Why not add some 10ft doors

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Build a Shed Using Storage Building Plans

Most homeowner’s problem when it comes to de-cluttering is the need of having a large storage space where they can put all their stuff in. Storing them in your garage and organizing them will give you indefinite time as to when you will see the mess once again. Thus, you definitely need to start creating storage building plans redmond oregon, to store and organize your stuff, either that is for gardening, mechanical, or a space to keep old toys and clothes.

 There are different types of storage sheds according to the size of your backyard and according to your needs. In this storage building plans redmond oregon, tutorial we used a  10 x 16 ft.  big type of shed that is perfect not to serve as a storage space, but also as a play area for your children.  It has double doors on each side so that it is much easier to get inside. With this size, we turned it into a colonial style of a shed with a division of 4 x 10Ft. area for tools and stuff, while the other 10 x 12ft. as a playroom.

 Start at the bottom:

•    The shed must be placed upon 12 blocks of sturdy brick as a foundation. The brick’s size must be around 4 x 8 x 16” and is placed in 3 rows that have 59” of spacing in between. In most cases, these blocks are laid directly on the ground, but if you put a 4” bed of gravel before it; it will prevent the possibility soil erosion which may cause damage to your shed. Used 2’ x 4’ and a 4’ level after you have placed down the 12 blocks. Next thing to do is to create both front and rear band joist by fastening a 2 x 6 to a 2 x 8 mudsill. Now place the mudsills on the top of the blocks, covering the front and the rear of the shed.  

 •    Trim the 3rd 2 x 8 mudsill to suit along the top center of block foundation. Then, cut all the 2 x 6' floor joists to proper length and placed them down in between the 2 band joints and onto the top of the mudsills.

 •    Arranged the joists in 16” between each one and fasten them securely in place using a galvanized nails. Next, make sure to use 4 steel-cabled ground anchors when you placed down the plywood that will be used as the shed’s flooring. Latch the anchors securely on each end corner of the frame. For the floorings, use ¾” tongue-and-groove ACX plywood to build a durable floor that won’t sag or bounce in time.

 Building the Roof Trusses

•    The trusses that you will use must be made of 2 x 4 rafters and a 2 x 4 ceiling joist. Secure together 3 boards using a 1/2in. plywood gussets. Now, begin to cut the rafters to a proper length with a 40° in each end. Next is to cut 2 x 4s to 10ft. long to be used for the bottom chords.

•    Now, create the frame on the shed floor to assemble the trusses. Line up the lower part chord along with the border end of the plywood floor.

•    After that cut 4 of 24" long 2 x 4s. Set two beside each rafter and attach them to the plywood floor. Then, make use of these short boards as stop blocks for the installation of and building each truss. Secure plywood gussets to both sides of every truss using a carpenter's glue which can be bought on every hardware stores, and 1" of roofing nails and arranged the trusses away.  

 Setting up the Walls

Start by cutting 2x4 parts to be used for the end walls and placed them on the floor shed. Place the studs 24" on its center and lock them using 16d nails. Next, trim the plywood siding to its proper size and fasten it to the wall's framework using a 6d galvanized nails. Then, properly elevate the end wall in its proper location. Once you have the walls in place, fasten them securely through the bottom plate onto the floor’s frame. Then, securely put in place the rear wall, accompanied by the front wall. Next, set up the interior division. If you are planning to add a playroom, put plywood as a cover and attach it in place. Lastly, put up the final wall.

 Putting up the Roof Trusses

Begin by installing the end trusses, make sure that the plywood siding is nailed just before you raised the trusses up. Secure the trusses up by using 3” deck screws, driven onto the wall’s top plate. Next, set up the last roof trusses, cover with plywood, and fasten lastly the asphalt roof shingles.

 Adding few more touches

For the windows, use a 5’ long transom type window using a wooden frame and a glass, and then placed it over the end doors.

As for the door, use tongue-and-groove cedar boards and battens. Fastened the battens using 1-1/2” screw and placed the doors using sturdy strap hinges.

 There are more other types of sheds that you can make according to the area of your backyard. Kindly visit our website if you want to learn more and have other ideas about storage building plans redmond oregon.

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Boat test: Serena 58

We snatched a quick test of the Sirena 58 where this Turkish-built craft impresses with its internal volume and living space on deck

The period of time before the Cannes Boat Show opens each morning is quite something to behold. Boats of all shapes and sizes rub guardrails in the packed basin of Le Vieux Port, ferrying press and customers past the looming superyachts on the outer quays to open water for sea trials. All have to be out, through the floating bridges and back in again before the show opens. It is the very definition of organised chaos.

From my perch on the flybridge of the Sirena 58 I have the perfect vantage point of the melée as our skipper deftly guides the boat through the traffic and out into a glittering Bay of Cannes. We, like most of the boats on the water with us, are loaded with people, which should give a pretty good idea of how the boat is going to perform with a full compliment of guests and crew on board. Despite the boatload of guests, the pair of Caterpillar C8.7 650hp motors kick the 58 out of the hole with ease and spin up to 2,175rpm and a top speed of 22 knots. The boat seemed to be under-revving a touch, as the quoted maximum is 2,300rpm; something to do with the fact that the boat had four months' worth of growth on the hull, perhaps. Progress is unhurried and serene but the driving experience isn't particularly engaging. There's little point in trying to steer through the elements, so pop on the autopilot and let the cultured German Frers hull soak up the bumps. Not that there are many in the bay, the odd bit of wash from fellow test drivers but nothing to shake the 58's tree.

It's an extra €66,000 ex VAT to upgrade to the meaty 12.9-litre 850hp diesels, which is steep but not so bad in the grand scheme of things on a boat that starts at €950,000 ex VAT. The extra horsepower isn't essential but I would go for it if the price isn't prohibitive to give the boat a bit more wallop in the rough and keep performance agreeable once it's been loaded with kit.

Neither helm station is that well focused ergonomically, but both look classy and display engine and navigation information effectively. You can't sit back in your seat and still reach the throttles so, much like the driving experience, it's more about setting the throttles and letting the boat get on with it. Sirena is still a relatively new name in the world of motor craft, though there is vast experience here, from building part of the Magellano range on behalf of Azimut (which it still does) to its own range of Azuree and Euphoria sailing boats put togetherat the yard's Turkish facility.

Its boatbuilding skill is evident from the moment you step into the broad cockpit, which is well protected by the substantial cockpit overhang. There is heft and tactility to nearly everything you come into contact with, like the over-sized boarding gates, solid uprights that lend support to the overhang and stern winches the diameter of dinner plates. Having access into either side of the cockpit means there is only space on the aft bench for two – maybe three – people, but there is room to arrange director's chairs around the table. A door set into the upright transom grants access to the crew cabin, which has a single berth, separate bathroom and a reasonable amount of natural light thanks to the slender strip of glazing.

The saloon is a bright, welcoming space with an attractive mix of light oak cabinets and darker walnut flooring and accenting. Cream leather with contrasting brown piping coats the generous dinette and seating amidships, which is slightly raised above the galley level to improve sightlines for those on the seats. The décor is modern yet the furniture has nicely rounded edges with no hard corners to bash yourself against at sea, though the saloon could do with a few more handholds.

  Deceptively spacious

Below decks is where the boat's incredible internal volume is most obvious. The cabins, even in three-cabin guise, feel gigantic with high ceilings, generous floor space and incredibly spacious ensuite bathrooms. The two-cabin variant, which must feel colossal below decks, keeps the same ensuite amidships but the forward cabin puts the double berth in the middle of the cabin with the bedhead facing aft and a neat dinette tucked into the forepeak. Due to its slightly larger bathroom it would probably be used as the master though there isn't much in it.

The show boat had three cabins and a more traditional configuration with master amidships, VIP forward and an ensuite twin to port. All three are bright and comfortable, and providing each one with its own bathroom is some feat on a boat a whisker over 60ft. The master could easily be from a boat 10ft larger, such is the amount of headroom and flat floor space around the centrally mounted island berth. It's in the realms of bedroom not cabin, and with a cute vanity unit to port and small settee to starboard there are enough touches of luxury without compromising storage space. The ensuite tops it off with its exquisite finish and roomy shower cubicle.

The top deck has a unique layout with a substantial central mast topped with the boat's navigation equipment and fitted with a neat rain shower, which allows guests to cool off without straying too far from their sun loungers – the latter are free-standing as there isn't an option for more practical fixed furniture. Forward, however, there is a good balance of sunbathing and dining space with the wet bar neatly incorporated into the aft end of the dinette. There is more comfortable lounging space on the foredeck, which combines a plush bench, which is flanked by two deep storage voids, and a raised sunpad separated from each other by a wide walkway.

The Sirena 64 was an impressive debut but, if anything, the 58 is better because it is a smaller boat that feels so big. You appreciate every inch of space that the designers have squeezed out of the hull, exploiting the beam and pushing right forward into that upright forefoot.

  Verdict

It is a well-rounded and cleverly designed package that majors on the two things that the vast majority of people are looking for from a boat this size: internal volume and living space on deck. It doesn't set the world alight with its dynamics but it is by no means shabby, though my instinct would be to plump for the bigger engines. It may be the perfect platform from which to watch the chaos of a morning in Cannes but it has far more strings to its bow than that.

  At a glance…

LOA: 61ft 0in (18.58m) Beam: 17ft 6in (5.35m) Draught: 4ft 1in (1.24m) Weight: 30 tonnes loaded Fuel capacity: 3,600 litres Fresh water capacity: 800 litres Price: from €950,000 ex VAT Price as tested: Not available Contact: Sirena Yachts

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Boat test: Serena 58

We snatched a quick test of the Sirena 58 where this Turkish-built craft impresses with its internal volume and living space on deck

The period of time before the Cannes Boat Show opens each morning is quite something to behold. Boats of all shapes and sizes rub guardrails in the packed basin of Le Vieux Port, ferrying press and customers past the looming superyachts on the outer quays to open water for sea trials. All have to be out, through the floating bridges and back in again before the show opens. It is the very definition of organised chaos.

From my perch on the flybridge of the Sirena 58 I have the perfect vantage point of the melée as our skipper deftly guides the boat through the traffic and out into a glittering Bay of Cannes. We, like most of the boats on the water with us, are loaded with people, which should give a pretty good idea of how the boat is going to perform with a full compliment of guests and crew on board. Despite the boatload of guests, the pair of Caterpillar C8.7 650hp motors kick the 58 out of the hole with ease and spin up to 2,175rpm and a top speed of 22 knots. The boat seemed to be under-revving a touch, as the quoted maximum is 2,300rpm; something to do with the fact that the boat had four months' worth of growth on the hull, perhaps. Progress is unhurried and serene but the driving experience isn't particularly engaging. There's little point in trying to steer through the elements, so pop on the autopilot and let the cultured German Frers hull soak up the bumps. Not that there are many in the bay, the odd bit of wash from fellow test drivers but nothing to shake the 58's tree.

It's an extra €66,000 ex VAT to upgrade to the meaty 12.9-litre 850hp diesels, which is steep but not so bad in the grand scheme of things on a boat that starts at €950,000 ex VAT. The extra horsepower isn't essential but I would go for it if the price isn't prohibitive to give the boat a bit more wallop in the rough and keep performance agreeable once it's been loaded with kit.

Neither helm station is that well focused ergonomically, but both look classy and display engine and navigation information effectively. You can't sit back in your seat and still reach the throttles so, much like the driving experience, it's more about setting the throttles and letting the boat get on with it. Sirena is still a relatively new name in the world of motor craft, though there is vast experience here, from building part of the Magellano range on behalf of Azimut (which it still does) to its own range of Azuree and Euphoria sailing boats put togetherat the yard's Turkish facility.

Its boatbuilding skill is evident from the moment you step into the broad cockpit, which is well protected by the substantial cockpit overhang. There is heft and tactility to nearly everything you come into contact with, like the over-sized boarding gates, solid uprights that lend support to the overhang and stern winches the diameter of dinner plates. Having access into either side of the cockpit means there is only space on the aft bench for two – maybe three – people, but there is room to arrange director's chairs around the table. A door set into the upright transom grants access to the crew cabin, which has a single berth, separate bathroom and a reasonable amount of natural light thanks to the slender strip of glazing.

The saloon is a bright, welcoming space with an attractive mix of light oak cabinets and darker walnut flooring and accenting. Cream leather with contrasting brown piping coats the generous dinette and seating amidships, which is slightly raised above the galley level to improve sightlines for those on the seats. The décor is modern yet the furniture has nicely rounded edges with no hard corners to bash yourself against at sea, though the saloon could do with a few more handholds.

  Deceptively spacious

Below decks is where the boat's incredible internal volume is most obvious. The cabins, even in three-cabin guise, feel gigantic with high ceilings, generous floor space and incredibly spacious ensuite bathrooms. The two-cabin variant, which must feel colossal below decks, keeps the same ensuite amidships but the forward cabin puts the double berth in the middle of the cabin with the bedhead facing aft and a neat dinette tucked into the forepeak. Due to its slightly larger bathroom it would probably be used as the master though there isn't much in it.

The show boat had three cabins and a more traditional configuration with master amidships, VIP forward and an ensuite twin to port. All three are bright and comfortable, and providing each one with its own bathroom is some feat on a boat a whisker over 60ft. The master could easily be from a boat 10ft larger, such is the amount of headroom and flat floor space around the centrally mounted island berth. It's in the realms of bedroom not cabin, and with a cute vanity unit to port and small settee to starboard there are enough touches of luxury without compromising storage space. The ensuite tops it off with its exquisite finish and roomy shower cubicle.

The top deck has a unique layout with a substantial central mast topped with the boat's navigation equipment and fitted with a neat rain shower, which allows guests to cool off without straying too far from their sun loungers – the latter are free-standing as there isn't an option for more practical fixed furniture. Forward, however, there is a good balance of sunbathing and dining space with the wet bar neatly incorporated into the aft end of the dinette. There is more comfortable lounging space on the foredeck, which combines a plush bench, which is flanked by two deep storage voids, and a raised sunpad separated from each other by a wide walkway.

The Sirena 64 was an impressive debut but, if anything, the 58 is better because it is a smaller boat that feels so big. You appreciate every inch of space that the designers have squeezed out of the hull, exploiting the beam and pushing right forward into that upright forefoot.

  Verdict

It is a well-rounded and cleverly designed package that majors on the two things that the vast majority of people are looking for from a boat this size: internal volume and living space on deck. It doesn't set the world alight with its dynamics but it is by no means shabby, though my instinct would be to plump for the bigger engines. It may be the perfect platform from which to watch the chaos of a morning in Cannes but it has far more strings to its bow than that.

  At a glance…

LOA: 61ft 0in (18.58m) Beam: 17ft 6in (5.35m) Draught: 4ft 1in (1.24m) Weight: 30 tonnes loaded Fuel capacity: 3,600 litres Fresh water capacity: 800 litres Price: from €950,000 ex VAT Price as tested: Not available Contact: Sirena Yachts

  Sirena Yachts to launch new 64 trawler at Düsseldorf 2017

The Turkish yard Sirena Yachts will launch the first motorboat under its own name at next year's Düsseldorf Boat Show…

Düsseldorf Boat Show 2019: Top 10 most awaited boat launches

The countdown has started! There are so many exciting boat launches coming up - we pick our top 10 debuting…

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Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095 boat test

Continuing on the popularity of their Merry Fisher motoryachts, Jeanneau has delivered its largest boat in the line with the 32ft Merry Fisher 1095

Think of 'Merry Fisher' and a 6m outboard engine powered peche promenade wheelbase fishing boat that you'll find tucked into every harbour and inlet in Europe, springs to mind. It's been a hugely successful genre and the good news is that Jeanneau is continuing with it.

In recent years the brand has been stretched, and stretched again. Jeanneau has taken full advantage of the rise in the popularity and power outputs of outboard engines to deliver its largest Merry Fisher yet – the 32ft MF 1095. It looks exactly as you'd expect – a 'stretched limo' version of the smaller boats with the same upright wheelhouse and clamshell roof on black pillars as the rest of the range. From a distance, the only obvious differentiation, aside from the length, is additional hull windows.

Step aboard via the starboard section of platform that juts out past the twin outboard engines and you'll find a cockpit geared more toward social cruising than fishing. It's clear that despite the name, Jeanneau has aimed this boat firmly at its cruising, rather than angling, clientele. So you have fixed seating across the stern and up the port side, with a short third leg in front of the fixed portion of the sliding wheelhouse door. The starboard side is kept clear, easing access to the transom door and forward to the wider of the asymmetric side decks. Cunningly, the aft seat is on tracks so that in normal use it is pushed right back against the outboard engines, maximising space. Should you wish to tilt the outboards clear of the water, the seat slides forward creating a gap for the engine powerheads to swing into.

The deck saloon itself has some neat touches. Two double seats face each other across a dining table on the port side, but the forward (aft facing) seat cantilevers to create forward facing seating underway. The starboard side is mostly galley behind the single helm seat, the helmsman gaining a side door which not only offers immediate access to the side deck but also gives a sense of connection to the water rushing by, and of course masses of light and ventilation, augmented by two glass hatches.

In theory, Jeanneau presents this boat with either a two or three-cabin layout. In practice, the layout stays the same. So you get a master cabin forward, its centreline island double a nice touch in a sub mid-30ft boat. You also get a single generous heads with a shower stall. But you pay for both these things with a second cabin that is pretty much just a small double bed running back beneath the dinette, hemmed in on both sides by the cabin walls. The third cabin is smaller still – Jeanneau describes it as a double berth, but it's certainly extremely cosy.

So what of that alternative two-cabin layout? Well, it's exactly the same, only there is no bed in the third cabin, it's a storage area instead. Personally I'd opt for three cabins regardless and simply store things on the bed, at least then you have it should you need it. In fact, if you're a real glutton for punishment, as well as sleeping six on the lower deck, the dinette converts into another double, but be prepared to queue for the facilities in the morning…

Those two 350hp Yamahas suggest serious potency, but you need to remember that this 32-footer weighs almost five tonnes without engines. Add the two 4.2 litre V6 Yamahas at a quarter of a tonne each in the worst possible place right at the back of the boat, and it's not quite the rocket ship you might have hoped for. But recalibrate your expectations and the performance is entirely sufficient, with a 37-knot top end giving genuine 30-knot cruising ability.

More impressive is what's going on at the bottom end of the planing speed range, because, despite that half tonne hanging off the transom, the Merry Fisher 1095 lifts onto the plane at surprisingly low speed, runs remarkably level and doesn't need a fistful of throttle to get it there. Handling is a similar story. No, you can't throw it into turns like a race boat and yes, if you push it hard, you can induce cavitation in the outer propeller as it lifts as the boat banks. But why would you want to?

As ever, Jeanneau has the fundamental hull dynamics spot on. As a boat to cruise with, it's excellent, and when you reach your destination that practical layout works well. If you want to get your hands on the last word in speed and dynamics, then you'll need to look elsewhere (in fact, look at Jeanneau's new Cap Camarat 9.0 – that's a serious driver's machine) because what this boat does is simply uphold those practical, sensible values that put its smaller siblings into almost every harbour and inlet in Europe in the first place.

  At a glance…

LOA: 32ft 11in (10.50m) Beam: 10ft 11in(3.35m) Draught: 2ft 3in (0.69) Displacement: 5.1 tonnes Top speed: 37 knots Price from: £181,813 (as tested: £196,956) Contact: Jeanneau

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