I just finished building a shed and put my build on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaN1hnR7pSk
Whoa. Now that’s a shed!
Awesome!
Re:Ask HN: Have you built a house?
by tangentspace on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @11:22PM
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I started building a shed this winter:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cMVk5TpIdQ0x0WvZ2
I'd say it's an excellent way to get a feel for what it takes to build a home. There are a TON of details, especially if you don't want it to rot.
If you intend to heat it in the winter, be sure to consider the effects of condensation. I made the mistake of building my first shed without proper ventilation, and it was like indoor rain when I turned on a space heater. For my second, more permanent shed I've followed building codes for real homes to avoid making any more big mistakes like that.
I built a shed.
https://imgur.com/a/MHm6gpc
It was fun! Like a "hello world" for human habitats.
Very cool!
Re:Ask HN: Have you built a house?
by bencompanion on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @10:51PM
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I'm building a kids playhouse at the moment and I feel the exact same way. I'm in here working at the computer just enough that I can bail to the backyard for the day and cut timber.
"Whenever you can build a shed, you've got it made"
"I'm a shed builder. If I was just left alone, I would build sheds. I would plan them at Bob's Big Boy Coffee Shop, and I would become very excited with these coffees and a chocolate shake. So, when I left Bob's, I would be racing home with plans for certain parts of a shed, right? Then, I would find the right kind of wood and I would start cutting them up with my power saw, nailing it, fitting it and working it. And I would be almost in heaven with happiness"
http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/quotecollection/sheds.html