We Take The Plunge

So, last time, I had us pulling into the parking lot of Moore Liberty Buildings (moorelibertybuildings.com) . After years of driving past it, and saying “Golly, we ought to stop there someday,” and then forgetting all about it, we actually...er, ah... did it.

We got out and walked about a bit. Moore has an outdoor show area with several of their buildings open and ready for view. These ranged from tiny garden sheds to what amount to complete vacation (or other) homes that can be installed on your lot with a minimum of fuss.

We weren’t quite sure where to begin when a woman leading two other customers greeted us. We later learned this was Amanda Moore, who, along with her husband Chad, owns and operates the place. She was very pleasant, and we liked her immediately (Chad is terrific too, by the way) and she said that if we needed anything, just ask. She indicated in the silent way that you have in such situations that she didn’t mean to ignore us but she needed to deal with these other customers. We understood and said we would.

Then we toured about a bit. I looked at some of the smaller, more spartan garden and farm sheds thinking that those might do for my office...but then changed my mind because we weren’t sure yet whether this was to be a “he-shed,” or a “she-shed.” Those are words I’ve just learned by the way, thanks to one of you kind folks out there who shared them with me. What I mean by them is that we didn’t know whether this would be Martha’s office or mine. If it was to be mine, well, fine, rough and rude would do. But I wanted her to have something better.

About the photos: First, another construction picture. This is from the period when they had the walls and roof up but were still putting in the doors. Second, a shot from roughly the same time, but when they’d painted the exterior. Third, here’s an interior when they were just about to put in the insulation. And, finally, my obligatory picture that has nothing to do with the story, but I like it. Here’s Martha a few days back (March 5) at Lake Georgetown.

We looked at some of the much larger buildings, the ones which were effectively small houses. These were way too big for our purposes--they weren’t much smaller than our house in Georgetown -- but it did strike me that if we ever hit the jackpot and bought land someplace, these would do just fine. Why build a complete house, at considerable greater expense, or haul in a trailer which might or might not be viable in the long run, when you could simply have installed a pre-fabricated “18x28 Chalet with Side Porch?”(1)

But, the class of buildings that were kind of in the middle looked just right for us. We particularly liked the “10x16 Chalet Shed,” which was cozy and looked to be just the right size. (2)

Amanda Moore finished with her clients and reappeared right then. She greeted us. We introduced ourselves. She wanted to know what we might be looking for. We asked for a guided tour of the Chalet Shed. She obliged. Then she took us back to the office and showed us some pictures of various options in terms of interior and finishing.

I looked at Martha. She looked at me. And then, more or less in tandem, we said, “Let’s do it.” And, a moment later, to our enormous surprise, we were making arrangements to have them come out to survey our backyard, and see whether this was possible, and at what price.

Afterwards, we drove away, still sort of stunned. How was this possible? In thirty minutes, we had just made more progress toward the Casita than we had in the past five years.

In a word...whoa.

And, all I can say in retrospect, is ...er...ah...well...

Thank God we didn’t take the time to think about it.

More to come.

Footnotes:

1. As of Jan 8, 2024, the pricing on such a structure was listed on Moore’s site as $26,318.00. See here: Moore Liberty Buildings, "18x28 Chalet with Side Porch," accessed January 8, 2025, https://www.moorelibertybuildings.com/product-page/18x28-chalet-with-side-porch.

2. Moore Liberty Buildings, "10x16 Navy Chalet She Shed Workshop," accessed January 8, 2025, https://www.moorelibertybuildings.com/product-page/10x16-navy-chalet-she-shed-worshop.

If you look at the URL, you’ll notice that the chalet is referred to as a “She-Shed.” So, I guess the manufacturers of the building, too, weren’t quite sure whether it would be a Martha-office or a Michael-office. In the end, of course, it was me that got it. Honestly, I’m still not sure whether I out-shuffled her or whether she out-shuffled me. Ah well...

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