to go to an optometrist instead of a doctor to remove a chunk of wood from your eye. They are better equipped in every way to see if the eyeball is scratched and are used to working on eyes all the time. Keep up the good work!
Eye and ear protection at every job site. Glad your eye splinter was minor. Great work so far, enjoying watching the build.
You are inspiring me to keep going on my home remodel project. Being an idiot should not be a deterrent to learning how to be less of an idiot. Look forward to rest of the series
I love that the wife put a safety sign up and yet she's out there helping out in flipflops. 😀😂!!! Love it, keep up the good work. Rafters look good coming from a roof designer of 27 years.
Thanks Jeff, always appreciate input from seasoned vets!
From a fellow solo practitioner; great job !!!!!!!!
Nice series so far. The wife cracks me up because mine is the same way. Likes to help and loves to play with all the new gadgets and tools.
Looking forward to the next episode!
you did a great job on it, a few things I would have done differently is the headers to 2x10 (That's what the code is here at least in Canada where I am), leave the bottom plates all together to cut out later so that the jack and king studs don't wobble when putting it up (garage door area), and finally I would pull corners to square it up then put an angle brace on the wall before putting it up to keep it square. Other than that I don't see anything terribly wrong from what you did on your build
I've been a Carpenter for over 40 years and your not doing so bad for your first time keep safety in mind and take your time and you will be fine.
I really like that you include and talk about the screw-ups. Lord knows I have at least one on every single project I do. House is really taking shape! Nice work!
That would be a continuous conversation start to finish lol.
Well done for not pushing that first wall down the hill.
Great build. Also great example of showing the difference between and engineer and a builder.
Designed a 12'x16' shed on my computer in 2005 with a gambrel roof. And yes with a wood floor I attached blocks of woods to the floor to jig up my rafters. Sweet. Oh and that was right after Katrina hit New Orleans so I hurried to Menards to buy all the needed lumber before they jacked up the prices.
I actually a set of non fogging goggles and they are such a game changer. Much better than glasses.
Nails on the headers UBC- 16d every 8” spaced 1 1/2” off each end 1” from top and bottom.
Buy cases of safety glasses and leave them everywhere.!!
Great job !!😊😊🎃
Awesome work. I built a 10x16 shed by myself with store bought plans. I made plenty of mistakes. And I’ll agree and say the trusses were the hardest part doing alone.
Favorite video yet!! It’s like watching This Old House for beginners and it really makes me want to do something similar! Love this series.
Mistakes were made, part of any good project. Learning from it is key. Great job, I am jealous I hope to make a shed myself soon.
Yo bro, great job and doing it alone is pretty
Ballz. I’m in the business for 40 years and me and some of my crew still make mistakes so keep on keeping on your doing a great job. Oh that extra support on the roof consider it snow load bracing. Waiting on the next one👍🏻
FWIW: We did have a hurricane here in Dayton, 2008 Hurricane Ike. Wind gusts from 75-80MPH, I got new siding on my house thanks to that storm and no power for over a week. We also tend to get a lot of straight line wind events, so those hurricane straps probably aren't as overkill as you think. lol
Love this project! Great job, I am a carpenter and you did great! We all screw up, thanks for sharing!
Great video and the shed is looking good. Not sure you need it by code where you are for a shed, but fire blocking between the studs will also help stiffen up the shed. Horizontal 2x4s between the studs between 3 and 6 feet off the ground basically
One thing I would have added was sill foam between bottom PT 2x4 and the concrete. All and all, your build is pretty awesome.
He's probably gonna want to add a piece of flashing to cover the exposed edge of the out-of-square concrete too, to keep water from inadvertently running back towards and sitting against the bottom plate and siding.
as a fellow diy'er, engineer, and running completely solo on a house renovation, I feel your pain. I have been wanting to try this with building a 30x40 garage. But dang it just seems too daunting to do solo. (Going to try it anyways) lol Thanks for the inspiration and keeping me chugging along..
I'm planning to do the same thing! A helper would speed things up and make some things easier and safer... I can't really see manhandling a 30 ft truss solo. Using equipment to place them, I think it can be done but will take exponentially more time. Good luck!
I enjoyed the video Travis,
Safety is no joke!
I can't think of too many things I hate more than framing alone!
I know it's a little late (the shed's already built), but I have some tips for if you build another one:
When I was a framer, we'd always add a 2x4 (2x6, depending on interior or exterior wall) in the corners at 90 degrees to the studs for a drywall return, and to give the other wall a solid surface to nail to.
A sill gasket between the wood and the concrete. Not only does this create a barrier between the wood and concrete, it helps fill the gaps.
Don't know if you're still doing work where it it would matter, but I'd consider (and have benefitted from) a small scaffold / platform setup. Could have wheeled yourself around on it a bit - sometimes saves a TON of time compared to up and down ladder work once you had the trusses made (where having the full pad for layout was probably nice). Oh, and FWIW, the ladder doesn't look like it's a Werner (can't quite see), but I get a LOT of use out of my Werner ladder accessories, like those blue buckets. Great for high up electrical work where a bin at the ladder top is super helpful. Two cents from an internet stranger! :)
Dude your a wild man by doing this all by yourself. Great job so far.
I like the design and layout - this looks like a great build. I have to ask though - why didn't you lower the loader bucket while you were shoveling dirt into it?
The hurricane ties are great for keeping the rafter to top plate connection tight. They provide vertical and lateral load resistance. With a vaulted ceiling space in there (even though it's a shed) it will ensure everything stays tight.
Nice work so far, enjoying the series. I grew up building houses with my dad and ended up a licensed structural engineer in Ohio. I can relate to a lot of what you are going through on this build ;)
Good video, Been there, done that. Know what you are going through. It does work out well in the end. Really like your cost break down. Most will not even mention the costing. Keep up the great work on how you do your videos. David
This is looking wonderful, thanks for showing mistakes because it is hard work and how you correct or work around the problem. Enjoy watching your videos.
Amazing work for a “one-man’s-band,” I like the design and might pilfer it for my own future project.
The safety sign is classic!! Well done.
I am enjoying the progress! I am sure you are making everything stronger than it actually needs but you will be very glad you did when that first big storm comes roaring across your property.
This new “Shed Nation” channel is fun! 😁
I thought about building a shed in my backyard roughly a 10/12x14 and seeing all the work you have to do, I think i'm going to just pickup a tuff shed. haha. As much as I would love to tackle this and try my hand at it, it's a lot of work. Great work Travis, going to look amazing.
Oh come on you got this!
Just finished framing my 12x12 work shop and like you I also used a nail gun working on the rafters heck I can’t drive a nail in straight to save my life lol thanks for the video
As an old woman I feel comfortable telling you that your absolutely adorable. I have enjoyed the hell out of watching your video. It has been both informative and educational. Grabbing a cup of coffee and settling in to watch the rest of the build.
Great video. I suggest you invest in hearing protection as well. I had an incident at the shop where my eardrum for perforated. I learned my lesson...took weeks to heal.
Really enjoying these first two videos so far, cant wait to see the finished product
Well done. I admire your tenacity.
Your doing a great job. I give you credit for tackling this shed by yourself. I built an 8x10 shed by myself, took me 8 days to build. The shed looks amazing.
Pro Tip: (not a pro) Make the short walls go the full length and the long walls fit between them. Solves your problem of standing the walls in a set order.
Anchor studs: Drill the hole all the way through the slab - then you can knock the stud all the way through into the dirt if needed. Also, put the nut on before you hammer the stud in.
Great progress. Enjoying this one.
Great framing…especially those trusses. I love your I’m going for it attitude! Also enjoyed seeing your wife having mail gun fun and helping with the last wall.
keep up the great work travis! loving this series!
can't imagine how hard that must be to do it by yourself. kudos, travis. looking great
For the tight spaces when nailing, I highly recommend a palm nailer. When I built my deck, it came in very handy in tight spots where a regular nail gun or hammer won't work.
Excellent video! Hilariously entertaining! Your narration had me rolling. Overall, great job and it's awesome seeing people being productive, keep up the great work.