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Sep 27, 2006, 07:23 AM
 
how exciting...
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Sep 27, 2006, 08:37 AM
 
Oh come on. That hanging shed rocks.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 11:44 AM
 
Any structure that small with 8-10" columns looks awful.

Colums look good when they ARE NEEDED TO HOLD UP THE STRUCTURE! Not just picked out of a catalogue by someone with less taste than brain cells.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 11:56 AM
 
Originally Posted by Mastrap
Oh come on. That hanging shed rocks.
Sways, probably.

As for me,

A few friends call me Two Sheds and that's all there is to it.

"Two Sheds" indeed.
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:24 PM
 
My shed is 8'x12' and my brother and I built it ourselves out of rough sawn lumber. It's got 12" wide pine plank floors, a loft inside for extra storage, and in addition to the 3' wide entry door, the left end is a set of double doors. (Just in case I ever own a riding lawnmower).

Reasonably serious, but it did NOT need columns.
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:26 PM
 
Madison, me and my father have built many just as you describe.

Except with ~6' entry doors, but still made completely out of 4x4s, 4x6s, and 8x8 rough sawn timber. Best shed available IMO.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:28 PM
 
Metal ones rust and the ants n termites eat the wooden ones. I put all that stuff in the garage. A little barrior of Durisban helps!
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:35 PM
 
There are several preventative methods that work very well to keep away the mites. One would be to use pressure treated lumber for the bottom framework.

We don't have many here up North anyways.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:37 PM
 
That hanging thingy is not a shed. I saw a piece on Discovery channel about it once. They're designed to live in (if you can believe it).
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 03:55 PM
 
Wow...

Would've every movement send the pod-thing swinging? I'd be pretty nauseous after a few hours.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 04:06 PM
 
I built my own, it is 10' x 10' x 9', I will post pictures tonight if anyone wants to see.
     
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Sep 27, 2006, 04:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by Mastrap
Oh come on. That hanging shed rocks.
No, as a shed it's awful.
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