I recently finished building a woodshed. I still have some punch list items to finish up and one of them is the best way to disguise or hide the cement blocks that were used for leveling the woodshed. Some suggestions were to use lattice, paint the blocks, put a platform or steps for accessing the higher side, add bushes in front, etc. I am wondering what others might suggest that I do for hiding the cement blocks. Here are some pictures of the almost-complete project. The small brackets at the bottom of each post were put there temporarily for stability and have since been removed. |
Regards,
Buzzsaw
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Looking at your pics, I think the best looking solution would be to use some vert 1x3 or 1x4 boards attached to your rim joist going right down to the ground.
It would really "ground" the entire shed and give it a look of being solid.
Here is a pic of me deck, where I used extra 5/4 deck boards vertically for the "appron" around it.
Nicer look that the lattice most folks use imo.
JT
Julian,
Great suggestion. With this solution I could also easily cut the ends to match the ground profile. My only issue is that I would also have to add a spacer (maybe a PT 2X4) so that the vertical pieces would extend out far enough in front of the blocks. Or what I could try to do is jack up the shed a bit and try to push the cement blocks back under the shed a bit more so that they are flush with the front of the 2X6s that I use for framing the shed floor.Regards,
Buzzsaw
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie
I'd try and push them back - for a bit more effort - a much nicer look. Plus, you could use a bit of adhesive on the blocks to help lock it all together. After you have a few in, you could run a horizontal piece just off the ground to tie it together - screw them all into that along with the top joist and it'll be pretty solid.I'd cut each one to match the ground's profile - it'll give it a custom look.JT
Great suggestion Julian. I would assume that I want to use PT 1X4s?Regards,
Buzzsaw
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie