Sliding Door – Finished
We are close now. Four more pieces and the shed is protected from the outside. I am pleased with the door. It needs some finishing touches – I need to cut some bolts that extend too far, and scrape the walls as it slides, and add a guide wheel.
Options
Using the leftover pieces of cedar (After ripping 1×6’s down to 1×4.5″s), I cut the pieces to infill the center piece of the door. However, it didn’t seem the best option. I felt like it was a jenga tower, not as attractive in reality as in my mind’s eye, and it would have been a … Continue reading
A Warm Summer Michigan Eve – in November
The air was unusually warm for November – mid 60’s. That made installing the last rows of the floor particularly pleasant, both because of mildness of the weather and the satisfaction of finishing another section of the shed.
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Laying the finished floor with the help of four friends. Salvaged 1×4’s and 1×6’s screwed into the subfloor was a quick and painless process. Plus, the morning was beautiful. When we had to quit, the floor was more than three quarters finished.
Cntl + Z
With the brick finished it was time to frame in the supports for the metal siding that would cap off the north wall. By the end of the afternoon, once the siding was in place, I had an uneasy feeling because I didn’t like the proportion of brick to metal, nor did I feel there was an elegant transition between the materials. Unfortunately, it was time to undo what had been done.
Practice Makes Perfect
The brick is finished! What a process – to keep lines level and walls flush and plumb all while maintaining uniform mortar width is a real skill. My hat is off to all masons who excel at what they do and who have made so many beautiful masonry creations throughout history. For our wall, we played with the idea of a soldier course topping off the last row of brick as a transition to the metal siding. It was vetoed.
My Hat Off to all Masons
The southern portion of the shed is bricked. Some difficulties definitely arose – the eastern portion has a bit of arc to it in the lower half of the wall. Overall, I am pleased with the wall.
Bricking – I Can Put it Off No Longer
Finally, I get past the intimidation of beginning the brick, and I just start. Work begins at the south wall because it’s the least visible; I’m figuring my brick laying skill would improve as I progress. Aiming for 3/8″ of mortar between bricks both horizontally and vertically, the course stretched from east to west pefectly, … Continue reading
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