Coming
back to it, he decided to use some free bricks the neighbor over the
back had offered to us to make a better base.
We
then tried to erect the shed for a second time - and once again,
failed. Help was obviously required.
Calling
on a neighbor, the two of them managed to get the base and sides
erected and stabilized. They also managed to saw and apply the former
floor to make a sturdier base. (The former shed had been 8X6,
whilst this one was 6X4.) The neighbor could offer no more time than
4-5 hours and shot off before I could offer them a beer for their
troubles. The roof, door, and shelf would have to wait til another
day as my son could get very little further solo.
It
was not my son's fault - had the walls been in single pieces rather
than panels to be slotted in, either of us could have managed alone, definitely with the two of us at it.
It was not a job a single human could manage. So, we called upon the
family...
This is why they had "barn raisings" in the old days. :D
ReplyDeletePerhaps they will have to bring them back again soon - the way modern items are so difficult!
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