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That's a very nice shed, Tom. Did the price include installation or did you have to install it yourself?
I don't know if you have a samsclub membership, but they have an outdoor storage bench Keter Hudson Plastic Storage Bench Deck Box - Sam's Club
I'm starting to think maybe I should just build my own custom shed from scratch. I can probably put framing together myself but will need help setting it up. Roof might be trickier. I'm thinking of re-using the metal beam in the center of the ceiling from the old metal shed. I think removing the old metal one would be a pain & it will all have to be done quickly so that the electrical stuff isn't exposed to rain. I'm halfway thinking of just building around the existing metal shed to insulate it a bit better, adding a wood door on the front (either an outswing or sliding barn door type as inswing is a no go). I could put new roofing over the top & extend it out a few feet and then cut out the metal part where I want an opening. Might be easier than the tear-down/removal. I imagine it would be pricey to have a contractor remove the old one & put a new one up. Hard to find reliable people in my area anyway.
I wasn't feeling well Thursday. Tooth was acting up & the meds made me sleepy. Stomach is disagreeing with me. I spent most of the day sleeping. I got up to clean the litterbox, feed the kitties, refill their water, clean the toilet, and reheat leftovers for Mom. Got woken up by the phone a few times. Best friend called-- his fiance went into labor 10 days early. They have a healthy baby boy. I'm awake now bc of my stomach not behaving. Three of my cats climbed on me wanting cuddles & then the dog got jealous so she had to climb on me too.
I wonder if this would be any good https://www.amazon.com/2x4basics-90192MI-Custom-Shed-Peak/dp/B000E3XNC0/
I don't know if you have a samsclub membership, but they have an outdoor storage bench Keter Hudson Plastic Storage Bench Deck Box - Sam's Club
I'm starting to think maybe I should just build my own custom shed from scratch. I can probably put framing together myself but will need help setting it up. Roof might be trickier. I'm thinking of re-using the metal beam in the center of the ceiling from the old metal shed. I think removing the old metal one would be a pain & it will all have to be done quickly so that the electrical stuff isn't exposed to rain. I'm halfway thinking of just building around the existing metal shed to insulate it a bit better, adding a wood door on the front (either an outswing or sliding barn door type as inswing is a no go). I could put new roofing over the top & extend it out a few feet and then cut out the metal part where I want an opening. Might be easier than the tear-down/removal. I imagine it would be pricey to have a contractor remove the old one & put a new one up. Hard to find reliable people in my area anyway.
I wasn't feeling well Thursday. Tooth was acting up & the meds made me sleepy. Stomach is disagreeing with me. I spent most of the day sleeping. I got up to clean the litterbox, feed the kitties, refill their water, clean the toilet, and reheat leftovers for Mom. Got woken up by the phone a few times. Best friend called-- his fiance went into labor 10 days early. They have a healthy baby boy. I'm awake now bc of my stomach not behaving. Three of my cats climbed on me wanting cuddles & then the dog got jealous so she had to climb on me too.
I wonder if this would be any good https://www.amazon.com/2x4basics-90192MI-Custom-Shed-Peak/dp/B000E3XNC0/
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Tom Picciani
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The price includes installing. Took 2 days because the tractor and it’s replacement broke down. Second one they repaired onsite
One way to protect your electrical would be to build the newover the top making it bigger and the tearing down the old. Or at least untill you get a roof over it.
Tom Picciani
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I didn’t have one to tear down but I think they had a flat fee of $500 to tear down and haul away. Remember, you need to get rid of it.
Up here if there is any metal they would be on it like stink on ****.
Same here. Scrap metal is selling for high prices.
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Someone told me the same thing about the wood from my deck. People would tear it down for free just for the wood. The deck was built in 1978. Might test the theory when I get $15k to build a new one.
I thought scrap metal prices tanked after the Chinese stopped buying all of it.
For some reason there is a shortage.
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Ate a Gyro at a nearby diner yesterday. Pretty good. Place is called Black Olive. Not crowded at all. Many places still closed to indoor dining and temperatures around here are too hot to eat outside. Plus Lancaster is getting an infestation of all sorts of bugs I would have to fight with. Lantern flies are the bad ones right now.
putting down 60 lbs of Milorganite today. Want to get that done before it gets hot. Should drop my blood sugar pretty good.
Hunter wants to stay in bed. Beagles are cutest when they are curled up and sleepy.
putting down 60 lbs of Milorganite today. Want to get that done before it gets hot. Should drop my blood sugar pretty good.
Hunter wants to stay in bed. Beagles are cutest when they are curled up and sleepy.
Tom Picciani
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The smells from the nearby farms will start soon so I started playing Farming Simulator 19 again. The farmers provide the reality pack.
Lancaster County, where corn does grow! (Love that song)
Lancaster County, where corn does grow! (Love that song)
Put flooring in the changing shed of a hog farm once. The smell was overwhelming and I grew up on a farm with hogs. They threw the dead ones on a pile and they were hauled away once a month.
I'm sitting here down on the bay eating a burger and fries. The bay is being dredged before the winter rain set in and a large tow boat is coming by with a barge.
It's about 12 miles around the bay till they hit the ocean. They go a couple miles out to dump the load of muck. It's a hopper barge. When ready, they open up the bottom of the barge. Kinda like flushing the toilet.
Takes hundreds of trips. They have been doing this for a couple of months, one bucket full at a time.
It's about 12 miles around the bay till they hit the ocean. They go a couple miles out to dump the load of muck. It's a hopper barge. When ready, they open up the bottom of the barge. Kinda like flushing the toilet.
Takes hundreds of trips. They have been doing this for a couple of months, one bucket full at a time.
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Here comes another tug. He is moving at quite a clip for some reason, to catch up with the barge. It's a couple miles to the train bridge.
He will get behind the barge and help steer it as they pass through the swing span of the trestle of the train bridge that crosses the bay. It gets very expensive when a ship or a barge hits the swing span of the bridge and damages the bearings that rotate it.
He will get behind the barge and help steer it as they pass through the swing span of the trestle of the train bridge that crosses the bay. It gets very expensive when a ship or a barge hits the swing span of the bridge and damages the bearings that rotate it.
Dang it's a busy day on the bay. An hour ago the pilot boats undocked a log ship so I could take a load of logs back to China well they will probably use them to make concrete forms then throw them away.
These larger tug aren't needed to take the ship all the way out to the ocean, so they are just coming back to Port. Their day is over.
These other little boats are just local guys fishing in one of the two channels in the bay.
Holy smoke the pilot boat is coming by now they must have made a fast Trip.
..... Correction. Both of those two orange and white tug boats only undocked the ship to help it head out to the ocean. Currently there is a local pilot onboard the ship and the actual pilot tugboat is closer to the jetty. Painted the same colors, but is smaller about 75 feet I believe. That smaller tug will follow the ship about two miles out to sea take the pilot off the ship and bring him back.
What a busy afternoon .....eating a hamburger, and watching everybody else work.
These larger tug aren't needed to take the ship all the way out to the ocean, so they are just coming back to Port. Their day is over.
These other little boats are just local guys fishing in one of the two channels in the bay.
Holy smoke the pilot boat is coming by now they must have made a fast Trip.
..... Correction. Both of those two orange and white tug boats only undocked the ship to help it head out to the ocean. Currently there is a local pilot onboard the ship and the actual pilot tugboat is closer to the jetty. Painted the same colors, but is smaller about 75 feet I believe. That smaller tug will follow the ship about two miles out to sea take the pilot off the ship and bring him back.
What a busy afternoon .....eating a hamburger, and watching everybody else work.
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learned a little tool hack today. I've wanted an impact driver but never got one. A guy was working at my neighbors and said I love those hammer drills. He was using it as an impact driver. I never thought of it they turn avibrate just like an impact driver.
They snap off screw heads really fast. When driving lag bolts, have the side handle attached and be prepared to break your wrists. 
Those are beautiful photos Highup.
I have plenty of space around here to store scrap metal. I don't think anyone is paying for that stuff right now. Economy is absolute crap in my area. I think what I would do is take any decent pieces down to the my workshop & store them in the outdoor covered area in case we can figure out how to use them for a project. I will likely not use the metal beam in the new shed as it doesn't look like it would fit, but I will keep it if it's in decent shape.
I'm thinking building a shed from scratch would be the best approach bc it's hard to find people who will actually install out here for less than $2k. If I do my measurements right & build stuff a piece at a time I can then remove the old shed and assemble the new one. I'm thinking of seeing if any of the roof parts from the metal shed can be reused though- at least as a temporary cover. So, I'm thinking I can frame each wall and label everything. I saw some sort of concrete blocks with notches in them for shed frames in a photo somewhere. I want to see if those are available & figure out the best lumber to use for the bottom plate. I want to avoid pouring more concrete if possible.
So, I'm thinking frame with studs 16" on center w/ horizontal pieces in between about halfway up for reinforcement and spacing, rafters at 16" on center as well (also with horizontals at halfway up) 2x6 or 2x8 ridge board & custom gusset plates notched for the ridge board (that will help avoid the need to toenail stuff), hurricane rated hangers (not sure what they are called exactly) for the rafters where they meet the wall on the outside so I don't have to toenail near the bird's mouth and risk splitting the wood. Small gable fan up top on back wall (above the wall and in the gable part), small window in the back wall centered under gable fan for some sunlight), solar powered lamp rated for outdoor use in case power is out & it's dark inside, etc.
If the sort of lean-to overhanging the front edge of the shed makes it too difficult to get a decent height, I might stagger the roof and have a lower portion underneath the lean-to and then have the rest of the roof with a steeper slope for my headroom (and maybe some storage for supplies). Front would have simple custom made double doors where one door overlaps the other. Expanding foam sprayed between studs, Reflectix on the ceiling.... I might even dig some French drains to help water drain a bit better.
Pic with simple double doors & the notched support blocks
Various sketches of ideas for the shed & rafter setup
Now some people were suggesting that I should have some sort of hatch to open the roof on one side to be able to access the well from above, but I'm not quite sure how to do that & still maintain structural integrity.
I have plenty of space around here to store scrap metal. I don't think anyone is paying for that stuff right now. Economy is absolute crap in my area. I think what I would do is take any decent pieces down to the my workshop & store them in the outdoor covered area in case we can figure out how to use them for a project. I will likely not use the metal beam in the new shed as it doesn't look like it would fit, but I will keep it if it's in decent shape.
I'm thinking building a shed from scratch would be the best approach bc it's hard to find people who will actually install out here for less than $2k. If I do my measurements right & build stuff a piece at a time I can then remove the old shed and assemble the new one. I'm thinking of seeing if any of the roof parts from the metal shed can be reused though- at least as a temporary cover. So, I'm thinking I can frame each wall and label everything. I saw some sort of concrete blocks with notches in them for shed frames in a photo somewhere. I want to see if those are available & figure out the best lumber to use for the bottom plate. I want to avoid pouring more concrete if possible.
So, I'm thinking frame with studs 16" on center w/ horizontal pieces in between about halfway up for reinforcement and spacing, rafters at 16" on center as well (also with horizontals at halfway up) 2x6 or 2x8 ridge board & custom gusset plates notched for the ridge board (that will help avoid the need to toenail stuff), hurricane rated hangers (not sure what they are called exactly) for the rafters where they meet the wall on the outside so I don't have to toenail near the bird's mouth and risk splitting the wood. Small gable fan up top on back wall (above the wall and in the gable part), small window in the back wall centered under gable fan for some sunlight), solar powered lamp rated for outdoor use in case power is out & it's dark inside, etc.
If the sort of lean-to overhanging the front edge of the shed makes it too difficult to get a decent height, I might stagger the roof and have a lower portion underneath the lean-to and then have the rest of the roof with a steeper slope for my headroom (and maybe some storage for supplies). Front would have simple custom made double doors where one door overlaps the other. Expanding foam sprayed between studs, Reflectix on the ceiling.... I might even dig some French drains to help water drain a bit better.
Pic with simple double doors & the notched support blocks
Various sketches of ideas for the shed & rafter setup
Now some people were suggesting that I should have some sort of hatch to open the roof on one side to be able to access the well from above, but I'm not quite sure how to do that & still maintain structural integrity.
Wish I had a decent digital camera Zan. Our area used to have 30 to 60 ships per month in our tiny port. They mostly loaded logs and lumber back "in the day".These days they load more wood chips than anything else. The ship that left port today was loaded with logs. There is one port here where they can load logs and two that load wood chips. The last one that loaded and shipped lumber left the area a long time ago. Lumber and some plywood are still transported by train. We were once the largest lumber exporter in the world. ...... population, 16,000. Ain't that a hoot. We was somebody back "in the day"
What are the dimensions of that shed you need?
