So, base done. Eagle eyed viewers will notice my photos are out of sequence. I built the back wall first then did the concrete...time management thing as i needed my sister to be around for her concrete duties.
Next it is time for a back wall. My shed will virtually touch the fence so it will need planking before it is erected in place. I will do that with all four sides, heavy but allows me to work at a better height.
Sides of the shed are a basic 4 sided box with long rails and short battens added for strength, tongue and groove planks on top and thats it done. Sounds too easy? It took about 3 hours and was dead easy.
Ok. Measure how wide your shed is going to be and decide on its height, in my case just over 3m wide and 2m high, it is a big rectangle so nothing complex yet. Cut your long rails to the same length and cut your 2 shorter rails. I am using 2" square wood...approximately, the 2 shorter rails that will form the vertical sides need to be 2m minus 4" or metric equivalent as they will be fixed inside the long rails.
I am using trestles for a nice working height, floor works if it is all you have
Corners i support with a spare bit of wood and a clamp. I only have 4 clamps...dont need a lot of kit for this job. It just stops the frame wobbling about and hold the corners roughly together so i can whizz in some screws.
Each rail is held by just 2 screws. Counter sunk, i cheat and have a drill bit with built in counter sink. Just saves time.
Holes are drilled at an angle so that the tips of the screws are pointing to the middle of the square rail, not exact middle just an angle if it makes sense. Its just so the screws are slightly converging at the tips not parallel.
Please note, as you can see in the last pic, the upper edges are rough. 2x2 wood is actually supplied as 4x2 that the timber merchants cut in half. This leaves a rough edge, keep all the rough sides facing the same way for a neat, even job