Australian Handyman - July 2018

HORIZONTAL BRACE

CENTRE OF DOOR

FRAME SIDES

SECURED

HORIZONTAL

BRACE

DIAGONAL

BRACE

DIAGONAL

BRACE

CLAMPS

CLAMP

OFFCUT

OFFCUT

CUTTING

LINE

FLOORING

SHINGLES

DOOR

SUPPORT

2mm NAIL

O^3 Secure the horizontal brace

Turn over the door so the exterior side

faces up. Cut to size a length of decking

pine for the horizontal door brace.

Measure and mark the centre of the

door frame sides. Secure the brace in

position using adhesive and then clamp,

using an ofcut to protect the brace

from the clamp’s jaws. Stand the door

upright and secure with screws inserted

through the back, making sure not

to go right through. Repeat for the

second door.

O^4 Cut the diagonal braces

Place a length of decking pine from

one top corner to the opposite lower

corner of the upper door panel. Use

a straightedge to mark the position,

and cut. Repeat the process for the

lower door panel. Secure the diagonal

braces in position using adhesive and

then clamp, using ofcuts to protect

the braces. Stand the door upright and

secure with screws inserted through

the back, making sure not to go right

through. Repeat for the second door.

O^5 Secure the floor and walls

Measure and cut the looring and

secure in place with nails. Measure

the door supports and cut two lengths

of decking pine to it either side of the

door. Apply adhesive and secure in

place using screws. Predrill holes at

each end of the tapered, top edge of

each shingle for the nails, to prevent the

wood from splitting. Using a spirit level,

nail the shingles into the shed frame,

starting at the bottom and overlapping

the tapered edges.

118 JULY 2018 Australian Handyman