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.

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