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Shed part 2

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We ran into some hiccups trying to get the shed up.  The first one was our trailer tried to fall apart on the way to picking up the shed kit.  The sides fell off and the bottom boards, splittered away as we were going down the highway.  We had to stop and ratchet strap what was left of it back together to make it into Springerville. Below We had already removed the straps and painted it supposedly hunter green.  It looks more Crayola green. So removed the boards with a crowbar and grinded out the bolts.  Added new boards just in time to pick up the shed.  I don't have any pictures of setting up the shed.  We were rushing to try and finish it as monsoon season was starting.  So we secured the last part of the doors as the first rain drops started to fall.  Only one injury, when the wind ripped part of the roof out of my hands.  Overall I would not build this type of shed again.  Between missing parts and panels that warped in the wind.  It was

Shed With a Pallet Floor Part 1

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I admit that I have been terrible at doing updates.  I have had to get a full time job, while waiting for Will's checks to start coming in for hail chasing.  My physical therapy is an hour away. So I spend all of my time off work doing physical therapy or working on different projects on the farm. This was the picture I left as a teaser in my last post.  It was a section of a shed floor made from pallets that I built.  I would like to say a huge thank you to the Lowe's in Show Low for donating the pallets to me.  In return for their generousity, I purchased all of the gravel, pavers and tools from them.  I started the shed by scraping off the top soil and tamping down the soil underneath.  I next filled the holes with pea sized gravel. Next added two pavers on the top of the gravel filled hole.  After getting two of the holes done, I checked to make sure that they are level.  Once I finished four corners I added a pallet.  After