The boys and I have been working hard today building a shed on a level space that we had to make first. The level space went across what was a berm and over a place that used to be part of the horse arena. We put in some railroad crossties to serve as a retaining wall. They had to be stacked two high, so the top one had to be reinforced with 5 foot T-bars hammered into the ground about 4 feet, except in the middle where the two lengths meet up. At that spot we dug a three and a half foot hole, put a rail tie in vertically, then cut the top off above the top ties. The space behind the retaining wall was then filled in and leveled off. That was a lot of work on it’s own! There were roots to cut through, and rocks to move.
Then we built the frame for the floor, and topped it with OSB. Finally, we built the framing for the back wall, and put on the paneling. By that time, we had finished a full day’s work!
Tomorrow will hopefully bring the frame and panel for the front wall, and the side walls, and hopefully with some ease now that we have the flooring down to work on. I will of course like to get those done by noon if possible, but that always depends on little things such as when we roll everyone out of bed, and how big breakfast is.
The final product will be a barn style shed, 10’x10’x10’. I somehow don’t think we are going to have this sucker painted by tomorrow evening!