Shed Down

That's it then. Phase 1 completed. My good friend Graeme joined me today to dismantle my existing, ramshackle shed. We both wore wide-brimmed hats, just as well. As the roof came off we were showered with hundreds of woodlice! And as for the size of some of the spiders that were lurking amongst the woodwork. Oh boy! They were rather displeased at their home being demolished....

Tomorrow morning a local tradesman will bring his van to load up the shed wood and on Friday a builder friend of ours is coming to lay a solid concrete base over the slab base that I originally laid 25 years ago!

All that remains then is for Skinner's Sheds to deliver and erect the new shed on 27th June. Meanwhile all the contents of the original shed are stored under a tarpaulin on the patio.

The anticipation of having a new, bespoke built garden shed is rather exciting. It's a bloke thing....

Shedding the Shed - Part 2

I have had a particularly busy day today. I could put it off no longer. Clearing my garden shed of 27 years of detritus including rusted implements, old bathroom tiles, broken storage containers, warped MDF shelves and not forgetting the numerous woodlice that crawled out of every nook and cranny, the snails that had attached themselves on every available surface and of course, the spiders. Six heavy duty bags of 'stuff' were dispatched to the municipal tip. What remains will be stored under a tarpaulin on the patio in readiness for Phase 2.

Phase 2 requires a logistical approach to dis-assembling the incumbent shed. My good friend Graeme has been coerced to help. This event is planned to take place on the 11th June when Ros and I will have returned from our vacation in Copenhagen. A local tradesman is booked to carry away the various panels of this dis-assembly. So far so good, if all goes to plan.

A builder friend has agreed to then lay a solid concrete base ( a level concrete base) to accommodate the new shed, which should be delivered and assembled on 27th June by Skinner's Sheds. So, the base has to be laid soon after the 11th June. One can only hope for clement weather.

That is the plan - to have a robust, shiplap tongue and groove shed installed by the end of June. Somewhere I can sit with a good book and a glass of beer and watch the nature in my garden. Sad, I know, but I am rather excited about having a new garden shed...

A Shed Load

In the sense of a load shed, I spent a shed load of money today on a shed. £500 to be precise, or approximately $830, on a garden shed. Ros and I went to Skinner's Sheds at the Lewes Garden Centre in Kingston as they have numerous wood built sheds, potting sheds, log cabins, workshops and summer houses on display. It is satisfying to be able to see what you are about to spend a shed load of cash on.

Skinner's are noted for their build quality and this was certainly evident in the shed that we selected. A 6' x 4' pressure treated shiplap pent roofed - garden shed. Delivery and on site erection is free. The shed is built with extra strong framework with diagonal bracing for extra strength and durability and is fitted with a tongue and groove floor and tongue and groove roof. They claim to build the strongest sheds on the market.

The only downside is that we have to wait until 27th June for our new shed to be delivered and erected. This is an indication of just how popular Skinner's sheds are.

It does provide adequate time for me to dismantle our existing shed, which is 25 years old and looks it, and have it disposed of. The content of the shed will need to be stored on the patio under a tarpaulin until the new shed arrives. I will need to shed some of the paraphernalia that has accumulated over 25 years.

I will need space in the new shed for a comfortable garden chair and somewhere on the shelf to strategically place a few beer mats.....