My adventures of building my 14' x 32' tiny house in NH and a record of building my backyard garden shed based on the Sonoma Shanty tiny house design.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Roof sheathing
Not a lot to report today. I spent the day cutting plywood and nailing it on the roof. The four smaller pieces are about 22" wide, so I had to cut the plywood lengthwise. I also cut some long pieces about 3" wide to fill in the gaps at the peak. The wind picked up a bit this afternoon, so I had to carefully raise the panels up my ladder between gusts. I have about 3/4 of the roof covered with plywood. I'll probably cover the finished side with builder's paper tomorrow after work, just in case we get thunderstorms. I drove some extra timber lock screws down through the top plates and into every other stud. I figure the extra steel can't hurt. I also bought some primer this weekend. The T1-11 side panels will go up next and I want to prime them as soon as they go up. Hopefully the wall siding will add more rigidity to my shed. I can feel some slight motion now when I am up on the roof.
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Hi Dave,
ReplyDeleteWe love your blog! We've shared it on our Twitter feeds and Facebook pages, as well as our blog.
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Thanks for blogging about our plans and please keep us in the loop!
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Tiffany Chang, web design and marketing
Stephen Marshall, owner and designer
Little House on the Trailer
Thanks for your nice comments and sharing my blog. This has been a fun project for me. Hopefully my blogging about my Sonoma Shanty will be helpful to other builders too.
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