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Pete W's Tin Shed Project.
Pete W.:
Hi there, all,
Gosh, is it really almost a month since I last posted in this thread? Well, it hasn't been for lack of action. I've added a few refinements to the tin shed and then moved the contents of the little shed into the tin one. That took several sessions and the help of my lovely but shy assistant. So, this morning, bright and early, I removed the last few bits and pieces that hadn't seemed important while the 'big stuff' was being moved. Then, after walking man's best friend, it was time for the grand dismantling.
Here's the little shed, after removal of the gutter and sundry trim:
Then off with one roof section:
Then the other:
Then off with the door end:
And the non-window side:
By this time, I couldn't work single-handed so I called for my lovely but shy assistant. However, she was eager to get back to a sick computer she was doctoring so photography was veto'd until we reached this stage:
We decided to quit at that stage and clear up the rest tomorrow! :doh: :doh: :doh:
The shed sections are stacked out of the way. There are a few nails that still need to be removed.
I'm sorry the photos are a bit fuzzy - I think the camera was sympathising with my troubled brow.
RossJarvis:
Dear Pete, I'm getting a bit confused here, seeing your wooden shed being dismantled and empty, and that you and the lovely but shy one moved the contents, makes me think you are both related to superman :bow:
Last time I had a look in your shed it had several implements that'd require a crane to lift :bugeye:
Are you both; a,Superpersons, b, pyramid builders, c,stonehenge erectors? or is there yet another shed I'm missing?
Pete W.:
Hi there, Ross,
Thank you for your post.
a) My lovely but shy assistant is a Superperson. :clap: :D :clap: :D :clap: :D
b) Well, my late father was a bit of a pyramid builder, not in the size/weight of his projects but in how he built to last. :offtopic: He worked in wood all his working life, apprenticed in the cabinet shop of a dental instrument makers, then working for an antique furniture restorer, a spell at Weymanns' coachworks building Black Marias, then working as a scenic carpenter first in the film studios and later at BBC TV Centre. In his spare time he was regularly making quality cabinetwork and furniture for family and friends. All the while he was alive and active his tools were in fine condition but soon after he got sick and died lots of his tool handles developed woodworm almost as if someone had thrown a switch! Explain that if you can! :scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
c) Apart from limestone scalpings, we don't work in stone. Anyway, what's a 'henge' ?
Apart from all that, we're determined to get the job done but mostly have to do it ourselves. As Keith Fenner says in another Internet place, 'Get 'er done!'.
I'm glad you decided to continue your log store thread on Mad Modders. :mmr:
RossJarvis:
--- Quote from: Pete W. on August 23, 2013, 05:46:00 AM ---
c) Apart from limestone scalpings, we don't work in stone. Anyway, what's a 'henge' ?
--- End quote ---
Personally I think it's an older version of hedge.
:offtopic: I went to the standing stones in Callanish on the isle of Harris, this was obviously an ancient bus stop shelter. Vertical flat stones in all sorts of orientations to protect you from sideways rain. No need for a roof on Harris, water never comes down vertically!
Pete W.:
Hi there, all,
While I've been devoting all my efforts on the tins shed, the workshop seems to have got jealous and developed a leak in the roof! :bang: :bang: :bang:
Having priced-up roofing felt, I'm thinking of stripping off the felt and re-roofing in box section steel sheeting on top of the existing T&G boards.
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