Awesome! I bought a storage shed this summer and finished out the inside. Was perfect timing with the cost of lumber increase LOL.
I Built a Shed (2020)
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#12I'm still surprised there are no DIY backyard offices out there to purchase
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#13Cool! A coat of gloss will make your exterior paint last a lot longer and seal everything better. A nice exterior gloss paint is like a skin for your walls. Anybody looking to do this, you could probably go 8x8 for the same money, plywood comes 4x8 and most lumber comes in 8' lengths.
Yes! When I bought my shed I didn't consider 4x8 dimensions and it bit me in the end when finishing it out.
Re: I Built a Shed (2020)
#14Close reading suggests this should be titled "my wife and I built a shed".
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#15Minor etymological note: the word plumb describes something that's hanging vertically. It comes from the latin word plumbum (lead). When people wanted to make sure something was vertical, they'd hang a lead weight from a string, and align the string with whatever was supposed to be vertical. Even though we've moved on to different metals, we still call them plumb bobs, and we still say that a vertical part of a house is "plumb".
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Re: I Built a Shed (2020)
#16I approve of the Herman Miller Aeron :]
Re: I Built a Shed (2020)
#17Minor etymological note: the word plumb describes something that's hanging vertically. It comes from the latin word plumbum (lead). When people wanted to make sure something was vertical, they'd hang a lead weight from a string, and align the string with whatever was supposed to be vertical. Even though we've moved on to different metals, we still call them plumb bobs, and we still say that a vertical part of a house…
I knew "plumbum" meant "lead", but I'd always assumed the etymology of "plumbing" was just that pipes were historically made of lead. thanks for posting!
Re: I Built a Shed (2020)
#18Is the roof slanted in the right direction? You are sending the water toward your house instead of away from it. This might create drainage problems in flash flood conditions.
It is usually against code to shed water toward the property line from that distance, so that may be the only option.
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#19Very cool. I love these DIY office setups.
The author mentioned organizing material transport by figuring out what would fit in his car. I would highly recommend just renting a flatbed truck from home depot to transport your materials home if they don't fit in your car. Its usually something like $20 to rent for an hour.
Also I wonder if the author has any plans to heat/cool the space. Seems like they might live in a temperate area. I'd would probably just install one of those DIY mini-split units to heat/cool the office if necessary.
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#20I hate to be a bore, but.. did zoning come into play? I know a place that had to tear theirs down once the city found out.