Timber Garden Shed

Black & Decker - Project Center Password Login Password Go Reminder Search All Go Directions: Timber-frame Garden Shed Index>Furnishings>Outdoor Wood Furnishings>Timber-frame Garden Shed> BUILDING THE TIMBER-FRAME GARDEN SHED Step A: Build the Foundation & Floor Frame 1. Excavate the building site and add a 4" layer of compactible gravel. Tamp the gravel thoroughly, making sure it is level. 2. Cut three 4 × 4 treated timber skids at 120". Arrange and level the skids on the gravel bed, following the FLOOR FRAMING PLAN. 3. Cut 2 × 6 rim joists at 120" and nine joists at 93". Mark the joist layout onto the rim joists, following the plan. Assemble the frame with 16d galv. common nails—be sure to check each joist for crowning and install it with the crowned edge up. 4. Set the floor frame on top of the skids and measure the diagonals to make sure it's square. Install joist clip angles at each joist along the two outer skids, using 1 1/2" joist hanger nails. Toenail each joist to the center skid with 16d galv. nails. 5. Install the tongue-and-groove floor sheathing, starting with a full sheet at one corner of the frame. Use 8d galv. box nails driven every 6" along the edges and every 12" in the field. http://www.blackanddecker.com/ProjectCenter/doc...ntview.asp?DOC_ID=p_2_99_23589_23780_23803.html (1 of 10) [7/20/03 8:07:59 PM] Black & Decker - Project Center Secure the floor frame to the foundation skids with angles (outside skids) and toenails (center skid). Start the notches with a series of saw cuts, then remove the material with a sharp wood chisel. Step B: Cut & Notch the Posts 1. Cut six 4 × 4 posts at 90 1/2", making sure both ends are square. 2. The four corner posts have 3 1/2"-Iong × l 1/2"deep notches on two adjacent sides, to accept the girts (note that the notches overlap each other by 1 1/2"