4/20/10: Today is our first day of starting to work on the beginnings of what will become to be a great tool shed! The first thing we did was calculate the radius of the circle that we will be building inside of; 6 feet. Then, averaging our estimates together, we found what we thought then would be the center of our building. Then, we marked the spot by hammering a stake into the earth. Then, we tied a piece of string onto the stake, measuring out six feet. Just as we finished this, Mike St. Pierre showed up and we discussed with him how we could go about making the shed.
He said that the building footprint has to be smaller than 10 by 10 feet; that we should put in 4-6 inches of gravel as a base. He said it would be a good idea to use the concrete and stone chunks that we have and dig them into the dirt so that they are ground level; that between each cornerstone there should be pressure-treated wood and a 12 inch plate where we will then build up on. He said we should use plywood and a brand called Mulehide for the roof, which will be about six feet high on the low end and up to ten feet high on the other. One of the things we need to get working on soon is getting down the trees so that we can begin to split some cord wood, which led us into showing Mike which pine trees we had in mind for cutting. Once Mike left, half of us found a way to fell the leaning tree, while the rest of us did some brush clearing.Post By Rabea
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