Studios

Hello Everyone,

I haven't written in a very long time. I admit to being terribly challenged when it comes to computer stuff, I'm much better at building things in the real world.

Since last we spoke our company, Craftsman Shed, has continued on the path of enlightenment. We've done lots of cool studio spaces in the last year and a half. Also a new website will be forthcoming soon, so stay tuned in for that!

Here's a teaser, this is a 288 sq. ft. studio/shed combo we did for Architect Brent Spraggins. This one went through the whole engineering/permits/inspections process. In Austin you have to do permits for anything over 200 sq. ft.

Board and Batten Siding

Board and Batten is an old kind of construction used in the 1800's and early 1900's. A house built this way had the exterior made up of vertical boards and the framing ran horizontally. (the opposite of the way stick-built homes are made today) Then, narrow trim boards were placed over the cracks between the large (1x12") boards. Actually the house I live in is a board and batten house built in 1910. When I build a shed with this pattern we use plywood and then come back with the battens every foot or 16" to create that look.

Corner details

The roof is the hardest part of putting together a shed. Most people can't give you any kind of an overhanging roof because that's where all the complications are.

Here's a picture of the roof detail (looking up).