The Family Handyman – August 2019

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and the finished project won’t look

nearly as crisp. You’ll still have

touch-up work to do, but that will

take only a couple of hours.

Mark the layout

If your slab is square, with straight

edges, you can measure from the

edges to lay out the building’s

footprint. Otherwise you’ll need to

use the 3-4-5 triangle method.

Snap lines for the long walls of the

shed first, then snap lines for the

short sides, extending them all the

way out to the post locations, sup-

porting the outside of the pavilion.

Those lines will mark the pavilion

side of the outside posts. Then

snap lines to mark the inside and

outside edges of all four pavilion

post locations (Photo 1).

Frame the shed first

The shed is all standard 16-in. on-

center framing ( Photo 2). You’ll

need to buy 10-ft. studs and cut

them down to the proper 9-ft. 1-in.

heights. You’ll also need to double

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ADD THE MAIN BEAM

Cut the decorative coves on the end of each 2x12. Set one end on a vertical

support and join the other to the shed beam. Setting beams is easier if you have

a 7-ft.-tall helper.

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BUILD THE

SHED GABLES

Set the top plates of the gables, then

fill in with gable studs positioned

directly above the wall studs. When

this is done, the shed is ready for

sheathing, house wrap and siding.

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MAKE A RAFTER

PAT TERN

Cut a rafter to fit against the pavilion

side of the shed wall. Each rafter has

a notch that fits over the side beam.

Getting this “bird’s-mouth” cut right

will take trial and error. When it’s per-

fect, use that first rafter as a pattern

to mark the others.

up the bottom plates (treated on

the bottom; untreated above) to

get the necessary 1-1/2-in. spacing

above the slab for the SmartSide

siding. Note that the wall framing

includes pockets for the side

beams. See all the details at

familyhandyman.com/pavilion-shed.

Install the

side beams

Install only the outer posts closest

to the shed for now. Plumb and

brace them in both directions

(Photo 3). Notch out the top of

the triple 2x10 side beams to rest

in the beam pockets so they fit

under both top plates of the shed

while resting on the triple support

beam trimmers. Slip them in one

at a time, screwing them into the

posts and to each other with three

stacked 3-in. nails spaced every

12 in. Rest the triple beams on a

2x4 horizontal ledger screwed

to the 6x6 posts (Photo 4). Later,

they’ll be through-bolted for

solid support.

Main

ridge

beam

Shed

beam

Pattern

rafter

Bird’s-

mouth

To p

plate

Vertical
support

7' helper

Cove

Triple

2x4

beam

support

Stack

studs