Our Shed Project

 We have talked about replacing our old rundown shed for several years now, but purchasing the boat and wanting a place (other than the driveway) to park the boat gave us the boost we needed to get started on a new shed. We started in January and finally completed and moved into the shed this weekend. Doug (and Matthew) have worked so hard the past 9 months or so to design and build our new and amazing shed. 

Back to the old shed... here she is. 

It was old and rusty when we bought the house almost 20 years ago, and it hasn't aged well.😂 We knew this spot would be a perfect spot to make a parking spot for the boat, so we decided to build the new shed on the other side of the backyard. 

Matthew and his friend Cannon did a great job digging up dirt and getting the shed spot ready to go. They even worked several hours in the rain one Saturday to get it done. They really were a huge help. 

Next came laying down gravel, which again Matthew did a lot of the labor. Good life skills for our boy for sure!

Doug then set forms for the concrete slab.

If you look closely you can also see electrical conduit sticking up. Doug also wired the shop for lights....YAY!

We had someone come and pour the slab just to make sure it was done right. 

And of course, in true Bodie fashion, he left his mark in the wet cement. 😏

He was so proud.... 😂

Doug and Matthew did the concrete work for the ramp up to the shed slab.. and it turned out so good. So proud of them!

Framing Day! It was so fun to watch. Doug is so patient and an excellent teacher and he and Matthew got the walls up!

Bodie, of course, was right in the middle of it all. HA!

Time for siding!

Our crazy General Contractor...haha!

The kids painted the paw prints that Bodie so graciously left on the freshly poured slab... and I LOVE it!!

Siding done!

Putting up the barn door... my favorite thing about the project.

Priming for paint.

I did the exterior painting then Doug started on the roofing.

Almost done!

Move in day! Doug built a place for wood storage on one side. 

Finished! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the blue color and we plan to paint the entire house the same color next summer.

And Bodie approves...haha!

Here is a link to a video montage of the whole project. Doug set up a video camera and Evelyn edited the video to make this 3 minute clip. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v-DD7oAMy5y1UWbFgor8h0zY2zOvclmK/view

Thankful for such a handy (and handsome) husband and thankful that this project is done! 😀