05-01-2016, 08:55 AM | #1 |
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Down Came The Shed
The new larger shed has been ordered, with tentative delivery scheduled May 16th. So, it's time to get cracking on the old one.
While cleaning it out, I found these little b*st*rds making short work of the lumber I stored in the shed. Doors are off. Time to get serious. One of the tools for the job, my 25 year old Sawzall. Also, an 8lb BFH, the Jeep and the JD. Time to rock n' roll. That didn't work so well. Missed a stud. Moved the shed about 3' while Mrs. C split a gut. Next try did the trick. Set the Jeep up ninety degrees to the previous pull and gave a yank. However, it started raining about this point. Now the hard work starts. Did I mention it was raining. The only real casualty in the whole operation was the trash can in the above pic. The shed rolled over before splitting apart and hit the can. I spent the rest of the morning busting up stuff into smaller sections and dragging those with the JD to a future bonfire site. Need to cut up the floor today then start site prep next weekend. I'll need the week to recover.
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05-02-2016, 09:49 AM | #2 |
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Nice demo! That's a great way to have fun with a Jeep!
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05-02-2016, 11:04 AM | #3 |
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Nice demo work!
Are those termites? Gross!
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05-02-2016, 11:52 AM | #5 |
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hmmm, when I was a kid I had a MUCH smaller ant farm
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05-03-2016, 01:14 AM | #6 |
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I gave that some thought but figured once the big blue spruce trees over the shed went up in flames and then, in turn, took out the power lines, there'd be more people than just Mrs. C PO'ed at me.
Doc-Too cold here for termites. These were Carpenter Ants.
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05-04-2016, 08:21 AM | #7 |
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Looks like you have my sawzall! Ive had the same one since the early 70,s Used it in the masonry trade cutting holes in roofs. built to last!
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The dry cleaning equipment company taught me that the grass is brown on both sides of the fence and shortly went back to the job I'd left. But not before I broke junior's nose in front of his Dad.
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05-10-2016, 08:25 AM | #9 |
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Prepping the site for the new shed. The install got moved back a week, so I have a bit more time to get things ready.
Spec for the new shed calls for the site to be within 6" of level. The 14' x 14' pad for the shed was 13" out, hence the short wall. All that is left to do, if it ever stops raining, is to fill with gravel and compact. More tools of the trade. A small, easy to handle 20v Dewalt 1/2" drill and the 'Beast', a 36v Bosch 1/2" wrist snapper.
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05-10-2016, 10:33 AM | #10 |
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That Bosch looks like it should come with an arm brace!
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05-10-2016, 01:18 PM | #11 |
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It has an extra handle but I never think to use it.
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05-11-2016, 01:25 AM | #12 |
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36 volt! Wow!
Are you using tie-backs or angle bracing in your retaining wall?
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Planning on the first load of grade 8 gravel fill this afternoon, with the second tomorrow. Then renting a compactor over the weekend.
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05-14-2016, 05:22 PM | #14 |
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Ready for the shed.
My son in law, who spent his youth building houses with his grandpa, said I wouldn't need more than 1.5 yds of material. You are looking at 3.25 yds of compacted grade 8 stone that I moved by my lonesome. Mrs. C helped with the leveling of one load, but that was it. That little rental compactor was the catsass for this job.
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05-14-2016, 05:57 PM | #15 |
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That looks like some nice work .Thats a nice size plate tamper ,mine is a little larger but way heavier which is a problem when you want to move it somewhere else .I don't see a water hose though ,you have been wetting it down as you go right ?
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