MATERIALS
You'll need one sheet of plywood to make the two ends and the floor module. (We used a rough-sawn-texture exterior plywood.) The exposed wood ― rafters, filler blocks, front posts, and front beam ― are Douglas fir, but you could select other woods.
Shell
- 1 sheet 5/8-inch exterior plywood
- 1 7-foot-long 4-by-6
- 3 8-foot-long 2-by-4s
- 2 7-foot-long 4-by-4s
- 7 8-foot-long 2-by-4s (pressure-treated)
- ½ pound 2 1/2-inch deck screws
- ¼ pound 4-d galvanized common nails
- 8 3-inch-long lag bolts
- 2 8-foot lengths of U-shaped plastic channel to fit edge of plywood
- 7 L-shaped framing anchor brackets
- 5 U-shaped hurricane-tie brackets
- 2 quarts exterior paint
- 2 8-foot "wiggle" boards for roof panels
- 1 2- by 8-foot corrugated roof panel
Doors
- 11 8-foot-long rough-sawn 1-by-8s
- ¼ pound 1 3/8-inch deck screws
- 1 quart wood preservative
- 4 8-inch-long strap hinges
- 2 door handles
- 1 hasp
TOOLS
Pencil, circular saw, electric drill with drill and Phillips-head bits, hammer, wrench, tape measure, protractor, carpenter square, framing square, level, and masking tape.
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