Wood & Tractor Shed

[bradblazer]

11/28/06 - Copying from Matthew's cache link.
I started putting the trusses on my wood shed this weekend. It's 16x32' pole construction. I kind of designed it around some lumber I already had. The main members of the trusses are hardwood 2x9 (full dimension) planks. I set the posts a couple of weeks ago using my Lienbach auger for the first time. They are in 2 rows 16' apart on 8' centers. They are 10' long with 2' in the ground, 8' above. I know that's not real deep but with 10 of them I think it is pretty well anchored.
Here are some trusses on the ground ready to set. The pairs of 2x 6's on each end will rest on the post tops and sandwich a diagonal brace.




Here are the first 2 trusses in place.



Here is a closer shot of the brace between the post and the truss. I will trim most of the 2 x 6's but these back sets will be employed to hold joists for a small loft storage area. In the front of the shed I will want the extra headroom for driving the tractor in. I will actually have about 2' of clearance over my canopy, which is about 8' high.





Here is a shot of the 4th truss in place with the loader still under it. The trusses lifted nicely from the horizontal beam. I left the loader under them while we attached them. With the braces nailed in the trusses were very rigidly attached. If I wiggled the truss the whole post wiggled. It's a good thing since I got 4 up and ran out of time.



I nailed all of the trusses together using a 28 deg. Central Pneumatic (HF) framing nailer item 46240 I picked up for $40 at a surplus store in Heflin, AL. I used 2" and 2-3/8" nails for the gussets and 3.5" nails for the 2x lumber and toenailing to the posts. I also added a 6" ring shank pole barn nail at the bottom of each diagonal post brace. Long term I will add some metal clips at the post attachments.


I will use 2x8 purlins, 4 per side, between the trusses and galvalume metal roofing. I have most of the 2x8s that were the form boards when I poured the slab for my workshop. I also have about 1/3 of the metal roofing that is left overs from my workshop.

One more detail - I used construction adhesive on all of the truss joints in addition to the nails.

Brad

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Purlins installed.




I ripped a bunch of 1 x 3's to cap the purlins and tie things together. I nailed/glued the end overhang extensions to the cap pieces before I nailed them to the tops of the purlins.













I used some left over PBR panels for the ridge cap. It turned out pretty good.





Here is the capital I have in my shed:
Truss lumber - $0
20 used 2x8 purlins (old form boards) - $0
22 more 2x8's from salvage lumber yard - $110
Nails and glue - $60
HF nailer $40
Joist hangers - $110
240' x 3' roofing - $410
10' x 10 poles - about $100 (free + transportation)
Gravel - $200

Total $1030.

[bradblazer]

1/28/07:

Finally got the gravel in this week. My neighbor Scotty donated some small railroad iron to use as edging.

15 tons of washed stone.



Rails in place. We staked them down with reel bolts, the long bolts that hold cable reels together.




Lastly, a couple of night shots of the tractors under the shed and the spread gravel.