Weekend Warrior

We did it. We survived! We put together our shed today, but not before Jeff changed his mind on what we were going to put on the ground to raise it up. We were planning on laying out brick slabs and make sure they were all level first. After starting to do that and realizing how much of a pain in the behind that was, Jeff decided to build a platform (pictured on the left). It went together so much quicker then the first idea and much stronger too. That was done last night.

Then this morning rolled around. We are prepped and ready to head out into the back yard to tackle our project. It was about 9:30am.

Our shed, all over the back yard

The first step was to lay out all the pieces (the shed came in 3 enormous boxes) and make sure we had everything. After going down the inventory list, we were ready to get started with just the two of us.

The first step was to assemble the floor. We laid out all 6 pieces and the instructions said that each piece just clicked after they are pushed together. Well, when you have one person who is stronger then the other, it really doesn't work too good. Jeff would push his side and I was being pushed backwards as I tried with everything I could by digging feet in the ground trying not to move. After several attempts, it just didn't work. So, Jeff called his brother John Jr and he was able to come over and assist.

Its staring to look like something!

It took even the two guys a little effort, but they got the floor together. Jeff's brother decided to stick around and help a little while longer. So, the 3 of us were working like a well oiled machine putting it all together. The sides were the next step that they went up pretty quickly.

Jeff & John Jr making a roof

After the sides was the roof. The roof was a little more complex, but went together in no time. In our shed, we even have a sky light (that's the white plastic above Jeff's head).

Look at all that room!

After the roof, it was time to put the doors on and then all the little finishing touches. There was these little plastic whole covers (134 to be exact) that had to go in all the wholes in the walls and doors (we assumed it gives the plastic room to expand in the heat). But after that task, it was all done. It felt great to have built something from scratch! We were done a little before 1pm. Not bad timing if I say so myself!

The final project! It looks like the picture too!

There wasn't any real fighting going on while putting it together. A swear hear and there, a smart remark, but noting to earth shattering. Everyone was warning us that we would kill each other while we were putting the shed together, but John Jr and I let Jeff take the rains of the project and it all worked out. Thanks again to John Jr for coming out to help! Now, we just have to fill it!