A-Frame Garden Shed built from preused wood and pallets

[SwissGuy]

Today I took good use of the nice weather and closed off the knee wall section with some triangular doors. At the moment they are just kept shut with some theatre hinges, but as soon as the the wall cladding is on, the will get some nice new locks.
The biggest issue today was that I had to take into account, that the door (and the wall) will get covered with some tongue an groove boards left from the old shed. So I had to make the hinges stick out a lot. The left side has a large gap, as I messed it up a bit, but with the cladding on, nobody will notice anymore...

Before:

Almost there:

Right side done:

Left side done:

And todays video:



Next on my todo list is to hinge the tool shed door...

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I squeezed in a few productive hours after work and before dark to mount the hinges on the tool shed door...
There was a lot of trial and error involved, but I managed to get it done.

And here's the full video. Still feel my sore arms from lifting the door in and out about a dozend times...

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I got the beams to fix the inner wall to prepped.

And I also did some landscaping work. The local building code says that the floor cannot be more than 25 cm above ground and my floor beams measure 19 cm...

And some busy little helpers filled up the remaining foundation holes before they got picked up by mum for sports...

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I got about half of the right outer wall cladded up with the boards from the old shed.

(Sorry for the poor picture, but it was getting dark already when I stopped working...)

Some parts took a bit of time, especially the triangular door and the protruding beams...

Oh and I started to use a new pair of gloves...

Todays video:



Next weekend I will probably be able to work a few days in a row. I hope that I get the right half of the shed done then...

 

[SwissGuy]

No progress to report today but I took some daylight pictures after work...

And the little triangular door for the Kneewall storage:

 

[SwissGuy]

Only a bit more than two hours today, but almost there...

And from the inside:

 

[hamqqea]

Sweet! Can we bring our blankies when it's done?

The use of that Workers' Comp ladder makes it that more special

 

[SwissGuy]

Sweet! Can we bring our blankies when it's done?

If everything works out as pictured in my head, the shed could in fact double as a guest house. So yes, bring the blankies!

The use of that Workers' Comp ladder makes it that more special

Yeah, a bit on the heavy side, but it does it's job!

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I first took care of the remaining top part of the right wall...

After that was done I went at the first stack of pallets. Disassembling them was really time consuming, but I had a bit of help...

The kids and I pulled quite a bit of nails.

The leftover pile is bigger than expected.

The stack of usable planks is just enough for the toolshed part of the shed.

I probably have to collect more pallets...

 

[SwissGuy]

First task of today was to collect another web find: 2x2m of rain gutters. If this works out, they will act as rooftopping, if not it's only 10€ spent for experience...

Then I went at the main task: The tool shed floor. And guess what, it's done!

I even managed to mount the kickboards on the right. On the left side I will build in a composting toilet, so no need for kickboards at this stage...

Tomorrow I intend to tackle the inner wall, but first I will have to take care of the growing honey-do list...

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I managed to get the tool shed section walled off.
All boards layed out:

And the finished wall:

Here a short video of the newspaper scraps:



Later on I will clean the wall with pure water and then seal everything in with some clear PU coating.
Here are my favorites scraps:

I even managed to cover the sleeping den for about to thirds. I will have to come up with a solution for the last third, but at least I have a usable and lockable tool shed again.

If you see some smoke in the video, this is the reason:

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I wanted to get the tool shed ready and to get rid of the tent. First off all I headed to the garden way to late and then ran out of time and screws.
But let's start at the beginning:

First I did the kickboard on the new wall, then I fitted some slats in the corners towards the front roof to close off some gaps.

After that I constructed the shelf's. First I screwed some slat pieces to the walls.

Then I added the boards from bottom to top. They are made from the remaining pallet wood from the first pile of pallets:

All the shelfs done. The hole zigzagging in the corners took a lot of time...

The top shelf is made from leftovers from the roof cladding.

Then it was time find a solution for the many gardening tools:

Here is how it looks now:

I'm not happy with it. I was rushing as I knew I had to prep dinner and I was running out of time and then I started to improvise as I was also running out of the proper screws.
I like the general idea and appearance, but it's all wobbly and doesn't fit the tools properly.
So I will have to stock up on screws this week, think over the construction and then redo this part next weekend...

 

[SwissGuy]

Much better now:

The shelf's are completely filled up, but a lot of that stuff will end up in the "living room" later.

But a least I reached one major waypoint: I could get rid of the tent in which all that stuff was stored over the winter.

The fire pit was on again today (lots of leftover wood to get rid of), so the kids got some little sausages and grilled corn and I rewarded myself with my favorite: roasted bananas

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I managed to do some important prep work:
I built makeshift scaffold to be able to mount the roofing a bit easier than on the rear. I used materials on site: pallets, spare beams and planks. I probably have to take off the lower plank for mounting the lower roofing on the right, but that's ok.

I also measured the needed length of the upper roofing sheets and prepped them to be cut. I could have done it today, but hey, sunday in a german garden has to be quiet....
So the needed cut is marked and maybe I'll find some time to do it after work during the next week...

The third thing I started today was the door for the left entrance. Last autumn I bought this really heavy green door. It is pretty beat up, but still has potential.

The lower edge is very rotten, but I need to shorten the door anyway.

But also the area of the handle and lock will need some attention.

The little window needs new glas and I'll have to look for new hinges.

Next big step on the door will be getting rid of the old paint...

And here's todays little video:

 

[SwissGuy]

Made a nice score today:

These ain't salad bowls, these are glasses from washing machine doors. Sturdy and heatproof!
This will give me some nice windows..
And I've got some nice additional ideas already.

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I managed to get the front roof done.
I had to shorten 4 roofing panels first and then drill dozens of holes.

This took a few casualties. I went through 5 saw blades and 3 drill bits today...

But now the corrugated roofing is all up:

Next on the list is the swing up part of the roof...


Battery was out after half the work...

 

[SwissGuy]

Today I managed to get the frame of the swing up part done!

At the moment its only held in place by standard screws, but these will be replaced with sturdy bolts later in the game...

 

[SwissGuy]

Another major task (almost) done:
the swing up roof.
Only one more open side remaining now.
Here are some pictures:
Closed:

Open:

The raw slats holding it up now are a temporary prototype. I already bought new hinges to make it final probably tomorrow...

 

[Kevin B]

This has been great to follow. Thank you for sharing your project with us. Here in our part of Florida the permitting procedure and fees for a shed are ridiculous. I suppose our hurricanes have a lot to do with that. Very nice work you are doing.

 

[SwissGuy]

This has been great to follow. Thank you for sharing your project with us. Here in our part of Florida the permitting procedure and fees for a shed are ridiculous. I suppose our hurricanes have a lot to do with that. Very nice work you are doing.

Thank you for following along. It's always nice to get a like or a comment from time to time.
We had a few strong winter storms this season as well with winds up to more than 120 km/h, that fell a lot of trees around here, and damaged several sheds in our immediate neighborhood. But my half finished shed stood strong and didn't budge.
But nevertheless, permitting procedures here in Germany are a nightmare as well. But at least no fees have to be payed...

Edit: Just realized that this is post #100 and I made it past 5K views...! woohoo