Our Shed Is Shaping Up

Adam and I have lost track of the number of times we've been to Home Depot since the beginning of the shed project, but it's safe to say we make it there at least a couple times a week.  Most of the time Adam goes on his own, but sometimes Jazzy and I join him.  We're not super helpful when we go along, but we do manage to take lots of adorable selfies.  

Jazzy loves coming along.  I think she even knows what we mean when we ask her if she wants to go to Home Depot.     

It's also pretty entertaining to see how many large quantities of lumber and other materials we can fit in our cars.  We end up with all kinds of configurations, like Adam hanging onto a bunch of lumber so it doesn't end up getting stuck in the steering wheel.  

Enough about Home Depot, let's get back to the shed.

The next step was to work on the roof.  I helped Adam cut the felt paper to size and get it onto the plywood roof.  Felt paper goes underneath the shingles and acts as a moisture barrier between the plywood and the shingles, just in case any water gets past the shingles.     

Once the felt paper was nailed to the roof, it was time for shingles.  Adam did lots of research and watched lots of videos to figure out how to attach the shingles.  There are different kinds and different installation methods depending on the type of shingles you get.  You have to get starter shingles to go around the perimeter of the roof.  While Adam was nailing in the starter shingles, I was handing them up to him as he needed them.  I noticed on the package it said something about tearing them in half.  If you've ever completed a house project with someone else, it's inevitable that you will end up in our situation. One person realizes that the other person is doing something wrong.  You then have to decide if you should just ignore that fact and keep going or if you should say something and risk upsetting the flow of the project. Knowing that Adam is the definition of a perfectionist, I decided to mention to him that we weren't following the directions correctly.  

After some cursing and having to undo work that had already been done, Adam got all the shingles installed.  I must say, the roof looks pretty darn professional.  

Next came installing the remaining two windows.  I helped out with this and was surprised at how easy it was and how fast it went.  It's definitely a two-person job since you need someone on the inside to shim it up and someone on the outside to hold it in and screw it into place.  By the way, that black tape is some sort of moisture barrier stuff that helps keep moisture out.  Eventually, Adam will put trim up around the windows to cover it up. 

Now that all three windows are in place, Adam started to hang the cute miniature shutters!  He recreated the cedar shutters from the front of our house in miniature form.  It's just one more way to help dress up the shed and make it look more presentable.  There will also be trim above the window to cover up the black moisture barrier tape and a window box below that I'll be able to plant flowers in.  How cute will that be?!    

Since we plan to keep things like the mower and wheelbarrows in the shed, we needed to have a ramp to easily get those items in and out of the shed.  Adam decided to use some concrete blocks to make a base for the ramp.  He dug out space for them and made sure they were level.  From there he used some boards to create the frame of the ramp.  The next step is to get some decking boards to put on top.  

Adam also started to put up some of the trim on the shed.  He plans to add trim where he had to join pieces of the siding together to cover up the seams and along the edges.  The trim will help add a little more character to the shed in addition to covering up the seams and raw edges.  Once all the trim is up, we'll touch up the siding paint and paint all the trim white.  

It sure is shaping up!