Step 5: Install the Front Crosspiece

Mark Powers installing front crosspiece for his trash shed
Photo: Kolin Smith
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Cut a 2x4 to 87 inches (the shed's inside width plus the 7 inches of framing on the sides). Stand the two side frames up and slide the 2x4 into the gap above the supports. Secure this crosspiece at either end using 2½-inch deck screws.
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    2x4 to frame the shed and build the doors. Get eleven 8-foot boards.

    1x6 tongue-and-groove siding. Pick up prestained boards or stain them yourself before installation. Get enough to cover about 75 square feet.

    1 ¼x6 pressure-treated decking to frame the doors and lid. Get seven 8-foot boards.

    Construction adhesive to glue the sheathing.

    4-inch door hinges to attach each lid and the bifold doors to the framing. Get 10. Continuous (piano) hinges to create the bifold doors. Get two stainless steel 30-inch hinges.

    3½-inch stainless-steel deck screws

    2½-inch stainless-steel deck screws

    1 5/8-inch stainless-steel deck screws

    1 5⁄8-inch stainless-steel siding nails