As a former framer I'd tell you to put a "California corner" on each end of the 1st wall to tie the other walls in. Across the top of the door for a header use 2- 2x4s with a piece of 1/2 in ply between them. Your joist hangers have no belly plate on them and the full weight is bearing on the nails holding the rafter to the hanger. This is unadvisable. The best joist hangers to use have part of the clip going over the top of your support beam. If you are going to use a 2x6 for a beam to support your joists I would suggest using 2 screwed together. Each end should have a king or double stud under it and possibly one of these in the center. The idea is to transfer all stress loads away from nails and to components and then to the ground. These comments are meant as constructive and helpful. I hope you take them in this context. To be on the safe side I would go under the beam holding your rafters up and install a 2x4 from the bottom of that beam to the floor every 4 to 6 feet. This will take the weight from the screws holding it to the wall and put it through the post to the floor. I understand screws have a shear strength but it's always best to avoid depending on that. After 10 years of framing I found the work to be hard on my body and I became a crane operator. I am not retired. I'm getting ready to make my raised garden walls, I have watched all your videos on this multiple times. Wish me luck!
Thank you very much for your comments and suggestions here! We can all benefit from them. With the span of my 16" OC 2x6 rafters of approx 8' I felt those hangers would do for this shed. But, I will take your advice and look into adding more strength to the hangers. Cheers! Kent
@@MANaboutTOOLS From the manufacturer: "Ridge rafter connectors provide alignment control and correct nailing locations...". They are not "hangers" at all. When used at the ridge, the rafters lean against the ridge and there is no force pulling away from the ridge or pulling down on the connector. The connector just prevents the rafters from moving sideways. In your case, the roof exerts a downward force and also may want to pull away. All that's holding it up are the nails at the very top of your rafter, which could simply peel off the top layer of the rafter. (BTW, I have no framing experience and am just trying to figure this stuff out for my own build and I could be completely wrong.) Nice detailed video!
Wow, I do not know why I always find it fascinating how things are built. Every time my contractor is building me something I love to know the details of it also. I think I could of been a carpenter! It is neat learning the details behind the build and how it makes it stronger.
I had a lot of fun doing a very similar build several years ago but to save my back and knees I cheated hardcore and built the small on the ground then slid the whole into place using makeshift slides. Took a world of tedious measuring to ensure everything fit perfectly but for me that's part of the fun. Love your show mate. Pretty sure my wife is going to kill me though if I don't shut up about the upcoming projects for the new house and all the wonderful experiments I've watched you do. :P Still gonna keep watching.
I like how you included the mistake you made. this helps people to learn what mistakes are available to be made. It's going to happen after all, we're only human
I’ve been thinking about extending mine but I only have one the other sides to work with, as in a short side. I’ve been thinking about extending anyway, but I guess I’d have to take the a frame of the roof along with it
Great professional build! I got a really similar project like that, the only reason keeping me from making it happen is because it'll be on the upper deck instead of ground floor.
exactly what I want to build, but to the back of a garage. Any reason you see not the tie the rafters to the existing roofline? vs. putting is just under? I would be looking at a 10 x 23 shed
Thank you so much for the detailed video and well done explanation. If you read this could please tell more about part 2 from 9:15 to 9:45. I would like to know how did you use the screws to put that in place. The first piece I got it. From second piece. I hope you will reply me. I'm about to do this same project. Thank you very much
I'm considering doing the exact same thing on my garage. I watched another guy's channel and he made it overly complicated. His build was 23k the cost of a new garage.
If I was using joist hangers I would have. Then notched the rafter at the bottom for the slope angle. But, I was using a different type of hanger that is also nailed to the top of the lag bolt plate. If I was doing it again, I'd use the joist hanger with a notch in the rafter method.
Love the videos. I am considering a very similar project. It is super helpful to see you go through the steps on this. I see that you sell plans on your site but don't seen any for this project? if you don't offer the plans, would you be able to offer the SketchUp files you used for the graphics. (I'm guessing that is SketchUp based on how it looks)
Thank you for the great instructions you provide. I really enjoy your videos. However, I have a question. How do we weather proof the sides which back up against the back wall. I’m anchoring my shed to the wall of my house. I have a brick veneer house, but the concern would be the same regardless of it being weatherboard or brick veneer. My concern is when it rains directly in that area (back house wall) or when the wind pushes the rain in that direction, it will rot out the back wall. Does anyone here have any ideas or suggestions to deal with this? Thank you guys in advance 🙏
Proper overhang… I’d also be anchor and build it under the original roof, add flashing and composite spacers to ensure there is no rot on wall or ledger
The link for the plans for this build seems to be a broken link. Are they located somewhere else? I am in the process of building this onto my existing workshop. Thanks
at 8:07 couldnt you have just turned that piece 90 degrees so that you didnt have to do any joinery cuts? not trying to be nitpicky just asking why you went the direction you did, and yes i know its very specific that i picked this moment out of the entire video to ask questions thats just the one thing that stood out to me, also im sick so most of the stuff is probably flying over my head
Sure, it is just a small , well built shed. But what he has done that is extraordinary is to take the time and care to craft a well edited instructional video which shows others exactly the steps to take to achieve the same outcome.
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