Rebuild old shack into tool shed.

[WoodChuckDad]

Moving the shed never occured to me. I don't think it would have been easy and it would also most likely have gotten damaged. It was also in existence before we bought the place so I am not building a shed, I'm renovating an existing structure. And because it was already on the property I was able to get a road number assigned to it by the county. Technically it is the structure that has the address at my place. It doesn't have electric, but I will probably set up a solar array and a couple batteries so that we have lights in it, since we often work till it starts getting dark. It is being repurposed as an agricultural shed which also helps tremendously. Agricultural buildings are exempt from the uniform statewide building code. When I applied for my building permit for my house, it was delayed quite a bit due to my bridge. The agricultural laws are what allowed me to move foreward. They had denied me because I had not previously applied for and had county approval to build my bridge or road. My bridge and road are part of my farm. I intend to have 1500 apple trees on the hill and the only way to get to them was to build a road. I respectfully pointed that out and also told them about the engineer I hired who was reccomended by their office, to design the bridge. I also got approval from the Army Corps of Engineers before proceding. All of that cost me money, and increased the complexity of what I was doing, which cost me more money and extraordinary work and additional delay. I was careful while discussing this with the county officials to remain respectful and not wave the state regulations in their face. Being correct doesn't mean I have to be a jerk, and creating an adversarial relationship with the county would definately come back to haunt me. I provided all the information needed, called back to check on it after a few days, and followed up until the approval was granted. Overall, I found the county officials to be pretty reasonable and not unpleasant.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I followed the same lines as the existing structure and spread out about 8 feet on each side. posts go about 2-3.5 feet into the ground with a few bags of concrete around each one. joist hanger and corner brackets were added to increase strength. The previous building was not perfectly square, so I had to make modifications as I went and adjust to things in the best ways that I could.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I worked on the shed in short spurts when I didn't have something related to the orchard or another task on the farm, and once I got the plywood roof on and put the underlayment and about half of the purlins on, it has set untouched since October.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

 

[Grouse09]

Great thread.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Let me correct myself. The roof is osb, not plywood

 

[GLyford]

Looks like that back overhang would be a good place for storage too (at least out of the rain some, if not out of the sun).

 

[newbury]

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Not to get too far off... one of my friends bought a 1920 home with single detached garage and the garage was in sad shape as are most or them... I have one too.

He did a work party and demolished it on a Saturday... I rebuilt mine over the course of months.

Anyway... he got a fine for not having a permit to demolish and zoning will not allowed it to be rebuilt... needs to have a 4' side setback which means it would not work as a garage... it cost him dearly when it came time to sell... only home in the area with no garage...

I've a similar situation, HAD an old concrete block chicken coop, about 10x14. Replaced the roof in '78, rented out the property and ignored it until 2012 when my son & family moved in. He couldn't decide if we should repair it or tear it down. It was too close to the lot line to put up a new structure.

Last summer he got a builders itch and put a lot of work into a great restoration. Now it's a great storage shed and probably adds value to the property.

 

[ultrarunner]

Seen many fall into the trap of thinking should be one way and then find regulations have changed or no longer possible period as with wetland encroachments...

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Looks like that back overhang would be a good place for storage too (at least out of the rain some, if not out of the sun).

My wife already started using it to put the spreader, the mower and the walk behind string trimmer under. She also has plans for some mason bee houses on the front.