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Episode I: The De-construction of the Storage Shed
I have a timeline from the contractor. “Week of 8/16: Tear Down Shed; Week of 8/23: Masonry and concrete work; Week of 8/30: Build out.” I got a bit edgy by Wednesday when I hadn’t heard from anyone, but the contractor reassured me that all was well, that the crew was on schedule. Today was the day! Because I had to gallery sit at THE Fine Art Gallery in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward (I am one-tenth owner and display my ceramic sculptures there. More about this later), I was present for the beginning of the demolition. When I came home, I saw the fine subtraction! We've lived in our house-become-home for thirty-five years. The shed was built over the stairway to the basement and I've stored the lawn mower and a varied assortment of pots and garden tools there. We don't have a garage, so it's a little problematic where we'll end up keeping things until the addition is completed and we can store them underneath the studio. At present, the lawnmower is in the basement--which is difficult and not really a solution because it's going to be hard for me to get the lawnmower up and down the inside basement steps. Oh, well.... Here are the before and after pictures:
This is how our storage shed has looked for years, maybe a century.
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| This is the work in progress. My studio will be 18 feet across the width of the house and extend out 11 feet. |
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