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so I decided to move onto the shelving

I picked up some 2x8's for shelves and bolted the down

I cut some 2x6's for shelf supports

and bolted them onto the walls

and cut some more 2x8's for the shelves

while I was doing this my wife was painting the outside

and grabbed some 2 inch blueboard

we already had laid the ice and water on the deck so we just laid the insulation right on top of that

I unrolled the rubber sheet over the insulation

and proceeded to bucket the mulch onto the rubber roof

while I was doing this my wife finished painting the outside and started staining the wood

I had topsoil delivered and finished backfilling around the building

I had picked up a sheet of expanded metal

and cut it into 8 inch strips

I hauled up top soil and trimmed off the edge of the rubber roof

and bolted down the metal to act as a retaining wall for the soil and mulch

and went around placing mulch around the outer 12 inches to act as a drainage layer

I then went around and spray painted the metal, I waited until it was installed because I also wanted to put a layer of paint on any exposed rubber roofing to keep the sun from hitting it. The rubber roofing will last forever as long as it stays out of sunlight

I seeded and hayed the roof

and the berm

I extended the smokestack above the roofline

and picked up some end of season potting soil

and topped off the beds