Building a Lumber Storage Shed at Pellow's Camp

Jonathan Shively said:

Now that is a multi use building!!!
Might even be a shop in bad weather?

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Right you are Jonathan. This summer I did use the shed as a shop a couple of days when we had very heavy rain. Even though the panels were off, the large roof overhang at the front kept me, my materials, and my tools perfectly dry.

Summer of 2011 Update:

I thought that I would finish The Stage building this summer, but other projects took priority.

When closing up the camp last week, I ran into some problems when attempting to re-attach the middle panel on The Stage. The beam above the opening had sagged a bit, so I had to chisel about 5mm off the majority of the panel’s top frame:



I certainly hope that I will find the time next summer to: carve a sign, screw on the rest of the battens, build a boat storage rack, and add a few shelves, hooks, etc. to the interior.

What a beautiful place. Since you are working on buildings so hard, I assume you never get to see it.

Thanks for the pics.

Enjoy,
Jim

Frank, I'm envious every time I see photos from Pellow's Camp. Thanks for sharing the adventure.

Like Jim said. What a beautiful place.

Yeah, that'll do nicely. Thanks for sharing the beautiful locale with us Frank.

Frank, I assume the wide opening is for ease of access for loading and unloading boats. The rest of the time, what about a post under that beam to relieve the stress and reduce fatigue and drooping? For the other 99% of the things you do, even when used as a stage the post could be removed, but then replaced to extend the longevity of this building.

Jonathan Shively said:

Frank, I assume the wide opening is for ease of access for loading and unloading boats. The rest of the time, what about a post under that beam to relieve the stress and reduce fatigue and drooping? For the other 99% of the things you do, even when used as a stage the post could be removed, but then replaced to extend the longevity of this building.

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Yes Jonathan, that's the reason for the wide opening. Thanks for the suggestion about the post -I will try it next year.