Yesterday, a crew of four assembled most of the other three walls in a matter of 4-5 hours. Everyone was quite impressed with the rigidity of the structure even before the side sheathing is on. I thought we would build four walls and then assemble them; however, we actually built the back wall (with the door) and used that as the template for the front wall. Once complete and put in place, we built the side wall framing between the front and back walls.
The next step is to finish the door header and cut the opening so we can get inside easily.
On a second weekend, we finished the door header, matching the curve of the roof, and cut the opening so we can get inside by walking through the door opening.
Installing the thermal ply side walls were easy. I glued and nailed the pieces to the framing. The siding will be screwed or ring shank nails used with construction glue.
Windows and the door opening was routed out with a plunge router bit. I have said before, the purchase of the router is worth simplifying this task.
We will need to add a few more nailers to support the inside T&G paneling and to support the exterior siding beside the side windows.
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