Thanks Travis.
Yes it takes some time, but its not quite as bad as some imagine.
David That is similiar to the way I do my siding, To me it looks much more real, besides that is the way
it is done in real life. I place my windows in place first, so the siding can glue up to the window frame…
your structure looks great.
Dennis
Good job on that siding!
Thanks Dennis and Ray.
Dennis, I use window trim so my siding edges don’t have to be “perfect”
So, today I finally got off my…behind and got back to work.
I got the window and door trim on
And then I realized that the space under the window sills needed a little something, so I added some trim under the sills.
And then I built the back door. I was going to cut out the door, and build one separate and install it. While working on a copier the other day, it occurred to me that I could just trim out the space I had and use the plywood sub-wall for the door. That saved me some effort.
and the side walls.
Now I am adding the corner posts to the front wall, then the side walls will be attached to the front wall. Hopefully tomorrow the box will be assembled. That was my supposed goal for last weekend.
Coming out nice Maynard. Awful lot of tedious work
Dave, Thanks. Yes, it is. Maybe that’s why I took a nap today in the middle of the project. That wasn’t the plan but…
Today I started assembling the box, Because the corner posts are thinner then wall assemblies, I had to carve out a bit from the front and back walls so everything would fit.
Then using my trusty corner clamp, and bar clamps I started assembling the walls into the box.
Very nicely done and good looking. Good job.
Doc Tom
Dang David…I have about a dozen projects I’d have about complete right now if I could do windows like that. When you’re all finished with this challenge I may ask to impose on you to do a little more step-by-step photographs of how you make those windows. Really really nice build coming along.
Thanks Tom
John thanks. I did an article for another site, a few years back, on how I make windows. I will have to see what folder that article is hiding in.
Last night I finished the building trim, the 1/4 inch wide boards that run along the roof line, and started to do the siding on the end peaks. I didn’t post a picture last night, because I had an early bed time, because of a breakfast meeting at work this morning.
So far the total cost of my building is $0.00, since all of the supplies were already in my stockpile.
…winking…
tonight I finished the siding on the roof peaks. I also cut the beams for the awning that extends over the pumps. Mounting the beams is a “tomorrow” project.
Today construction continued. I cut in the notches for the pump awning beams.
Then I fitted the beams and checked alignment.
Then I glued in the beams. By having them attached to the rear wall and notched through the front wall they should be more solid.
And then I cut and sidinged the roof peak wall, that goes on the front of the pump awning.
I started cutting the plywood for the roofs. Tomorrow I hope to finish the roof structure, and start roofing the thing.
Today its (finally) time to add the roof structure. Once I cut the plywood to size, and beveled the lower edge so it sits down against the front wall, I was able to glue the first roof piece into place.
I used my steel ruller and square, clamped to the plywood sub roof, as guides to make sure the sub roof was mounted flush with the end walls.
Then I added some scrap wood to reinforce the joint on the inside.
The rear roof panel I wasnt able to clamp the ruller and square to the panel. So I laid those tools on the table, and installed the panel. Then I laid the building, upside down, onto those tools and presssed the panel against the tools, to make sure the rear panel is flush with the top of the walls.
Once the glue had dried I was able to set the building upright.
Oops, I double posted a picture, I meant to post;
Looking great, thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Every weekend I have a set goal as to how far I will get on my building. On this building I have never made a goal yet. At the end of this weekend the thing was supposed to be ready for paint, but I am still roofing the thing.
Here I am mounting the awning roof to the end wall.
Then the half of the roof and end wall got mounted to the beam assembly.
Then the other half of the awning roof was mounted.
