With the wall framing pretty much done, it's time to get on with constructing the shed's roof.
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A Twelve Foot Long 2"x4" In A Hyundai Tucson -- TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2018
That's the roof ridge board brought home from Lowe's.
Roof Ridge Board Up, And Two Front Rafters Installed
Getting the ridge board up unassisted was challenging, but doable, evidently.
Cutting rafters with precision and uniformity is way beyond challenging -- it's excruciatingly difficult. And all the little errors that may have crept into one's wall framing express themselves when you get to the rafters. We'll see how my roof turns out; I expect that it may be the worst feature of the entire shed.
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Front Rafters In Place -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2018
And Roof Ridge Board Support Post Doubled Up
Tomorrow I'll start in on the rear rafters.
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All The Rafters Are In Place -- THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018
Tomorrow I'll install the doorway's lintel, and decide on what I'm going to do for ceiling joists.
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Doorway Lintel Up And Cross-Ties Added To Rafters -- FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018
The doorway's height is now 6'3".
The cross-ties are 1"x3"s, which is admittedly very light stuff for anything structural, but I think it's entirely adequate for what it has to do.
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Eave Boards In Place -- SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018
Some Roof Board Courses In Place -- SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018
And A Setback
I'm unhappy with the building's plumb, and with its rigidity. I'll be adding two more courses of blocking throughout.
So It's Back To Framing For Awhile -- MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018
Two extra courses of blocking on the end walls completed today.
Tomorrow I'll start giving the front and back walls the same treatment.
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Extra Blocking Done To Front Wall -- TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018
Additional Blocking All Done -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
And Some Progress On The Roof
Front Slope Of Roof Boarded Up -- THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018
And Rear Slope Partly Done
Some More Rear Slope Progress -- FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018
And now I'm between a rock and a hard place. To finish up that roof slope, I'll have to clamber about on top of the roof, and I'm not a young man anymore. A 'Plan B' is in order, but I don't have one.
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Rear Slope All Boarded Up -- SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018
The clambering proved to be doable, but tiring. That's all I got done today, aside from a trip to the Home Depot for drip edge. Tomorrow, I should at least get the drip edge installed (weather permitting).
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Drip Edge Installed -- SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018
And I bought four bundles of shingles. Aside from that, it's been pretty much a day off.
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One Bundle Of Shingles Up -- MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018
'Gave me 4 1/2 courses of shingling. And now there's a severe thunderstorm watch posted on the CBC's weather report.
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The threatened thunderstorms never materialized. I managed to get the entire front slope shingled.
The shingles are GAF Marquis WeatherMax, Charcoal colour, from the Home Depot.
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Rear Slope About 2/3 Shingled -- TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018
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Shingling Done And Roof Ridge Capped -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018
I found the ridge capping to be the most awkward part of the entire roofing job. I'm not too thrilled with the result I got, but it will have to do.
So that's the roof done. Next up is the siding. I've decided against the board-and-batten treatment that I'd like to have done -- too costly, and too difficult to obtain proper material for. I'll have to go with sheet material.
And so, it's on to Part V.
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