I'm sure that when you look at these tables you think, "Hey, those would make a great shed!" Okay, so I didn't either, initially, but that is what occurred. This guy began the shed escapade by identifying a bunch of leftover steel roofing/siding from his building last summer. Our garage was getting quite full, so a shed had become a common discussion. Since we thought the roofing was covered with the steel, we needed to come up with the rest of the shed.
Well, like all great plans, the shed grew and other ideas popped up. One of these was the tables. My dad had been trying to sell these as he was no longer using them as plant tables for selling perennials. We knew they were four feet by eight feet and made with treated 2x6s, so we thought of them as wall panels and decided that was going to be the plan.
Well, like all great plans, the shed grew and other ideas popped up. One of these was the tables. My dad had been trying to sell these as he was no longer using them as plant tables for selling perennials. We knew they were four feet by eight feet and made with treated 2x6s, so we thought of them as wall panels and decided that was going to be the plan.
The metal shed on the right was Diana's brother's old shed that we traded for broiler chickens. Notice the trench in front of the tables. We ran water and electrical wire to the area where the shed was going.
So we cut off the legs and stacked up the tables. Three of them for the back and four for each side --eleven in total. We knew we were going to frame in the front of the shed due to a $6 garage sale window and the double doors. At 4 feet by 8 feet a piece, this shed was going to be 12 feet by 16 feet with at least eight foot high walls as we stood up these "panels."
For the foundation of the shed, we salvaged some old driveway limestone from the neighbor. Diana's dad finally installed his dream asphalt driveway, so we took some of the limestone scrapings from the asphalt company. We then got some 4x6 beams that lined an old driveway that my dad tore out, which came with pre-drilled holes and re-rod. The picture on the right shows the leveled beam foundation with rods pounded in.
The first day ended with getting some of the walls up. A benefit of these tables was that they came with pre-installed shelves. Structurally, we ended up adding 4x6 beams every four feet on the walls when we put the panels next to each other. That made us feel good about adding the roof weight later.
So as not to bore you, the slideshow above goes through the project a bit quicker. The four foot wall extension was to add slope to the single slope roof and provide a place for our roadside pickup of a sliding glass door. We framed that in as a window--giving us that "press box" look. The opening on the door faces east and the large upper window faces south. This allows the prevailing winds from the north to slide right up the slope of the roof. There is a six foot lean-to on the north side for some overhead protection.
Shows the slope of the roof, trim work and the lean-to with our broiler pen stored away for the winter. Notice the "dirty" steel on the back, this was the scrap that my dad had lying out back of his place for 10+ years.
The final pictures were taken right before the snow flew. We filled it up fast. The doors are tarped off for the winter as we will figure out a permanent solution in the spring. Final score for the press box in regards to salvaged or reused materials is: salvaged limestone, salvaged foundation beams, salvaged table panels for walls, salvaged sliding glass "window," cheap garage sale window, and salvaged steel paneling for the north and west side walls. All-in-all, pretty good and a good savings. With that said, this was not cheap! Nonetheless, it should stand for many years. If not, I'll sell it to a local baseball field so it can be repurposed for announcers and scorekeepers.
-Trevor
-Trevor
