Category: Projects

We are back from vacation and are ready to get our shed project finished.

This week Gino got the door, handle, and lock installed. While I got more of the trim painted.

Door installed.
Trim painted by me.

He also finished the east end wall above the siding area.

I need to finish some painting on this end and then I’m finished with painting trim.
There are some areas where I will need to touch up.

Gino will finish the trim along the roof line, since I am not that secure on a ladder.

Seems like we’ve been working on this project forever but we are slowly getting it finished.

Today we finished wrapping the west end and Gino installed the trim (and flashing)
around the whole shed.

I started painting the trim but couldn’t finish because the ladder was in use.
You can see how high I was able to reach without the ladder. I did get 2 coats of paint around the door jam but then had to give the ladder back.

While I was painting the trim Gino was working on the west end fascia.
That looks very nice.

The roof is complete!

The roofer finally made it out late this afternoon to get the shed roofed for us. It took the man about 2 hours to get it finished. He’ll come out later to do the gutters for us too.

After the roofer left Gino and I got to work wrapping the outside with the leftover tar paper.

We got most of the shed covered but the west wall. We ran out of paper.

It’s looking good!
Tomorrow we will install trim and finish the wrapping.

Gino went out again last night to finish up the trim work along the roof. It looks really nice.

 

 

The roof is ready for shingles!

Gino got it finished putting on the last piece of plywood around 9 p.m. last night and I wasn’t able to get photos taken so I decided to do it today.

Looking north.

Getting the east end finished was a bit tricky with the fence in the way but he finally was able to work around it. He also had to be careful of the wasps and bees that like to hang out in tree.

Looking northeast.
It makes for a different view out the kitchen window but it’s a good view.

We decided it would be best to hire someone to do the shingles. I told Gino I didn’t want him on the roof at all. It was scary enough with him on the ladder!

The east end is finally complete.
He did say he needed to finish up with some trim pieces but that he’ll do that tomorrow.

View from the outside of the fence, looking southeast.
(Will have to get another from across the street again when it’s all completed)
He really had to trim the tree (far left) which looks better anyway.

Tonight Gino went out after work to continue working on the roof of the shed.

I didn’t take to many pictures since you couldn’t see the actually work he was doing.

Outside view.

Pretty pink clouds through the skylight opening.

He had to trim the roof piece that was hanging over the eave to meet the middle of the eave. He then cut the smaller front roof piece and nailed it down. He did the same thing on the north side of the roof too. He has the upper most roof pieces to complete and then we can wrap and then shingle!

Getting back outside to get this roof finished up, Gino worked hard on getting as most of it completed today.

It’s a cool day outside today, the marine shore coverage lasted for most of the day. Which made it nice to work in the cooler temperatures.

It’s beginning to take on more shape.

Got the outer corner beams on north-side eaves installed.

Got the outer corner beams on south-side eaves installed as well.

Getting the eave measured on the west end wall.
I helped with the install of this board.

Jump ahead a few hours; after lunch and the sun coming out…

We got our first piece of plywood on the roof!
It’s not nailed down so we need to be careful.

Different angle of front view.
I can begin to see what it looks like now that some of the roof is on. Think of all that storage room…

West wall.

Looking up at the southwest corner eave.
Looks great!

Back inside; with the roof pieces getting installed the skylight view will get smaller and smaller.

Gino worked on the north side late into the afternoon until he called it quit for the day. However this is the last picture I took for the day.

We made it outside just before lunch to begin work again on the shed again today.

Gino had spent all week, after work, working on getting the rest of the trusses cut out and a few assembled.

This morning he finished getting all the parts assembled on the remaining 2 trusses.

5 of the trusses finished and up.
The 2 ends are secured and in place.

We just placed the top board to finish adding the remaining trusses to the building.

Looking inside, 2 of the trusses are ready to be installed.

The east end wall is secured with support beams and the top beam and bolts on the inside.

Gino working on getting the trusses in the right spot.

Looking east toward the west side.

Street view of what the new shed looks like from out here.
Can’t see it because of the trees along the street, have to be right out front.

Street view from the north looking south.

We had to stop for the day because Gino had to get the rest of the roof trim pieces.

Back inside all the trusses are up and secure!
Nothing going to fall on your head in here!