Brush pile gone (mostly)

I lit the brush pile late this morning. It burned for about 4 hours. The horses were NOT amused. They all ran to the front of the pasture and stayed there until the fire died down a lot.

It's mostly gone now. We will light it again in the spring to finish everything off. There was still too much snow in the pile to get it all this time around.

Skirting finished

Today was warm enough to cut the skirting without shattering it, so I got it all cut and put in place. It looks better and should be easier to keep the house heated and also keep the water pipes from freezing again.

The shed's place next to the driveway. Right now it's mud season, so I had to stop moving stuff into the shed from the barn, but it should firm up tomorrow or the next day. I'll finish moving everything then.

Finally done

I got started on the last remaining roof panels this morning after I cleared the snow out of the inside of the shed.

Lynne and Heather took turns helping to get the rest of the roof on.

And the doors! We got them put on before we took a break for lunch because it started snowing again. I want to level the doors up a little better than you see here. Not too bad for a first guess, though.

The shed is almost done.

This and a lot of wind is what we woke up to yesterday. It's pretty, but not much fun to work in.

Heather, Lynne and I got the corners put up before Lisa and Mom arrived. Yesterday's snow had melted off when we got started. It returned before we got done, though.

Starting on the third wall. Mom was holding the tray with the screws in it so I didn't have to go searching for them when I needed one.

Lisa was holding the nut on the inside and I was driving the bolt in from the outside. We moved along quickly like that and got the walls up before we took a break for lunch.

The roof is where it all slowed WAY down. It just takes a lot longer working on top of a ladder. We ran out of daylight before the roof got finished. There is still 4 more roof panels and the doors to be put on, but it looks like a shed now. Thanks for the help, everyone!

The shed is started

Getting started on the framework for the floor. I had to trim all the cross beams about 3".

Then I nailed them all together and Heather helped me level it up and block the center to help stabilize the floor. The shed is a metal building and measures 10 X 14

Then we laid down the plywood and started nailing.

Since Allen had already left to go back to New York, Heather filled in for him. She did a fine job, too.

Then I trimmed off the overhang across the back. We now have a shed floor. We're still working on assembling the rest of the shed, but should have more done tomorrow.

The new shed

My new shed is here! Some assembly is required. OK, a whole lot of assembly. Allen will be here for a couple days, maybe I can get him to help assemble it.

The long sides of the floor joists and the blocks for setting it on. That is about where it is going to be built, right next to the driveway.

The rest of the floor frame and plywood for the floor. I would have started it today, except it's raining and I hate working outside in the rain.

Last month's moving day and more

This is the skirting finished around Heather's room. I have run it down the back to the kitchen, but only have 3 pieces left. We'll be a bit short of finishing, but I still have some work left to do underneath, anyway.

We have a driveway now! The first load of gravel was dropped when we were between the first load and the second load on moving day.

Lisa and Boo were helping to kick the desk around to make it behave.

Heather's truck and Lynne's car with their first load of the move.

This was the first load out of the apartment. Moving day is always an adventure. I uploaded the pictures backwards, so they are out of order. But we have our internet access back as of today, so I can start posting again. Thanks to Lisa, Jim, Boo and Marianne for helping us move. We really appreciate your help.