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I Built a Shed (2020)

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Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by ecopoesis »

fargle wrote: post #48
kmonsen wrote: post #34

Does anyone know how zoning restrictions affect this in California? Wondering at what point you need to get approval to set up something in your backyard.

Check your city/county, but in most places in CA and the rest of the US, zoning allows up to a 120 square foot shed without building permits. Neighborhood HOAs, if applicable, would be the other restriction. 36 square feet? good to go. If I were to do it, I'd make it slightly bigger and put a electrical sub-panel in it with an extension cord like an RV has. You could plug it into anywhere with an RV outlet. It's also…

No way this shed can be moved. It’s built with drywall screws and 24” centers. If you kick a wall it’s likely to flat pack itself.

Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by throwaway9870 »

Paul_S wrote: post #44

This whole thing is just a fire hazard but this is just dangerous advice to be giving people: "PRO TIP Use screws for everything; if you mess up, remove the screws and redo it; with nails, it’s a lot harder to do that." Please don't, screws shear. Don't learn constrtuction from someone who hasn't learnt it himself. As for writing about your experience like this, write a blog about something in your own field or other…

The irony is you are telling people to not write about things they aren't qualified to write about, but that is exactly what you are doing.

There are structural screws that are excellent options for framing. GRK and Simpson make extremely well regarded structural screws that, at least in the US, are accepted for framing most/all building code offices.

Here is an example of a Simpson screw: https://www.strongtie.com/strongdrive_exteriorwoodscrews/sdw...

Here is a GRK: https://www.grkfasteners.com/structural/r4-multi-purpose-scr...

And the author is right - if you are a weekend warrior, they are far better than framing nails. You don't need a nail gun, just an impact driver which is usually less expensive and more useful for other tasks. They don't split the wood as much as a framing nailer, are generally more accurate to put in, and can be easily removed if needed.

Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by pengwing »

jefftk wrote: post #99
pengwing wrote: post #38

If you are interested in this, could you please answer two questions (warning: My lack of understanding is usually offensive): - Do you regret having children? - Do you regret living together with your spouse?

I'm in a similar situation and also built something similar for an office during covid. I definitely don't regret having children or living with my spouse, and we actually decided to have a third child (now 6m) during covid.

Was it more about the building process for you or more about the usage afterwards?

Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by jacquesm »

raytube wrote: post #97
jacquesm wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Putting signalling and power wires in the same conduit is about as bad as it gets. The proper way to do this is to dig a trench and use armored cable suitable for burial without further protection and to use a plastic uninterrupted tube for the cat6 (which you can blow through). That said, there isn't a lot of difference between a DIY person and a low grade contractor, and a competent DIY'er is probably better than m…

Just expose the armoured cable. Hardly an issue, and you know where it is.

Not a good idea. The outer layer is plastic, underneath that something that is best described as an oversized shower hose. Burying it will allow you to take vehicles, wheel barrows, lawnmowers etc over it without damaging it.

I bought a ton of this stuff surplus from a dam construction, that served me quite well in Canada, some of the outbuildings were quite far away from the main house. It's pretty easy to work with, though stripping it is a bit of an art (you really don't want to damage the inner wires).

Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by antisthenes »

I can't decide what's worse.

The fact that you need a shoddily built (I'd be ashamed to post something like this on the internet) 6x6 shed to work in, while you have a perfectly fine house right next to it.

Or how many fear-mongering code NIMBYs there are in this thread. Some even threatening to doxx the OP. Yikes. Do you guys know how much legacy not-up-to-code housing stock there is across the country, that's actually dangerous to inhabit? And you chose to cry wolf about an accessory structure CA?

Re: I Built a Shed (2020)

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Post by jefftk »

pengwing wrote: post #106
jefftk wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in a similar situation and also built something similar for an office during covid. I definitely don't regret having children or living with my spouse, and we actually decided to have a third child (now 6m) during covid.

Was it more about the building process for you or more about the usage afterwards?

I enjoyed building it, but the primary motivation was to have the additional space
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