How to Build a Warehouse

Level the ground (if necessary) and install floor blocks in the form of grid cells to support the warehouse. The pillars are responsible for supporting the beams below the warehouse floor. In the illustrative design, the distance between the pillars in the same direction is 1.5 m and 1 m for the pillars in the opposite direction, so the overall grid area is about 3.5 x 2.5 m. This size is quite reasonable because when you arrange the support in the form of a grid, it will take you three standard sized plywood sheets from 1.2 to 2.5m to fit on top.

• Note that in some countries, you must obtain a permit before erecting the foundation of a structure on the ground. If you want to avoid this, you can build the shed above the ground by replacing the beams (see below) for pressure-packed, ground-contact-qualified wooden anti-slip platforms of size 10 x15 cm, or use precast concrete fence posts. ^[1]

Install support beams along the cylinders. They will support the floor beams, since you will be installing the floor beams in the opposite direction. The simplest way to mount beams to piers is to use metal braces with built-in nail holes. In the illustrative design, the length of the beams is about 3.5 m.

Connect floor beams to support beams and separate them with wedges

• First, you need to join the beam edge along the outer edge of each outermost support beam; they must be the same length as the beam below.
  
• Then you need to install the floor beams across the entire length of the supporting beams; so that the length of the floor beams is equal to the distance between the two beam edges so that they fit together. In the illustrative design, the floor beams are all spaced approximately 37 cm apart, with the exception of the two outer beams and the adjacent beams being 35 cm apart; which means the standard size plywood will align with the outermost edge of the outermost beam, but cover only half of the inner beam, and the sideboard will cover the other half so that both can be supported reasonable.
  
• To keep floor beams from shifting, place a piece of wedge between each pair of floor beams along the center support beam.
  

Nail the plywood sheets to the beams to form the floor. If necessary, use an additional H-clamp to secure the plywood in place; H-joint clamps will fit between two pieces of plywood and fix them together for increased structural strength. In the design, two standard 1.2 to 2.5 m plywood boards are used in their entirety and a third of the planks will be sawed in half and used to fit a 1.2 m difference in the area. two heads. Due to the small distance between the pillars, support beams and beams, you do not need to cut or further align. Note that the plywood pieces are purposefully misaligned so that the floor joint does not run across the entire floor, which is a critical point in the structure.

• The floor can be bolted with 7 cm screws.

Frame the four walls. To explain the difference between the front and back walls (because the door frame is in front) and the side walls are designed to be inclined (to avoid rain on the roof), we will have different treatments in each side. The simplest way is to create the back wall first, then the front wall, and finally the two side walls, as the image shows numbered below. You should check out how to create a wall frame for more information before reading the instructions below.

• Build a frame for the back wall . Create top and bottom beams (also called crossbeams) of the same length as the installed floor length. To make the measurement simpler, make the distance between the studs the same as the distance between the floor beams. Note that the back wall structure should be lower than the front wall so that the roof has a slope and directs rainwater away from the door area.
  
• Build a frame for the front wall . The construction of the front wall should be the same as that of the back wall except that it is taller and has a door frame so that you can install a door in the shed when finished.
  
• Frame the side walls . The bottom beams of each side bulkhead should be the same length as the distance between the bottom beams of the front and rear bulkheads (so that the sidewalls fit together). The standard distance between wall screws in the US is 40 cm (distance between centers, not between edges); Since the spacing between studs does not divide the overall length of the interior walls of the design, the two outermost studs located fairly close to the adjacent object will compensate for this deviation. Most importantly, the top beams will be angled so that the roof slopes, which results in a different height for each stud. If you are not sure how to calculate the required height for each stud, you should first place the two outermost studs at the correct distance, then trim the top beam that crosses this distance, followed by cutting separately for each remaining stud based on the distance between the top and bottom beams in the correct position.
  
• Assemble four wall frame structures. Wall structures are usually nailed to support the bottom from the bottom up. However, if this isn’t compatible with the design you’ve chosen, you can simply nail through the plywood and beams or screw into place by driving the nail down at an angle. Note that you may need assistance from several people to help you hold the siding upright until they are assembled.

Build rafters along the roof and separate them with wedges. The beams will protrude from the walls of the warehouse for increased weather resistance. On the other hand, you will simplify your measurement if you space the rafters in the same way you separate the floor beams from each other. When you’re done, attach more shims between each pair of rafters along the top beams.

Nail the plywood to the rafters to form the roof. If the roof is protruding, the plywood used for the floor needs to be repaired.

Cover the walls. You can use siding, raw plywood, or other materials to give the shed a more finished look.