Akron Shed Building, Part III (The First Wall)

While we were pretty good about sharing our early stages of shed development, I have neglected to keep everyone up to pace on our project.

So... here we go.

As always, a ten second review...

PLANNING
First, we called the city to get all the rules for shed building: 330-630-7305 
Next, we decided how large the shed should be.
Then, we selected a good location for the shed.
We got our tools together and measured the area for the shed... and measured it again.

FOUNDATION
First, we decided what type of foundation we wanted for our shed.
When we elected to use cinder block, we recessed the block a bit and leveled the 'playing field'.

FLOOR
First we built a frame using 6" x 2" boards.
We added joists to our frame, also using 6" x 2" boards on 16" centers.
Finally, we laid pressure treated flooring over the floor frame (yay!)

 

Now where we left off...

Walls
Mr. RC Homestead began by deciding on the design for the walls. He decided how high he wanted the walls to be and worked out a few stability issues we were concerned about, then got to cutting the lumber.

We thought it would be helpful to build on the floor area we had already constructed. Not only does this keep you out of the 'mud', but it also helps to ensure that your wall frames are squared-up.

Mr. RC Homestead elected for 24" centers, a slight contrast to the floor frame.

While we have a bit busy with the holidays, we have relaxed a little on our shed building. On wall construction day #1, we were in a race against the sun.

Mr. RC Homestead took on the walls, while I set to staining the panels that would become the exterior of our shed.

Next, he cut a couple of 2" x 4" 's  the length of the two longer walls. He then tapped in the vertical supports on the 24" centers.

With much of the work complete, the husband easily added the top 2" x 4" board across all the supports.

Staining was going well with the use of a high pile, 3" roller that I found at Home Depot. What a treasure! Forget the paint brush for this job, the roller will make your stain go farther and offer a more even coat!



After the main frame work was completed, Mr. RC Homestead cut lateral supports that could be positioned in between each of the 24" center boards. We figured this would offer a bit more stability and also provide an attachment location when we got around to hanging things in the finished shed. After applying the supports, we added the exterior paneling and stood'er up! 

*Always remember safety of you and those around you. Support free-standing walls and frame work to ensure they don't tumble down on someone you kinda like :)

The sun had set, but wall building day #1 was a hot success for the Rubber City Homestead!!!!!! (yay!) ...more to follow

As always, we are not professional builders, but are finding our way through the building process. We found a great deal of support on-line in the formative stages of our planning. Hopefully, our successes can offer a slice of reference for others, as well.

*Error on the side of caution, though, so that you don't get yourself into trouble.

Best of luck on your project--

The Rubber City Homestead