DIY Building My Off-Grid Home: The Shed pt. 1

This is part one of three in a series building a utility shed that will house most of the electrical workings for our off-grid house. I'm building this shed and the house predominantly solo, unless the neighbors stop by for a beer and get roped into lifting things!

[@kimj4383]

Awesome Ben. Can’t believe you did this by yourself without help lifting all that wood! Except for beer guy!

[@kingrafa3938]

83rd sub here. Nice start of the build 👍

[@meganduggan4269]

You're getting a bit of an accent there 😁
Can't wait to watch how it all goes

[@GoatZilla]

24 on center with 2x6 rafters?

[@RidgyDidgeRanch]

Yep that’s correct!

[@jordaneimer2873]

what were the board lengths for the roof? and what was your angle at the peak?

[@RidgyDidgeRanch]

It’s an equilateral triangle so the rafters are 16’ on the long edge and everything meets at 60°. Thanks for asking!

[@rickinge7682]

What is your closest town we are in westcliff about 16 mi South

[@RidgyDidgeRanch]

Hey Rick, we’re on the other side of the range between poncha pass and villa grove. Good to have some local viewers!

[@rickinge7682]

@@RidgyDidgeRanch bought our property last May was planning on going up and building fences and starting septic but I wrecked my shoulder and had had surgery postpone for a year my wife's family are big aviators I saw that you were going to put an airstrip in very cool if you ever see a guy running around on a triumph tiger and a guy on a BMW GS that might be us

[@RidgyDidgeRanch]

@@rickinge7682 I looked at some land by Silver West Airport south of Westcliffe, it’s a nice place. In the end our current location made more sense for proximity to family. Take the bikes over Hayden Pass if you haven’t already, I’m sure you’ll get a good view of my place from there 👍