A few observations: time and finances have necessitated a simplification of this build. It’s not going to be as elaborate as I’d first envisioned for several reasons, including the fact that we are kicking around the idea of moving.

More to follow….

I’ll have more tabula rasa pictures of the garage soon….

The shelves are standard JWL wicked-solid functional shelves. Ready to hold stuff.

Next: build the doors. I have 4 old barn hinges (thanks Yo and Matt!), 2 of which aren’t flexible at the moment (rusted shut). I need to spend some time with them before I can use them for the doors.

I also installed a trimboard between the existing garage and the new shed. Eventually these 2 wood tones will get closer as the new wood ages:

Here’s more of the trim work, getting all the angles right from the two pitched slopes is tricky:

Here’s the trim board I put at the corner:

And, here’s a full view of the shed as it is now:

Next step is to add that last piece of siding, do the trim at the rear of the shed. Then I can build the doors, and install the shelves.

Here are pics:

^^ Front view. Only half of the door is cut out, I still have to trim away much of the wood siding to expose the other half of the door.

^^ Corner view, with the longest dimension of siding visible.

An overall view. The shed is 8×16, the garage is 12×20. Yep. This will be a cozy studio, barely big enough to get a full band inside.

^^ Here’s the seam where the new siding meets the aged siding of the garage. As the shed ages, this should get closer to a match.

^^ Still plenty of trim work to do, including the soffits to cover the joists.

I have all the necessary materials to build the roof, and a friend coming over Monday to help me do it. With luck, all I’ll have left after Monday is to skin the shed, build the door, and build shelves inside. Then I can move in.

After that, next is to get electricity inside the garage, and start on the studio build proper. Ever closer!

Anyway, I used the abrupt and dramatic change in weather today to begin the wall framing. I’m about 3/4 done with the wall framing:

The studs are 24″OC, since it’s a shed. Not gonna worry too much about it.

The wall frames are 6’6″ tall (don’t wanna bump me head….), which allows for a very small slope on the roof. I may have to keep an eye on the snowfall during the winter, and roofrake the snow off it.

All the frames you see there are attached together, but not yet attached to the deck.

I have to pick up another 10 2x4s early this week, and build the last remaining wall. This wall will be more complex because it will have a doorway.

Progress is good….

But it finally stopped raining long enough for me to get more done today. I finished installing all the floorboards.

One thing I forgot to account for. All the subflooring, joists, and the beams are made of rough cut hemlock. Since they are rough cut, they are larger than the listed weight. The beams, and the front joist beam are both 16’3″ long. But, when I ordered the finished floorboards, I ordered 8′ boards. 2 together means the floorboards are 3″ short. No problem, I also have some 12′ floorboards for the treehouse, so I used one on the edge:

I thought about just waiting for the framing and putting the 2×4 right on the joists, but decided against it simply for consistency.

Also, you’ll notice in the first photo above that the floorboard closest to the garage door is at an angle. I had meant to leave it until I had the doorway cut in, but decided at the last minute to hammer it into place (tight fit between the garage) and fastened it down with screws. Exactly 800 screws later, they’re all in.

Next up: wall framing.

EDIT: I now have photos relevant to this entry:

But, here is where we stand so far:

Next step is to cut and install the spacer boards. Then, I need to order the floorboards and install those. Once the floorboards are in, it’s wall-framing time!

I’m also building a treehouse for my daughter, and it’s very nearly at the same stage as this (need to get floorboards). I’ll likely get all those floorboards at the same time.