Framing the WashHouse

 

Framing the WashHouse

by admin on Aug.12, 2004, under WashHouse

Two Walls Up

We started on the east wall. After nailing it together on the floor, we squared it up and attached a temporary cross brace to keep it from racking as we lifted it into place.

Then we held it in place with two more temporary supports to the floor platform.

The north wall was small enough that it didn’t need the extra supports.

 
Two Walls Up

Framing the Walls

Here, Randy builds the last wall on the floor, ready to raise into place.

 
Framing

Walls Framed

Here, all four walls are framed.

The temporary supports have been removed, and we are ready for the roof.

Notice that the shed roof pitch is determined by the extra top plates on the front side. It is a small roof, so doesn’t need a lot of pitch, especially in the relatively warm and dry climate here.

 
Walls Framed

Our First Guest

This little guy had taken up residence under our floor while we were gone. When we started hammering everything together, he was running all over looking for a quiet spot.

He was about 2″ across, and ran very fast! We had a hard time getting a picture of him. By the time we got focused on him, he ran every time.

 
Wolf Spider

Siding Applied

After putting the main part of the siding on, we went to work on the roof sheathing.

We were kind of in a hurry to finish this, as it was threatening to rain, and the OSB plywood doesn’t do well when it gets wet.

 
Siding Installed

Rain Threatens

We ended up having to cover the roof with a tarp for an hour or so, while the rain came down. Afterwards, we were able to climb up and finish it off.

After the sheathing was down, Randy applied roofing felt, drip edges, roll asphalt roofing, and sealent.

 
Siding Installed

North Side

Well, here is how we left it.

We used strips from spare siding to cover the opening left by the pitch of the roof on the north and south sides.

You can see the drip edge goes all the way around. Probably not necessary, but it looks nice.

 
North Side

South Side

Here is the view of the south side.

 
South Side

East Side

This is the back of the wash room. The window is attached to the studs under the siding. You can see the “bird hole” vents under the eave, which are covered with screen to keep critters out.

 
East Side

West Side

This is all we got done for this trip.

We had a tough time putting the door in, as I had forgotten the level. It works pretty good, but we will straighten it a bit next time we are up.

We are ready for external paint and trim, and door hardware and sill.

Some stairs would be nice at this point.

 
West Side

Our next trip will probably be to attend to some of these items, and to correct the minor problems we had on our previous trip.

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