My First House: Shed: Hook up outlets, hang lights, etc

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:45 am

What's next a round bed? Or a heart shaped Austin Powers one?

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:48 am

Is a bed in the middle of a wall that abstract?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:49 am

Middle of the wall is where it's supposed to be. Not in the middle of the room.

Sabersoul · Post by **Sabersoul** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:50 am

Well, to me, it looks more like the bed isn't up against the wall on any side of it. Not even the head of the bed. Looks like it's just floating in the middle of the floor.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:51 am

It's only a couple inches away from the wall because there is an outlet behind it.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:53 am

That looks like almost a foot in the pictures. Anyways, just use a flat plugged strip and plug your shit into that?

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:00 am

I like it being away from the wall a little. There is also a HVAC vent right there so I get nice cool air in the summer

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:03 am

Wait... a hippy freak with AC? Hmmm... TERRORIST!!!!!!!

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:50 am

Nice house frank. Now paint all the walls pink and buy a disco ball.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:51 am

I already painted once, I'm not painting again.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:56 am

You say that now... but wifey will decide she doesn't like those colors, and voila, you'll be painting again.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:25 pm

Frank will be in the next Lowes commercial saying how easy it is to pick out new colors with their paint system.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:31 pm

We would have to change a lot of stuff so it would match, therefore we aren't painting again

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:36 pm

Keep telling yourself that, Frank...

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:19 pm

racer12306 wrote:We would have to change a lot of stuff so it would match, therefore we aren't painting again

Women usually like to do things like that... switch things up every once in a while.

My mom rented an apartment to a woman who was the Queen at that. The wall behind the pictures in her apartment looked like a dartboard... all from many events like "oh lets move the picture 1 inch left".

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:10 pm

She was pretty sick of painting by the time we were done so I don't think I will have to worry about it.

Since I will be running electric and air in the walls of my shed I figured I would call in a favor from my Mom for a stud drill. I worked on this tool during my co-op at Black and Decker so I've wanted one just to have one. I just got a text that I will be getting one of these bad boys:

DeWalt DWD460

This is the full tilt piece with the electronic safety feature. This drill is a beast and probably 10 times more drill than I would need, but there is no fun in having a small drill.

I have drilled with a prototype and it is a monster, I drilled a 4-5/8" self feed bit through a 2x6 and it fought me the entire way but I was one of the only ones to not engage the safety.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:15 pm

racer12306 wrote:there is no fun in having a small drill.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:43 pm

Yes, but... how often does one have to drill a stud.

It is usually the other way around.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:26 am

at the direction this thread is taking.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:49 pm

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo back on topic...

I was very surprised today. I started looking at electrical parts at the local small town supply house. For all of my parts they are only $50 more, for everything to completely wire my shed, than Home Depot. There is a lot of stuff that is much much less per piece.

The big differences are the three 8' light fixtures that are $51 each at the small store compared to $40 each at HD. Then the receptacles are nearly half the price at the small store. It's really weird.

Looks like I'll be shopping at both places.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:47 pm

Total for buying from the small shop: $670
Total for buying from Home Depot: $618

Total for buying from both: $545

That makes me happy.

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:08 pm

I've got a few updates...

We made a little paver pad for the grill to get it off the patio and free up some space.

I don't have pics of this yet, but the back part of our lot is not looking a million times better. We had someone come in and clean it up. It's mainly dirt with a couple stumps for now. I was told to spray it every now and again to make sure everything that we don't want dies.

and the big update......

The shed is finally in.

I am going to get a scoop of stone to fill in around the shed to make it look a little nicer. The bricks going around the front of the shed at the left overs from when we did the front of the house.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:11 pm

BALLIN'!!!!

Looks good, Frank.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:11 pm

Not too shabby.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:48 pm

Needs to be about 4x as big so it can be your "garage"

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:52 pm

I don't have that kind of room.

Coltrain · Post by **Coltrain** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:05 pm

nice progress just finished installing a crane in my buddys shop lol

shall come in handy when i go to pull the motor way later down the road lol

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:40 pm

I called in a favor to get this monster.

I'll be hanging outlet boxes and running romex in the shed soon.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:40 am

racer12306 wrote:The shed is finally in.

The man cave arrives.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:56 pm

Hmm, that must be the new modern way to get a shed.

The old way used to be to pickup the supplies and spend a couple of days assembling it all while cursing & swearing. Fun times.

In any case, I like this way... quick & easy.

Let the shed modding begin!