Time for some pictures

It's a bit hard to see, but this is the form for the concrete pad we'll put the new shed on. It's packed gravel with a frame of 2×6s around it. The pic is taken from the front sidewalk looking northwest. You can see the existing shed on the left. On the right edge is the end of the garden area we call the peninsula. It used to go clear past the propane tank in the lower left corner of the pic, underneath the boards. I dug it away by hand; carried the dirt to the island in the middle of the driveway and onto the back side of the peninsula to make it more level along its length. The peninsula sloped toward the shed, too. I removed about a fourth of that material by hand, too.

Here is Martin, the best neighbor in the world, helping (read managing) the pour of the concrete pad that's to be the floor of the new shed. The pile of wood behind him is wood we didn't need this winter to heat the house. We planned enough space between the sheds so I can get a cart in there to remove the wood as we need it next winter. The cement truck was an affair that mixed the ingredients at the top of the chute so bought only what I needed. Total cost for the whole thing came to about $600, far less than having it done by someone else.

The pad got to sit a week or so before the shed was ready. I forgot to get photos of the driver negotiating the driveway with this thing in tow, but he managed, and here it's being tipped onto the pad. The trailer had a lot of hydraulics on it and he was able to maneuver the shed until it was perfectly lined up. Only a few scrape marks on the concrete. The shed is 22 feet wide and 10 deep. We plan to cover the large window with a transparent awning so we can raise it when we want, and let a lot of light in during the day even when it's down. You can click on the pictures to see full-size versions.

My favorite person trying out the shed. You can see some of the timber frame construction inside. The frame is oak. I suspect these sheds will last a long time.

The week after the shed was in place, we took delivery of the camper. Val's grandparents will take up temporary residence in it this summer during construction of the addition. The island is on the left. If you look closely, you can make out the new shed through the trees straight ahead. The garage end of the house is behind the tree on the left. The close end of the stone wall around the downhill side of the island was damaged by the cement truck and the shed trailer. I'll eventually repair it.