Take care Horkn... Sounds like that pain is excruciating, I never experienced a 10/10!! Only reason to stand up the purlins would be if you spaced your joists at a greater distance. $15.00 I'm packing my stuff and moving to Wisconsin!!
Thanks bud! Lol, that phrase was used on an episode of "Ozark". It's extra funny because it's not like it's a 20, but one would have to get a 10 and a 5, or ask for change
With 2’ joist spacing, laying the 2x4 flat is fine. It’s when you get into longer spans that you need to stand the 2x4 on edge for structure, otherwise you have waves in you roof
Got it! Thanks for the advice. I'll be laying the 2x4 purlins flat. Got my buddy that will be helping ( hopefully) with the roof to ok the flat 2x4 purlins. Now I just need a bit more strength to be able to do anything on the shed.
So sorry they got your order wrong and sent you the non-roofing shingles... Hope they go away quickly and you regain your strength soon. Wish I was closer, we could finish that shed up in no time. Take care, brother
Ok did some work on the shed today. I got the rest of the center Bay's decking on. So that bay is complete from the deck down. Hopefully the weather holds out and I can get the last coat of waterproofing on the left bay floor, and I'll do the right Bay's floor last waterproofing coat too. So that leaves me to get the last few brace posts dug and mounted on the right bay, then screw the top deck boards down. After that it's all roofing then. Well, that and "siding" which should be super simple. I'm glad I'm able to start working on this again in earnest. I will trade labor with my cutting buddy. He needs help with a tear off on his GF's garage/ storage shed, and I could use a hand with the overhead stuff too, so he'll help me once I help him.
These ties, do you nail or screw them in? In thinking 10d nails just like the floor joist hangers. T.Jeff Veal it looks like nails in yours. Right?
I started out using 1 5/8" screws, but started using some nails too, made the screws go farther. I put 1 screw in each leg to hold in place, then finish with 2 nails each leg.
If you use screws, make sure they’re designed for use with Simpson products. Regular Sheetrock screws have very little shear strength and will fail in heavy stress situations like high winds.
Deck screws should be fine. I’m sure Simpson would say no, but I’ve used them multiple times and they never failed that I can recall
This is a good answer if the building inspector isn't coming to check. Simpson nails (one in each hole) and a palm nailer would be the easiest, but i have seen framers pretty much use every type nailer to blast thru the connector. It's a wood shed, whatever you use will work.
Thanks guys! I'll be working on this in the next few days. I've got plenty of decking screws to use, as well as the 10d nails that are for the galvanized hangers.
or the proper nail and screw for the size plate you are using as mentioned above you want screws with the proper shear strength and these have a built in washer to help spread the load. The screws come in different sizes to match the size plate you are using. And, yeah, it's a shed.
Ok, after I worked for 9+ hrs on my buddy's GF's roof tearing off a few layers of shingles, he's coming over tomorrow to trade labor on my wood shed. I got the rest of the 2x4 purlins, the roof joist connectors, framing and the joist brace nails too. So we should have everything to get the roof panels up tomorrow. It's supposed to be 65°, mostly cloudy, and under 10 mph winds in the afternoon. Should be perfect weather I went with these roof joist connectors
