I was very lucky to have the gracious help of my best friend's husband, Nick, and his friend Keith to hoist these babies up an in place, and of course, the moral support of Ellen and baby Jackson.
I prebuilt the 2 short walls and premeasured/marked all the studs for the long walls (which I put up in 16' sections) before the crew showed up so we could get a jump start on Saturday bright and early. By 4 p.m., we had all four walls up! I was surprised how smoothly things went together and what a breeze it was to get everything plumb and square.
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| Gorgeous. |
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| The final wall going up. |
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| Ellen and Jackson showing love from the Redneck Cabana. |
The shanty is going to have a shed roof, so there is one tall, 12 foot wall in the front. The rest of the walls were built to 8 feet and later on, I will put in filler studs on the side walls to make up for the space left behind from the pitch.
I chose to do the shed roof for a couple of good reasons. It's just easier. There will be less cuts when putting up the rafters, I won't have to deal with a ridge seam when I do the metal roof, and I will only have to have gutters on one side of the house. It is also going to give me a vaulted ceiling on the inside so it will feel like I have some more airy space in there. I do have to shell out a little more cash monies for 20' lumber to span the 16' structure, but I think it will be worth it.
Moving Forward: Finish framing out windows, put up wall sheathing, and the dreaded roof work.
P.S. I realize I skipped the post about building the subfloor! Coming soon :)
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