Well, I’ve always wanted to build something, and now I’ve finally gotten that nonsense out of my system. Hot damn, did I ever underestimate this bad boy.
The garage slowly filled up with more and more non-car stuff, which fuck that noise. Since we’ve moved in, I’ve always wanted a shed, but didn’t want one of those pre-built 2x3 on 24”-center joints sitting in a Lowe’s parking lot. I considered looking at a few other builders and working with someone to make one match the house, but didn’t really feel like dealing with someone else. Plus I'm a man and this is a goddamn right of passage. Somebody let me know where to.
Then we got pregnant, and apparently my form of last-minute nesting is taking on a project way too large for my own good (first one was an irrigation system). So I started digging a few holes, and off we went.
A lot of money, hardware store trips, lessons, time, one ER trip and some seemingly permanent numbness in my thumb (respect the nailgun) later, the garage is looking wayyyyyyy cleaner.
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Fascinating how different it was to doing car stuff, it's a whole different world. There's soooo much measuring and making sure things are square and/or level and even though a millimeter doesn't matter as much as it does with cars, it's a different kind of precision.
The time pressures from squeezing it in between family, work, and jesus this 5:00 sunset nonsense aside, it was a lot of fun and is super rewarding to look at over a beer or coffee...it'll just be awhile before I do another.
The garage slowly filled up with more and more non-car stuff, which fuck that noise. Since we’ve moved in, I’ve always wanted a shed, but didn’t want one of those pre-built 2x3 on 24”-center joints sitting in a Lowe’s parking lot. I considered looking at a few other builders and working with someone to make one match the house, but didn’t really feel like dealing with someone else. Plus I'm a man and this is a goddamn right of passage. Somebody let me know where to.
Then we got pregnant, and apparently my form of last-minute nesting is taking on a project way too large for my own good (first one was an irrigation system). So I started digging a few holes, and off we went.
A lot of money, hardware store trips, lessons, time, one ER trip and some seemingly permanent numbness in my thumb (respect the nailgun) later, the garage is looking wayyyyyyy cleaner.
Fascinating how different it was to doing car stuff, it's a whole different world. There's soooo much measuring and making sure things are square and/or level and even though a millimeter doesn't matter as much as it does with cars, it's a different kind of precision.
The time pressures from squeezing it in between family, work, and jesus this 5:00 sunset nonsense aside, it was a lot of fun and is super rewarding to look at over a beer or coffee...it'll just be awhile before I do another.
2001 M5
2016 M3
2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
2016 M3
2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3