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Well, today we began assembling our little storage shed. I began by finishing spreading sand in all of the cracks between the stone blocks we put down last weekend. The shed we bought is an 8' x 10' sub-$200 metal shed. We started assembling around noon. By dusk, we were about 90% finished. The mosquitos convinced us to call it a day and try again tomorrow. Word of warning to others…when the directions say to not assemble it on a windy day, that means any wind whatsoever. One of the corners of the building fell and was bent to hell. I was able to fix it to some degree. The damage is definitely visible, but seems structurally sound.

We got the walls up and the roof on. Not much left to it besides the doors and some trim. Then I'll anchor it to the concrete blocks. Also, they ripped me off by including only 3 of the door hangers needed to put the doors in. I'm short one. I think I'll attempt to fashion something from a block of wood and see if i cannot get it working. I'm ready for this shed to be complete, and don't care to wait on a part that may or may not ever get sent.

Our neighbors came over and helped us. It made things easier. So I thank them for their help. It was greatly appreciated.

I am not sure that I've ever put so many bolts and screws into anything before. If it falls apart, it won't be for a lack of fastening devices. So tomorrow we will try to finish. I don't expect it to take any more than a couple of hours. Home Depot will be on the list of places to visit, as I require some bolts to anchor the shed. We will have photos up soon.