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Materials List
Quantity | Item
112" x 6" x 8' lumber rated for outdoor use
- 112" x 6" x 8' lumber rated for outdoor use
- 110' x 10' sheet of 1 mil. plastic film
- 24' x 8' sheets of 3/4" CDX plywood
- 182" x 4" x 12' spruce
- 142" x 4" x 8' spruce
- 34" x 4" x 8' lumber rated for outdoor use
- 74' x 8' sheets of 5/8" T-111 sheathing
- 35 / 4" x 6" x 12' lumber rated for outdoor use
- 44' x 8' sheets of 1/2" sheathing
- 136"-long roll of 15-lb. roofing felt
- 3 bundles of roofing shingles
- Small quantity of roofing cement
- 3 windows
- 3 tubes of caulking compound
- 51" x 4" x 8' Ponderosa Pine
- 11" x 4" x 6' Ponderosa Pine
- 21" x 3" x 12' Ponderosa Pine
- 11" x 6" x 8' Ponderosa Pine
- 31" x 2" x 12' Ponderosa Pine
- 2 gallons latex primer
- 1 gallon latex top coat paint
- 2 quarts of accent colors, depending on color scheme
- 28' pieces of drip edge
- 4 decorative fan brackets (optional)
Step 1: Site Preparation
Select a site that is fairly level and has good drainage. Using a tape measure and a framing square, measure an 8' x 8' square.
Check that your site is perfectly square by measuring the diagonals. If they each measure 11' 6", your site is a perfect 8' square.
Select a site that is fairly level and has good drainage. Using a tape measure and a framing square, measure an 8' x 8' square.
Check that your site is perfectly square by measuring the diagonals. If they each measure 11' 6", your site is a perfect 8' square.
Step 2: Outer Frame
Use two 8' lengths of 2" x 6" lumber rated for outdoor use for the front and rear rim joists. From two more 8' lengths of 2" x 6"lumber
rated for outdoor use, cut two pieces of 2" x 6" x 7' 6" for the side rim joists. Assemble the outer frame by nailing through the front
and rear rim joists into the side rim joists, using two 12d 3 1/4" common nails for each corner. See Figure 1.
rated for outdoor use, cut two pieces of 2" x 6" x 7' 6" for the side rim joists. Assemble the outer frame by nailing through the front
and rear rim joists into the side rim joists, using two 12d 3 1/4" common nails for each corner. See Figure 1.
Step 3: Leveling the Site
Level the ground under your floor frame using a shovel and a rake. Check your level by placing a 4'-long carpenter's level on top of
the rim joists (you may have to prop up a corner of the floor with a brick or a patio block). After the site is level, move the frame away
and spread a sheet of polyethylene film over the site to prevent vegetation from growing. Move the frame back into place.
the rim joists (you may have to prop up a corner of the floor with a brick or a patio block). After the site is level, move the frame away
and spread a sheet of polyethylene film over the site to prevent vegetation from growing. Move the frame back into place.