So, I'm building stuff again. I've been burned out on reef tanks for 3-6 months now, I think. Nothing new and I just don't have the space to do what I want to do. So, I figured I'd just build some new stuff, which honestly is my favorite part of reefing. I like making things. The plan is to expand the fish room. However, I also have a very full garage and I don't want to pay a monthly storage fee to have my tools away from me. The solution, despite having a small back yard, is to build a storage shed in my back yard for the tools and equipment that I don't use so often but don't want to get rid of. I have already made a lot of progress but I will post more regularly as I finish things.
There storage shed is 72"x90" and overall height less than 8', per the HOA rules. Here I started getting a level ground to work on. I ended up putting pavers under each of the lats (four more were added after this pic was taken). It was a pain to get everything nice and level, in addition to cutting down the tree that was in the way, but I got it done.
I forgot to take pics of the base being built and laid down, but you get the idea. The base is made with 2x4s and everything else is 2x3s. No need to waste precious space with 2x4s all the way around when 2x3s designed correctly are overkill. Getting the framed walls up. I used this little piece of wood to hold things in place while I got all the walls up.