The Woodshed Project

Last August, Bruce started working on finishing the woodshed. The previous owner had framed it and put on the roof, but never installed the siding. This is how it looked when we bought the house:

The walls were tarps. Effective, but not very pretty. Plus, our homeowner's insurance wouldn't include it in our policy until it had walls. That was a good enough reason to get it finished.

The first step was to remove the tarps.

Here's a view from the back.












Bruce got geared up and started adding supports to the frame for the siding. What a cute handyman outfit!

Cody was Daddy's Little Helper every day. He loved being outside where the action was.















The framing went up...

and then it was time for the siding to go on. We chose log siding so the woodshed would match the house.

The inaugural log siding is placed...












I went back inside the house for awhile, and when I came out, look how much he had done! OK, you can tell by his clothes that it was a different day, but it did seem like it went up really fast.

It wasn't long before the front was almost done and he was ready to work on the doors.












By this time, it was September. Bruce had a nice outdoor workshop. Cody's job was to stand watch in the driveway and guard his Dad from strangers. Rolling in the grass and exploring was done during breaks.

The massive doors were installed...

and painted. We chose Barn Red to match the house's front door.










Bruce took some time to reflect on a job well done. It was now October, and just about time to start filling that woodshed with fuel for the winter.

The large, castle-like doors needed appropriately proportioned handles. It took us awhile, but we finally found some hand-forged wrought iron handles.

As soon as the weather allows outdoor painting again, he'll paint the other hardware black to match the handles.














Fini! Bruce and his helper pose in front of their masterpiece.