Rehab the Shed

As we brainstorm how to best utilize the shed I figured it would be helpful to draw it up in sketchup so I measured it and put the file here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gP9vqiJAfQLkbOodalGHlmC0pDeEHYY_. However the placement of the studs in this drawing is only approximate.

This project is the data collection phase. At this point I still need to investigate the foundation of the shed by pulling some of the panels off to inspect. I'm going to set a deadline to finish this as 5/1/2020.

• Known problems include:

  • the door doesn't swing open all the way since it catches the ground,

  • the roof leaks around the flue cap,

  • the siding is falling apart.

The door dimensions are 30" x 75-3/4" but when I tried to find a replacement with these dimensions I could only find options that will require shaving off a couple inches and exterior doors are fairly expensive. Therefore it may be best to make our own door. A standard door thickness is 1-3/4" but looking online I found that most door handles/deadbolts have a thickness of 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" so if we made this door from standard 2x4's which have a thickness of 1-1/2" then these can be used to construct this door. This door needs to be designed. I was thinking that it could be simply constructed from channels creating the frame with a slot in the top in which the 2x4s could be replaced. Alternatively metal plates could just be used to attach the 2x4s together.