Now that's a Father's Day gift · Jun 18, 05:06 PM
That, my friends is a new shed. I didn’t really get it for Father’s Day. I’ve been building for the past couple of months1, but I finished everything the day before Father’s Day and started moving my stuff in there. I built it myself2 from scratch (meaning I didn’t buy a kit). A similar shed from a kit would have cost me close to $4000, but this was only a fraction of that AND I was able to purchase most of the tools I needed in the offing. Now not only do I have this really cool shed, but also a lot of manly power tools to go inside: A whole host of cordless tools (the two most important being a reciprocal saw and a radial saw), a compressor, four different nail guns, and a 12” miter saw. The shed measures 10’ x 12’ with a loft for a total storage are of about 200 sq ft. I’m quite pleased with my efforts.
So here is a timeline of pictures for the project:
April 28, 2007 (day 1) – cutting sod and leveling the area.
May 21, 2007 (day 24) – setting up the forms for the cement.
May 24, 2007 (day 27) – Cement pad is ready to build on.
May 26, 2007 (day 29) – Framing is all finished.
May 28, 2007 (day 31) – Roof sheeting done. Starting on the shingles (ran out).
June 1, 2007 (day 35) – Shingles are all done.
June 2, 2007 (day 36) – Siding is done, as well as the loft inside. Working on the doors.
June 13, 2007 (day 47) – Doors are on, trim is finished, working on the shelving inside.
June 16, 2007 (day 50) – Shelves and pegboard installed. My tools are taking up residence.
Now I still have to do a few things like some trim on the back of the shed and installing a window (I seriously need some airflow inside on those hot summer days—and a little more light is nice). Kristi wants me to paint it and I thought about adding a weather vane just for kicks; but for now I’m moving the stuff from my old shed (and my basement) into the new shed so that I can tear down the old shed and start on the next big project: The Garage.
1 The actual work time was probably somewhere around 40-60 hours, but my schedule doesn’t allow me a lot of free time to do this sort of thing.
2 Obviously I had some help, because although I’m handy with a computer, I’m not nearly so with power tools and real world geometry. My neighbor helped with the cement pad (I was amazed at how beautiful cement can look), and my brother, Sam, helped with the framing and roof trusses—I’d still be trying to work out a complex math equation to figure it out—he just started laying it out and making some test cuts and viola!
— Steve Harward
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