Wow this shed is just maybe starting to actually look legit! I bet if we get this DIY She Shed Gable Wall Siding on, we’ll finally be able to take ourselves seriously (lol I joke!).
If you want to start from the beginning of the shed build, check out the planning post. Then the foundation build, DIY brick floor, wall framing, siding, roof framing, and roofing.
Here is where we are at with the roofing installed, skylights and all. Looking good so far. Now let’s get this DIY She Shed Gable Siding on.
Front Gable Wall Siding:
If you remember, I left the gable wall siding off so that I could place the roof outriggers or framing along the gable. With everything now in place, I was ready for the siding BUT T1-11 panel siding should have some flashing at horizontal joints to keep water from traveling into the wall framing at panel joints. I nailed z-flashing along the top of the wall siding. The bottom lip of the z-flashing extends over the bottom siding just slightly.
Next, I cut the T1-11 smooth trim, primed each piece for better weather protection before putting it up, and nailed them in place exactly as I did the rest of the siding.
Here is the front gable sided. If you click on the photo for a larger view, you can see I made wide cuts around the 2×4 roof outriggers. I couldn’t get the siding in place without that wiggle room. Maybe I was just having a bad day. Maybe it was all the angles. Either way, I patched them up, and we’ll cover those blips with trim so it’s all good man!
That top opening is for a gable vent for some air flow.
Back Gable Wall Siding:
The back gable siding is the same as the front gable, with one exception. Remember waaaay back in the early planning of this DIY She Shed that I mentioned there were plans for some exterior storage on the back wall?
Well here’s the plan: I am going to install an exterior, wall-mounted closet for yard tools. Sounds good yeah? This will provide a separate storage area without technically adding to the floor square footage. Granted, I haven’t gotten explicit approval with the Building Dept., but I figure if anybody got really grumpy about it, I could always take the wall closet off and still keep the shed. In the meantime, let’s continue on our merry way. 🙂
From here forward, I’ll be referring to the exterior closet at “Garden Clost”, because that’s kind of what it is. So, the garden closet will have it’s own little roof. I wanted to provide some flashing along the top of this roof small roof line. So instead of z-flashing at the backpack, I installed 2×2 flashing and planned to bend the horizontal leg of the flashing down to match the slope of the garden closet roof. It will be clearer later in the official Garden Closet blog post. But, in the meantime, here is the back gable wall siding:
That extra thick horizontal line is the 2×2 flashing for the backpack roof. You can see a hole for a gable vent here as well. Maybe a side view would help?
Yay, we’ve got all the DIY She Shed Gable Siding on! Next week we’ll install the trim and things will really start to come together. Post any questions you have in the comments below.
