building a shed for my motorcycle?
i'm trying to figured out how to build a shed for my suzuki GS500F, i have 6 sheets of 4x8's plywood. My bike is 31.5 inches W, 81.9 inches L, and 45.3 inches H..( i'm 5ft7 by the way).. Any body can help me with an idea. please it'll help me a lot...
With 6 pieces of ply wood you can make a nominal 4 foot wide, 8 foot long and 6 foot high shed with a door and still have some plywood left over. If you have a power saw handy the job will be easier. Other tools would be a screw gun (Mikita, DeWalt, etc...), hammer, and hand saw. Besides the plywood you will need 2 x4s for making a frame, 2 inch and 2 ½ inch dry wall style screws (plated to resist rust), hinges and a door latch. If the shed will be sitting on dirt, get some bricks for a foundation for all four sides (you don’t want the wood to sit on the dirt if possible). Begin by making the frame with the 2x4s. Make a complete frame with top rails, bottom rails and corner rails. The frame will be wobbly until you start fastening the plywood. Make the each long side short enough by twice the thickness of the plywood so the end corners lap. Make the foot print (plan view) small enough so the top will lap over the sides and ends. Estimated amount of 2x4s 6 – 8ft x 2 in x 4 in 4 – 6 ft x 2 in x 4 in You might want to get 2 extra 8ft x 2in x 4in pieces in case you need to stiffen the top and long sides. Cut 1 piece of the plywood sheets in half in the long direction so you have 2 pieces, each 2 ft x 8 ft. Cut 2 pieces of the ply wood to fit the ends, approximately 4 ft x 6 ft. Use the long pieces of plywood on the sides to make a 6 ft high wall, a full 4 x 8 on top for the roof and the 2 short pieces (4x6) of plywood for the ends. Make one end the door by using the hinges and door latch.
you will want to get some 2×4′s so that can make a decent frame before you start.
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Well, 6 pieces will do one top, one front, and leave four for the sides, making a 4x8x8ft shed (i.e. 48"x96"x96"). Like he said, you need 2×4′s for framing, for sure, and maybe a tarp for a door. Be sure to slope the roof a bit so water doesn’t pond on top of it.
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That is sueezing it a bit tight. should be W= 8ft L=4ft Height on the back 6ft and front 4ft. Then you will have left over for some shelving inside. Put the door on the side for easy in and out. But, really, you could build in L=8ft W=8ft Height 8ft at peak for just a little more.
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i use bikesafe as i often have test bikes which need to be kept out of the public view.
these are expense but should give you an idea of the size you need to build what you want.
the 250w model will fit a fireblade and a gsxr 1000 in the same shed.
i know because i have the 300model .
scroll down the page and view them.dimensions are also on the site.
http://www.motosafe.co.uk/bikesafe-c19.html
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get some advice from some experienced men…
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With 6 pieces of ply wood you can make a nominal 4 foot wide, 8 foot long and 6 foot high shed with a door and still have some plywood left over.
If you have a power saw handy the job will be easier. Other tools would be a screw gun (Mikita, DeWalt, etc…), hammer, and hand saw. Besides the plywood you will need 2 x4s for making a frame, 2 inch and 2 ½ inch dry wall style screws (plated to resist rust), hinges and a door latch. If the shed will be sitting on dirt, get some bricks for a foundation for all four sides (you don’t want the wood to sit on the dirt if possible).
Begin by making the frame with the 2x4s. Make a complete frame with top rails, bottom rails and corner rails. The frame will be wobbly until you start fastening the plywood. Make the each long side short enough by twice the thickness of the plywood so the end corners lap. Make the foot print (plan view) small enough so the top will lap over the sides and ends. Estimated amount of 2x4s
6 – 8ft x 2 in x 4 in
4 – 6 ft x 2 in x 4 in
You might want to get 2 extra 8ft x 2in x 4in pieces in case you need to stiffen the top and long sides.
Cut 1 piece of the plywood sheets in half in the long direction so you have 2 pieces, each 2 ft x 8 ft.
Cut 2 pieces of the ply wood to fit the ends, approximately 4 ft x 6 ft.
Use the long pieces of plywood on the sides to make a 6 ft high wall, a full 4 x 8 on top for the roof and the 2 short pieces (4×6) of plywood for the ends. Make one end the door by using the hinges and door latch.
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