See previous post about my consistency... however, we've been working on the workshop and I have updated pictures!

One thing you might have noticed was how uneven the ground was in our shop. The closest parallel description there is about the dirt in our area is concrete. Digging by hand was not an option (DH tried and was really not into it).

We work in the construction industry so we started looking for rental options, and called the industry standards and were horrified at the price.

Then we found Almighty Rentals and this little baby for $100 for 1/2 day.

Brought it home and got to work... or rather, he did. :D

And our almost final  result in a fraction of the time it would have taken to do by hand... or more accurately, actually getting it done, because if we had to do this by hand, it would NOT have happened.

We needed to dig out the side in order to get to the post, so we've decided to do it with the machine and use the added trench with a planter box.

The next step is building the floor...

Since the posts are not true, the lines are off by almost a foot on each side, we're wrapping around them. The posts are solid (built more than 30 years ago and no wobble at all) so we just need to be more creative in getting them incorporated.

The post at the far end is touching the outside 2" x 10" as the post at the near end

Surprisingly fairly level

We're using 2" x 10" treated lumber, approximately 14" on center (we found out later that this was not the best guide, and had to adjust several for the flooring). The shop is a bit longer than 20' so we had to extend a little bit. 

Next we'll add some blocks between the outside joists and the rest of the structure to make sure the the whole thing is solid and stays true. And then putting the flooring down. We're using 3/4" Plywood tongue and groove sturdifloor. 

the floor joists had to be moved so that the edges of the floor boards could be screwed down properly

half-way there

Almost done with the floor! Finally... then we get to start with the walls. The floor was challenging because the posts were off-center... but if they've moved a little over the years off of true center, that's nothing with how the vertical angles have changed! So it's going to be interesting!