Shed #2 Major Reconstruction Job



We really should have taken a before picture of the second little shed that we dragged into the yard. It was located less than a mile down the road from our home. We noticed that it was sadly lacking attention and Russ stopped to ask if they were interested in selling it. They told him that if he hauled away for free they would be very happy.

We loaded it ourselves with a come-along and the same flat trailer that we had used for the first little shed from Pennsylvania.  The shed above is 12 feet wide 4 feet 10 inches deep and 11 feet high at the peak.

The previous owners said that the shed came from Kent and was a dugout shelter for baseball. We had other thoughts as at one time there were similar open front buildings along Main street in Kent that were used as bus stops near Kent State University. There is a very similar shed on Summit Road behind a house near the Kent State stadium.

The little building had no front but it had a floor that was unmarked by cleats. There were remnants of a lighting fixture in one corner. There was a door and some type of fiberboard tacked to the front.

The building base, floor and roof boards were rotted. The fiberboard was in horrible condition. The building had not been painted for many years. The back and two sides were OK as were some of the 2 by 4 roof supports. This leads me to wonder what percent of this shed is original now that it is restored.

The base of the shed was completely replaced as well as the floor, roof, shingles and everything that is on the front except the door which was with the shed. We found the vintage windows at a flea market. Poplar cove mold siding custom was milled to size for the front of the shed. New cove molding is smaller and thinner than the old wood moldings. The left over cove molding was used for a later restoration project.

The front of the shed was designed to our tastes. The central door allows equal access to each side of the building. Russ did all the carpentry and I think he did a great job as he is not a carpenter by trade.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Standing Rock in Kent Ohio

Image
Standing Rock is in the Cuyahoga River in Kent behind the Standing Rock Cemetery. When I was a child on Wolcott Avenue in Kent we would go in small groups riding our bikes or walking through the cemetery to see the large rock. We lived only a few blocks from the cemetery so it was a short trip. We never worried about going through the cemetery alone.  A bypass for the Cuyahoga River now flows around the dam on Main Street in Kent to speed up the river to improve the water quality. The level of the river has been cut down drastically because of the bypass. Ripples of water now flow over rocks where the river once was deep. It was deep enough years ago so that you could not see the rocks on the bottom.  Back then the water rose up under the jutting ledge near the top of the large stone. It would sometimes be higher when there was heavy precipitation and flooding. There were sometimes white spray painted graffiti and other marks on the rock. It made me wonder how people got out thro
Read more

A Fast & Unexpected Ride Home ~ Another life Adventure

Image
Mr. Fixit had recently made some repairs to the old 1971 camper van. We took a 40 mile round trip last week and there were no evident problems. Last evening we headed toward the Pennsylvania line on what would be a 100 mile round trip. Forty miles into the trip the van gave out a couple of coughs as the engine missed. OH OH! Those sounds stopped for a while as we continued on our way. Then suddenly the van was lurching as the engine missed and backfired loudly as it blew out the muffler. We were so glad to see that were were near an off ramp as we were on a busy interstate. We made it almost to the top of the ramp before the vehicle ceased running.  Mr. Fixit always carries extra parts and tools so thinking that it might be an easy fix he pulled the cap off the engine which is inside of the van in the front and went to work. After a few new parts and tries it was decided that we would call the hook. AAA put us on their priority list as we were in a precarious place.  Semis that
Read more

Did This Product Work for Me? ~ A Super Clean Review

Image
Often we buy products by how they look on the shelf or how we like the advertisements. This product was recommended to me by someone who has had to clean tough dirt. We burn wood in a wood burning stove in our living room. When the stove is opened to add wood there are puffs of smoke that come out of the front. This smoky dirt travels up to the ceiling and the surrounding wall areas. This type of soil can be very difficult to clean. A friend told me to go to the Walmart automotive department and get some Super Clean. Rubber gloves should be used while using this strong degreaser and cleaner even in the diluted forms for light cleaning. I was happy that this product actually worked. We have hard water and this cleaner cleans up the hard water stains along with dirt and grease that other cleaners have not worked on. I used it in a diluted form in the kitchen today and it did a great job on the textured surface on the refrigerator. It leaves a nice clean looking shine on chrome. It
Read more