Building My Leanto

[UncleJoe]

The guy tha'ts suppose to be doing it, is good, but a putzer, and shows up at 10 am, and leaves at 2pm , after an hr for lunch.:switch:


Jim

Would that be a six-pack lunch?

 

[robin416]

If I was 25v years younger , and not so banged up..
Woulda been done by now.

The guy tha'ts suppose to be doing it, is good, but a putzer, and shows up at 10 am, and leaves at 2pm , after an hr for lunch.:switch:


Jim

Huh, maybe it you should become one too and take the check out to lunch, don't start writing it until 10 and not finish it until the next day.

 

[phideaux]

Well , we agreed on a fixed price to pay him.

By the hour he would never made it thru the first hour.

Thats why I'm doing some of the work,
I enjoy work,

I have been labeled a workaholic in my day.

Makes me feel good ...tired..but good.
:snowman:

Jim

 

[hashbrown]

If I was 25v years younger , and not so banged up..
Woulda been done by now.

The guy tha'ts suppose to be doing it, is good, but a putzer, and shows up at 10 am, and leaves at 2pm , after an hr for lunch.:switch:


Jim

That drives me nuts! looking good though.

 

[phideaux]

Well, nothing to show for today, day 5....
The metal got delivered about noon,

I set one center post for the back 14 ft wall.

That's it , too much other stuff going on.

Gonna hit it hard tomorrow...I hope.:lil guy:



Jim

 

[gumpy]

I used 1X at every24", when I put a metal roof on my house,
Roof on roof.

But here , the rafters are set 3 ft apart , and I lay the 2x4s at every 2 feet,
I feel that I need the strength here of 2x.


Jim

I guess I'm an overkill person! If I was doing you're project, I would use 2x6 rafters on 2' centers. Then use 2x4 on 2' centers for the lathe. (Lathe is what you fasten the metal roofing to.) Even with using trusses I put 2x4 lathes on 2' centers when using metal roofing.

 

[UncleJoe]

I guess I'm an overkill person! If I was doing you're project, I would use 2x6 rafters on 2' centers. Then use 2x4 on 2' centers for the lathe. (Lathe is what you fasten the metal roofing to.) Even with using trusses I put 2x4 lathes on 2' centers when using metal roofing.

I go even one step further.

I put 3/8" particle board down before I put the metal roof on. That way the occasional screw that misses the rafter has something else to bite into.

 

[phideaux]

I do overkill too,

Yall want me to do over,over kill, kill...


I put OSB on when I built my Garage,
You shoulda seen the chicken house I built,
My kids wanted to live in it..

This will be a shed to park my truck..just to keep the weather off.

The pitch is a little over 4/12 , so what little snow we get won't stay,


Jim

 

[phideaux]

Got some more done today,
Day 6 ( but really only 20 hrs total work time)

Flashing is in , ready for roof metal to slide under,
all purlins (except last row) are on,
all walls built and runners on,
Front gable ready,
Rafters cut for facia ,

Should finish on Monday.

Jim

 

[UncleJoe]

Looking good. :thumbs up:

 

[robin416]

I love to watch a good construction project come together.

 

[phideaux]

Well Day 9,(skipped Friday and Subday)
Total Hrs 29
Put top and side metal on yesterday,

This was day one...

Finished it up today
,

Done....

Almost got the trench dug and filled with gravel , to control the run off from roof overhang,
I ran out of steam....tomorrow.

Got about another hour for gravel work,
Then hang some solar motion lights , and park that truck in there.

Not bad...I'm happy.


Jim

 

[robin416]

It looks like it was always part of the main building. Very nice work indeed.

Will the next pic have the truck enjoying it's new digs?

 

[phideaux]

Yep, I was gonna put it in there , but I still got some gravel shufeflvoleling to do inside,
and hang some motion solar lights..
it will spend it's first night in there tomorrow night.



Jim

 

[UncleJoe]

I was expecting to see a truck in there by the time I got to the last pic.

 

[gumpy]

Very nice job. That will keep your truck in the dry.

 

[Sentry18]

Might as well just put a door on it and call it a garage. Then you could build a lean-too next to it!

 

[Bacpacker]

Very nice work. It will serve you well. Thanks for sharing the build with us.

 

[hashbrown]

Very nice work!

 

[phideaux]

Now the bills are starting to roll in...

So far ....total lumber = $639.00

Total ( near useless) helper/labor = $1400.00 ( live and learn, never again, thats $48.27/hr )

All Metal panels(300 ft) + flashing, corners, and screws... looks like $861.00

Total = $2900.00

Coulda did it myself , (almost did) for $1500.00


luggin in:

Jim

 

[The Lazy L]

...We got the slot cut in the wall above the header , to slip the flashing in...

I was thinking about doing the same to my 30x40. How or what tool did you use to cut the steel siding for the flashing?

 

[phideaux]

I was thinking about doing the same to my 30x40. How or what tool did you use to cut the steel siding for the flashing?

Used the 2x6 beam as a guide, and laid the first 2x4 runner against the wall and went up 1" above that, for new metal rib height.
Struck a line...and used a plywood saw blade, in 7 1/2" skilsaw, but turned blade backwards.....made a smooth straight , clean cut .

Only took about 15 minutes.


Jim

 

[phideaux]

I was expecting to see a truck in there by the time I got to the last pic.

Very nice job. That will keep your truck in the dry.

Starting finishing some gravel work, started raining. Parked the tractor .

Finally quit raining,
Got the Baby in his new home.
He can breathe in here....plenty room all around.

Now just to put up my lights, and build some shevling..

Jim

 

[phideaux]

:snowman::swingstocking:
Jim

 

[The Innkeeper]

Very fine indeed. Much fancier than the one I put together this fall (I won't show pictures)

 

[robin416]

I saw that tractor in there I thought you were looking to build a second lean to on the other side but needed a good excuse. It looks good in that protected spot.

 

[UncleJoe]

Looks all snuggly and warm in there.