The doors also get diagonal braces to keep them from sagging. The boards for the lid and doors are slipped together and held in place with battens that are screwed into the back. And I'm going to make that up using that same tongue-and-groove wood. I want to move on to making the lid and the doors. All right, we're moving right along, side walls are on, back walls are on. Let's just set this first board in place. This is construction adhesive and since this could move, expand and contract over time, I'm going to give myself an extra insurance here by just putting a bead up here. Now I'll take the panels down and trim each one to length by cutting to the line I've just drawn. So let's start putting up this, this tongue-and-groove.Īgain, I'm going to - I'm just going to put these up temporarily and just take a pencil and just draw one line. With the frame complete, I'm now ready to apply the paneling that will enclose it. Now this part right here in the front is going to be open but we are going to need a brace up here to tie these two corners together. We screw this first to the deck and then into the side frames. Now you can see this is beginning to take shape now. I find it easier to clamp them in place first, then secure them with rust-resistant screws. Now it's time to attach the frames to the base. Okay, now it's time for me to add the back frame. Wow, side frame number one and I'm just going to repeat the process for the other one. If you just take a sharp knife, you can just trim this right off and I'm going to do this all the way around here. It kind of expands, kind of foams and it will push out of a joint. Now this is what urethane glue does when it dries. This is a polyurethane glue, very good for out - exterior projects. So I think as an added precaution, this is going to be outside. Again, I'm going to screw these pieces together. We're going to add these two side frames right here. As a matter of fact, it looks just like it does over here on the computer. So let's just go ahead and rip this down. The final plank will have to be trimmed to fit. To allow for drainage, I'm going to put an eighth-of-an-inch gap between the boards, a 16-penny nail makes a perfect spacer. The wood is soft, they’re going in quite well. Now I'm not drilling shank or clearance holes for these screws because they're, they're fairly short. I'm going to make this flush on the ends and flush on the side. The decking will be cut to length from inch-and-a-quarter-thick pressure-treated planks. Now our next step, I'm going to be adding some decking right on top. That's what we had over here on the computer. This is a hammer drill and it's really nice for driving in long screws. It just allows these screws to go through a little more quickly and not to bite in that first piece of wood. These holes that I'm drilling right now are called clearance or shank holes. I'm going to start by putting this end piece on. I've cut all the pieces for my base here and it's time to hook everything together.Įverything seems to fit, so let's get these out of the way for the time being. Since the base is going to be in contact with the ground, I'm going to make it out of pressure-treated lumber. So, let's start by building this base frame. And then some side walls or skins and a back and a front, the doors and the lid. We'll put on some side frames, a back frame and a front rail - that will pretty much give us the structure. And then I'll add some decking on top of that. I'm going to start with a base frame like this made out of pressure-treated lumber. Now come on over here and let me show you what I have in mind. So today, I'm building an outside trash enclosure that's convenient, good looking and tamper-proof. What I need is a place to store it that's outdoors, out of sight and out of reach of the little critters who regard it as a tempting meal. That's because for six days, our trash has been piling up and piling up. When that truck pulls away, I can almost feel a weight lifting from my shoulders. Now, I don't know how things work around your place, but here, we get a very important visit once a week.
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