That time 3 years ago my shed roof collapsed on a Tuesday afternoon

I was building a 10x12 shed in my backyard in Ohio, and I thought I had the roof framed fine. Three years ago last July, I was up there nailing the last piece of plywood when the whole middle section gave out and I fell through. Landed on my workbench, broke two of my best saw horses, and scared my neighbor's dog so bad it jumped the fence. Has anyone else had a roof frame just buckle on them like that mid-build?

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iris_dixon911d ago

Oh man, that sounds like a nightmare! My shed build went sideways too but in a different way. I nailed the roof frame together and thought I was being smart by using recycled lumber from an old deck. Turns out some of those boards were way more rotten than I realized. Halfway through screwing down the metal roof panels, the whole thing just sagged in the middle like a sad hammock. I ended up sliding off the edge and landing in a patch of poison ivy with my toolbelt digging into my ribs. At least your neighbor's dog got a good story out of it, mine just watched me struggle with this pathetic look on its face.

betty_stone21d ago

Iris, did you at least get the poison ivy treated before it spread? I had a similar thing happen with a pallet wood birdhouse project that collapsed on my foot and gave me splinters I'm still picking out months later.