MJ's Studio

Something I have been working on since last fall - completed in time for MJ's move on July 1.
I posted a low rez video if you want a two minute version.

March:

The piers were installed last October when the equipment was on site. The other lumber came in March, when the ground was frozen but there was no snow.

Made quick work of installing the platform - buying the cordless nail gun was the best thing I have ever done!

Getting ready to cover up for the night...

And a good thing - it snowed overnight!

May:

Returned to see if everything survived. This is the window we found on 5th St. We like it for the size and for the guard dog that came with it.

Whipped through the framing - have nail gun will travel!

Here's the window with guard dog installed and ready to protect MJ from anything that goes bump in the night.

The framing, some walls and part of the roof installed - lots done in May!

June:
Onward towards completion. I kept building; one shoe in front of another. I have learned so much since the first cabin! The only major error was that I miscounted the roofing material. Each panel is 26" wide, but after overlapping each other it is closer to 20." This meant that I was short one piece. I had to wait till we had a van to carry the 12' piece to the site. 

Measuring for the door was another error. I only left 3/16th of an inch extra in width. that was not enough. Plus, I went crazy with the nail gun, so removing the over nailed stud was extremely difficult.

I'm very happy with how the roofing has worked out, although it is too bright and too hot even though the roof faces North. We will be adding shading and venting.

Painted floor - almost ready for the move.

July:
MJ getting comfortable in her new space. 

 

Some notes: I spent extra time to make tight cuts around the rafters & I caulked everywhere. Hopefully this will keep the majority of bugs out. Our very first shed has become wasp central, partly because of enormous gaps I left in the structure. For the week we were there after I was done caulking there was not one bug inside this space.

And I do not work for Home Depot, or Paslode, or Suntuf. I added those links for your ease if you are interested in the product.