Today after only two days our two sheds are standing. The team of local builders who put them up were nothing if not extremely efficient.
We now have lockable space for the first time on our land, which will be shared with our builder to avoid him having to bring in a shipping container for temporary storage.
I have also spent a lot of time trenching to run the electricity and data between the structures on our land, with the hope of meeting deadlines for solar installation - it's going to be tight but the promises have been made by suppliers. This trenching has use pretty much every method available - some rock wasn't moving without the lend of the neighbour and his excavator, while the majority was done with a borrowed 50-year-old chain trencher "ditch witch". Some tight corners however have resulted in me using a trenching shovel, trowel, and finally yesterday hammer and chisel.
This build will certainly have sweat equity where we are able to invest the labour and time. Putting up huge sheds would also have been possible, but the expert pace given our time pressures helps massively.
I'm having next week off work between roles which will allow us to power full steam ahead onto our land. This means finishing the trenching, wiring up the services, and commencing the fitout of the shed to a basic living standard.