The house my husband and I bought last year came with a tin shed that is HUGE. A few months after we bought the house, my father moved into my city into a small apartment. When he moved here, he asked if he could store some things in the shed. He said he would repair a few leaks in the roof and replace the plywood flooring in exchange for using half of my shed space. I told him that was fine, but that after a year or so we were going to buy a small, new shed from Lowes and he would have to find something else to do with his extra stuff.
Well, my dad never fixed the leaks in the roof or replaced the plywood on the floor, but he did fill half of our shed with his stuff. We didn’t say anything because he knowingly put his stuff over the rotted plywood and the leaks (he just put plastic over his stuff!), so it’s his own deal if his stuff has mildewed. My stuff is in the nice side of the shed.
It’s been over a year, and my husband and I are ready to buy a new shed. The problem? My dad is complaining and making all kinds of promises about how well he can fix the shed up. I don’t want the shed. It’s ugly and it’s too big. I don’t need it. Period. He is giving me grief saying he doesn’t have a truck to move his things out of the shed, has nowhere to put his things, etc.
I’m really not sure what to do about this because we are buying the new shed next month and his stuff needs to be gone in the next few weeks so we can let a scrap metal person come haul the old shed away. I’m afraid he’s just not going to come pick his stuff up because he knows I won’t want to let his things ruin or set them out for the trash, but we don’t have room for the stuff! What should I do!?
I don’t have money to buy a bigger shed or get my Dad a U-Haul. He’s not poor or helpless. We have saved for a year to afford this shed. He’s in his 50s and works full-time – we are no better off than he is. There is no reason I should pay for anything for him. That’s just crazy.
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tell him that the scrap buyer will tear the building down on a certain day and that he must move before then or his stuff will go with the rest of the trash
well why not just buy a bigger shed that both your things can fit in. Or perhaps get your dad a storage space and have a u-Hal come and pic it up. That way his things won’t be ruined and you will have enough space.
well if u think its crazy then dont do anything. duhhh!
tell him to rent a u haul
You’ll probably just have to put your foot down and say, “no, we told you the plan and now it’s your turn to move your stuff.”
If he complains about having nowhere to go with it just tell him that he’ll have to make room for it, and that does not mean your space.
Or he’ll just have to get rid of some of the stuff.
I know it’s not the nicest thing to do but if you figure something else out yay for you.