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The last couple of days have been spent hanging the doors in the frame. As usual, the camera batteries decided to pack up on the interesting bits so these pictures aren't in order, but I've tried to explain how I've got the doors up there. There isn't much else I can say except the doors look absolutely fantastic! Although they weigh a ton, you can still push them open with even a gentle push (one fingered). I still need to put the lock and handle on, so I've had to leave them wedged open for now just in case the wind bashed them about and pulled at the hinges. Just need that big window in at the side and it will be an actual usable shed! Then maybe I can FINALLY move all the dozens of packs of shiplap out of the kitchen and get some room in the house for once!
With the hinge in place, I've drawn around the holes and then taken it away and put a dot in the very centre so that I know where I need to drill. The first hinge I put on I drilled into where the pencil was, but if you have a little bit of grain in the way it can deflect the drill bit to the side, which means your hole will be in slightly the wrong place. To avoid that I tapped a nail into the pencil mark, just so maybe 2 or 3mm went in, and then when I drilled the hole the bit was guided to exactly the right point by the nail hole.Don't try putting hinges on without drilling the screw holes first! Most times you might get away with it, but if you ever find a knot you may end up with a screw going nowhere and meanwhile mashing up the rest of the hole, making the screw totally useless. You may also split the wood if it's thin, or worse still the screw may jam and the head may come off, leaving the screw inside but useless (no head = no grip). These are all things that happened to me while putting up the shed, which I could get around because they were all while I was building the structure. But you don't get a second chance with door hinges - they need to go in and stay in. So drill first!
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