Last March during a windstorm my shed took what the insurance company and the manufacturer said was a fatal blow from a large pine. Total loss.
Insurance company sent people to clean things up, put a tarp over it. .
And there it sat. All summer. We called so many contractors I can't remember. Some said they were too busy. Some said it was totaled, need a new shed. Some gave use quotes, we said yes, they never returned. I will remember that when times turn bad again and they call begging for work. Today I decided I was sick of waiting, sick of looking at it. I've never built a structure, but compared to car stuff, looks pretty basic. And I watch the fixer upper flip shows haha. So.. I went at it today.
So I finished the day thinking its cut back enough to start putting things together.
What I don't know is..
Can I join the top plates together with a bracket and still maintain structural integrity?
Insurance company sent people to clean things up, put a tarp over it. .
And there it sat. All summer. We called so many contractors I can't remember. Some said they were too busy. Some said it was totaled, need a new shed. Some gave use quotes, we said yes, they never returned. I will remember that when times turn bad again and they call begging for work. Today I decided I was sick of waiting, sick of looking at it. I've never built a structure, but compared to car stuff, looks pretty basic. And I watch the fixer upper flip shows haha. So.. I went at it today.
So I finished the day thinking its cut back enough to start putting things together.
What I don't know is..
Can I join the top plates together with a bracket and still maintain structural integrity?