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Building a garage lean-to

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  1. The Wood Wolverine

    The Wood Wolverine

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    I’ve had a real large tarp covering one side and most of another since I put this together. I have the metal to do sides, I just don’t have the experience to throw it up. Hopefully that changes this week.
     
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    Finally got around to putting some metal up. It ain’t perfect but it’s good enough for who it’s for! Lol.
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    Tomorrow we (my dad and I) will be framing out the door side and hopefully starting on the doors. I don’t think I have enough metal to cover them so they might end up wood of some type.

    More pics to follow...
     
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    Oh, I thought it was done when the roof went on! :rofl: :lol:
    Put sides on it and I'd be tempted to park the truck in there :whistle:
     
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    Right! I thought real hard on doors big enough for that. Decided to do 2 three footers.
    I plan on using the old shelter logic frame and a tarp for an additional car-port for my sons Acura this winter.
     
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    For someone that has not built allot you would never no it. Wish I had this on the side of my barn.
     
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    Got the door opening framed out and covered. Just need doors and corner pieces. I plan to possibly use some “scrap” pieces of the same metal and have someone bend it to 90’s for me. I have enough to do that, but not enough to cover the doors so they will be ??..”
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    I intentionally left those 2x6’s stick out to hang something from. Maybe wind chimes, plants, etc. The basketball hoop will be cut off and the post repurposed to a light pole.
     
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    Now it’s time to relax by the fire with a frozen mojito slush!

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    Buck pole.....
     
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    Looks great. Do I see wood slabs inside your new building ?
     
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    Yep. That’s some oak I milled and wanted to get it under a roof. It’s been there for a while. Now it’s in the way! Plan is to take this metal rack and put it in the lean-to and stack it on there.
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    That looks like a nice area also. Like the rack idea. You got me thinking about a 8 ft rack im not using.
     
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    Exactlywhat crossed my mind. Meat pole.
     
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    Bought 2 4x8 sheets of 3/4 treated plywood and some treated 1x4’s yesterday. Plus a 1lb box of screws and a circular saw blade.. just over $200!! :hair: Got both doors built today but only hung one. Total pain in the azz to hang! They came out 79” tall and 3’ wide and pretty darn heavy. A while back I bought 4 hinges but we decided to put 3 on one because of the weight. Oh and I was left with one extra screw in the box. :smoke:
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    I then decided to utilize the cut-offs and refurb my wood wagon.
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    It’s crude but serves the purpose. I saved my old plastic bed liner for this. I trimmed it about 8” too wide so I could have some go up the sides. Put the block on it to help it relax in the position.
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    Couple strategically placed screws should keep it in place. :thumbs:
    I’ll stop on the way home tomorrow and get more hinges and a latch of some type.
     
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    Them doors will look good. I bet they are hard to hang by yourself. They cost more than I would think also. Great use of your leftover wood.
     
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    No way I could have done it solo. My dad came over to help. If I had to guess I’d say each door was at least 75lbs. $50 a sheet for the plywood! :eek:
     
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    Building materials are stupid expensive right now. $10 for an 8’ white 2x6, $22 for a sheet of 1/2” osb. Damm hurricanes
     
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    That looks great! Yeah, lumber prices are Stoopid right now.

    That trailer will work great, and that bed liner will clean out really nice and easy.