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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Garden Shed Mar 2^nd, 2005, 11:25am Hello All. I'm new to this woodworking lark (found I like it 40 years too late) and I am contemplating building a simple garden shed of about 8' X 4'. Any pitfalls I should look out for? Does the angle of the roof rafters have to be a particular angle?. Any advice would be welcome. Many thanks. Terry.
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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #1 - Mar 2^nd, 2005, 11:27am Sorry. above size should be 8' X 6'...Ta
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Re: Garden Shed
Reply #2 - Mar 2^nd, 2005, 1:20pm

heeelllooo shed boy and welome Grin

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any way i am building my own shed [workshop] and suspect if you swop the the 3by2 sawn timber for 2by1 sawn timber at perhaps 18" centres and the 18mm ply for 12mm ply for the roof
other things to keep in mind the length of materials 2.4isnt 8ft its an inch and a half short so if you make your floor out of 8 by 4ft sheets and your cladding is 2.4 long youll need to reduce your base dy 40mm or so working on the principle youve got 2by1 treated on the corners to protect the end grain of your cladding

http://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=j;action=display;num=11...

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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #3 - Mar 2^nd, 2005, 2:15pm Thanks for the link and the advice about the 2.4 lumber BA. WOW! I'm only going to replace an old 8' X 6' that's already there no 'lectrics or anything. I am still worried about the angle at the apex to the roof trusses doesn't look like 45 degrees or is it? thanks again..........Shed Boy
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Re: Garden Shed
Reply #4 - Mar 2^nd, 2005, 3:33pm

nah wouldn worry to much my pitch is about 18% or there about
i decided the pitch by deciding i had a ten foot span and to be ecenomical with the boards i would cut them down to 6ft to pad the floor out to 10ft with an overhang of 6 inches is it gave me the pitch without cutting the boards about a 24" rise over 10ft width just happend to be verry similar to my origional as it happens 8 by six shed
just draw a line on the patio 6ft wide take two battons about 5ft make shure the meet centuraly above the line decide if five inches is enough overlap then ajust the angle off your battons till you have enough enough angle and overlap at 4ft wide
or alternativly get or order 5by 10ft sheets from your timber yard then you will definatly have as much pitch and overhang as you want
with two sheet of exterior ply

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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #5 - Mar 3^rd, 2005, 9:10am Ah!! so that's how you do it It's nice to have the knowledge......I'm definitley still learning. Thanks BA.......Shed Boy
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Jim Junior Member Offline Good Job!!!! Posts: 22 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #6 - Mar 29^th, 2005, 8:56pm Whatever size you are thinking about, at least treble it, you`ll be glad you did. I started with a 8x6 shed, now I have this: http://community.webshots.com/album/104184663eYyReF
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Re: Garden Shed
Reply #7 - Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:01pm

Yep
I built an 8'x6' shed years ago but it was too small to do anything but store garden tools.
After pulling it down after many years of it rotting away I put up a 20'x10' garage which doubles as both workshop and garden tool store.
Those blasted garden tools get in the way too much so I will be making a shed for themselves so they dont keep nagging me to mow the lawn, prune the trees and shred the prunings etc.
No matter how large a workshop you have there is one constant rule.
You always manage to fill it with more tools so run out of space.
Welcome to the woodwork lark.
Keep it up long enough and you will have danish oil running through your viens. Wink

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HM Super Member Offline Chief Turd Polisher Posts: 5072 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #8 - Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:11pm [quote author=Dewy link=1109762730/0#7 date=1112133681]Keep it up long enough and you will have danish oil running through your viens. [/quote] You just have to be very careful that it isn't varnish you get running thru your veins..... HM
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dirtydeeds GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Garden Shed Reply #9 - Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:34pm paint stripper is better but for the full effect i prefer beer
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Dewy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Garden Shed Reply #10 - Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:42pm [quote author=HM link=1109762730/0#8 date=1112134275] You just have to be very careful that it isn't varnish you get running thru your veins..... HM [/quote] Dont use the V word HM or a Wolf will be after your blood. lmao
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HM Super Member Offline Chief Turd Polisher Posts: 5072 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #11 - Mar 30^th, 2005, 4:16am [quote author=Dewy link=1109762730/0#10 date=1112136167]Dont use the V word HM or a Wolf will be after your blood. lmao [/quote] I knew there was a reason for using that dreaded word..... Got to keep him on his toes, he's only just come back from a long holiday away from these forums..... HM
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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #12 - Apr 1^st, 2005, 3:14pm Nice One Jim. Dewy and HM, I see where you're coming from but I am intending using part of my garage as a workshop. (Building a workbench is my first project actually). So I really do just want to replace my old existing shed. Thanks all for your interest.......Terry.
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #13 - Apr 10^th, 2005, 7:09pm [quote author=Shed_Boy link=1109762730/0#0 date=1109762729]Hello All. I am contemplating building a simple garden shed of about 8' X 4'. Any pitfalls I should look out for? Terry. [/quote] Check you don't need planning permission! You should be ok if you aren't in a conservation area and your shed isn't close to the house next door.
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Shed_Boy Junior Member Offline I Love Power Tools Posts: 11 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Garden Shed Reply #14 - Apr 15^th, 2005, 1:57pm Thanks for the warning CW but I am only replacing an existing 8' X 6' shed. I don't think I need planning permission.............do I? ???
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Garden Shed Reply #15 - Apr 15^th, 2005, 4:12pm Not if replacing a like for like, in both floor plan, and overall height!!!! bloody V**nish indeed.... you guys are definately cheeky!!!!!
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Re: Garden Shed
Reply #16 - Apr 15^th, 2005, 5:58pm

[quote author=Shed_Boy link=1109762730/0#14 date=1113569831]Thanks for the warning CW but I am only replacing an existing 8' X 6' shed. I don't think I need planning permission.............do I? ??? [/quote]

look at this part it contains the comments when i checked with my planning department
http://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=j;action=display;num=11...

hope it helps

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