Wall Sheathing - Build a Workshop #10

[@Carless52]

I'm excited to see someone just taking their skill and resourcefulness and going for it. You have a natural gift for making things work. Good on you for using what you have and being a good steward of your resources. And most of all, I wish everyone would scroll through your comments to see how you conduct yourself with honor and humility when responding to those who "know" how it should have been done. 👍🏻

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. I was given a lot of the material for this build by a lady who's husband died. I am so thankful for this shop. It has allowed me to do so many things.... as for building it. "Just do it" is kind of how I look at it.

[@jllaine]

I'm enjoying the progress, keep on building. Love that you have grabbed the trick of a guide board for cutting plywood, and using scraps under the board being cut. Just a note for the future to save you a couple of bucks: the blocking between studs to stiffen them so they don't bend sideways is not needed if you are using plywood or OSB exterior sheeting. The sheeting doesn't have to be nailed to blocking in between 16" or 24" on center studs. the sheeting stiffens up the studs and keeps them from bowing sideways quite well. It's only needed for firebreaks to close up any openings in the stud cavity that goes to the attic or if the stud cavity is more the 10ft tall. In the case of a shed without interior wallboard it becomes a moot point. (15:13) OOPS! oh man I feel your pain. (17:25) Way to go Mom!

[@MikeBrownOhio]

It looks good Seth...Glad to see the family working together...Doesn't happen to much in this day and time...Your right about a $1.50 a tube being cheap insurance...Tell the family we(you tubers) said Hi...

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. Yes my parents have always been the project type. Even more than I am so getting out here to help with the build is normal. I am very thankful for that. ..I figure I can spend $15 for several tube of caulk and have a better air tight building.

[@TimothyHall13]

I think it makes for great youtube to include your mistakes... Not easy to swallow pride and let us learn through your experience. Thank you for your example of humility, I am learning a bunch!

[@LandtoHouse]

+Timothy Hall thank you for watching. It can be really hard to swallow pride for sure. My 40 hour a week job is working with adults with developmental disabilities and they have taught me many life lessons about humility. I have basically no training in building stuff so it's trial and error.

[@TimothyHall13]

Land to House keep up the good work! Baby here yet?

[@LandtoHouse]

+Timothy Hall no baby yet! It's just a waiting game at this point.

[@denisgorbushin5129]

Truly informative! I needed a reference that highlighted basic wood frame construction methods & techniques where this Shed Plans were best shedbuilder.work I am pleased with the depth and clarity of this Shed Plans. It was really convenient to capture!

[@AaronMcIvor-hk6cd]

seems like a nice guy. I don't know why I kept watching the video but it was fun to watch. I guess seeing all the silly ways people do things. But good job.

[@LandtoHouse]

Haha thanks. I am silly and unskilled but trying.

[@ChurchClown7]

Glad to see you making so much progress.

[@LandtoHouse]

It is slow but progress. I am learning new things all the time.

[@macsair]

Looking great Seth, it sure will be solid once finished.

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. Yes it is a stout building. I must have $200 worth of screws.

[@fjnagle2nd]

I'm sure I'm not the first to mention this, but when you were sheeting the roof ends, you could have removed the outer truss blocks and you wouldn't have had to notch the sheeting. For future reference. Also if you would have sheeted the corners before placing the trusses, it makes placing the trusses easier. Hind sight is always 20/20. Looking forward to future projects.

[@LandtoHouse]

Great tips. I had not thought about the end truss until it was already up. I should have made gable end trusses and that would have been a lot better. Planning from beginning would have been better.

[@fjnagle2nd]

Yes pre-sheeting the outside of the end trusses would have made them easier to stand as well, also a little heavier.

[@LandtoHouse]

Now that the work has been done I have filled the last of the gaps with some foam and will soon be putting hardie siding on the outside. That should get things covered well enough.

[@talbertadams6586]

Great Job. Don't worry about all the second guessers.

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. The shop is holding up well after a couple years. Seems to be will built.

[@russellfoote3910]

3 cheers for a great MOM!

[@olgrizz_____5373]

You could have placed the sheet on the floor with the line in the middle about an inch over. Nail it down, cut it but use a saw horse to hold it up. You can cut from the edge to the middle from each side. On second thought get a book from Home Depot Lowe's or a book store. My gawd you make my back hurt.

[@LandtoHouse]

Haha well in the end it has turned out just fine.

[@HamsterPowered23]

It sounds like you have a million dollar idea with the belt of tools idea:)

[@LandtoHouse]

It sure would make things a lot easier if tools could be carried around as one works... Like a bag for tools... on a belt... haha. I think my idea is only 8,000 years too late.

[@polleke59nl]

@@LandtoHouse www.amazon.com/Tricidi-Heavy-Duty-Carpenters-Electrician-Contractor/dp/B07TLF23VB

[@LandtoHouse]

Haha yes that belt would do it. I have a tiny belt that holds screws and nails but not much more.

[@รัฐภูมิอยู่สุข]

in a 6 x 8 shed will the doors open wide enough for a riding lawnmower?

[@maiyetri]

I can smell the wood! Nice video !

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. There are so many steps to building a shop. It is nice to have it almost done now.

[@ndenise3460]

Panels should run opposite to framing members( ie: outside wall) when tieing in openings run the sheet wild, (land on a stud of course)and trim opening with zipsaw or router. Endwall rafters should have been made with blocking and bottom chord on the ground. Good project

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes so true. The 3/4 plywood was given to me and I wanted to use it up on this project. The sheets were 9 foot 3 inches long and just under 4 foot wide. Very odd sizes I know. But this really made it tough to use normally. When I make a lawnmower shed I plan on doing things correctly.

[@sonocativo]

If the wall is 4' wide, why didn't you use a full sheet on each side instead of cutting in half and then screwing up 4 half sheets ?

[@LandtoHouse]

I was given almost all the sheets of treated plywood you see on the building. They had been cut just short of 4' for some other project. So I was unable to use them straight without cutting.

[@olgrizz_____5373]

@@LandtoHouse Lay them on edge then. Nail 1 end on the stud. The other stud nail another stud to it.

[@LandtoHouse]

That's an interesting idea!

[@garymiller6269]

they make a tool belt for what you are doing.

[@LandtoHouse]

Haha at some point I say "someone should make a belt that hold tools."

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Lookin' good!!! That's a really tall building... Are you planning on having storage up there, or just "cathedral ceilings?"

[@LandtoHouse]

I am calling in an old friend to paint the ceiling. . . Michaelangelo does all my paintings. . . I hope to have a shelf that runs all the way around for storage.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Great! Trust me, you can NEVER have "too much" storage!!!

[@tombryan1]

Cathedral, oh man

[@randymartin2396]

Yes they make a carpenters tool belt

[@mmanut]

Don't understand why you didn't bring the plywood down all the way to cover all of the floor joists? It ties the wall framing to the deck and makes a much stronger yield in!! It's looking great. Too bad you didn't insulate the floor before installing the plywood on the deck! It sucks crawling on your back under the structure! Vinny

[@LandtoHouse]

I probably should have done that. But I think that it will be plenty strong enough as it is. With all the blocking I have put in I dont think its going anywhere. For insulation I am thinking about just using some of that foam board. That way I can cut and stuff without much issue. But it will still be on the ground.

[@normanterrault397]

Nice job, but why didn't you use full 4 X 8 sheets ?

[@LandtoHouse]

I was gifted several sheets of exterior plywood of a unique size. 3 ft 9 in by 9 ft. Because I had so many I decided to use what I had.

[@JimWatsonTheframingMagician]

Why do you toenail your wall blocking? Drive your screws straight through the studs and into the blocks.

[@LandtoHouse]

I think I wanted to keep the blocks the same hight. So I could attach the sheathing to it. That is why I toenailed.

[@JimWatsonTheframingMagician]

Height is irrelevant to screwing through the side of the stud and into the block. You don't toenail the studs into the top and bottom plate. The same thing applies to the blocking. It's the same thing you did when you constructed the soffit ladder in the next video.

[@LandtoHouse]

But with the blocking installed at the same height you can only screw through one side. Because the previous side already has a block on the 2x4. I think we're talking about the same piece.

[@robertsalas3984]

Or you dont use truss support for the outer trusses and your support would be the plywood when you install that way its nicer looking plus tha looks like 1inch plywood shit is heavy . but hey im learning and making changes as i take notes thank you

[@LandtoHouse]

I started this project with no skills or knowledge. And finished it with... about the same haha. But honestly take the content as a normal guy building a tool shed. No pro tips here.

[@rjm5439]

RJM@54 1 year ago the house that sits beside your work shop did you build it yourself or did someone else do it for you

[@LandtoHouse]

That is a modular home set in place by crane. You can check out that 50 part series on my channel a year ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYmapKKPf5WMfLs

[@nintendolunchbox]

I knew that triangle wasn't going to be cut correctly the first go at it. Measure twice cut once. :)

[@LandtoHouse]

Haha yes it was a sad day. A good friend of mine has a nice wood shop and his saying is "measure once, cut, then go buy more material" :)

[@familyurias1938]

Question why not use pressure treated 2x4 for the bottom plate?

[@LandtoHouse]

I know that when installing to concrete that is a must. In my case I did not need that. The floor is all treated but the bottom plate should never see moisture. ... I hope.

[@jllaine]

@@LandtoHouse The bottom plate is on the plywood floor, so pressure treated is not called for.

[@polleke59nl]

Why did jou made this gap between the sheets

[@LandtoHouse]

The small gap is supposed to help with expanding in the summer.

[@polleke59nl]

@@LandtoHouse yes... i saw it later in the same video. Sorry for the quick response 😎

[@robertsalas3984]

Full sheet buddy i know im watching how to videos for guidance but even i know to use full sheets

[@LandtoHouse]

One of the main issues was I used free materials and the exterior osb was a crazy size. 9 foot by 3.5 foot. Not sure why it was the size.

[@mikewiscombe5582]

Please buy a decent calking gun you will enjoy using it and do a better job.

[@LandtoHouse]

Very true. This one was free. Sometimes I have a hard time justifying the price when I already have one. I dont think that I will be doing lots of caulking so for now the free one will have to do.

[@jllaine]

@@LandtoHouse when you get the next wire hanger that's mangled, cut off an 8" bit and bend around one end to hook through the hole in the handle, they you will always have a caulking tube puncture ready.

[@martijnfransen9933]

you call that a were the h.. is my pencil and the rest of my stuff belt...

[@LandtoHouse]

Oh yes! The problem is that I still leave the pencil and tape measure at the saw and have to make the trip back to get them even when I have a belt on.

[@christopherray122]

These are spoof videos, right?

[@LandtoHouse]

This is the story of a young man with no skill or training but a dream. Haha.

[@christopherray122]

@@LandtoHouseI see you paying top dollar for tyvek and tape and other high cost things and then using 5/8 osb because you couldnt force yourself to pay $22 for 3/4... everything after that makes it look like a spoof. If I was as scared as you look on a ladder I'd sell every single one I own. Lol

[@LandtoHouse]

@@christopherray122 live and learn! I did not have the right ladder for that job. This was built just before my daughter was born. I think we were saving most of our money for that. So ... yes selective purchases. The good news is the building has been doing great for 2 years now.

[@frank_III]

GO MOM!!!!!

[@LandtoHouse]

She loves to help.

[@johniemullins5142]

Can you say ...... OVERBUILD!!!

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes this one is over built but most of the materials were given to me!

[@tKetcham1]

Vertical full sheets!?!?!? Why are you cutting your sheets in half only to end up stacking them on top of one another? You should have calculated your walls to be 8 feet from the bottom of your floor framing to the bottom of your top plate and hung your plywood vertically. That would have given you .nice unblemished full sheet walls, the plywood would have completely covered your floor framing and you would have a nice clean seam all the way around the building. Then, when you could have cut the plywood end gable pieces and the plywood to close off between the trusses on the sides and nailed them all evenly to the top plate. I thin strip of 1 x 2 around that seam would have been an attractive trim. The only way to fix that is to cover your floor framing with another strip of plywood, and slather the entire outside of the building with wood filler to hide that patchwork thing you have going on then, sand and paint, or cover your mistakes with siding all the way around. I'm looking forward to seeing what you did to hide this mess.

[@LandtoHouse]

Hello. The plywood that was used was a donation. Some of it had been cut from 4x8 to 3.5x8 so I made it work by patch job. In a later video I have hardy board siding installed.

[@tKetcham1]

@@LandtoHouse If done correctly you would not have needed to cut any of the 8 foot sheets any shorter except to fit around and over the doors. align the top of the sheet (4' or 3.5' makes no difference) with the seam between your 2 x 4 header boards. this will give you 8 foot vertical seam lines that could have been covered by a 1x trim that could have been painted a contrasting color and that 8 foot long vertical trim duplicated every 6" to 1' as an aesthetic addition. Those seam lines would then be continued to the roof, using the top header board to nail to starting with the longest pieces first over each door extending to the top of your gable. this would give an attractive horizontal seam that would have also been sealed with a 1x trim and all the vertical wall seams and trims matched to extend to the roof. 1 coat of high solids primer and 1 or 2 coats of quality exterior house paint, plus a bit of contrasting color for the trim strips, would have negated the ridiculous redundancy of the hardy board. This would have also left the bottom exterior walls exposed sub-floor framing covered with a nice even overhang from the 8' plywood sheets.

[@LandtoHouse]

It's been a long time since I've thought about this step of the build. For some reason I'm thinking the OSB was a very strange size. Like 3 ft 6 in by 9 ft or something strange like that. Whatever it was there was a good reason that I was unable to use most of that as normal building material. The plywood had been cut down to fit a very specific type of scaffolding for a paint crew in South Carolina. There was also a tremendous amount of paint and spackling stuck to the boards. I would have needed to sand everything to make it look attractive. It was way less time consuming to just cover it all up

[@tKetcham1]

@@LandtoHouse The width is of no consequence, and unless you have some sort of special length plywood the standard is 8 foot. From what I saw, it was not OSB, but standard 90 degree cross layered plywood. But that would not have made a difference. Your problem lies in the fact that you could have started the bottom row that comprised your wall using uncut 8 foot sheets starting at the top of your bottom 2 x 4 header board and allowing the bottom to cover your floor framing. Then you would have started your entire upper row at the bottom of your top 2 x 4 header board leaving a single seam around the entire building just below your side wall eaves and covered it with a trim strip of 1x. the seams between the vertical 8 foot sheets could have been continued all the way to the underside of the roof sheeting and also sealed with the same 1x strip. the gable ends would have easily been cut with complete pieces running from the bottom of your top 2 x 4 header board to the underside of your roof also matching the underside of your roof. Find me on FB and send a private message and I will text you a picture of what I am talking about. Just in case you decide one day to build a shed or a small barn of some sort. You will probably want to make changes in what I will send you to reflect your personal wants and needs, but you will certainly not wish to make the mistakes that everyone making comments to you have easily seen. It is a difficult thing to take on such a daunting project with minimal experience. I applaud you for admitting your limitations at one point, and, considering that admission, I apologize if I came down harder that I should have. You are a good guy, but you would have suffered much less frustrations and paid less for your buildings had a first video been made requesting help and advice, or had you asked an experience carpenter in your area for a bit of advice. Sheathing with the hardy board was definitely an expense that could have easily been avoided and to this day I cannot think of what benefit you believed yourself to be receiving by doing so. Don't even get me started on your 2 x 4 trusses!

[@tKetcham1]

Look at the first piece you are cutting! It is 8' long and it would have run from your bottom header board all the way down and covered your floor framing. There was no need to cut it.you wouldn't have even had to line the vertical edge up with a 2x4 backing if you covered the seams as I suggested. You may have needed to patch a spot or two with odd sized pieces, as you ran out of full 8' pieces but you could have done that in an area that was out of the way and unnoticeable. You have not one full sheet that lines up to match any other. It's like you picked through a dumpster full of construction scraps rather than working with the 8' sheets you have.

[@ceasarmorales4882]

Why do you seal the plywood joints I thought they were for breathing reason

[@LandtoHouse]

From what I can tell plywood does breathe even without the seems clear. To help with moisture I have a solar fan In the attic space. Also the seems sealed helps with bugs.

[@tombryan1]

@@LandtoHouse It better be marine plywood which it probably isnt or it will delaminate

[@LandtoHouse]

@@tombryan1 it was used as a paint crew scaffolding base for several years. Not sure of the grade. Treated is all I know.