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Shed Moving
Posted by: Adam Fuson @ 2006.05.07.1717
Friday evening I met Amanda Sphire's mother, Barbara, in Blue Ash to repair the family computer. After talking with her for a few minutes she propositioned me to move Amanda's shed from the front of her house to a site behind her new house. Understanding this would be a major undertaking and cost a considerable amount simply in materials, I immediately called the Bull for assistance. He said he thought we could do it, so I drove to the site to survey the task. I took some photos and noted the framing and materials of the building. Then I told the Bull we would start assembly the next morning.
Naturally, we got a late start. I decided to go for a bike ride in the morning and spent the early afternoon verifying that Amanda actually wanted the shed moved. She gave us approval, and so Bull, Katherine and I designed most of the major components, while eating burritos at Chipotle. We concluded that transforming the entire shed into a trailer was the best plan. Two screw-on wheel fixtures and a tongue to be pulled by a truck would be needed. Immediately afterward we purchased all our supplies from The Depot. Katherine continued work on her model at Decavirate and UC, while Bull and I began assembly of the fixtures at Bullard Mansion. Construction began about 5 pm Saturday evening and continued through sprinkling rain until just after midnight. Fortunately, Bull convinced me to rest for the evening and begin again the next morning.
8 o'clock Sunday morning I picked up the Bull and we headed to Amanda's house. We inspected the site for half an hour and concluded the grounds were now too wet and muddy to complete the move. After returning to Bullard Mansion for some extra supplies we decided to raise the shed and mount the fixtures so that we would not have to reload and transport them. Within 4 hours we had jacked the shed a foot off the ground, removed all the contents of the shed and attached both the wheel fixtures and the tongue to the frame of the shed. The wheels we chose were relatively small and recommend a maximum pressure of 20-30 psi, so I was worried about the wheels holding the weight. Our fixtures were so flawlessly strong that the shed actually proved the weak link.
One week after work began I returned and reinforced the tongue section of the shed. We then chained it to a back-hoe that was doing work on the landscape and pulled it to its final location. About 10 feet before its final position, the tongue did break after a wheel got stuck in a hole, but I chained the bucket to the shed again and we pulled it easily to its final location. The next day I returned to retrieve the wheels used in the move and remove all the fixtures from the shed. Taking the place of the wheels were several concrete blocks, which should keep the bottom of the shed clear of the ground for many years.
@">Ned @ 2006.05.08 0936
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That barn looks good... Good enough for me to poop on.
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Fuse @ 2006.05.08 1013
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After being moved, it just needs to be painted, have the roof fixed and have a ramp built so the riding lawnmower can get into it...
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will @ 2006.05.08 1254
Fuse @ 2006.05.08 1520
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To move a shed that one buys at a hardware store to a more discreet location? I hardly think that would be necessary.
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Ned @ 2006.05.08 2151
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Usually you should have had a geologist make sure the soil is solid and the barn will not have any adverse effects on the enviroment. An archaeological inspection is aso a good deed to make sure you do not destroy any ancient artifacts or disrepect our forefathers. But you guys decided just to go about it the redneck way by just moving the barn without so much as a building permit.
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Ned @ 2006.05.08 2152
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aso do you have any ps2 keyboards with the etter right of the "K" reiaby working?
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katherine @ 2006.05.09 0043
Bob the Builder @ 2006.05.09 1310
katherine @ 2006.05.09 1344
john adams @ 2006.05.09 2358
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woah, someone is killer at photoshop irony
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the traveller @ 2006.05.10 0113
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i have seen a man do that before
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katherine @ 2006.05.10 1526
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if everyone in decavirate land could help me out with my studio project (or at least a few of you) . . . i'm looking to get some cork tiles to build my studio model i've found free samples online, but i'm afraid i reached my limit with them. so you can help by ordering some samples and letting me know when you receive them in the mail! here's how you do it:
go to this website
click on Engineered Cork Tile
Bamboo Lane NA40022 Sanded 4.0mm
Order sample
probably somewhere between 3 and 6
send to your name and address
let me know when they arrive (should be 2 or 3 days)
make up a story incase they call you about how you are interested in using it as flooring in your kitchen/basement/home/business etc.
thank you!
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DR CLEMENT OKON @ 2006.05.10 2333
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REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
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YOURS FAITHFULLY,
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john adams @ 2006.05.10 2334
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just kidding, we'll lend a hand
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will @ 2006.05.11 0047
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please note you forgot to quote this reference number in your response - ve/s/09/99
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Ned @ 2006.05.11 2254
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Whenever I get these letters, I feel like it's Kobayashi, Esq. writing to me.
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Ned @ 2006.05.11 2259
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Java may have been optimized on a Mac, but it actually works on a PC.
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Fuse @ 2006.05.11 2326
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Well Java works on a PowerPC too, just not so well on the Intel-based Macs.... yet.
So I'm trying to do the usual stuff from the command line, but even a simple SSH task seems a bit tedious with a OSX sometimes. Check this out.
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CLEERS @ 2007.06.19 1225
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