This post covers about one months worth of effort. The first pictures are the wall assembly and first "tilt up" of the walls. This was very tricky to do single-handedly, especially if there is any significant wind, so I would not recommend doing it. But I used the angled braces with each wall to make it work and everything tied together nicely. I was quite pleased when it was finally vertical. Note the plywood to the right here - I found that Home Depot has great deals on select plywood and 2x4's but they only get them occasionally so you have to keep your eyes open for them.
HOWEVER, the day after I put it up, an inspector from the City left a VIOLATION NOTICE on our doorstep. Even though I checked with the City about permits (not needed here since it was less than 120 sf, I neglected to research the setbacks enough. So, instead of fighting an uphill battle, I took the walls back down, took the sub floor up and moved about 1/2 of the piers over by 4' ft or so. It ended up only taking another 1/2 day to do this and it was probably good that I was noticed rather than building it all out and finding out after the fact.
Tips:
1. When installing the corrugated metal, USE HEAVY GLOVES. This stuff can cause a nasty cut, like a paper cut but much worse.
2. You will probably get some splinters working on this project - a good way to get them out is with duct tape, especially the small ones that are hard to tweezer.
3. I could not find the Man O War varnish anywhere, not even West Marine - this may be due to the very strict CA air quality rules. I spoke with a guy @ West Marine and he recommended "Cetol Marine Light".
