 Most viewed - Our storage shed made by Tuff Shed |
Making the rebar "staples"441 viewsLooking at the site, I decided to put rebar on the outside of the wood perimeter. To give it a custom, finishing touch, I decided to weld the two pins together and thus give it a stapled look. So I fired up the air compressor and dragged out my MIG welder (both Craftsman from Sears...very nice!). After rebar is nailed into the earth and flush with the top of the lumber, cut top portion of rebar to length. I kept the length short so the top piece only covered half of the top of the pin. This gave an "L" profile, allowing plenty of space for placing a good welding bead. Wire-wheel the ends clean and a spot for the MIG welding clamp to make good electrical contact.
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427 viewsFinished. View from roof.
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423 viewsTwo yards of -3/4, tamped down with a gas-powered tamper, and the base is ready for the shed...and my back and I are DONE!
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421 viewsFour walls and rafters.
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419 viewsThe builders setting up the galvanized floor framing. I messed up :-( The site wasn't exactly square and I should've expanded the width an additional 3" for a total of 6" per side, left and right, to give a little more spacing between the shed and site walls. But the guys said it's no big deal and, overall, I did a really good job.
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402 viewsFloor and back wall up.
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399 viewsFinished. This process took me 4.5 hours to complete but was well worth it. Now the 4"x4" pressure treated lumber is locked into position.
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398 viewsClamp pins close together, place top of "staple" into position, and weld the pieces together.
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398 viewsContractor-grade weed barrier was laid down from the fence line to the outside edges of the lumber. This picture shows the gray material in the main area where the shed will be placed. The 1/2" round river rock is already laid into the area along the fence line.
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398 viewsAntonette & Bryan finishing breakfast that Antonette made for us. I had to borrow Bry's truck to get the -3/4 rock to the backyard. He also helped shovel the rock -- whatta friend! :-)
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396 viewsDelivery truck got stuck in the soft earth. Another truck came along with the replacement door and helped tug it out. Minor damage to the lawn but easily patchable. Like I really care.
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388 viewsTrimming and roof.
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385 viewsHow the river rock is contained, using plastic rock that's simply staked into the ground (looks good past 10' ;-) ). Yes, I got creative on that last staple :-)
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A quick way to drop the ride height of your ride over an inch!383 viewsMy trusty baby hauling 14, 4"x4"x8' boards and ground cover (inside, in the extended cargo area). A semi-show car and she still has to come out of the garage from time to time and help out :-)
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381 viewsI removed the sod layer and two shovel widths to depth over the course of a rainy week and my back said, "Screw you!" So I hired a local site prep. contractor and he excavated the rest of the site for me in a couple hours.
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352 viewsPlenty of space behind it.
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343 viewsFinished. View from back patio.
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342 viewsLooking into backyard where shed will go.
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341 viewsFinished. View from compost pile. BTW, the dirt you see is from the site excavation.
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337 viewsView from patio to new location.
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