I ended up working on the shed today anyways, I have to drive for over an hour to find T1-11 in stock to do the south wall. It is unfortunate, but oh well. The weather today was indeed perfect to put up siding; nice temperature, cloudy so it wouldn't curl, and most of the day there was no wind.
As I noted in the last post, this is the tree the power company is taking down.
I am guessing this is why it was dubbed unfit for continued survival.
I did make some really nice progress on the shed though. The shed started off a mess.
The first order of business was to get this corner cleaned out.
I had to move a lot of stuff out to do it though. I never realized that I had kept this much scrap wood. Including several uncut complete sheets of plywood behind the table saw. Not readily visible, but I also had several full length 2x6 boards, both PT and normal. Ugh.
Cleaning out that corner allowed me to move the wire rack and white shelving in the back. There was a couple mice nests behind there. Only one of them had a mouse in it, the one on the right nothing moved when I swept it out. I saw a mouse scurry out of the nest on the left when I took the broom to it.
The second order of business was to clear out the back wall. This is where the first window is going. Right smack dab in the middle, and then my workbench will go in front of the window.
Part of the reason that the shed was a mess was that I had shelving that I never even set up. I got that wire rack assembled.
I also took out a few things that I probably won't keep. For some reason I have like 9' of 1.25" PVC. I only needed a foot when I installed the sink and they only had longer lengths in stock. Free to a good home.
I also still have most of a roll of tar paper. This is the lighter weight tar paper that I used on the roof on the house. I didn't like how it came out, so I probably won't use it for anything. Free to a good home.
I also completely forgot that I had a mini-fridge in the shed. Free to a good home, though I might take it into work and put it in my quad if nobody wants it.
I also found a use for my semi-hardened concrete. The step to get in the shed is larger now.
Annoyingly the mice chewed a hole in one of my tarps and used it to store acorns. Though it could also have been the squirrels that were the former residents of the shed.
Another one of the reasons that the shed was such a mess was poor utilization of shelf space. This wire rack has everything that was formerly on the wire rack, along with everything that was on the wooden shelf on it now, and it isn't full.
The third order of business was to clean out this corner. This was actually pretty easy since I couldn't get to the corner to pile junk there, so there wasn't much there.
Originally the plan called to move the bookshelf to that corner. It had other ideas. The whole bottom half broke off when I tried to lift it, even though I cleaned off all the shelves.
I moved what was left of it over by the window (it is upside down). I will leave it next to the bench when I get that over in front of the window.
At that point it was getting dark. This is the pile of crap I pulled out of the shed. Ugh.
One my way back in for supper and calling home to set up the plans for staying there between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I brought down some wood for building a cradle for the plywood so it can be stored vertically. I had lots and lots of extra 2x6 so I used that even though it is overkill and kind of a waste.
The design was pretty simple.
That light in the carport was bright enough that I was able to build it even in the dark without too much issue. I wouldn't want to build anything complex with only that light, but for something simple like this it was adequate. One nice thing about the reflective siding on the inside is that even working on the sawhorses (opposite corner from the light) I still had adequate light to see despite standing between the light and the work area.
I moved it up to the shed. This is where it will be going. It is conveniently the exact size of a stud bay to make it feel wider so the plywood doesn't stick out into the middle quite as far.
This whole wall (the east-ish) is now set up. For the record, I could easily be convinced to part with that window unit AC as well if someone wanted it. I haven't used it since I moved a couple years ago. It is a narrow 5k BTU unit. It used to work really good.
The back (north-ish) wall is only missing the workbench (the thing with stuff on it in the bottom left corner of the picture). Obviously I will be installing the window as well. Installing this window will actually be a real pain because of the loft.
The other side (west-ish) I will be finishing up tomorrow. There isn't a lot of furnishings going over here though (I haven't bought any more shelving), so it is mostly just moving the work bench and cleaning up. This window will be easy to install.
I know I have praised it before, but that light in the carport is really quite awesome. It allowed me to work until 9:30PM tonight.
It also has an odd but cool effect on the trees. The picture didn't capture it very well, but you can kinda see it.
While I made good progress on the shed, no movement on the checklist. The shed is a pretty large item, proving to be a bigger task than I originally anticipated. There was a lot more stuff than expected in there.
Support the shed (either pilings or add additional bracing)- Get windows installed in the shed
Paint the carportRe-route the electrical cordsInstall driveway markers- Get chains and a blade
Finish moving piles around (gravel and dirt)Grade the drivewayInstall acrylic and braces in carport.Realign the front door- Winterize mowers
Shut off hose.- Install siding on south wall.
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