Project: Absinthe's pimped out garden shed.

[CrAnIuM]

So, here is the project, Absinthe wants a super sexy garden shed.

I'm going to build in windows, a glass front door, an outside sink, a brick walkway to her garden area, siding on the shed to match our house .. the whole works ..


Let's get it on ..


Arriving with the load, I don't have a truck any longer and have to shove it in the Nitro. But I managed to fit in 22ea 2x4x8 , 4ea 2x4x12, 2,2x4x10, 4ea 1x4x8 and two sheets of 4x8 plywood.





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Of course ..the rule at my house is ANY new project allows for the purchase of a new tool !!




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Here's the framing kit, we thought we would give it a try and see if it saves any time in a build project. I intend to build a 10' x 22' shed and want to see if its viable to use these kits.




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Making the initial cuts, the kit calls for NO angles to be cut so I'm only chopping.




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7' x 8' floor outline, no need to clear or level.




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Put the floor sections on the concrete pads, smash em down to get em un wobbly.




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Check for plumb.




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Add some cross members and floor joists.

[CrAnIuM]

Bam !!

Stage one complete. ( also .. we decided on a 7'x8' instead of an 8' x14')

[TopGrey]

Awesome start! I'm a slacker so I won't have nearly the number of step-by-step photos. Only difference so far is that I sank posts 2ft and concreted them in place. Turns out that this is overkill from hell.

[Titty]

My 4-month-old laughed at your framing.

[CrAnIuM]

My 4-month-old laughed at your framing.

Meh ... It doesn't need to support an 1100 pound engine/trans combo.

That is just a start pic, I did not show the rest of the framing, and the final framing is adequate for the application.

Your 4 month old needs to stop mocking me.

[Titty]

Your 4 month old needs to stop mocking me.

Agreed.

His dad does have a better miter saw, though.

Amazon.com: Hitachi C12FDH 15 Amp 12-Inch Dual Bevel Miter Saw with Laser: Home Improvement

[Josie]

Are we supposed to stay on topic? If so... Does Cranium count as a topic?

[Titty]

Does Cranium count as a topic?

He's in a pic and has the personality of pressure treated lumber, so I would say yes.

[CrAnIuM]

Agreed.

His dad does have a better miter saw, though.

Amazon.com: Hitachi C12FDH 15 Amp 12-Inch Dual Bevel Miter Saw with Laser: Home Improvement

yeah, that is pretty sweet.

I'm recently retired ya know .. I never had need for an extensive collection until now, and Absinthe is a professional antique restorer ( she's worked on 300 year old stuff before ) and carpenter as well as a civil engineer .. I get an ear full on my lack of carpentry knowledge on a regular basis.

[CrAnIuM]

Are we supposed to stay on topic? If so... Does Cranium count as a topic?

Its all good in the project area, ya know as long as we can keep it a 1/3 bullshit to 2/3 on topic kinda thing.

He's in a pic and has the personality of pressure treated lumber, so I would say yes.

Meh..

[Titty]

I'm recently retired ya know .. I never had need for an extensive collection until now, and Absinthe is a professional antique restorer ( she's worked on 300 year old stuff before ) and carpenter as well as a civil engineer .. I get an ear full on my lack of carpentry knowledge on a regular basis.

That's cool. Most women wouldn't realize if you built something upside down.

Still, a blind, untrained man with one arm and no legs could build a better shed than a team of female carpenters.

Please don't tell my wife I said that.

[Josie]

So...wobbly.

Did you never put your shovel away after digging the drainage ditch?

[Titty]

Did you never put your shovel away after digging the drainage ditch?

Doubtful. He probably eats cereal with it.

[CrAnIuM]

Did you never put your shovel away after digging the drainage ditch?

Yeah I did, but needed it to level the ground a bit .. also I had to make some adjustments to the ditch, that's why its in an unfinished state on the last 20 feet.

[CrAnIuM]

Still, a blind, untrained man with one arm and no legs could build a better shed than a team of female carpenters.

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I look forward to your kind words and a complete retraction of the above when you see the finished results.

[SittinGrumpy]

Good start....are you for hire?

[CrAnIuM]

Good start....are you for hire?

Heck no.

[CrAnIuM]

That's far too small.
Use it as a dog kennel and build something at least big enough for you to
sleep in, for when Absinthe kicks your hairy ass outside.

Yeah It's only a garden shed, its hard to explain unless you have been to Germany and seen the type of shed I'm building.

Land is at a premium in Germany and most people live in cities, so people have small hobby vegetable patches or flower spots with a well stocked shed where they may stay for a weekend or just for a Saturday.

This shed is actually going to be in that style.

[Absinthe]

That's far too small.
Use it as a dog kennel and build something at least big enough for you to
sleep in, for when Absinthe kicks your hairy ass outside.

We already have two other sheds in the back yard. The yard is big but I don't want it look cluttered. All I need is a small shed to store some tools and plants with enough room for a potting bench. Nothing too fancy. The area around it will be transformed into a vegetable/flower garden with a nice fence around it. All with raised beds. Maybe a little seating area in a corner. I was thinking to go the country/vintage/whimsical route.

The dogs have a huuuge kennel.
The man can stay in one of the other sheds.

[Absinthe]

Still, a blind, untrained man with one arm and no legs could build a better shed than a team of female carpenters.

Whateva...
I would so tell your wife.....

[TopGrey]

Don't you have a Jeep or something to take care of?

[Gravy]

This whole thread is a lie.

First Cranium admits to being a supporter of legalised marijuana. Next thing you know he's building a "garden shed".

The hippies have converted a once decent man into one of their own!

[TopGrey]

This whole thread is a lie.

First Cranium admits to being a supporter of legalised marijuana. Next thing you know he's building a "garden shed".

The hippies have converted a once decent man into one of their own!

mayhap he's preparing a shed in which to grow the icky when it is legalized!

[CrAnIuM]

Don't you have a Jeep or something to take care of?

I do. But since a large portion of previously bolted on components are actually tack welded in place I have yet to devise a plan for removal. I've finally found an original shop manual for the thing and am waiting for it to arrive before I start cutting parts.

This whole thread is a lie.

First Cranium admits to being a supporter of legalised marijuana. Next thing you know he's building a "garden shed".

The hippies have converted a once decent man into one of their own!

I am doing this to please my woman not out of any need to satisfy my artistic energies.

mayhap he's preparing a shed in which to grow the icky when it is legalized!

Nah .. I'm not into that stuff, even if it were legal.

[CrAnIuM]

Stage 2, working on the rafters and wall supports.




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Stage 2 complete, ready for the roof and skinning in the walls.




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And I gots an itty bitty owie ...