Eliza Ann ~ What a wonderful shed you have! One of the prettiest I've seen yet. Love the view out your window too. I was just telling DH yesterday that this winter I want to redo the inside of my shed. It's just a hodgepodge right now or garden tools, my washing machine, extra supplies from the house, etc. Did you and your DH build yours? You've inspired me to put some music out in mine too. FlowerLady

Thinman, The most snow we ever get is about 6 inches (Portland, Oregon), and it lasts a day or two. Spec for here is 30psf. Our main concern around is things getting and staying wet, then rotting - hence I paid lots of attention to flashing, caulking and overhangs. The 2x4's are well within spec for the region. The collar ties work together with side-wall stiffeners to hold the roof solid. The high shelf around the parimeter functions a box-beam - the OSB is glued and screwed to 2x4's to make the shelves, and these are glued and screwed to the sidewalls. I have been really happy with this design so far, since it provides both storage and a pependicular stiffener. I wanted to keep the ceiling area open for storage. I am keeping an eye on it through the winter (I measured the side-wall to side-wall distance and wrote it down) and if there is any flex I will put a ceiling joist at the center. Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Shed Blog

The toughest thing I have to part with in my upcoming move is the gorgeous shed I just spent the summer building. I have lots of good stuff to barter or give away or sell cheap but I'm afraid this one is not cheap. So apologies for posting sale-oriented material but I want to find it a good new home this weekend or I will be moving it out to L.I. to store at my parents' house until I either have a a buyer there or I move to a place with a bigger garden again. see http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/for/291120171.html thanks and happy spring! chris Here is a link that might be useful: shed for sale

That will work if they actually ran a neutral to the welder outlet. Of course, you could rewire it to put the second hot as the neutral in that isn't the case. If the wires are part of a cable (e.g., romex) you can remark the non-white conductor with white tape at both ends when you do this. Some other observations: 1. You need to check the existing breaker for the welder circuit if you want to extend it in this fashion. It must be a 15 or 20A breaker to be legal as described here. 2. Underground (even in conduit) is always wet. Regular 12-2 Type NM (ROMEX) will not cut it. You should either direct bury 12-2 type UF (you'll need to sleeve it with something suitable like sched 80 PVC where it comes up out of the ground to protect it) or run appropriate wet rated individual conductors (THWN for example) in the conduit.