This is my submitted design to the building department. I changed a few things while I was building the shed. I wanted the side retaining walls to look smoother but I didn’t have the time. Click here to download a PDF file of the design.
This is the hill at the start.
A lot of soil has to be moved.
Small male hobbit checking out the project.
My wife comes out back for the first time wanting to know what was going on!
Footings formed with rebar.
The day we poured the footings it rained. It’s a long story, but these 2 hobbits never came back to work for me! (just kidding!)
Footings poured
After standing up the wall forms we had a tremendous rain storm and the soil collapsed around the whole structure. I rented this little excavator to dig everything out.
After digging out around the structure I tarped the sides of the excavated hole so the soil wouldn’t get soaked and collapse again.
Outside formwork
Inside Framework
Ceiling details
Spandrel diamonds
Rebar being installed
Getting ready to pour shed
Concrete pump in my backyard. We had to go up and over the pool to reach the shed.
After the pour
Formwork removed
Waterprooing the structure. The box on the top is the skylite. I wanted to build a brick chimney buy my wife said it wasn’t in the budget.
Making the door
Interior pictures
Nearly finished
Outside completed, have to do some plantings