shed construction a visual guide. c.a.d. example
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SHED CONSTRUCTIONA Visual Guide
C.A.D. Example
Obtain a Slab Foundation
Glue the Back Wall on First
Attach One Side Wall
Install the Other Side Wall
Make sure BOTH side walls are either inside or outside the front and back walls.
Use Tape to Hold the Walls Straight
Apply a second layer of studs to the top of the walls.This is called a DOUBLE TOP PLATE.They should overlap at the corners to hold walls together.
Cut Front Siding Material
Use the front wall as a template to trace windows and door openings
Attach Siding to Front Wall.
Trim as necessary
Build Two Door Frames
Hinge the doors with tape
Attach siding to exterior door frames
Trim Windows and Doors
Use a thin Sharpie marker to draw panes on a small square ofclear plastic and glue to the inside of each window.
Half a staple door handle
A pin or tackwould beeven better!
Exterior Siding on the Sides
• Install exterior siding on both the left and right sides.
Finished Front
Add two trim pieces to hide the gap between front and side wall
Label the Following Parts(On the INSIDE of the front wall with small white paper strips)
Header
Rough Sill
Double Top Plate
King Stud
Cripple Stud
Trimm
er Stud
Sole Plate
Parts of a Wall
Finished Labels
Back Wall Looking In
Fireproofing
• The front wall will remain uncovered on the inside.• Cover the left wall with interior siding.• Install fire-resistant material inside the right wall
before installing interior siding.– Cotton?– Aluminum foil?– Foam?– ?
• Leave the back wall completely open, front and back.
TRUSSES• Use truss template to build EIGHT trusses.• Make them as EXACT as you can. Even slight
differences will make the roof not fit right.
TIP: Place all 8 trusses together in a clamp and sand them before installing!
Add 4 gussets to each trusswhere each piece comes together.
Label one gusset and one truss.
All Roof Trusses Up
Add Roof to One Side1. One layer of black construction paper – to resemble plywood and tar paper2. Thin strips of sandpaper or brown paper to resemble shingles. Build bottom to top.
EXTRA CREDIT
• Carpeting• Flooring• Plastic in the windows with window “panes”• Furniture• Artwork on the walls• TV on the wall• “Grass”• Sidewalk/walkway • Trees, bushes, and/or flowers• Other
5 pts. each
What’s Next?
• We will build a neighbor-friendly fence on two sides of your shed.
• We will place one army man inside each shed.• For those willing to sacrifice their shed, we will
pour an equal amount of flammable material inside each shed and catch them on fire to test their fire-resistance.
• We will complete a reflection in our engineering notebooks to compare how each shed performed.