Jim DaddyO Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I am still waiting on permission from the conservation authority for my new shop build. I have picked out a spot and will start to level it as soon as they give me the thumbs up. This is their busiest time of year, overseeing commercial dredging and checking things now that the ice is gone but I am still hoping I hear back soon. I had the spot marked out, but the grass has grown a bit and I had to re mark it. I think the view out the windows will be nice too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeGbDPOJID0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I think I would drive some wooded stakes to mark your corners. Looks like a beautiful spot. Good luck with the conservation commission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hope you get your permission! I look forward to seeing it go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Moore Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Good luck on your permits. Look forward to seeing it go up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I had stakes in the ground.....it works well until the dog starts wandering around them and getting tangled up...lol! BTW, the town is already OK with the building permit, I have the material costed out for the structure, so I am just waiting on this last hurdle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Doc, that's going to be sweet! Hopefully you get the issues resolved before you run out of paint. Do you really have Loons in your area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Jim where do you call home? Look very Alaskan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I am in south western Ontario, Canada. About an hours drive north of London. Not many loons out this way, but I grew up in the mid-north near Sudbury and it is one of the things I miss. I have 4 or 5 ceramic loons in the house. The river view changes dramatically through the year. The geese are sitting on their nests right now. Being the middle of farm country, it is not a place you would want to swim. Lots of run off from the fields. This is the upper reaches of the Bayfield river not many miles upstream it is just a drainage ditch. This time of year is the busiest for the conservation authority. Dredging for commercial vessels in the harbours, spring run off, and the whole area waking up after a long winter and wanting to get projects (like mine) done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 The conservation authority won't let me build how I want. Some pencil pushing petty functionary with a clip board decided that it is "new development" instead of the replacement for the old shed that it is. After talking to the town engineer I am on a new tack. Rebuilding the old shed into something functional and I am going to put an 8 x 12 addition on to it which does not require a building permit, therefore no conservation authority involvement. You can keep up on my blog here http://watertoneworkshop.blogspot.ca/ and you can also keep up at my You Tube channel. Here is the first load of wood coming in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0It4nQtRHs. I could use some subscribers and thumbs up too...lol. I am just starting out on making content for You Tube, learning as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Any problems with flooding being so close to the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 We are the highest piece of property around. We have not even been close in the 12 years we have been here. Before we have water at our door the rest of the neighbourhood will have been evacuated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I am getting started slowly on the build. A few of the materials delivered and starting from the bottom up (like every other job besides digging a hole). Working with long 6 x 6 PT timbers alone takes some time, and some resting too...lol. Good thing I have all summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Good for ya Doc! No governmental authority looking over your shoulder and they don't get your permit fee. Win, win for only you. Good luck with your build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Wish you'd of been able to go with plan A but, good on you for making it work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Took the day off building today. The knee told me "enough!". So went shopping for a few different things with the better half. Stopped in at TSC and they had this on sale. Came to about $68 CDN with tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 A good skillsaw is always handy! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Oh, I had one. It was old 20 years ago when I got it. I think the blade is about that old too...lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Got the joinery for the base all cut. I laid it out to see how it looks. Did up another video for my You Tube channel. Not the best for production value, but I am learning a bit at a time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5b2NTL2ENI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 A bit more destruction done. Lots of 1 x 4 lumber used in the framing. Even the floor, which happens to be perpendicular to the rafters. This is all across a 12' span. Yeah, that's not to code.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Somebody posted a YouTube vid of a shed like that being built awhile back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 You definitely have your work cut out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Well, 2 nails out of each end of the boards that go to the corner across the back wall, and a few small nails that held the OSB to the corner, a half hearted push and.... On the other hand I have all my base cut, and all my floor joists cut and have put end cut treatment on all the cut ends and it looks like the saw horses I made years ago are still plenty strong. Don't forget to check out my blog (these photo's aren't even there yet as of this writing).... http://watertoneworkshop.blogspot.ca/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Starting to put things together now. The 6 x 6 base that the whole thing sits on first, square within less than 1/8". Final levelling tomorrow after the PL premium adhesive dries. Maybe some floor framing too. More at my blog http://watertoneworkshop.blogspot.ca/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Very cool! Can't wait to see this build continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 A bit more progress done. I am out of wood and waiting for the next load. A lot more detail in my blog http://watertoneworkshop.blogspot.ca/ but here is where we are at now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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