Playhouse West to North

Today I cut the opening for the French doors in the west wall.  Of course, it took longer than I thought.  Then I got the OSB panels up for the north wall before it got really dark.  I still have to fully screw down the panels to the studs and cut out two window openings.  Thanks to day light savings time, the sun sets earlier now, so I will have virtually no sun light to work on the playhouse after work.

Playhouse West Wall

Today I had just enough time to mount the plywood for the west wall before the rain set in.  I still have to cut out the big opening for the French doors.

The East Wall

I finally put up the OSB plywood on the east wall of the playhouse, and it really helps make the structure more stable and rigid.  I feel much more confident about my design and construction work now!  Of course I still have a lot more plywood panels to put up, but I won't be able to do it until after the next forecasted rain fall this coming Thursday.

Dormer Modification

So I think the dormer roof looks better than the flat top roof.  I extended the dormer roof gable out to the east wall to make it simpler to build.  Before I modeled the change in my CAD, I thought it might look weird, but it looks acceptable.

Simpler Dormer Roof

Here's an idea I am considering for a simpler dormer roof to make it easier for me to build.

Simple ...

More difficult ...

Playhouse Dormer Roof

I've been delinquent designing the framing for the dormer roof I want to put over the loft level, so here is my first stab at it.  I will need to refine this further, because some 2x4's are not lining up very well.