Shedamahol build

[OzarkMan]

I needed more space to put all my electrical junk in. Our house does not have a basement and I wanted to keep my fairly new 1100sq ft garage clear. I began the process of building a block shed 16x20 which I thought was plenty for my needs....



Site along side of house with my only toy at the moment.












16x20 slab poured with 12" downturns and two rows rebar along the perimeter.








Blockwork going up. I hired this part out.












I had pulled a muscle in my right elbow but proceeded in dire pain to get the trusses up. The large opening on the left is for the tractor.
















I decided to put a small roof/porch at the front to break up the large "top heavy" surface area. To do that, I needed a reinforced slab in case I needed to remove the septic tank which borders right on the edge of the slab but 3' down.












Myself finishing the small porch. I think it was 7'x20'. Not shown in the pic, are the steel rebars going down into the corners and center with a 6x6' block filled with concrete and 5/8" J-bolts. I did that while the cement was setting.

 

[tjdux]

Donno if im the only one having troubles but zero of the pics loaded for me

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[tjdux]

Nevermind they load if i go to the web view but on taptalk moblie no photos.

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[OzarkMan]

Continuing on to the build, as it has been a slow process. The Septic tank needed attention and received its first pumping in over 40 years. Surprisingly the tank is in good condition except for the outlet baffle having crumbled. I put in a 4" Tee along with an effluent filter. Some hydraulic cement and concrete later, its all solid again.




The front porch roof is done and adds some curb appeal to the structure.











At that point, I decided to add a small garage to house the tractor. It will have an 8x8 double insulated door to help keep out radiating heat.









I'm not a king of concrete finishing, however it did come out really nice. Concrete cost me $350 Vs paying a guy his quoted $1300









The block going up. I went with block again due to the termites we get.








The exterior as it sits. Stucco guy has been taking his sweet time on this project.

 

[AFBud78]

I like it! As nice as many that are 3 times its size. What brand tractor is that?

 

[OzarkMan]

Thanks Bud!

The Tractor is a 1982 Yanmar grey market tractor. I restored it with readily available parts at HoyeTractor.com. 3cyl diesel that sounds much larger than it is!

 

[AFBud78]

Nice. I like a tractor with a four post canopy. Reminds me of a smaller version of my dad's IH 966 I used to ride the fender beside him on.

 

[rixtrix1]

Shed looks great! Nice tractor, too.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Nice! Your shed before the addition was bigger than my garage. Definitely a cool shed.

 

[OzarkMan]

Stucco guy finally came after a month of him not wanting to work... It looks good with a couple of areas that I will take care of.












garage door is an 8x8 Clopay double steel insulated door. I wanted strength against the microbursts we get in the summer. Also the stronger door helps prevent flex to help in keeping the Arizona dust out.

 

[Squashfest81]

Lookin' good Mesa. I dig the whole village of outbuildings look. Now I'm thinking about porches...

 

[madoc1]

great job on the sheds and tractor. are ou on m tractor forum? if not ou should. nice resto.

jim

 

[OzarkMan]

Hi Jim, I am on the tractorbynet forum but haven't posted in a while. The shed project took over! I really wanted a place for the tractor aside from the main garage. It deserved its own space.

 

[Strouty]

That came out really nice, the tractor looks great too!

 

[power wagon]

very nice build now lets get your building filled up

 

[ajohno]

Shed and Tractor looks great.

 

[OzarkMan]

Don't worry about the fill up.... I've got plenty of ****!

 

[BoilermakerFan]

That mixer in the top left corner looks cool! Much nicer than the ones available now from HF and NT.

 

[timpaniboy]

looks great! love the tractor too!

 

[OzarkMan]

I insulated the ceilings with 2" white foam board and furred out 1x2's to provide a nailing surface for the bead board ceiling.



























Center of garage ceiling. Attic fan to pull out air when windows are open.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Looks fantastic! Definitely worthy of the Shedamahol label!

 

[OzarkMan]

Thanks Boilermaker!

 

[OzarkMan]

So I had it painted but not so sure on the "location" of the colors. I was thinking of going darker on the garage extension and leaving the doors the light color. These are the similar colors on the house so I stuck with them. Any ideas for improvement on color placement?










Interior ceiling is done and I am really happy with it.












Overall view from back of house.







Had my front door painted silver to go with modern look. Its only been three years since we put the door in!

 

[lieutenant]

I like both your threads. You do quality work. Any updates on the house and garage?

 

[Strouty]

I love this, it looks very appealing!

 

[sawduststeve]

Evening mate,

Great work on the new shed, I do like a rendered block building, feels like home.
Lovely looking house too,

Regards
Steve.

Ps. I think someones half inched your lawn.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I'd paint it to match the house. I think it ties the buildings together, but that's just MHO.

 

[PugetDude]

So I had it painted but not so sure on the "location" of the colors. I was thinking of going darker on the garage extension and leaving the doors the light color. These are the similar colors on the house so I stuck with them. Any ideas for improvement on color placement?

I'd paint the doors gray and the columns white. YMMV
Nice build, where are you in East Mesa?- I lived at Brown and Ellsworth for 10 years...

 

[OzarkMan]

Ellsworth and Southern. Its a pocket of 44 1-1/8 acre lots. "Berry Estates" There is a Generations church on the corner and a Lowe's diagonally across the street with a Chevron gas station.

 

[OzarkMan]

Evening mate,

Great work on the new shed, I do like a rendered block building, feels like home.
Lovely looking house too,

Regards
Steve.

Ps. I think someones half inched your lawn.

One of the reasons we bought the house was its block construction. There was a time when homes were built of block to help fend off the heat and high wind storms. Todays wood/building materials made block a thing of the past. I love the construction of buildings outside of the U.S. Nothing beats a concrete or block building for longevity. Unfortunately, when we added the garage, I had to go with 2x6 wood framing due to the costs. Blocklayers get $30 a linear foot for residential. Fortunately for us, the stucco hides the block and wood framing. Overall, the energy efficiency is incredible.
Thanks for following along!

 

[OzarkMan]

I like both your threads. You do quality work. Any updates on the house and garage?

I'll start a new thread on the resurrection of this house. We've done alot in the past two years. I'll call the thread "The Termite Terrace renovation"
Thanks for following along!

 

[OzarkMan]

Threw down some Armor Seal 1000 HS over the weekend. Came out really nice. Looks good for shed duty

 

[AZpilot]

I admire your house and garage. The architect did a nice job of blending. The shed is bigger than my garage!

 

[nicholam77]

Wow, that looks great. I had not considered bead board for a ceiling. That's a good idea and looks clean.