Craigslist – Door
Good ol’ Craigslist. There were many listed in the area, however, most were plain steel doors, which seemed unflattering for the aesthetics of the shed. Further, I wanted one more source (albeit little) of daylight, which meant the door needed some glass. Unwilling to wait any longer, I found this door in Saginaw, MI. No where near me, but right by my uncle who we would see that weekend…
Hoarding Crate Wood
The company my brother works for has a warehouse full of industrial kitchen equipment. The majority of the equipment arrives in crates, as pictured above. The wood for the crates is made mostly of 1×4″s and 1×6″s. Upon mentioning the shed project to the warehouse manager (Wes), he recommended I take a look at all … Continue reading
Fifty More Blocks
Using a sledgehammer, I extracted 50 more blocks from this site (50 seems to be the capacity of our trailer). Previously, in December, my Dad and I had come down and gathered fifty blocks that were lying near this pit, unattached to anything else. This time, the only blocks available were mortared in with the … Continue reading
Bricks
This pile of bricks has been lying undisturbed by man for as long as I’ve been alive. While out to dinner, my mom mentioned to her friend that I was trying to gather materials to build a shed. As it turns out, her friend had a small stockpile of bricks and was more than willing … Continue reading
Metal
Today was a day of metal – I was able to bring home steel (pictured above) and anodized aluminum (pictured below). Both of these materials were used in Portage Central High School’s auditorium roof. The steel was the structure that provided the mansard shape, the aluminum was the cladding. Portage Central is getting a new … Continue reading
American Barn Wood
Dad and I went out east of Paw Paw today, to a collapsed barn that Grete and I found on Sunday. The barn seems a bit smaller than how I imagine the classic, American barn, but the wood still carries a trace of that red paint so widely associated with that icon. My source – … Continue reading
1920 Church Street Demolition
1920 Church St. is no more. The families that have occupied this house can no longer drive past and with nostalgia fondness reminisce about the holidays, birthdays, summer fun and family firsts. Not that an artifact is needed to store a memory, but a physical thing – an object, a smell, a scene – will … Continue reading
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