Restoring/rescuing a 100+ year old shed. Am I nuts?

[Miss Lydia]

An axe murderer living in the neighborhood

 

[sumi]

An axe murderer living in the neighborhood

Burying the evidence in the backyard, in broad daylight

 

[Miss Lydia]

Burying the evidence in the backyard, in broad daylight

The nerve of some people

 

[baymule]

That's funny!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

I bet the news has already travelled to your landlord!

Sooo THAT'S where all the missing pets have been going! I bet she EATS them. Ya just never know about people these days!

 

[sumi]

Update I have a wonderful helper and he's winning with the tree!

The junk grown into the tree is causing problems, as expected, and limits us in what we can safely use to cut it, so the plan for now is to remove the top half and then possibly leave the bottom and kill it. I can use it for something…

The next step, after the tree is out, is the roof, which is kinda essential! lol Then the door and window. I love the space of the shed, now the tree is smaller. It's a lovely size building. This has been a mad project, but looking at it now, I'd say it was worth it

 

[milkmansdaughter]

It looks great Sumi, and once you have a roof, it'll really add to your yard. But even better is that sense of accomplishment for a job so well done! You're making that yard useful and the shed will be protection for your animals, and maybe even some of your garden tools.
I remember a yard I cleared out in a rental once. I had to clean out a whole lot of overgrown brambles and trees, but I found a kind of secret terraced garden way back in the corner that had been totally hidden before. That kind of discovery, like your shed just makes the project that much more special. Youre reclaiming something, and the final product will mean sooo much more than it would if you just bought a shed and put it up.

 

[sumi]

That kind of discovery, like your shed just makes the project that much more special. Youre reclaiming something, and the final product will mean sooo much more than it would if you just bought a shed and put it up.

Absolutely! Sorting out the backyard was great, but the shed is making everything so much more special. It was a wonderful discovery.

 

[Mini Horses]

Unbelievable! What success. Let's have a picture of the building from outside, so we can then watch when it is roofed and all that. ok? How big does that thing measure? Are there windows? It looks to be at least partially below ground level and that MAY be from all the leaf& composting over the many years it has been hiding.....from all but the trash mongers.

Adding roof can be expensive But you could do it in stages. Even frame & cover with a tarp until you can get to the final cover.....this is exciting and it tires me to just THINK about all the work! Believe I need a rest.

 

[milkmansdaughter]