Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
That's how I built my last one, in 1982, and still solid (last I knew 0 sold the house 3 years ago). On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I build sheds with .60 treated lumber for foundations (ground contact) 2 x 6 joists and 3/4 plywood for

Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 6:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] Andrew's shed Do the powers that be require a concrete foundation in your locale? My plan is to build a new and bigger shed - probably one that looks like a small barn in order to get

Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 6:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] Andrew's shed Do the powers that be require a concrete foundation in your locale? My plan is to build a new and bigger shed - probably one that looks like a small

[MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Do the powers that be require a concrete foundation in your locale? My plan is to build a new and bigger shed - probably one that looks like a small barn in order to get the storage room in the loft area. The one we have now is one of those flimsy steel bolt together things and has no ready

Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip4gSOTyPrs ? -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 6:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] Andrew's shed Do

Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread Dimitri via Mercedes
Perhaps Andrew's shed is really a garage? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2015, at 6:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Do the powers that be require a concrete foundation in your locale? My plan is to build a new and bigger shed - probably one that looks like

Re: [MBZ] Andrew's shed

2015-06-04 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
I build sheds with .60 treated lumber for foundations (ground contact) 2 x 6 joists and 3/4 plywood for the floors. Last for a long time and termites/carpenter ants won't eat the .060 wood. No concrete truck/concrete finishers/floats/power trowel/forms required. Look up all weather wood