Draker
Well Known Member
With the fuselage kit still in its box and the mostly-finished wings taking up 1/2 my garage, it was finally time to move those puppies out of the way. After reading some ideas here, and considering things like strapping them to the garage ceiling, I ended up deciding to build a shed for them in the backyard, and it turned out great. It is 6 feet wide by 12 feet long, and fits both wings in their cradle, the horizontal stabilizer, both elevators, the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and all the various fiberglass ends that I haven't yet installed.
I had a pretty narrow backyard, so I had to plan a bit. The foundation would be two pressure treated skids on top of gravel:
Child labor and animal labor always helps:
Floor framing done:
3/4" thick tongue and groove for the floor should support the weight:
Raising the first wall:
Walls framed and sheathed, and roof is done:
Found shingles that matched the ones on my house!
Hinges screwed into the siding. I plan to remove them later when I trim around the door and screw the hinges through the trim too. Later...
I had a pretty narrow backyard, so I had to plan a bit. The foundation would be two pressure treated skids on top of gravel:
Child labor and animal labor always helps:
Floor framing done:
3/4" thick tongue and groove for the floor should support the weight:
Raising the first wall:
Walls framed and sheathed, and roof is done:
Found shingles that matched the ones on my house!
Hinges screwed into the siding. I plan to remove them later when I trim around the door and screw the hinges through the trim too. Later...