Yes, that's a spade. |
Shrubs create hard boundaries for the patio; don't like it. |
Run down shed in the corner is a rat haven |
I bet you could see this fying out of SJC |
Demolition underway... |
Amazing what a chain saw, a couple of shovels and 4 guys can do in 3 hours. |
Amazing... |
The pile of wood to be hauled away |
All gone! The yard opens up! |
Shed gone too. |
Huge potential!!!!! |
Start of the diggin' |
Out come the sprinker lines |
A pretty good amount of grass coming up. |
More dug up grass. |
Rototilling to break up sod as well as hard ground underneath. |
Smoothing out the area. |
Moving dirt around.. |
Notice the string lines to get the area graded and even. |
Lookin' good. |
Done with site prep. |
Start of construction, center verticals. |
Ladder construction in parallel. |
Materials organized, labeled and staged. |
First verticals go up. |
After leveling, weed barrier goes underneath. |
One more strip of cloth needed. |
Starting the top area.. |
Bro. workin' the impact wrench, which was a HUGE time saver... |
More staged materials. |
Materials. |
Materials. |
Materials. |
Upper level taking shape w/ floor. |
Another angle. |
Vertical slats go in. |
Raise the roof! |
Tight space up top. |
Installing center roof supports mid-way through roof install. |
Double teaming the roof slats to finish it. |
Rock wall up. |
Swing support prep. |
Almost ready to attach the swing/monkey bar. |
Bar is up! |
Swings go in. |
Of course the kids can't stay away, they're so excited. |
Rock wall rope, slide go in. |
Testing of the rock wall. |
First test slide. |
2nd test slide. |
All Done! |
Side view. |
Another angle |
Little gymnist. |
Other side view. |
Evening shot. |
A good weekend's work. |
Kids love it. |
Thanks Uncle Steve! |
The stump grinder: an amazing machine! We had to call in the pros for some serious excavation! |
No more tree here! |
Trees - gone! |
More trees - gone! |
Termite infested cherry tree really had to go. |
Truck with wood chips arrives |
That thing is full!! That's 18 yds of material. |
Starting to dump.... |
Down... |
And on the driveway |
That's gonna take some time to move... |
Starting at it. |
Working smarter - scooping up material with large bins. |
Wheelbarrow dumps close to the playground. |
3 guys, 3 wheelbarrows, 1.5 hrs later, it's all moved. |
Late night construction... |
Getting things set up. |
Rear wall aligned. |
2 person auger for hole digging... |
Side board in place... |
Getting those holes dug to take advantage of rental time. |
Some holes did not go easy... |
My new 8'x10' yard shed kit arrives |
Another angle of the shed kit |
Wall taking shape.. |
Getting there... |
Decided last minute to keep the end open, so these boards were trimmed post this picture |
Double boards in back. |
Finally complete! |
Looks good.. |
Side again |
Other side |
Rear corner |
Slide |
Wall detail more visible |
Site prep for the shed |
Ready for some fabric |
20 ft^3 of pea gravel to make the foundation/base |
Fabric down. |
Starting the gravel; my little helper too! |
Spreading it out. |
Lookin' good. |
Nice and smooth. |
Floor joists go down. |
Leveled, square, and ready for floor. |
Floor boards down. |
Ready to erect the walls! |
Completed door wall - walls were built flat then erected. |
Framing side wall |
Framing rear wall |
Walls go up |
Side of building |
Inside |
Attaching wall to floor |
Last wall going in place |
There! |
Checking to make sure it's right. |
Gettin' there. |
Installing the doublers, waving to my wife. |
Putting up the rafters. |
First roof board in place |
Roof boards done. |
Time for faces and trim. |
Door hanging |
Roof prep done - underlayment and flashing |
Closer detail |
Another angle. |
Added rain gutters to siphon flow toward the fence. |
Bird's eye view - from the playhouse! |
Shingles on one side done. |
Roof complete. |
Calked, sealed, primed, and ready for paint. |
Starting on the first main coat. |
Convenient stand... |
Leaning into it... |
Getting with the main coat.... |
Side coat done. |
Painting the back of the shed. |
Two coats of yellow.. |
Starting the trim, masking. |
Painting.. |
Getting late to paint. |
I like the color contrast. |
Need a 2nd coat. |
Masked all trim. |