Building a Garden Shed

Neither snow nor cold nor wind stopped John the Carpenter from starting our garden shed. And this is not your run-of-the-mill garden shed. It will be a one-quarter sized replica of our newly-renovated garage.

As the following photos and video will attest this is a well-built shed. When I commented to John about how solid it was, he said that he was building it as if it were a house. For example, he glued as well as nailed the sheathing for the floor so it wouldn't creak.


Floor joists


Floor completed


Wall almost ready to raise





If it doesn't snow more than two inches, John, who also operates a snow-plowing service, will return tomorrow to put on the roof. Meanwhile I am priming almost 50 clapboards. My Sweetie bought a propane heater so the garage would be warm enough for painting.

Was it less than two months ago that I mentioned to John that we would like to have a garden shed? Perhaps next spring we would get an estimate. But my Sweetie said, "Let's do it now."

Having one will make our life much easier. We won't have to be careful of the cars when we are getting gardening equipment and tools out. Also we won't have to store the patio furniture, the glass bird baths, and other summertime paraphernalia in the loft of the garage.

One day it will probably not be prudent for me to climb up the pull-down ladder and lean down to take a chair from my Sweetie.