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Started by firefighter ontheside, April 19, 2020, 09:05:59 PM

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farmfromkansas

Does the door swing in or out?  If it swings out, put a piece of soffit panel over the outside and let it hang down so water can not soak the floor. Put siding below the door to protect the wood.  A rubber door seal would work if you put a piece of wood like a threshold to seal the air from flowing under the door.
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firefighter ontheside

The door does swing out. I will be installing stops with gaskets all the way around to seal the air.  I will make an aluminum threshold to keep water from rotting the sill and from running into the shed.  I will probably also build at least a small awning over the door to protect the top of the door.
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firefighter ontheside

Alas, no progress today.  Probably none tomorrow either.  Something about having to install a new water heater in the house tomorrow.
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Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
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firefighter ontheside

I got a lot of the wall insulation put in today.  I will finish the wall insulation tomorrow and then start on the ceiling.  I was going to use r11 in the ceiling, but they were out of it, so r19 it is.  I ran wires for some receptacles and lighting.  I didn't feel the need for a light switch, so I will use plain light sockets with pull strings.  I haven't decided what to use for the door latch/handle.  I need to be able to lock it.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

GeneWengert-WoodDoc

Wax repels water, so consider a coating of paraffin wax on the outside and renew it every year or two.  Brie wax has color, if you want to get fancy.  Some stains have microcrystalline wax in them too.
Gene - Author of articles in Sawmill & Woodlot and books: Drying Hardwood Lumber; VA Tech Solar Kiln; Sawing Edging & Trimming Hardwood Lumber. And more

firefighter ontheside

Thanks Gene.  That's an option.
Today I got almost all of the ceiling insulation done and some of the ceiling paneling done.  I have to finish some framing in the gables to get all the insulation and paneling done.  I'm getting close to needing to run the electric line.  I'll pick up the conduit and some more wire tomorrow.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

GeneWengert-WoodDoc

Did you mean more wire or. More wine?
Gene - Author of articles in Sawmill & Woodlot and books: Drying Hardwood Lumber; VA Tech Solar Kiln; Sawing Edging & Trimming Hardwood Lumber. And more

firefighter ontheside

I did mean more wire, but I also did get some nice cherry moscato from a friend yesterday.
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Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

firefighter ontheside

Got most of the inside plywood up.  I seam sealed the ceiling with aluminum tape.  I caulked the corners and will likely caulk all the plywood seams before I paint next week with acrylic latex.  Still need to run the electric.  Not looking forward to that.  Only going 12" deep, but we have so much rock.  This area is full of very large quartz boulders.  Pretty, but not good for digging holes and trenching.

 
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

firefighter ontheside

Today's major accomplishment was getting the trench dug and wire and conduit ran to the shed.  We have power.  That was not fun digging.  I started painting the inside with white acrylic latex to help make it air tight.  The osb really sucks up the paint.  I'm getting there.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

GeneWengert-WoodDoc

This is really awesome.  It almost looks like a house for the in-laws.  Rent it out by the night.
Gene - Author of articles in Sawmill & Woodlot and books: Drying Hardwood Lumber; VA Tech Solar Kiln; Sawing Edging & Trimming Hardwood Lumber. And more

jimbarry

Great job so far. I ran my floor joists the other way, with a triple 2x6 outer rim board. Under the floor are 6x6's every couple feet.  I ran the floor joists that way so that the floor boards would all be 10ft long.

 



 


firefighter ontheside

Thanks Gene and Jim.
My father in law prolly wouldn't mind living in the kiln, I mean humidity controlled lumber holding chamber.  He is a woodworker, but my MIL probably won't appreciate it.  She's more indoorsy.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

firefighter ontheside

Is this too fancy for a kiln/shed door?


 
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

Nebraska

Not one that's as deluxe as what you've been making!

firefighter ontheside

Ahh, that's true.
I took the handle back off so I could clad the outside of the door with aluminum.  I also put aluminum on the threshold.


 
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

WDH

Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

firefighter ontheside

You may be right.  I was looking around for odds and ends of handles and latches and I had that.
Woodmizer LT15
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Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

samandothers


GeneWengert-WoodDoc

All you need is a mailbox on a post where you can store your notes, maybe a moisture meter, etc.
Gene - Author of articles in Sawmill & Woodlot and books: Drying Hardwood Lumber; VA Tech Solar Kiln; Sawing Edging & Trimming Hardwood Lumber. And more

firefighter ontheside

Gene, I'll keep notes on the chalk board I put in there.  My sister was getting rid of the board that we had as kids and I thought, hey I can put that in the kiln to keep track of things.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

firefighter ontheside

So, my shed is drying wood.  I put some map,e in there 4 days ago that was 20% and walnut that was 17%.  The maple is reading 15% and walnut 14%.  It would dry faster I think, but the dh has to cycle off due to an abundance of heat.  I'm afraid of letting it get hotter than 95 in there, but maybe it's worth letting it with the "cheap" residential unit I have in there.  
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

GeneWengert-WoodDoc

Slow drying of maple tends to make the wood darker; fast drying at under 100 F tends to make the wood very white in color.  However, this is at very high, over 45% MC roughly.  So, slow drying at your low MCs is not an issue as far as wood quality goes.

So, congratulations.
Gene - Author of articles in Sawmill & Woodlot and books: Drying Hardwood Lumber; VA Tech Solar Kiln; Sawing Edging & Trimming Hardwood Lumber. And more

firefighter ontheside

Thanks Gene.  I'll keep working on improving my shed.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

firefighter ontheside

With the drying going on the shed, I'm starting to see cracks in the plywood floor as it is drying out.  Also, there are some cracks in the caulk that I used to seal the seams between the plywood, at the very least Im going to need to seal and paint it again.  I'm also thinking of using some linoleum or rubberized roofing on the floor.  Linoleum seems to be a thing of the past so remnanst are not available like it used to be.  The roofing may be the best bet.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

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