The last of the 4 sheds was demolished today. All of them were of a similar design and having taken 4 of them apart, we are getting quite well-practiced at taking them apart. Take all the glass and metal out of the shed. Take the ridge off the roof. Take the roof off. Then the sides of the shed dismantle. Use a chainsaw to cut some of the panels in half, if they are too heavy. Put all the wood on the bonfire, everything else goes in the skip. Today, it took just three hours to take this one down.
Once the shed was gone, we could get to the triangular piece of ground behind the shed – lots of old chicken wire and an old steel bath were waiting to greet us! This little piece of land was dominated by holly and an old rotten alder tree. We spent a good couple of hours clearing this area out, but by the end of the day, there was still more to do – probably another 2-3 hours work here to clear out the rest of the undergrowth and reveal what is left of the dry stone wall. This part of the wall should (I say “should”) line up with the other part of the wall that I have been building in the orchard. However, much of this wall was covered with brambles and undergrowth, so when I set up the original line of the wall, there was a little bit of guess-work going on. Once all this undergrowth is cleared away we will be able to see the entire length of the wall and will be able to tell exactly how accurately lined up the new wall is!
The 4th and final shed bites the dust.
With shed #4 dismantled, we can start on clearing out the rubbish from behind the shed.
We found various things behind the shed including this old steel bath
This little triangular patch of land is dominated by holly and an old rotten alder tree
Now largely cleared out, but still some way to go. I had to sharpen the chainsaw twice during the day!