Outhouse

I taught a construction class a few years back and had the boys construct this outhouse for the wife. It's actually a potting shed for all of her gardening tools. Before we moved in there was a trailer parked out back for the mother in law or some such thing. There was even a sidewalk going to the spot. Since it looked kind of funny to have a sidewalk just stop dead in the yard, I figured it would be a great place to park a little shed. Also, it's probably in about the same spot the real outhouse was years back so it looks right at home.

One of the real perks of being a shop teacher is having a big, warm place to work and a crew to help with the building. Of course if you don't like the outcome, you really can't blame anyone but yourself. The students always like building these kind of projects, however. It's fun work and I usually try to throw in some little custom touches to spiff things up a little, like the carpenter gothic barge boards on the outhouse. Making cool stuff while you're on the clock, is hard to beat. Especially when you don't even have to try and hide it. Some days I almost feel guilty when I go home.