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06/03/2020 at 08:57 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
06/03/2020 at 08:57 • Filed to: None | 7
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In 2018 we built a 12x24 shed just on the edge of the bank behind our house. It does drop off quite a bit, but I wanted to take advantage of that, for the ability to throw stuff under the shed that I don’t want in full weather, but don’t really need to store indoors, like snow tires, wheelbarrows, hoses, and lumber.
The idea of the shed was to have three parts: The middle (12x10) for bikes, mowers, hand tools, gas, oil, floor jack, basically the detritus that usually takes up a garage bay. Then on each side of that, a 12x7 space with 4" spaces in the walls for ventilation, to be filled with approximately 3 cords of wood each. That’s about what we burn in an average year, and I like to be a year ahead, so ideally each fall, both sides would be mostly full - one for this year, and one for the following year.
Part of the thinking here was that we’d build a garage next, and whatever we built would be actual garage space for cars because this already existed. However, we’re kind of in an endless loop on that. One, we’d have to figure out how to pay for it. We kinda spent a lot on the land we acquired in January, so that didn’t help. Two, we have to figure out what it will look like. Sounds obvious, I know, but here’s what happens (have you ever read If You Give A Mouse A Cookie?) :
1. We should build a garage
2. It should probably have 3 bays since we have 3 cars
3. It should definitely be attached to the house
4. If we’re going to build out a space like that, it should be able to have living space above, even if we don’t finish it all at once
4(a). If it’s going to have living space above it, we should be able to access that living space without having to go into the garage space itself. Which means... DRUM ROLL... attaching it to the second floor of our house. And, that would mean cutting a door into where one of our kids’ bedrooms is, or knocking out the closet in one of the kids’ rooms to extend the hallway. No matter how you cut it, that’s significant interior construction on two floors of our house now.
5. Well, that escalated quickly! And... back to the shed.
Well it turns out the structure underneath just wasn’t really up for all the weight of 3 cords of green wood , and it bent and curved a bit; we reinforced it over last winter, temporarily. The doors on the wood storage areas aren’t happy, though, and the floor was visibly uneven.
Now, t he guys who built it have come back to fix it , and there’s a reason we like to work with them. They’re semi-retired but still like to take on small projects like this. The main guy lives just down the street from me, actually. His kids are my age, and we grew up together. He’s not charging me any labor to get this right, but I am paying for the materials. That seems completely fair to me, and I’m excited to have the building back to square and stronger than before.
The kids are clearly entertained by the action, and I’m happy for the distraction (for them).
Side note, you can see one of my new MTB trails going up and off into the woods in the background.
And whose idea was it to leave that tree so close to the shed, anyway? Honestly, I fee l kinda dumb for not cutting it when I had the chance. It isn’t doing any harm, but still.
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06/03/2020 at 09:32 |
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Im extremely jealous of all of that!
An d if you need that tree down, call these guys
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
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06/03/2020 at 09:45 |
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I always enjoy a good sheddening...
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06/03/2020 at 09:59 |
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That is seriously impressive. I’m pretty good at putting trees right where I want them, but this one is too close to the house too. Not much room for error and very high consequences.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
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06/03/2020 at 10:10 |
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Some would say having have an extra living space not attached to the rest of the house would be a plus...
If the living space above is a sure thing, seems like the right choice might be to build it freestanding, but very close to your house, with a covered walkway or...
porte-cochere
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06/03/2020 at 10:32 |
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I love the bit of showmanship in the camera placement. You have no idea how close it is until the tree drops.
I haven’t helped take down a tree in years. I got one that's going to take down my shed. I'm just going to let nature take it's course
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
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06/03/2020 at 10:32 |
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I’ve seen that video many times and still stop to watch it in its entirety because of how impressive it is.
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06/03/2020 at 10:52 |
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We aren’t going to build a garage and then still have to walk out in the elements - in particular, wind - to get to the house.
However, if we did that, I think we’d just go totally separate from the house and put it 50' away on the other side of our driveway, now that we own the land in that direction. We’d get half the functionality - still a garage - at probably half the cost, with just an on-slab detached structure.
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06/03/2020 at 10:55 |
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Years ago we had two trees fall next to a family house in a little microburst. One fell parallel to the house, totally missing everything. It was about 10' from a corner, but it was easily 60' tall. The other, similar size, maybe 6' away along one side, fell the exact opposite way from the other tree but also missed the house, parallel to the first. SO lucky.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
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06/03/2020 at 11:03 |
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Gotcha. Attached garages are very nice. We have a deep 2-car garage attached, and then my 30x50 shop a short walk from the house.
I keep my truck (and Mrs. addiction’s car) in the regular garage, and my car in the shop (I drive it to work once or twice a week, on nice days). Also, my parking at work is under our building, so yeah, I’m completely
spoiled. Even on the most miserable day, I really don’t have to get out in the weather at all. There’s even a tunnel/bridge system here that I can use to access several restaurants at lunch.
Stef Schrader
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06/03/2020 at 11:57 |
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Looks like a gorgeous area. Pretty jelly, especially since it’s getting a fixed shed.
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06/03/2020 at 12:38 |
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This son of a bitch refuses to go down. On town land, and they won’t touch it. We all know it’ll kill the shed, and the town says they pay when it happens. But they think maybe if the winds blowing the right way it could miss, but if they drop it it will for sure hit it.
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> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/03/2020 at 12:40 |
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Same. Always stunned at the non-existent margin for error
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> Stef Schrader
06/03/2020 at 13:07 |
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Thanks, we are very lucky to live here for sure.
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06/03/2020 at 13:34 |
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“if they drop it, it will for sure hit”
unless they, you know, hire a tree company to do it safely, with a crane
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06/03/2020 at 13:51 |
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No access from behind, that's a stream. From my property that would involve removal of my fence, so no thanks. Theoretically they could send out a climber, but that's a little sketchy of a climb.