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Lean To Plan

This document provides plans and instructions for building an Adirondack-style lean-to, including a materials list, foundation layout, details on installing the floor joists and flooring, diagrams of the lean-to side view and perlin and rafter layout, and contact information for the designer. The lean-to is designed to provide 6 feet of clearance in the front, and dimensions are based on historical designs used by the Civilian Conservation Corps in New York.

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Lean To Plan

This document provides plans and instructions for building an Adirondack-style lean-to, including a materials list, foundation layout, details on installing the floor joists and flooring, diagrams of the lean-to side view and perlin and rafter layout, and contact information for the designer. The lean-to is designed to provide 6 feet of clearance in the front, and dimensions are based on historical designs used by the Civilian Conservation Corps in New York.

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Adirondack Lean-to Plans

This lean-to design was created using dimensions from the New York State Department of Environmental plans that were commonly used by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and is still used by the state today. Thank you to Keith Gorgas and Cynthia Gorgas for their contributions. Please feel free to use these plans under one condition: If you discover an improvement, you let me know so I can continue to better this design. We would love any pictures of completed lean-tos.

Jonathan Gorgas

www.MillandHammer.com

518-891-8470

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Materials List Quantity Description
16 4 4 6 23 20 1.5 6 1 0.25 2 5 5 8 16 5 7 7 1 1 2 2 Bags of Gravel Mix 8"x8" Chimney Blocks 4x6x12 PT 4x6 Joist Hangers 2x6x8 Rough Sawn Hemlock, Planed One Side 1x10x16 Roles of Ice and Water Shield Pieces of 10' Drip edge Bundles of Cedar Earthtone Architectural Shingles Bucket of 8" Timberlocks Bucket of 6" Timberlocks 6" Cabin Logs, Squared Off On Three Sides, 8" Wide x 8' Long 6" Cabin Logs x 16' 6" Cabin Logs x 12' 6" Cabin Logs x 10' 6" Cabin Logs x 8' 4" Cabin Logs x 16' 4" Cabin Logs x 10' 4" Cabin Logs x 6' To add a foot of clearance in the front of the lean-to, add: 6" Cabin Log x 16' 6" Cabin Log x 12' 6" Cabin Logs x 10' 6" Cabin Logs x 8'

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Fill Chimney Blocks Foundation Floor Joists Flooring Roof Sheathing Roof Underlayment

Fastening Walls Together Fastening Rafters to Perlins Bottom Course of Side Walls Front Log, Long Logs on Rear Wall Walls Walls Walls Perlins Rafters Rafters Back Wall Back Wall Side Walls Side Walls

~The six inch cabin logs should be sawn out of logs that are 7-8 on the small end. ~The four inch cabin logs should be sawn out of logs that are 5-6 on the small end. ~Mill and Hammer will gladly provide you with the materials needed to build this lean-to, or you should be able to have any local sawmill cut them for you. Jonathan Gorgas www.MillandHammer.com 518-891-8470 Page 2

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Foundation Block Layout

~Layout the four chimney blocks level, and in the same plane, in an 8x12 rectangle. Check the diagonals to make sure it is square. ~Dig a three to four foot hole in the center of each block and fill with concrete. ~To add a finishing touch, mortar baseball sized rocks to the chimney blocks.

Jonathan Gorgas

www.MillandHammer.com

518-891-8470

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Floor Joist and Flooring

Front ~Rough sawn 2x6 hemlock flooring, planed on one side hangs over front log an inch or two. ~Note: Flooring can not be installed until the second row of logs is in place.

Jonathan Gorgas

www.MillandHammer.com

518-891-8470

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Side View

~This design creates a six foot clearance in the front of the lean-to. To add a foot of clearance, add two rows to the back and side walls. ~The bottom course should not overhang the blocks more than one inch. ~The vertical cut is made six inches back from the front of the front chimney blocks. ~Use an eight inch half log to cap the ends of the vertical cut. ~Use half of one of the twelve foot logs for the 13th row. The 14th and 15th rows are both made from one eight foot log. ~The peak of the roof is eight inches deeper into the lean-to from the vertical cut.

Jonathan Gorgas

www.MillandHammer.com

518-891-8470

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Perlin and Rafter Layout

Front ~Rafters should be spaced evenly. About twenty three inches from center to center. ~Roof sheathing should overhang outside rafters by at least two inches. Jonathan Gorgas www.MillandHammer.com 518-891-8470 Page 6

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And this is what you should have:

Jonathan Gorgas

www.MillandHammer.com

518-891-8470

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