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So I still want to build but the snow is flying. Now I must adjust my strategy some.

Now I don't think driving nails through plywood (OSB) will be a problem whether it's frozen or not but for the frame 2x4s and 2x8s and corner posts I think it might be.

My plan remains to assemble it as 8x16 panels on the shop floor and put on 4 plywood sheets and stand it up with a tractor. But first I must nail together the frames. Now I have learned frozen wood splits easily and it's like 21'F outside now so that's gonna be a problem so...

Would you drill pilot holes for the nails first or use a heat gun to thaw the studs before driving the nails? Or maybe switch to screws?
 
if your shop is heated ... I would put the wood in there and as needed bring it out and nail it ... it wouldn't freeze real fast if it is warm ...
take out .. what you are going to be putting up in a time ... then do it all over .. till you have the shed done ...

But if the shed going to be build ways away .. you may want to cover it .. and help keep it warm ..

Just my 2 cents ..
Mark
 
If your lumber is wet or waterlogged you would have a problem but if you have it stored under cover it shouldn't be a problem in my experience to nail it below freezing. I'd nail a couple of nails and see what happens.
Zach
 
They build houses all winter long in cent ILL ,and the wood they frame with sits out until they use it up .
 
They build houses all winter long in cent ILL ,and the wood they frame with sits out until they use it up .
 
My existing shop is not heated, it has a woodstove in the corner but a hot fire all day will not help much in the winter - ok the fluorescent light will start after an hour or so but thats about it.

Thats why I want tthis shed small by square feet and windowless, I will need lights immediately when I start hanging the top.

What other choices do I have?
 
I do this for a living and it never stops due to cold weather.We used to hand nail before they had air nailers.I wouldn't over think it.

Vito
 
If you're talking just regular kiln dried SPF lumber from the lumber yard, keep it covered with plastic or tarp or whatever until you use it.

No tricks necessary.
 
Good Lord, I've been building homes for thirty years and others have been doing it for centuries before that. I have NEVER heard of warming up framing lumber before nailing it. 100 degrees above zero or 30 degrees below, we just nail em up.

Line it up, hammer it home. Get on with it.
 
If you can keep your lumber covered for the most part it will go faster because you won't need to clean the ice off of it. Cold won't hurt but you don't want ice in the joint. Just makes things tighter that way. Steven
 
Like Norm I too have been building homes for decades. Myself in the upper region of Michigan. All year long.. Just nail it together! Ain't no big deal!
 
I agree with the rest, we build all year long no matter the temp. Just keep your material ice free and it's no problem. We poured 67 yards of concrete today with 18 below windchill. Winter doesn't stop construction, just slows it up a little and adds to the expense.
 
(quoted from post at 22:31:30 12/08/09) I agree with the rest, we build all year long no matter the temp. Just keep your material ice free and it's no problem. We poured 67 yards of concrete today with 18 below windchill. Winter doesn't stop construction, just slows it up a little and adds to the expense.
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hen it comes to cold, you fellers are tougher than me!!! When its 18 below, this old man ain't doin jack outside!
I must have been crazy when I was young......I got P O'ed when they canceled my orders to point Barrow, Alaska!!!
 
dont want to steal this post but was wondering were are you from Norm ?, I agree with you never stopped us from building in western NY, even better now with air nailer just have to keep moisture out of the lines
 
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