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| Days 7-9: Shingling roof & adding trim. | |
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To completely finish the cedar roof boards, I had to cut one of the boards to fit the small gap at the top of the roof. Luckily my neighbor has all the tools necessary to cut wood (he makes custom shuffleboards), and was able to cut the board for me. I took this picture from the inside of the shed after I nailed down the last boards to the top. |
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My dad grabbed my camera to take this picture of me while I was nailing down the plywood roof board. The plywood will strengthen the roof and allow me to add shingles without penetrating the cedar roof board with the shingling nails. |
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Once the plywood was nailed down, my brother and I worked to add roof felt (tar paper) to the roof. This will help add a little insulation and protect the roof from leaks. |
| Day 8 | |
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After a day and a half of non-stop rain, I finally had the chance to work on my shed again. Thanks to my dad and brother, we were able to get the majority of the trim up. Some of the boards didn't line up perfectly, so we did some modifications to correct those issues. I'm much happier with the finished product! We plan on finishing the trim tomorrow, and should be able to add the shingles on the roof! :) |
| Day 9 | |
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Due to another long stint of rain, we had to put off working on the shed for about 4 days. After the rain stopped, I finally got to finish 99% of the remaining trim. I only have two more pieces of trim to put up, but want to wait until the windows and doors are in place to ensure there is room for the trim. This picture (OMG! it's in daylight!) shows off the finished soffits, fascia, end caps and corner pieces. |
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Once I got all the trim up I could, we started working on adding shingles to the roof. I purchased some architectural shingles to match the ones on my house. Following the instructions on the package, we laid our starter strip, cut different lengths of shingles and went to town! This was as far as we got before it got too dark. We didn't want to risk getting the rows of shingles out of line by doing them after sundown. |
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Here's a close up of the shingles. I really like the varied brown colors in these shingles. Once I have the shed stained, I think the roof will look fantastic with the color of the wood. |
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The shingles are done! Yours truly nailed down the ridge cap shingles all on her own! :) |
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