I finally understood why my grandpa's shed was built that way after a storm in Omaha

We had a huge windstorm here about six years ago that took down a lot of fences and my cheap plastic storage box. My grandpa's old wood shed from the 70s, though, didn't even lose a shingle. I went over and really looked at it. He used these long, heavy-duty lag bolts to tie the roof rafters down to the posts, not just nails. I rebuilt my own small shed last spring using that same method with 3/8 inch bolts. Has anyone else had a backyard building hold up way better than they expected?

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kelly_henderson839d ago

Oh man, that makes my shed look like a house of cards! I just used a box of nails from the hardware store.

calebh909d ago

Ugh I feel that so hard. My first shed was basically held together with hope and the cheapest nails I could find. It wobbled if you looked at it wrong. Honestly, the right fasteners make a night and day difference for how solid something feels. I learned that lesson the expensive way after a storm.