Re: (ET) Chris Zach: Shed for E20

[SteveS <stevesgroups verizon net>]

Hey Chris,

I know out my way (Leesburg) there are sheds supposedly made by the 
Amish. Used to be a place in town that sold them - you may want to 
Google around and see. My neighbor has two and they seem pretty decent. 
Don't know if they are still around.

If I was building my storage over again I would think about making a 
small implement shed on the side of the real shed. Imagine a long 'shed' 
maybe 4 feet high and a maybe 3 foot deep - the plow, blower, mower, etc 
get parked side by side. Out of the weather, but not taking up valuable 
real shed space, and easy to get to.

- Steve


Christopher Zach wrote:
> adrian zeffert charter net wrote:
> > Chris:
> >
> > All comments made so far are valid. However you might also be limited 
> > by local ordinances for sheds larger than 10 X 10. Larger sheds might 
> > require extensive foundations, depends on the town permitting rules 
> > and the type of land you are on (ie watershed or farm land).
>
> Hm. I think 10*10 is the way to go, I need enough room to store the 
> sweeper as well. It's a sin to leave these outside or in that little 
> tin shed.
>
> Now as to what? I have one of the Suncast 7.5*7.5's that I use to 
> store electrical stuff. It's actually pretty nice, waterproof, looks 
> good. However I could never mount panels on the roof and well, it is 
> plastic.
>
> Wood sheds seem to be all over the place. Home Despot has them, but 
> they're really cheap. What I really want is something built with 
> 2*4's, 4*4's on the base, plywood roof with shingles on it. And held 
> together with nails and not those gusset things that look like they 
> will fall apart in the rain. Siding should be some sort of tongue and 
> groove, not OSB.
>
> Who makes a *good* shed kit? No, I can't build my own, I am not an 
> engineer. :-)
>
> As for my current shed, it's 16*12 but is not a drive-in shed. It's 
> also over 100 years old oddly enough and is roofed with 1*12 planking 
> then shingles (put on by me). It actually had a 60+ year old oak tree 
> fall right on it in a hurricane; damage was limited to a slight 
> knocking off square (fixed with cables then a brace) and minor damage 
> to one edge of the roof. That's tough.
>
> Chris
>
>
> > I recall that you already have a shed with PV cells on the roof. Any 
> > chance of being able to extend that shed?
> >
> > Adrian
> >
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