Below 265 SQ/FT Temporary satisfaction - AKA the Dog House

[BSAschields]

My dream was to build a 2 or 3 or 4 car garage in this space but as we have not had a kitchen for a number of years and we are really close to ordering the cabinets and the rest of the appliances , the dream garage will have to wait... However !!!

I found a free shed on Facebook (not big enough for the cars but satisfies the Bike workshop area ) , and it had to be delivered quickly... Couldnt get any foundation built or delivered fast enough so I used what I had and leveled it ... Holding so far but the wife hates the way it looks so Ill need to do a retaining wall or something or other around it... Should do it anyway so the stone doesnt wash away I guess.... Any ideas for how to achieve something that looks good but inexpensively??? I was thinking planters or something... That would make the wife happy







One thing I did do though was that I had a lot of broken cinder blocks and bricks laying around so there it a lot of that under the crushed stone... Bit of a stabilizer I hope....

In the interim I started creating the needed British motorcycle workshop inside....

With the projects list growing and seemingly endless distractions , I am hoping that having a new dedicated workshop will refocus my energy to move forward with them.... .
Its not the large garage I was hoping for but it was free and now I am making it suit my purposes... So far I have replace the rotten paneling and some other wood ... Painted the floor and I will do some form of insulation so I can use it year round... yesterday I put in a window so it wouldnt be so dark inside. I did put in lights as well... They were turned on for about an hour then the electric went out and the breaker blows every time I plug in the outlet. so I am back to running an extension cord ... for now at least till I figure out where the short is...

Any way, progress is being made and then I will start the projects again !!

 

[BSAschields]

I have a red harbor freight lift in the barn with a B33 project on it so I will have multiple work stations but as you all know a barn is impossible to heat so no work gets done in the winter... At least now I can work on something when its cold outside... Maybe Ill rethink which lift goes where.... but the wooden one I made (seen in first post) served me well when I replaced the engine in the BSA Lightning many many years ago...

 

[BSAschields]

More progress on the workshop .. toolbox’s and benches in place now after ten years being store in a “not so ideal” place .. drawers cleaned and oiled.. next job will be to change out the tools and **** that was in them in exchange for the proper british motorcycle tools .. probably finish the walls up another few feet and square up the doors.. ... then choose a project to start working on.. maybe it'll be a 1943 WM20... Which makes sense since it is somewhat mostly together already. But I still have a bit to do before the workshop is ready...
After that I have a lot more bikes to put together and or get running. A 1931 BSA Sloper being one of them ... Pulled out of a basement in Brooklyn. Seems to be mostly there but is all in boxes... That one will be a challenge since I never work on anything that old... Then out of the same basement came a 56 Alloy Clipper.... Rough and in boxes... then the B33 is pretty much the same condition... Those are first on the list... then A65 projects that are complete bikes but need to be gone through to get running...

 

[Bears Fan]

Great use and organization of a small space

 

[BSAschields]

Thanks ... Its about 9.5 ft wide x 13 ft long ... inside ... The trick will be to keep everything out except the tools needed for British bikes and one project at a time... Otherwise it will get too full in there and it will defeat the purpose of the dedicated space...

 

[captain14]

Nice little project shed for the bikes.


I am curious how you moved the shed from the old location to your property.

Thanks

 

[BSAschields]

I called the local shed seller and they were happy to give me the name of their mover... The shed was a half an hour away and the final cost was 300 bucks... The trailer they used looked like the old transformer toys..... It moved in every direction...

 

[BSAschields]

A few years ago I had a metal cabinet that someone gave me strapped to the top of my SUV and forgot it was up there when I pulled into my carport. It was too tall and not only ripped off my roof rack but also bent the cabinet all to hell... Instead of throwing it away I decided to use the metal for workbench tops. The front where the cabinet doors rested turned out to be a perfect fit for the bench I was doing this time. I wanted a backsplash as well so I called everyone within driving distance that might have a metal brake to do one 90 degree bend in this heavy sheet metal. Not one business called me back so I did it myself. Using some leftover Ipa wood from my deck to sandwich the metal and holding it in place with some old C clamps... Worked a treat... with a little extra persuasion from a big hammer... Almost needed heat but didnt...







Before


After


Finally using my dad's vice


4 screws hold the top to the wall... feels solid but I might need to bolt the bench legs to the floor if I ever need to really exert force on the vice work




93 degrees out and the shed stays cool for a few hours but the insulation cant keep it out all day so in went an AC so I could do some work on the bench and some cleaning up... This was a quick brace that I made up in a hurry to hold the AC straight and level in the window ... I'll decide how permanent it will be after the usual "temporary fix" time lapse occurs...


My pile of stickers has gotten quite large so I loaded up the bench and added a few to the craftsman boxes as well


Organized the tools a bit although I think it will evolve as I start using them ...





Been looking for vintage Snap on , Whitworth sockets and wrenches to round out my very small collection
















One thing I would like to fix is this old fan... It worked great when I found it but then quit so I started to take it apart hoping I would see what was wrong but I did not... Might be over my head to fix it .... Any thread recommendations on fixing old fans??

 

[bmw57isetta]

BSA:

Check out the American Fan Collectors Forum. These guys eat, sleep and drink old fans > https://www.afcaforum.com/

 

[BSAschields]

Thanks!!! I guess there is a forum for just about everything.. Just made my first post there

 

[BSAschields]

The wife was away on Saturday and I had zero instructions for a honey do list... So I did what I needed to do... First I had to go pick up a flat track bike that was left at the riders house. It need to go back to the shop for the owner/mechanic to do the next things to it.... Its evolving into a really nice 500cc racer


Then it was back to the shed / workshop project... Still plan to paint and do something around the shed so its a little less trashy looking... Decided that I will get rid of the pallet and stones in front. A bike has to go on a ramp to get onto the bench anyway so why not just have a step up into the shed. That will clean that up and the sides/back can just get plants and mulch like every other building Gerry has control over :/



I only have a few things left to do before I felt I could roll a bike in and begin the fun stuff... Mainly finishing the drywall. Since that was a messy thing to do and didnt want a bike in my way... Not intended to be pretty just more pleasing and robust from eye level down.... And I had leftover drywall wasting away in the barn.... it was going to be trash soon from the dampness in there.



Drywall up as far as I will take it.... I think I will put a 6 inch shelf on the ledge on each side as well... Can do that anytime since its not a messy job and I wont be moving 4x8 sheets of material over and around a bike and related parts.... Other thing I need to do is sort out why the circuit breaker blows when I plug in the house(shed) wiring to the extension cord .... No problems when I plug stuff in directly.... All in good time



Then I hung up a nice little banner that one of the Texas guys sent to me after the Epic Ride... I even used on of the pins they gave to me ...

 

[BSAschields]

Picked up some new ratcheting Whitworth wrenches. Only one company makes them... They are expensive but the name alone kinda makes it fun to own.




Some more Snap On goodies as well. My whitworth tool ensemble is well rounded now.... I would say "complete" but a man can never have enough tools right....





A little reorganizing to make room



I went to a flea market with the wife and friends last weekend and found a metal cabinet and a Kennedy tool box for 10 bucks and some other tools including a metric and SAE set of Snap on open ended speed wrenches for a good price plus some other tool goodies..

The Cabinet and tool box were rusty so I soaked them in an oxalic acid bath ...





It seems to be working pretty well. More time will tell.


Here is the Kennedy toolbox ... After the acid bath the brown coating ,where there was rust, dissolved away.... I am not planning to restore it but is there a paint ,that matches pretty well, that I can use to protect it from more deterioration. and pretty it up a bit ??????






Here you can see the Kennedy box I already had on the left and its new little brother ....

 

[BSAschields]

Sunday morning ride with a good friend . There was a nice chill in the morning air.. But there was work to be done..

The honey do list was growing but I was determined to meet my goal of having the shed ready for duty... Getting a bike project onto the bench was my priority....
So after I hung a ceiling fan in the house for the wife and used the Ford 9N with post hole digger to help the wife plant new bushes and all the other projects she had for me that lovely Sunday, I went gung ho on cleaning and tidying the mess I made in the shed...

First project rolled onto the bench and all the spare parts I have for it put on the shelves.... Which I think will live in the new metal cabinet , mentioned above, once I paint it...

BSA 1943 WM20

 

[BSAschields]

These are the Snap on speed wrenches I mentioned above.... Interesting concept but they seem to work really well... I will see how much I use them before I decide if I will keep them or move them on.


Today was a productive day in The City. I miss being near my little sheds and barn but for now I have a garage in Brooklyn and friends to ride bikes with so all in well in both of my worlds...

I needed to figure out some solutions for my trailer which keeps losing fenders and with it the license plate... I got a folding one off of ebay and mounted that on the rear of the trailer instead of the fender... If I need to run a bike up the middle then I can fold it down with the ramp and jobs a good'en ... Now I need to figure out how to stiffen up the suspension so the tires don't hit the fenders when a bike is on either side....







Tonight was Two Wheel Tuesday at the 18th Ward Brewery so I met up with my friends there . Started to get the BSA ready for the outing but realized I had an hour or so to kill before I needed to leave the garage so I replace the broken petcock on the Triumph and when it was all do I rode that instead...

Great turn out and beers were consumed... All the sudden it got dark and the skies opened up.... We ordered from the taco truck and went inside to grab a table before the rest of the crowd made the same decision... What a great night....

 

[Metallitubby]

See? I've been telling my girlfriend that she doesn't need a huge one to get the job done. Your space proves my point!

 

[BSAschields]

Second saga of temporary satisfaction .... I was saving these cabinets for my garage build but since that has been put on indefinite hold , I am thinking of building out this garage... Tired of every building becoming a dumping ground... This one full of unused cabinets for storage while my barn is full of stuff needing storage... Tripping over motors and parts and projects has become a drag and I cant concentrate on getting projects done until I have some organization in my little gearhead mind...

So the question is , what would be the best way to hang these cabinets so they can hold some weight... Might be used for tools or oil or parts , dont know yet.... Either way , strong enough to put anything in them without something falling on my car....

I see two choices... Attach plywood to the vertical siding and resting on the 4x4 beam going across at waist height as seen in the photos or the costler option of building out 2x4 walls inside of those same 4x4s . waist high to ceiling height. then hanging wallcovering then cabinets.... Any other options ? What would you do??
















Finishing out all of the walls and ceiling might help keep the mice and spiders out too.... certaining would keep my car cleaner Id think!!!

 

[BSAschields]

Some photos I took at the Race of Gentlemen in Wildwood NJ last weekend... The BLack and whites are 35 mm film . Color is digital. see more at @wadeschields if your on Instagram

 

[BSAschields]

So the Oxalic acid worked really well.... The rust was heavier then anything I had used it on before so after the usual 2 days that I did previously I left it in all week while I was away. This time it did eat the paint away. Glad I found that out on this project since it didn't matter that much... I would be upset more if it was an original paint BSA tank or something.... Either way ... I cleaned it all up and gave it some fresh paint... Perfect for my use.. I'll store the smaller bike parts for the projects as I do them ... At the moment all the small WM20 parts since that is the bike on the stand at the moment. Not that I am getting to work on it yet... Too many distractions and other projects taking priority . Ill explain...


















Painted the white areas on the garage and the the whole little workshop which has now been dubbed the Dog House and will here forth be referred too as such


I mentioned other distractions..... Well ... Besides the Ford 9N busting the universal joint on the post hole digger that now needs to be fixed and all the other boring stuff that needs done , there was this..
Had a job with the Corvette for Bloomingdales Christmas catalogue that I need to be able to drive it to the set in Brooklyn... Wouldn't start... No gas to the carb so I guessed it was the fuel pump... It is 60 years old after all... so I ordered one... Crawled under with new pump and tools in hand and immediately saw this... Damn mice ate my fuel line... I really need to combat the mouse situation more aggressively. At least it was a quick fix and I was on the road shortly after.





Then ... when it rains it pours... In this case its projects that keep finding me... Meet my 500 dollar modern Triumph T100.. Of course the bike sat for 5 years with a full tank of gas and now it wont start... Drain the tank... No love ... so off with the carbs... Next I will be cleaning those and try to start it again..



Everyone was recommending switching out the original Phillips head screws on the top and the float bowls for hex head replacement but on a ride up in North PA with friends , one of them recommended getting this Japanese Standard screwdriver and I have to say that it really fit perfectly... I wont be switching to hex heads

Amazon.com

There will still be plenty of project to do other then the ones I want to do but I will try harder to get to the War bike ASAP....

 

[BSAschields]

As I said the wife always has some project in mind... A little landscaping today and the dirt that was removed is now in front of the shed.... This will look a little better then the skid ramp I believe ... Threw some grass seed on it and bob's your uncle.

 

[BSAschields]

Finally setting up the Block grinder that I got years ago... After following the GJ thread about them for years , I found one at an auction . Took the advice of a GJer and bought the recommended saftey glass replacements. With a little modification they are now in place and ready to use... Thanks to all who gave the advice .. I owe ya a beer








Maybe one day after Ive finished all the bike projects I will restore this like the ones I saw on the original thread that inspired me in the first place... Or not.... It works great ... Dont fix what aint broken... I have enough fish to fry as it is !!!

 

[sean Buick 76]

Awesome projects!

 

[BSAschields]

Here is a snappy of my trip to DC last week... 3 days of managing logistic nightmares... First problem was , where to park a trailer in downtown DC for 3 days... Then I had a hotel malfunction and had to find another one while I was working... Plus many more issues but it all worked out and I was happy to get back to NYC .. Think I picked up a bug along the way but Im feeling better today...

There was an EV event for the Senators and others to learn about the vehicles and charging systems... I took the bikes but there were EV tractor trailers and garbage trucks and so many more... cool stuff

 

[captain14]

Hey, you were down near my neighborhood last week. Enjoyed the updates. I was following along when you first got the “new” shed and started on your workshop journey with it.

 

[BSAschields]

Not much has changed in the shed lately , BUT and thats a big but.....

Spent the holiday working on the kitchen and while the electrician was there hooking up the power points for the appliances I had him hook up the shed too....

SOOOO...... I now have electricity ran underground and through a breaker box in the shed so I am ready for the chance to get in there even if its cold outside... I will try out a few different heater options next time to see what works the best..



I did however open a christmas present from over 10 years ago... Gerry got it for me just before we moved house and I thought Id have a proper woodshop by now to set up all of my woodworking tools but all of the other projects have delayed that idea... But I needed the planer to thin out the wainscoting boards for the side of the peninsula ... So we both got excited and opened the box and used the brand new 10 year old planer... worked a charm ... Progress made... Once the kitchen is done then there wont be anymore comments like .... " not until we have a kitchen!!!!!! " lol .. Although that hasn't stopped me yet





Sneak peek of the cabinets.



Next big job will be dismantling the current sink set up and cut in the cabinet for the apron (farmhouse style) sink.. Should be a challenge but I feel Im up to the the task... I'm youtube certified

 

[andyvh1959]

Cool old bikes stuff, especially the flat trackers. If you ever come across a 1950 to 1952 Jawa 350 twin road bike send me a message. I'd happily drive from Wisconsin out east to pick one up to restore.

 

[BSAschields]

Andy, If you like flat track bikes then you might like my 1956 BSA factory built flat tracker . They only made 200 of them and this one came out of the original owners attic about 12 years ago... Ive restored it to what it looked like in the photos that came with the bike... I added some dead loss lighting so it would be legal to ride on the street as well, but it just comes straight off to be ready for racing again... Not only did he race flat track but also Laconia and Daytona as well... For Laconia it had a front brake so that made it easier to make it streetable for me... Again easy to swap out for a brakeless front wheel.






Original owner is listed in the National Champions book 4 times which coincide with the photos I have of this bike. With these number plates too. Ive been able to reconstruct and document this bike's history back to when it was purchased at John's Cycle in Queens in 1956

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Two photos popped up on my facebook memories page reminding me that this where we were 6 years ago... The windows were already added at this point as well as having gutted the walls and ceiling for insulation and new wiring . So that really tells me that this project has been about 7 or 8 years in the process... We've come a long way baby





A little snow last week made for a perfect time to be indoors working on the kitchen and testing out my wood cutting skills... It needed to be pretty....












Latest progress was finishing the oven install. Had to custom cut the opening in the cabinet with my dad's old Black and Decker jigsaw..



Even with new blades it was not up to the task.... I will need a new jigsaw in the near future!!! Any recommendations?







Oven tested and working and the wife teasing me with thoughts of a proper Sunday Roast , I set my sights on the sink cabinet. It also needed to be customized, to fit the apron sink... A friend came by with his Bosch jigsaw which did a much better job cutting the hardwood cabinet face.
The sink is going to be extremely heavy . Especially with water in it so I added supports under the cabinet floor where the sink base supports are , so that the weight goes all the way to the kitchen floor ... I feel good about the vertical weight support but now looking at these photos, I wonder if I should add some horizontal framing to keep the upper supports from moving sideways too????





This coming weekend I will rip out the existing working sink ... (The 4 year temporary sink ) install the remaining 4 cabinets and hook up the dishwasher and sink... That will end this long project finally and I can get back to working on bikes and cars and other garage projects!!


Question - Is there any benefit to using copper under the sink? Probably not since the pipes leading up to the floor underneath are PVC... I think I have answered my own question...

 

[BSAschields]

I will also get a chance to test out the new electric set up in the Doghouse workshop this weekend... Being 16 degrees out right now in NYC and it is supposed to stay cold through the weekend ... Ill know if my heaters work or not for sure....

 

[captain14]

Kitchen progress is looking good. I know it’s a long time getting it done by yourself is hard, but it’s the complete satisfaction of doing it yourself.

I’m curious if all your tools live in the basement so you didn’t have to go outside in the cold and snow the east coast has had the past 10 days.

 

[Uncle murph]

Andy, If you like flat track bikes then you might like my 1956 BSA factory built flat tracker . They only made 200 of them and this one came out of the original owners attic about 12 years ago... Ive restored it to what it looked like in the photos that came with the bike... I added some dead loss lighting so it would be legal to ride on the street as well, but it just comes straight off to be ready for racing again... Not only did he race flat track but also Laconia and Daytona as well... For Laconia it had a front brake so that made it easier to make it streetable for me... Again easy to swap out for a brakeless front wheel.






Original owner is listed in the National Champions book 4 times which coincide with the photos I have of this bike. With these number plates too. Ive been able to reconstruct and document this bike's history back to when it was purchased at John's Cycle in Queens in 1956

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Two photos popped up on my facebook memories page reminding me that this where we were 6 years ago... The windows were already added at this point as well as having gutted the walls and ceiling for insulation and new wiring . So that really tells me that this project has been about 7 or 8 years in the process... We've come a long way baby





A little snow last week made for a perfect time to be indoors working on the kitchen and testing out my wood cutting skills... It needed to be pretty....












Latest progress was finishing the oven install. Had to custom cut the opening in the cabinet with my dad's old Black and Decker jigsaw..



Even with new blades it was not up to the task.... I will need a new jigsaw in the near future!!! Any recommendations?







Oven tested and working and the wife teasing me with thoughts of a proper Sunday Roast , I set my sights on the sink cabinet. It also needed to be customized, to fit the apron sink... A friend came by with his Bosch jigsaw which did a much better job cutting the hardwood cabinet face.
The sink is going to be extremely heavy . Especially with water in it so I added supports under the cabinet floor where the sink base supports are , so that the weight goes all the way to the kitchen floor ... I feel good about the vertical weight support but now looking at these photos, I wonder if I should add some horizontal framing to keep the upper supports from moving sideways too????





This coming weekend I will rip out the existing working sink ... (The 4 year temporary sink ) install the remaining 4 cabinets and hook up the dishwasher and sink... That will end this long project finally and I can get back to working on bikes and cars and other garage projects!!


Question - Is there any benefit to using copper under the sink? Probably not since the pipes leading up to the floor underneath are PVC... I think I have answered my own question...

Buy the Dewalt cordless jigsaw,it uses the batteries which you already have,super convenient losing the cord.

 

[BSAschields]

Kitchen progress is looking good. I know it’s a long time getting it done by yourself is hard, but it’s the complete satisfaction of doing it yourself.

I’m curious if all your tools live in the basement so you didn’t have to go outside in the cold and snow the east coast has had the past 10 days.

Normally my tools and everything live in the barn or workshop areas but after 10 years of owning a barn, I have learned that the cold ruins things ... Barns in general are horrible places to store stuff.... So for several years now I bring any battery powered tools and all of my aerosol cans like WD-40 and paint and stuff like that into the basement....

But to really answer your question ... When I am building or fixing something that requires my bigger tools like the table saw I am running in and out of the barn constantly ... Or if it is going to make a huge mess in the house but can be moved outside I will do that if possible .... Sometimes I cant do that so I just deal with the dust and the wife following me around with the vacuum cleaner

 

[BSAschields]

I tested the ceramic heater last weekend ... Very cold outside .. 20 degrees... Within half an hour it brought the workshop up to 30 degrees.... Looked promising but after leaving it turned on all night it never got any warmer... Thats not warm enough for me to be out there turning wrenches . Ill try a more tradition space heater next.

 

[qwerty18]

Those Wildwood NJ photos are epic, especially of the checkered flag being waved

 

[BSAschields]

Picked up this nice Champion metal box at the local swap meet last weekend... Pretty stoked about ...

 

[83VillageRepair]

Wow that is nice! I am really enjoying your thread. My bikes are mostly old jap bikes that are copies of your bikes

 

[andyvh1959]

All great stuff! I'm still hopeful to find an early 50s Jawa 350 twin, or Jawa Ogar 350. My dad's last bike in Holland was a Jawa 350, just like the one in this picture of dad and mom on tour in Germany in 52:

I'd happily drive all the way to the east coast to get one. Preferably in complete original condition, unrestored.

 

[BSAschields]

If I run across one I know who to contact

 

[BSAschields]

three posts in one .... Bit of a time lapse if you wanna call it that...

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I cleaned the carbs on the 2001 Bonneville that I picked up last summer for 500 bucks but it still wouldnt start... Had a possible rental job for it so waiting for me to figure it out was counter productive time wise... Dropped it off at 6th Street Specials and Fumi had it fired up in no time.... Apparently the Ethanol free gas I put in it had gone off... Ive never had that happen before.... Usually I go through it before that can happen and even sitting in the barn all winter it has never gone off.... Either way the bike has signs of life.... Only firing on one cylinder sometimes so he is going to check the carbs again.... It'll be weird to have a modern bike... But Hell - In 4 years I can get an antique plate for it .....






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Just got a call that its ready.... Carbs were messed up again and some other stuff that I didnt do right when I put it back together are all solved now.... The sensor on the side of the carbs wasnt in the right position for one.... Seemed so straight forward ... How did I mess that up... Off for some huevos rancheros to nurse the damage I did last night with a client/friend after work then I'll go get the bike.... Im excited!!!
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Here I am testing the bike out when I picked it up yesterday



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So over the weekend I was able to get to the DMV and get the registration and license plate for the modern Triumph. I even called Geico insurance on the way and added it to my policy.... Happy to hear it was only an additional 99 bucks for the only non antique bike Ive got.... And I am covered for the occasional friend to come and ride it too... (just so you know)

So back to NYC and a nearly full week of work ... I got out a bit early yesterday to see a yellow fireball in the sky and the mercury hovering around 60 degrees. Nothing stopping me from heading to the garage in Brooklyn to play with bikes... I had just enough time to change the oil on the T100 and I also tried to fire up the Spitfire... That had a dead battery so no go but the pushbutton thing fired right up , so I rode it back into manhattan to visit my local motorcycle shops...



First stop 6th Street Specials



Then a friends Chopper shop in Chinatown.... Cool shop but only harleys so I dont have as much to talk about there.... Still interesting though and they are young hipsters types so some really good looking people hang out there... first time there I thought I stepped back in time to a David Bowie / model party... I hope I get invited to their next BBQ





I even stopped off at my local wine shop where the owner has a 2012 Triumph and a Ducati monster... He gets very excited when ever I stop by on a bike... He talked to me for quite awhile... I was ready to ride some more long before he would say goodbye

The motorcycle scene is alive and well in New York City

 

[BSAschields]

So this was a very nice weekend in Southern Pennsylvania . And while I couldnt completely avoid helping my wife in the garden , I tried really hard to do as little planting as possible. Making myself look busy , I finally got around to putting some trim around the bottom of the Doghouse to try to stop the bottom edge from rotting away from rain splash. Worked a treat on my other building after I replace the wood siding. But that trim was metal and I could form it better... Couldnt find any metal this time so I opted for the vinyl ... Easy enough to work with but impossible to get a halfway decent seal on the top edge to keep the water out.
So do I caulk the top edge or put a 1 inch strip of wood to hold it tight to the wall.... That is the question...











After that I ducked into the shed to look at the WW2 tool kit that I have been building for a few years to see what I am still missing












Im most of the way there but still a few WM20 toolkit spec pieces to find



And while I was contemplating the tool kit (and avoiding the gardening) I took a look at the BSA's oil tank cap that has never locked when closing ... Assuming it was broken or missing something. So I took some photos to try to compare what I have with what I might find on the interweb... After unscrewing it and looking it over I noticed the ****** on the underside of the cap . That wasnt locking into anything and the mechanism was just spinning around... I thought I might be missing something... Then it dawned on me . the previous owner had put the thing together upside down !!! . Put it back on correctly and voila.. It locks!! Yeah!!! But now it seems I am missing a nut and a cotter pin. I hope the nut is just a normal whitworth nut with holes in it for the cotter pin? I'll have to make one If I cant find one. I have a box of assorted cotter pins so one of those might fit .

 

[captain14]

Here’s another current thread about shed bottoms rotting out.

What ate part of my shed?

So looked closely at this old shed, which is not currently in use, but I want to use it. Pictures of one side that is old but kind of ok, and the other side which either rotted or was eaten by something. The structure higher up is in good shape as is the roof, be cheaper to fix and save given...

www.garagejournal.com

“Z” flashing is commonly placed between the two pieces of siding to shed the water away and being wicked into the lower piece. I wish I would have known about this product when we replaced similiar sections on my fathers shed.

https://www.lowes.com/pl/Z-flashing-Siding-stone-veneer-Building-supplies/4294524183

 

[BSAschields]

Perfect! Thanks for that... I should have thought of the flashing since Ive used it in the past for something a little different . And the work continues