Well its been a while since I've popped my head in here, mainly because I lead a boring live, relatively project free due to the fact I have no money right now. One of the reasons I have a bank account with close to zilch is due to buying a barn...ok its really a shed but its red...ok kinda half red.This is how this goes.... well you see I realized that I needed more storage, mainly you can't walk (or work inside the house) due to the uhhh stuff. However, because this is not the People Republic of Bezerkley Calnnneeeeefooorrnneeeaaa
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| Really Awesome GMC TopKick |
, well you cant just leave stuff outside for the summer like my parents do, so despite owing two trailers, both of which are so full I cant walk or stuff much else in I gave in and decided I need to build storage. A excl spreadsheet later, revealed, one lumber is expensive, two, you need a lot of it to even build a 8x8 or 8x10 shed. So I decided to stop by the local shed dealer, who is actually a mobile home dealer, that also sells shed and has this really awesome GMC TopKick.
Well there are several dealers with different brands. A quick survey of the quality from Lowe's (kit form) and the other dealers in the area. made me come back to these Sheds made by a company called Graceland, they just seemed to be much better quality construction. And for $2,019.30 I had my self a shed 8x12 delivered. Sure, I could have gone a bit cheaper in a kit, or tried to build it myself, but by the time I ended up building it with all the materials I would have used and the I doubt I would have saved all that much, plus building said shed would have led me to the dangers of project creep and I would have ended up broke with a half build 40x50 two story barn. Ok, maybe not that bad, but who am I kidding it would have grown. So I paid the bill and waited for mys shed to come a few weeks later, Graceland Custom builds every shed, so you can put whatever features you want in it. anyways after a little hiccup where the trucking company told me Friday, and put Monday on the schedule, my barn arrived after work today.
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| Shed coming through |
Why yes that is in fact a wide load pilot truck in my driveway.They have this crazy mini forklift thing that lifted the building right off the ground, popped wheels on one end of the skids dropped it own and lifted the other end with the Mule and drove the shed to where I wanted it. About 20 minutes and 18 concrete pavers and four strapping rods later there was a completed ready to use shed in my back yard...I'm a bit leery at that foundation, but I have to keep telling myself that I am not storing bullion or lead shielding in the shed, its just boxes full of Christmas lights, a spare dryer,
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| And I worked so hard on Thursday too |
some car parts, and boat parts, half of which are on my lawn right now. Making it look like a scene straight out of the Beverly Hillbillies. But that brings me to the point of what JJ and myself considered universal law. Barns must be red with white trim. Period. so within half an hour, this commenced. yes I had already bought paint for it Thursday after work expecting it to arrive on Friday. Unfortunately, as you may
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| Its so pretty and it will be filled so fast with crap |
have noticed painting is not finished. You know how there is always that guy who's is complaining about getting bitten b y mosquitoes and no one else is, well that's me the f'in blood suckers love me better than a vampire to Rachel Morgan. (if you get the reference here +5 points, and yes I know I have unsophisticated literary tastes, get over it) Since it was getting oh about sunset and the horde had come out so I beat a hasty retreat for the house once I started getting bites under my shirt.
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| and its starting to change color |
Side note, I'm using way more paint that I calculated. This stuff is really soaking in way more than I expected, but this is a first coat so I couldn't be surprised. Anyways, more pictures will come. as it gets painted because who doesn't love red barn pictures. Dare I say I already have projects ideas, yes I want to put power and lights in/on the shed. Oh yea, I realized over the weekend I need to basically rebuild my well system and put in a proper well house, and oh yea the truck alignment center told me on Friday that they could align the Taink because the pitman and inner tie-rod were that bad. So I do have plenty of projects to do, and seriously no money. Err I think I've rambled on enough here now. Till next time; Chanman out.
Well there are several dealers with different brands. A quick survey of the quality from Lowe's (kit form) and the other dealers in the area. made me come back to these Sheds made by a company called Graceland, they just seemed to be much better quality construction. And for $2,019.30 I had my self a shed 8x12 delivered. Sure, I could have gone a bit cheaper in a kit, or tried to build it myself, but by the time I ended up building it with all the materials I would have used and the I doubt I would have saved all that much, plus building said shed would have led me to the dangers of project creep and I would have ended up broke with a half build 40x50 two story barn. Ok, maybe not that bad, but who am I kidding it would have grown. So I paid the bill and waited for mys shed to come a few weeks later, Graceland Custom builds every shed, so you can put whatever features you want in it. anyways after a little hiccup where the trucking company told me Friday, and put Monday on the schedule, my barn arrived after work today. 
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