Shed Build - Part 3: Walls, Window, Paint
This is part three of the shed building series. Previously:
Walls
Last time, we left the shed in a very see through state, having a roof and a door, but no walls. To change that, we used tongue and grove boards to face the walls.
The boards went up relatively quickly using brad nails and a compressed air nail gun.
Unfortunately that's when my little compressor sprung an air leak. Luckily I was able to borrow my neighbor's. As a thank you, I replaced his shoddily hot glued air filter with a new 3d printed part.
Window
Of course we wanted a window. Since I had never built one, this was the opportunity to learn.
The outer frame was an easy construction. Four boards butt joined and screwed together. On top I added mitered boards to wrap around the wall cladding.
The two window panes started again with mitered boards. Because I didn't think far enough ahead, I forgot to add the groove for the glass before gluing up the frames. So instead I used a rabbeting bit on the router table to add it afterwards.
The window panes rest against an inner frame that I glued into the main frame.
I added various chamfers and even a roman ogee profile to make everything look nice.
I sunk some hinges and added magnets to keep the window closed.
After painting the window frame, it was time to add the glass. I got it for free of the local classifieds, but that meant that I had to cut it myself. The cheap glass cutter I got off Amazon didn't do an amazing job, but it was okay enough to be usable.
The glass was added using glazier's putty. I was surprised how much I needed. Nearly 1kg!
The end result works but I would do it differently in the future.
To open the window from the inside, you have to press against the glass, because the window pane frames are covered by the inner frame. I should have left out the middle beam and instead have one pane's frame overlap the other to close the gap.
Kaddi also wants some window crosses, which I agree would look a bit cozier. I think I will add some purely decorative ones on top of the glass. I am not 100% sure how to attach them, yet.
Paint
Before the window could be added, the shed needed to be painted. Our neighbor - the one with the compressor - works as a painter and recommended to use a special foundation for the spruce wood before applying the weather protection paint. And so we did.
I have to say, painting is absolutely one of my least favorite DIY tasks. But the end result looked pretty good.
Trim
One final piece of the facade was still missing. Trim pieces for the corners.
For those I mitered boards on the table saw. By turning my workbench, I just had barely enough room in my little basement workshop to get the boards through. Glue and brad nails then made nice corners.
After more painting, the trim pieces got nailed onto the corners.
