I didn't pay attention to the trunk.There are weeds all around it. I wasn't paying any attention to the whole tree until my wife wanted me to try to find out what it is. It's by a gravel road and it's very dry here.
Yesterday I started working on the shop at 2:30 am. Went to work for a couple hours at 7 am, took an hour for lunch,and worked on the shop til 6 pm. There is still a full day of work to build and cover the left upper wall and finish up the several details on the outside, but I was able to lock...
I'm not working too fast. You'd get tired of waiting for your house. :idunno
I made quite a bit of progress on the east wall. I worked from 3 am to 11 am yesterday and 4 am to 2 pm today before I had to make a short run.
The dark pic shows how I had the window opening framed wrong. It took...
First pic is the top double plate that I was able to overlap
into the new wall.
I have been reusing the metal I pulled off of the building. I have 1 end and 1 side on except for the sliding door. Just a small pile of metal left. The ugly looking spot by the window is a temporary patch over the...
I changed your quote for my situation.
I think my house has overlapping top plates, but it's been over 30 years and I can't remember for sure. Also, anything I have built that was bigger than a dog house has 2x6 walls. That's why my house is insulated so well.
I can't overlap a top plate on...
I don't claim to be a carpenter, even though I've built a few buildings including my house. There are other areas that may not be put together in a conventional method, but I am beefing up any parts that carry weight. I'll get pics of a couple supporting areas when I get to them.
That end wall...
Looking back, I almost wish I had done the roof myself just to say I did it. I only got the help because they offered to help.
Most days I do pretty good, but I was having trouble with that yesterday.
One of the things I did was put some metal on the long wall. First pic shows 2x6's holding the...