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Garden Shed ( progress pics )

Blog entry by john posted 777 days ago 472 reads 1 time favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Hi everyone , Here are a few progress pics of my new shed.

I had a few skids of 1/2” x 6” plywood lying around ( free wood ) so i decided to use it for the exterior walls .
Then i will use 4×8 sheets of Chalet board over that and then trim everything with 1” rough pine.!
50 percent of the shed is made from reclaimed wood.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com


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Karson

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posted 777 days ago

Neat looking shed John. Did you just start banging or is this patterned after a bird house?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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john

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posted 777 days ago

Thanks Karson
I did a playhouse with a very similar design but this one is twice the size.

I have had a lot of people ask me if this was going to be a birdhouse .lol
They must think i,m nuts.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Karson

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posted 777 days ago

Aren’t you!!

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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john

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posted 777 days ago

You got me there. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Thos. Angle

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posted 776 days ago

That’s really neat, John. It looks like most Victorian houses; they got to going and couldn’t find a place to quit. Seriouly , it must take a pretty good plan to do something like this. It does look like fun.LOL

-- Thos. Angle

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john

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posted 776 days ago

Thanks Thos.Angle
I try to make it as complicated as i can and then i will draw up plans for this one later.

I usually get a idea and then it just comes together.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 776 days ago

I saw this and said to myself “John’s extreme birdhouses” and sure enough—it’s one of your projects, John.

VERY cool. LOVE it.

What is Chalet board?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bob #2

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posted 776 days ago

Good job John and a tribute to your thought process.
You always seem to see the “unique” in building a structure.

That is one sweet shed!!
Very eye catching and a great way to recycle that wood.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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john

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posted 776 days ago

Thank you MsDebbie and Bob
I am always looking to build things a little different. lol

MsDebbie Chalet board is a exterior plywood that looks like vertical siding .
They cost about $ 35.00 a sheet .4×8
The shed will look similar to this but twice the size.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 776 days ago

oh—I think we have that on our one shed.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

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posted 776 days ago

This sheething is supposed to be good for 30 – 40 years.
I did the playhouse a few years ago and it still looks new.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Partridge

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posted 775 days ago

it looks the same as T111 siding

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

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Brad_Nailor

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posted 761 days ago

Nice…Thats going to be one nice looking shed! Is that Chalet board the same as t111…just a differant name? Nice work

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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john

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posted 761 days ago

Thanks David
This stuff i use looks like chip board on the inside and it has some type of finish on the outside.
It is supposed to last for 30 – 40 years.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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john

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posted 542 days ago

Now that i have a bit of free time and some cash i thought i would finish my shed , Here are a few more progress pics .


-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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