11.19.2024

Jim did some more investigation work on my car this morning.  He's still not sure enough to order parts yet, so more troubleshooting is in the works.

He got everything ready and then after lunch we headed back up to work on the shed.  We measured for the two left side pieces and then Jim cut the sheathing in the pavilion... 

We took the plywood back to the shed, but the first piece to be marked and go up was the other front piece...

Fastening it in place...

Then the first side piece gets moved into place...

Jim starts putting the many screws in...

Then we moved over the last big piece...

Fastening...

This side was a little harder for Jim to work on because the dirt is loose, but it sure looks good!

View from the front...

Bringing in the plywood cutoff pieces and all the tools at the end of the day.

Jim finished the day looking over the car again.

High 54.7/Low 36.1

11.19.2024

Jim did more troubleshooting on the car this morning and then put it back together.  He's hoping to get parts ordered and then schedule the work for the end of the week when we are supposed to get some rain. 

After lunch, we headed outside.  First job was to cut the pieces of sheathing for both sides of the right wall.  Putting boards underneath so that he can use the saw...

Cutting...

Once Jim got both side pieces cut, we loaded them on the forks and took them back to the shed area.  I marked the screw locations on the last full piece of sheathing and then Jim put it in place...

Starting all the screws...

While Jim was fastening, I got the two side pieces marked.  When he was finished, he moved the first side piece in place...

Starting to fasten...

Then the next piece goes up...

Fastening the last piece on this side.  There are so many screws to push through both wood and steel, that Jim's wrists are definitely ready to stop at the end of the day!

Two sides are done (except for top section on sides) - looks very different inside now!

The outside view of the two sides...

High 57.9/Low 39.8

11.17.2024

Jim put my car on the car lift yesterday to start investigating the noises.  He's already planning on what parts to order.

Starting to investigate the lift cylinder project as well.  Unfortunately, the service manual he bought appears correct, with right model and serial number range, but the directions for the lift cylinders shows another Bobcat model!  I've already written to the company to see what they say.

Kyle and Hope came for a visit yesterday afternoon - it was good to see them and we had a nice time!  

This afternoon, we were back outside.  We loaded up 4 more sheets of plywood on the forks, I marked all the screw positions, and Jim got the next side piece moved into position...

Fastening in place...

The trees get a little trim because they are in the way!

Before working on the left side, more tree trimming...

First piece on the left side going up...

Making sure everything is plumb...

Starting to fasten...

Last full piece on the back going up...

Putting all the screws in...

The shed is really looking like a building now!

Obviously the front pieces are partial, but Jim wanted to put the next piece up so that every side has sheathing for stability.  He'll cut the opening out after it's attached.

Checking to make sure it's plumb before starting to fasten...

November 16 - High 59.2/Low 25.6
November 17 - High 53.7/Low 29.4

 

11.15.2024

 Jim finished attaching all the screws from underneath the top track through the top plate on the back side of the shed today, so the steel framing is all finished!

Then we went down to the pavilion and loaded up the first plywood sheathing!

It's so nice that Jim cleared a path around to the back of the shed; he was able to drive right back to where we needed to work.

I did all the marking of screw locations on the plywood and then helped Jim move it over; then he stood it up in place...

Making sure it is level...

Starting to fasten...

Moving the next piece into place...

Right now, Jim is just putting enough screws to hold it all in place; he'll go back later and fill in.  We certainly learned a lot about building with steel from the house.  There are two types of screws to use here - if Jim pre-drills a hole through the wood, he uses wingless screws.  But if he wants to go through both the sheathing and the steel at once, he uses winged screws.  But those require lots of force to get them through, especially since Jim used 5/8" plywood for this project.

The next piece went up into place in the middle of the right side wall, just so that the structure has more stability.

Fastening it in place...

Once he had enough screws to hold it, he put the bucket on the Bobcat and brought it around back to start filling in the screws.  You can see he really has to exert a lot of force to get these screws in!

It's so exciting to see sheathing on the outside now!

High 50.6/Low 26