A New Space-Place

We finally scraped enough money together to buy a shed big enough to house some of our equipment and a carport system for me to use as a place to finish the work on the Volvo P1800.

First off, we had to move the boat and its cover. After that, we needed to put down a foundation, so the shed had something solid to sit on and was high enough to prevent rain from flooding in. So, we graded the soil and started placing cinder blocks. At this point, about half of the blocks are in place.

Yeah, it might be January, but it still gets hot here in Florida (79 degrees F), so we really needed that fan. The tan pipes are from the carport system.

Katrina's pickup sure came in handy for hauling 5 loads of blocks, and later on, a half cubic yard of fill dirt.

As you can see, ole Frankenswede, the Volvo P1800 on the right back there, is all ready to move into his new home...

The box with the shed is now here, so I guess it's time to start building the thing...

We started by laying out the corner sections and mounting all of the braces. The thing in the center is a wheelbarrow with several bags of mortar in it. We plan on using the mortar to level out the foundation inside the shed when it's done.

At this point, the walls are now done and it is getting late.

Yep, the sides are up too...

And now, the front and rear fascias are in place, to include the gable beams.

Time to finish the cross-bracing for the beams.

An inside-out view.

Time to finish up tying the fascia into the roofline.

Wow, the inside is a bit cavernous...

Almost done now, just need to finish the roof and trim.

All done, now we need to finish the carport unit and then start working on casting the concrete for the driveway. After that, lots of things will start moving in.