A-Frame Garden Shed built from preused wood and pallets

[SwissGuy]

Today after work I picked up the kids at school, brought them home to mum and headed to the garden. I wanted to get that green door done. And that's what I did!
First I had to sand off all that old green paint and the even older whiteish paint under the green:

This was my starting point:

And here about two hours of sanding later:

It will get a light clearcoat later and that's it for colour. I like it like this with it's history still visible compared to painting over it completly (it's still a RatShed of sorts...)
With some swearing (man, that door is heavy!) it then found it's way into its designated spot and got hinged. And guess what, it works like a charm and looks good!

From the inside:

And from the outside:

It still need some trimming and stuff, but hey, I got a door now!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Lol you would have been in trouble if you painted over all that patina, it looks great!
Plus, green doors are faster!

 

[SwissGuy]

Lol you would have been in trouble if you painted over all that patina, it looks great!
Plus, green doors are faster!

While sanding I had to remind myself several times of @OddJob s wise words about stopping before it's enough (or something similar like that)

 

[OddJob]

I just now found this thread. I am heading to Page 1 to get the whole scoop on this cool build!

SG, you were very close, with the right idea for sure. "Stop before you think you are done" ~ OddJob.

On first glance, it looks like your bare / natural wood siding next to it could use a little 'rat-ification'. Maybe a Weathered gray look? Here's the brand new wood on my very first ever Build Off bike, back in BO 10, with my own weathering technique.

From this:

To this ...

RaT SheD on my Swiss brother!

 

[SwissGuy]

I just now found this thread. I am heading to Page 1 to get the whole scoop on this cool build!

SG, you were very close, with the right idea for sure. "Stop before you think you are done" ~ OddJob.

On first glance, it looks like your bare / natural wood siding next to it could use a little 'rat-ification'. Maybe a Weathered gray look? Here's the brand new wood on my very first ever Build Off bike, back in BO 10, with my own weathering technique.

From this:

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To this ...

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RaT SheD on my Swiss brother!

Thought about it, but I will let nature do that job this time.
From my experience it will take about one or two years until the new outside of the shed will get a nice greyish colour, very similar to the other side of the shed where you can see the wood from the little shed that has been on that spot before...
Nothing can beat sun, rain, wind and time to achieve the perfect patina and as there is no set end date for this build I have a lot of time...

 

[SwissGuy]

I just now found this thread. I am heading to Page 1 to get the whole scoop on this cool build!

Looks like you made it through...

SG, you were very close, with the right idea for sure. "Stop before you think you are done" ~ OddJob.

I need to write that down and put it on a sign of some sorts..

 

[Herman]

Are you concerned that with the hinges on the outside that someone could easily remove the screws and steal the contents ?

 

[SwissGuy]

Are you concerned that with the hinges on the outside that someone could easily remove the screws and steal the contents ?

I thought about that, but decided to go that way because of the trouble I had on the other side. But I will add trim on the edges of the door and around that will then cover the hinges and make them less exposed and accessible.

 

[Swampthing]

I just read this through from the beginning.
a great read for a rainy day
Thanks for posting this.

 

[SwissGuy]

So today I finally got some more of the darely needed flooring in sufficient condition! This will be enough for the wall for sure and maybe some furniture later on, when I'm done with all the outside work...

Tomorrow I will pick up a "attic-ladder" (one of these foldable ones that hide above that kind of upwards trap doors). I hope I can make good use of it to access the sleeping den later and beeing able to fold it up if not needed. This might require some jerry rigging but as all the mechanics are included in the (free!) deal it should be doable...

Maybe I can post some more pictures after the upcoming weekend...

 

[SwissGuy]

Here's the batch of flooring I purchased yesterday:

An this is the ladder folded up:

And stretched out:

I think I can use it without the fancy mechanics by using some rope and pulleys, but just in case, I'll keep them in reach:

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I made good use my time after work and the latest batch of flooring. I finally got the left wall covered up to the top!

The pallets made my scaffold to climb up to the top (see video below)
I also added simple latches to both sides inside the swing up roof to secure it against unwanted guests or wind.

And here's todays little silent video:



Next items on my to do list are:

• bulleye windows
• left roof edges
• door trim
• little canopies over both doors
• different hinges and better latches for the foldable poles of the swing up roof
• covering front porch
• sleeping den with ladder
• furniture
• who knows what else will come up....

 

[RustyGold]

Looking good!

 

[SwissGuy]

One item less on the list: the front porch is done (or almost, as everything else).
First I covered the front and the rigth side (left was already done when I covered the left wall).

Then I cut off tongue and grove of 5 flooring boards with the table saw.

After that the edges got rounded with the router.

Then I cut them to the right length and rounded the short edges as well.

Before screwing the planks on, I added two more beams as reinforcement.

Then I screwed the deck down leaving little gaps inbetween the planks, so that the rainwater can run off the deck.

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I worked on the door:
I managed to put acrylic glas into the little window:

I love to work with acrylic glas, as you just need to run over it with a sharp knife a few times and then you can snap off the unneeded part...

Then I got the lock and handles in. This needed a lot of trial and error and next time I would probably do it different, but hey, it works:

Then I got the inside trim done. I cut some pallet wood to the right width and just screwed it to the inside of the doorframe.

And finally I got started on the outside door trim, just to realize, that I need wider strips of thin wood, but at least I can use the ones I bought to finish off the inside of the doorframe.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Acrylic sheet can be cut with a carbide-tipped blade. I was in that biz for a minute.

 

[SwissGuy]

I've made plans for today after work:

3 pickups in 2 hours:

Stop 1: some more corrugated roofing (7 sheets 70x200cm for 30€ total)​

Stop 2: free plywood​

Stop 3: a nice piece of furniture for free...​

Pics, when I have it all in the garden...

 

[SwissGuy]

With all the loading and unloading it turned into a 3 hours round-trip, but it was worth it.
I got these 8 (the ad said 7) sheets of roofing for 30€ which is a steal. Most of them have already some holes, but I can work with that:

After that I picked up (for free) 3 sheets of thick ply with a dark green coat of roughed up paint. It's almost to perfect of a match to the door. I will use this for framing the round windows:

And finally I got a fine kitchen cabinet, that t later will go underneath my counter in front of the kneewall. It's real carpenters work and not that pressed wood flat packed furniture stuff. One of the drawers still had it's paper inlay. But see for yourself:

And fully assembled:

Obviously someone was a Beatles fan:

Now I just need to find the time to finish this shed...

 

[SwissGuy]

Look, we have a guest who stays over night:

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I finally could work a bit on the shed after a very busy week.
First I took care of the little kitchen cabinet and raised it a bit to get some decent counter height later on. I was in such a hurry to get it done, that I completely forgot to take pictures.

Next I went at it to create eaves on all roof edges.
To mark the length cuts on the corrugated metal I created a simple tool: some scrap poly roofing with a hole in it and a pencil...

I cut 3 waves off of each side of some sheets to get the pieces I needed. Only on the front left edge I used some of the older and sturdier roofing.
Now all sides have eaves, like it should be to protect the wall edges.

On the lower left front I already added some trim. I will do this underneath all eaves later on.

After I was done I lit a little fire and we had some grilled sausages, corn and other vegetables for dinner...
It was I who had to stay behind and clean up all the mess...

See you next time...