Wildflowers in the forest
Regrading the easement
Frost on the fields, mid-November, near the woods.
Wildflowers growing among the weeds
Power washing the shed
No Wildflowers
The power company easement
Shortened daylight with the sun low during the winter.
Mold Problem Resolved
4 Inch PVC utility pipe in the corner for passing electric power lines from the outside, through the concrete floor, and into the shed.
Red Honda generator in the back of the Gator.
Tons of gravel were placed over the landscaping fabric.
After regrading and smoothing the ground, they played landscapers fabric down and nailed it in place.
Mud at the entrance to the shed.
Mud between the gate and the apron of the shed.
One of my children helping me paint the remaining panels.
Inside of the shed with wall panels in place. Some are painted and some aren’t.
Inside of the shed, with wall boards hung, some painted, some not.
Procedure for cutting the wall panels included resting the panel on 2×4’s, clamping a linear guide to the panel, and using a heavy-duty circular saw.
Rigid wall panels would protect the interior insulation against damage.
It wouldn’t take much of a broom falling over to put a hole in the insulation.
The Gator parked in the shed.
One good idea was to put window panels just below the eaves.
Move In Day had arrived.
A small workbench, shelving, folding table and stool made the space very usable.
Progress was slow, and then we lost our daylight.
The mylar insulation also served as a vapor and drip barrier.
Thin, mylar foam sheeting was placed over the purlins and underneath the steel panels to act as insulation.
As the sun sets on the first day of construction, I stand inside my partially built shed and look out over the Gator and the Garage-Formerly-in-a-Box.
Pre-built roof trusses are in place and purlins attached.
Each screw holding a steel panel in place had a neoprene washer to protect against rain leaking through.
2×4 Girts are in place to hold the steel panels.
The treated 2×12 footer would later function as the form for a poured concrete floor.
Poles were positioned in each post hole.
Laser for getting the shed exactly level
Power auger drills post holes around the perimeter.
Concrete “cookie” in the bottom of the post hole.
The new and improved Reluctant Forester
The original Reluctant Forester
I drew out the measurements I needed for proper clearance from the forest and sufficient setback for the Zoning Commissioner.
The first forest clearing was not big enough.
Even a Forest has Zoning Rules
Weeds and bushes around the gate, 2 weeks after initial treatment with Roundup
All Steel Quonset Hut Style Building
Snapping Turtle Racing Back to the Pond
Snapping Turtle
Interior of the Garage, Formerly in a Box
Garage, Formerly in a Box
Garage in a Box
An Unpleasant Combination: Honey Locust with Thorns, and a Poison Ivy Vine
John Deere Gator Loaded and Ready for Work
Forest Mulcher Clearing the Staging Area
Honey Locust Thorns
Business End of a Forest Mulcher, At Rest
The New Plan with Clearing and Access Trail
Caterpiller Skid Steer with a Forest Mulcher
The Underbrush in the Forest was Extensive
Native American Arrowheads
Powerline Utility easement cutting through the forest
The Entire Table was Mis-aligned.
The Rubbermaid Storage Shed made a serviceable work bench
Instructions for the Uline 6′ A-Frame Wooden Picnic Table seemed simple enough.
Picnic Table Treated with Thompson’s Water Seal
200+ Pounds of ULine 6′ A-Frame Wooden Picnic Table, Ready for Assembly
Completed Rubbermaid 32 Cubic Foot Horizontal Storage Shed, Ready to Store my Stuff
Completed Rubbermaid 32 Cubic Foot Horizontal Storage Shed
Partially Assembled Rubbermaid 32 Cubic Foot Horizontal Storage Shed
Unassembled Rubbermaid 32 Cubic Foot Horizontal Storage Shed with the two assembly tools
Entrance to the Timber Pasture in April, 2014
Timber Pasture in 1938
The uneven picnic table
The Timber Pasture
Entrance to the Timber Pasture in April, 2014
John Deere Gator XUV 825i
The Timber Pasture
The Timber Pasture had become Virtually Impenetrable.
Japanese Honeysuckle in a Pennsylvania Woodland
Dr. Hughey
The “Meadow”
Adrift in the Woods
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