I finally decided to get my back yard in shape. After paying off my car loan and all my credit cards, I decided it just isn't the American way not to have some debt to work on. So after a trip to my local bank, and a number of interviews with carpenters, I took the first step. I placed a 'give away' ad on the local online classifieds hoping someone would take away two sheds that I don't use and are blocking by view of the valley to the west. My back yard is narrow, enclosed with a chain link fence, and has two utility boxes that cannot be disturbed at the back of the yard, making the whole removal process pretty tricky; hence the 'give-away' ad. That weekend was particularly wet and muddy with over 5 inches of rain falling over 3 days. I hope that is the last time I place that type of ad. I took so many calls and spent the holiday weekend letting people either trudge through my house to the backyard or through my neighbor's yard to get to my gate. Lotz of people made me promise to save it for them, only to not show up again or return my calls.
This was the most popular shed - it is pretty sturdy, had a concrete floor, had a locked door and shingled roof. I finally let a young engineer from one of my company's competitors agree to take it. He was very excited as it matched his siding on his home and he had planned on spending a couple thousand dollars to build a shed exactly like this.
This little odd shaped brown shed was built half under the deck. Only 4' high on the low end and 6' high on the outside end. I suspect at one time it was a dog house for a large dog. When the dog got too big, the previous owner decided to enclose the deck with plywood and use it for the dog house. This one didn't have a foundation, so would be easier to move (I thought) than the larger shed, at least after the larger shed is gone. Kind of hard to get a good picture of it.
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