Last month I finally built the metal 8' x6' shed from the kit I bought last year, and had stored in the large wooden shed that came with the house. Up to now the old shed was jammed to the roof with the new shed kit, containers, tools, boxes, miscellanious junk that we brought with us from San Diego in 2010, all thwarting my dream of making a workshop/artist studio of it. Now that the deck was in, and I finished a stone planter out front, I had no excuse.
So, I cleared the only space large enough for the thing, attempted to make the pebbly soil level, and began sorting out the dozens of parts. Everything had to be screwed together in precise order, them added to the pieces already done. I soon learned to enlarge the screw holes as they were too small to engage the screws as made, which added days to the time. Finally after a week, what they claimed was a one day, 2 man job, I finished.
I could hardly wait to begin unloading the old shed into the new, as sore and tired as I was. When this was done, last week, the new shed was filled to the rafters with all the plastic storage containers that I did not need in the workshop, and the workshop was almost empty for the first time in 21 months.
Now I could begin to modify the interior for shop and studio use. I installed the same bench top 1"x8" that I had in San Diego on one wall, even the old vise holes were just where I wanted them. I did have to cut the 10' board to 8' to fit the shop. I went to Home Depot and got some pegboard, there was a small piece already there. I put up the pegboard, leaving one area open for a window I intend to get online, a 14"x21" made just for sheds and unavailable locally.
It felt good to get the tools out of containers and up on the walls. Next job is to install another bench on the other side for the studio portion. Yesterday I put up one of my garage-type fluorescent fixtures overhead, and garden tool holders on the inside of the door. Prior to this I ran a heavy duty electrical cord from the house outside plug to the shed and put in powerstrips. Eventually I will do a more permanent install. The other job is to install the roof vent that has been gathering dust for 2 years. With this and the window the interior should not reach the 100°F that it does even on cool days. Maybe I will have the man cave before the rains come...
So, I cleared the only space large enough for the thing, attempted to make the pebbly soil level, and began sorting out the dozens of parts. Everything had to be screwed together in precise order, them added to the pieces already done. I soon learned to enlarge the screw holes as they were too small to engage the screws as made, which added days to the time. Finally after a week, what they claimed was a one day, 2 man job, I finished.
I could hardly wait to begin unloading the old shed into the new, as sore and tired as I was. When this was done, last week, the new shed was filled to the rafters with all the plastic storage containers that I did not need in the workshop, and the workshop was almost empty for the first time in 21 months.
Now I could begin to modify the interior for shop and studio use. I installed the same bench top 1"x8" that I had in San Diego on one wall, even the old vise holes were just where I wanted them. I did have to cut the 10' board to 8' to fit the shop. I went to Home Depot and got some pegboard, there was a small piece already there. I put up the pegboard, leaving one area open for a window I intend to get online, a 14"x21" made just for sheds and unavailable locally.
It felt good to get the tools out of containers and up on the walls. Next job is to install another bench on the other side for the studio portion. Yesterday I put up one of my garage-type fluorescent fixtures overhead, and garden tool holders on the inside of the door. Prior to this I ran a heavy duty electrical cord from the house outside plug to the shed and put in powerstrips. Eventually I will do a more permanent install. The other job is to install the roof vent that has been gathering dust for 2 years. With this and the window the interior should not reach the 100°F that it does even on cool days. Maybe I will have the man cave before the rains come...
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