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Tommyp!972 · Jul 6, 2006, 08:24 PM

I have a 16x12 shed I'm building.. can't fit 12 or 16 footers in my car and no trailer... can I use 2x4x8's and cut them or am I running the risk of a weak wall?

shunned · Jul 6, 2006, 08:55 PM

Have you thought about renting/borrowing a roof rack?

caibuadday · Jul 8, 2006, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Tommyp!972

i have a 16x12 shed im building..cant fit 12 or 16 footers in my car and no trailer...can i use 2x4x8's and cut them or am i running the risk of a weak wall?

yeah you could brace them with 2x4x24 (atleast), but with the additional labor and material it will cost more than just renting a truck for 2 hr

dcx · Jul 8, 2006, 03:27 PM

16ft longx12ft wide shed?. shouldn`t your walls still be 8 ft high?

skiberger · Jul 8, 2006, 07:38 PM

Home depot and Lowe's rent their trucks pretty cheap. Think it like $20 for 40 min.
You can use 8' for the plates. Install a double top plate and make sure the joints don't line up w/ the first top plate. On the 16' wall, start with a 4', then 8', and end w/ a 4'. Then the 2nd top plate use two 8' 2x's to overlap all the joints of the 1st plate.
On the 12' wall start the 2nd top plate 8' 2x over the 4' section 2x of the first top plate. Make sure all joints end on studs and overlap the wall sections w/ the 2nd top plates to lock everything together. Make sure no 2 joints land on the same stud.

bhayne · Sep 1, 2006, 11:45 AM

Your building can be 1000'X 12' and you'd still use 2X4X8 to build it. Common practice when building the trusses (ie rafters) is to join the rafter in the middle-not to span the length with a single board.

There is software on the internet that does this for you and let's you decide the truss style for most efficient use of wood (ie. 8' lengths based on roof load). Of coarse, your roof load would be negilgable. Search on the WEB you should find some free-ware.

Roof load is negligible if you live in a warm climate (no snow).

Fr_Chuck · Sep 1, 2006, 12:23 PM

And most local home town lumber yards have delivery service, free within so many miles and over certain dollar figure ( and if you are buying all the supplies for a shed it may well be that.

If not the delivery fee is very small. I normally have them drop off all of my supplies for my rental houses when I am working on them ( and I even own a couple trucks)

tgloss76 · Sep 1, 2006, 01:00 PM

hey, most walls,. especially shed walls are built with 2x4's, 16" on center, or even 24" on center. Doulble up the top plates, but be sure to over lap them, especially on the corners. Lowe's or home depot has many books on simple framming techniques, I suggest you read up before you drive your first nail dude.

bhayne · Sep 1, 2006, 01:05 PM

I have given up on nails. Only screws for me and you wouldn't believe the money and time they save in the long run!

ma0641 · Oct 26, 2012, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by bhayne

I have given up on nails. Only screws for me and you wouldn't believe the money and time they save in the long run!

Screwing 2x4 walls together?