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by HeyLaughingBoy 1649 days ago
Not OP, but I started my shed (I think) 8 years ago.

Year 1: dig, place and level footings. Put down floor joists: it's just a little 8x10 shed, so they're 2x4's

Year 2: find some scrap 3/4" plywood left over from another project for a floor. Realize that it'll just get wet and rot if placed, so leave it where it is. Instead frame and raise the walls.

Year 3: realize that you should have built the south wall a bit higher so the roof can slope, shrug and figure out a way to frame the roof so there's a small slope anyway.

Year 4: (I think). Find leftover metal siding and nail it in place for a roof. Now that we have a roof, put the plywood down, but don't nail it down since without walls, it could still get wet and rot.

Year 4.5: realize that the proto-shed is usable as is, and start throwing crap in there that needs to be out of the way, but can take getting wet.

Years 5 - present. Look at the shed and realize that with less than a day's work you could finish it but don't have the motivation to go find more siding, drive over there, drive back and then nail it up. Maybe next summer...

1 comments

I love your story. Almost reminds me of me and some of my projets.