Building a Carriage House/Small barn/Shed

I built a Carriage House with the help of my wife Cindy, my two daughters Chelsea & Caitlin, and with special help from my niece Elana and my nephew Matt.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Building
• Carpentry
• Carriage
• House
• Barn
• Shed

[soimnick]

how much did all the supplies cost?

[chetkloss]

@soimnick all told, about 1700 for everything (cement work, raw materials, windows, etc)

[feralbigdog]

i could be wrong, but at 2:13 i thought i saw doubled up studs on that back wall, was i mistaken? if they were, why were they doubled up?

[chetkloss]

@feralbigdog You are correct -in fact, the entire back wall is double studed. Between each set of studs are plywood gussets that form a lumber rack. The wall supports nearly 2 tons of domestic hardwoods I use in my furniture building. Overkill? - perhaps. Easy and effective - definitely.

[chetkloss]

Actually the wall had already been plumbed. Putting the square up to the stud shows how much the floor is sloped (which is very little).

[david90677]

hey'' i worked as site supervisor for better barns for about 10 yrs,, i know this barn very well ,, and let me say that you not only nailed it as far as quality ,, but also with the have fun and make it a good time attitude ,, nice job from the expert !!!

[chetkloss]

@david90677 Thank you Davaid. Let me say, that without Better Barns, this would not have come out nearly so well. With over 4 years of snow, rain, winds and generally bad weather here in Michigan, it has not leaked one bit. I can't even say that about my house...

[12345mike6789]

Okay, I responded to your video 6 months ago saying how great it is. I told you I was building a shed called "The Twin's". Well, Its finished and the brand new video I made is now live so go check it out. Again Thank's for your great Video, Mike

[chetkloss]

@duaneafields They're my kids Duane...

[CajunGodfather]

very very nice and even better because you and your family did it together.........Nice work

[spiritartman]

Love the shed! any way to get plans? thanks

[repalmore]

You guys did a great job. I think it's called plinth at the top of the eave, great detail. Been a framer for years and can say, you could probably park a car on that thing and it would be ok. Have fun.

[feralbigdog]

@chetkloss id rather overbuild than underbuild, it just had me confused for a second, i thought maybe there was a local code or something. building furniture eh? i tend to do some woodwork myself

[tomcat624u]

LOVE THE VAN MORRISON MUSIC!!!!!! COULDN'T HAVE PLAYED BETTER MYSELF!!!!!!!!! WUUUUUUUUUUUUU WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WILD NIGHT, IS CALLING!!!!!!!!!