Okay, to bore you all rigid, as you know, the outlaws had the kids for a couple of hours so we could make a start on siting the shed. The weather was good, occassional showers, but that didn't stop us. I had spent the last 2 visits clearing all the brambles from behind the compost heap and revealing a ridge which was a very old compost heap. 18 barrow loads dumped on my plot.
This pic is the rear of my compost heap where the shed is going to be, still a bit rough before Ava did some donkey work.
His muscles yanked out masses of old chicken wire and netting - some of thei chicken wire I cleaned up and will be able to use
, the rest went to the tip - Avas first job. A postal sack full of broken glass, 3 barrow loads of old rotten wood and a mound of chicken wire. A previous occupier must have had a cold frame affair there and it had long rotted and collapsed.
Back from the dump and he starts bringing the shed base onto the site.
Now to level the ground and get some slabs in.
(see, I did do some of the work too - actually, I was knackered!)
So, the base is now prepared, didn't have to move the compost heap, all the rubbish is gone, and the site is looking tidy. Ava is off work Thursday and Friday, so Friday morning whilst the kids are at school we will be down there to do some more building.
Oh, here are a couple of pics of the shed before Ava dismantled it. As you can see, an old shed, but lovely and big, more like a mini workshop. Going to be great for our tools, chairs, and stove
plus a great place for the kids to have a den and play, and for all of us to escape those summer storms.
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