This summer, my brother and I built a combination woodshed/toolshed at a camp on Little Hosmer Pond here in Craftsbury VT. The client wanted a place to store a cord of wood, and a place to store a lawnmower and some tools. My design was for a 10′ x 5′ shed, with four feet partitioned off for tool storage, and a sliding barn door across the front. The shed is built from green lumber—all spruce and hemlock from local mills. The bones are: 6×6 sill, 4×4 posts, 2×6 beams, 2×4 rafters, and 1×4 roof strapping.
The little camp, my trusty steed, and an old deer-skinning platform where the client previously stored firewood
Lots of shovel work to get the shed tucked into the hillside and not obstruct the driveway. 4 mil poly vapor barrier underneath, with a drainage trench at the back.
6×6 Hemlock sills notched and lag-screwed together, all stained with Australian Timber Oil. At back is the cleanout for our little French drain.
The underlying grade was left sloping, while the gravel was piled up to level. I added a couple of stones under the high corner (front-right) of the sill.
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