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[02ebz06]

May be a stupid question, buy why didn't you put a another shed like you have there, and put the wood in it to keep it dry ?

[Bentley]

The sheds have gone from $3800 (that included shipping and assembly) when we put that one in to about $7500 (if you want it assembled).  The wood is not outside in the elements long enough to go bad, and I wanted to be able to pile it easy and bring it to the house in the bucket of the tractor without digging up the ground when I do it!

So the Bunker silo I believe will work very well for that at 1/3 the price.

[02ebz06]

Makes sense...

[SmokinHandyman]

Nice job Bentley 

[Bentley]

Trying to salvage the CF that this pad was!  Still pretty rough, but at least evened up, and about two 9 1/2 x 6 sections left to do.  Just over a yard.



Before.


After.

[Bentley]

Not that it will really matter in the long run, I guess?  But it is amazing what my eye thinks is square/level/plumb when I just eye it!

What my eye sees...



Reality...

[02ebz06]

Pull the nails out of the 2x closest to the shed, swing it out until lined up with front one, nail it back in, and pour some concrete in the triangle.
Presto! nice and straight.

[Bentley]

It does not matter cuz everything to the right is going to be concreted.  It is just the fact that I think they are both straight as an arrow and they are not even close.  I wonder if the 3nd in charge of Pharaoh's engineering got real good at math and fast after the head guy and #2 did this and were quickly gone!

[Bentley]

I found out today that maybe a person can edge a semi circle with a normal edging device, but I cannot!  I got about half way on either side.  There comes a time when a person should admit they do not have the skill sets to do somethings, but that is most difficult for a cheap screw!  And yes, looking at the bender board I realize that I needed more stakes, but when you embrace mediocrity it is easy to over look!

[Bentley]

And the right side...Missed it by that much!

[Darwin]

Use the 3:4:5 method to get a square corner.

[Bentley]

That takes your fundamental grasp of mathematics, so that is out!

[Bentley]

About 30 more bags and I will be finished.  A 9 x 6 foot section is all that is left.  Starting to get fairly good at a rough finish! Light at the end of the scary tunnel!

[02ebz06]

I wouldn't have the patience to do that.

[elenis]

Your a lot more skilled then I am Bentley. I want to try working  with concrete, but I just picture it turning out really bad. Something to consider for smaller jobs though is that Harbor Freight sells cement mixers for less then $200 before coupons if you wanted to deal with mixing your own. I considered renting one, but at that kind of price I can afford to buy one and figure out what I am doing, compared to renting. The 80 pound bags are horrible to move, but can deal with most of that with the front loader on my tractor thankfully.