The infamous shed moves a step closer
It all started several months ago (the October 2008, but not purchased until November 2008, according to the bank statement), when I decided that buying a kitset shed would be a brilliant idea – get some of the seldom used stuff out of the house, while keeping it safe from the weather.
Little did I know when I ordered the shed (in October 2008) that there was more to it than just linking a whole heap of panels together – apparently we needed some sort of flat platform on which to build it! After several discussions with people who know, combined with my lack of desire to dig a flattish section into a gently sloping hill, I decided it would be best to put in a wooden floor.
Being the definite non-builder that I am, I headed off to the local Carters store to get what I needed – amazingly enough the floor cost about half the price of the shed! Even then, I later found that I still didn’t have everything yet.
It was December 2008 by this time and I was starting to realise that I had to get this floor built so that I could get on with the shed, which had now been sitting in a box for over a month. Further discussions with people in the know found me digging a number of holes for posts – this turned out to be much harder than expected; for starters, I really don’t like digging holes.
It’s taken until mid-January, but I have now put in 13 posts, built the frame, and laid the plywood floor. I have learnt many things, including how to mix concrete, how to square a frame, and how to procrastinate (Ok, so I already knew how to do the last one).
The next week or two should (hopefully) see me constructing the shed so we can finally start using it. I’ve had a quick look at the instructions and it doesn’t sound as simple as it looks, so fingers crossed.