some recent mods for B+/C owner interests
had a lot of activity making changes on our RV and its shed this summer. hope it might bring some ideas to other B+/C owners... repainted shed w/ full slab (compared w/ sig pic) awning remo...
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unpainted wood and corrugated galvanized roof all from home depot store shelves was $800. paint + concrete for rear 12'x 12' 1-2" thin slab (thicker w/ rebar along rear wheel line), screws and other misc. brings it to about $1000
6 facia-girder boards are 12' long 2x12s. joists are 2x6s @ 2'
structure is about 11.5' tall w/ posts made by splicing 2' lengths of 4x4s to 12' 4x4s using 4 6' long 1x4s glued and screwed to all 4 sides and sunk about 30".
posts form what is called non-prismatic cantilever beams (vertical diving boards). my calculations say 100 mph hurricane winds will be safe w/, maybe 3 inches of horizontal sway at roof level. use 2 joists across 2 inner posts
too little front to rear slope caused some leaky overlaps, leading to recent repairs that include an inner gutter at mid structure and at 3rd to last joist, along w/ new drip strips...put decent slope to avoid this.
on edit:
no joist hangars...simply 2-3.5" screws thru outer 2x12 into 2x6 joists.
i had to stand down my HOA, who called me on the carpet. i drew pictures using cut and paste figures to show the architecture committee almost exactly how it would look and its materials. they had all intent to stop it, yet they would and could not do so...the original developer of the subdivision had allowed 4 RV sheds at the get-go some 20 years back. i HATE HOAs! there are already enough governments trying to get between me and a holsum enjoyment of my property.
6 facia-girder boards are 12' long 2x12s. joists are 2x6s @ 2'
structure is about 11.5' tall w/ posts made by splicing 2' lengths of 4x4s to 12' 4x4s using 4 6' long 1x4s glued and screwed to all 4 sides and sunk about 30".
posts form what is called non-prismatic cantilever beams (vertical diving boards). my calculations say 100 mph hurricane winds will be safe w/, maybe 3 inches of horizontal sway at roof level. use 2 joists across 2 inner posts
too little front to rear slope caused some leaky overlaps, leading to recent repairs that include an inner gutter at mid structure and at 3rd to last joist, along w/ new drip strips...put decent slope to avoid this.
on edit:
no joist hangars...simply 2-3.5" screws thru outer 2x12 into 2x6 joists.
i had to stand down my HOA, who called me on the carpet. i drew pictures using cut and paste figures to show the architecture committee almost exactly how it would look and its materials. they had all intent to stop it, yet they would and could not do so...the original developer of the subdivision had allowed 4 RV sheds at the get-go some 20 years back. i HATE HOAs! there are already enough governments trying to get between me and a holsum enjoyment of my property.
