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Early Christmas Present from my Dad
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:13 pm
by heathicus
Pine lumber, cut from trees on his land. He had a guy saw the logs into lumber. Should be a pretty good start on building my workshop.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:19 pm
by charlese
Now that is just BEAUTIFUL!:D
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:28 pm
by reible
Nice!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:00 pm
by beeg
What a PRESENT he give ya. NICE.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:33 pm
by JPG
Why no stickers beneath the bottom layer?
Random width, random thickness, or just a mix?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:38 pm
by charlese
[quote="JPG40504"]Why no stickers beneath the bottom layer?
[quote]
Those stickers look like 4X4s to me.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:10 pm
by JPG
charlese wrote:JPG40504 wrote:Why no stickers beneath the bottom layer?
Those stickers look like 4X4s to me.
Duh! I took them to be concrete blocks. Didn't look close enough!!!:o Hope they are t-mite proof!
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:14 am
by heathicus
Yeah, the 4x4s under the bottom layer are treated.
There is a mix of 1x4, 1x6, 2x4 and 2x6 with a couple of 1x9's thrown in. I took an inventory and this is what I counted:
1"x4"x9' = 2
1"x4"x12' = 40
1"x6"x9' = 29
1"x6"x12' = 12
1"x6"x16' = 15
1"x9"x12' = 3
1"x9"x16' = 2
2"x4"x12' = 16
2"x4"x16' = 22
2"x6"x12' = 22
2"x6"x16' = 22
I'm going to build my workshop "portable building" style, 12'x24', on runners, so we can move it in the future. A "shed" style roof (single slant) so in the future I can build on another 12'x24', doubling the size, and have a gable roof.
I get two weeks off work for Christmas and hope to get it built during that time.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:20 pm
by swampgator
Really nice gift. Couldn't ask for more.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:43 am
by wiredone
heathicus wrote:Yeah, the 4x4s under the bottom layer are treated.
There is a mix of 1x4, 1x6, 2x4 and 2x6 with a couple of 1x9's thrown in. I took an inventory and this is what I counted:
1"x4"x9' = 2
1"x4"x12' = 40
1"x6"x9' = 29
1"x6"x12' = 12
1"x6"x16' = 15
1"x9"x12' = 3
1"x9"x16' = 2
2"x4"x12' = 16
2"x4"x16' = 22
2"x6"x12' = 22
2"x6"x16' = 22
I'm going to build my workshop "portable building" style, 12'x24', on runners, so we can move it in the future. A "shed" style roof (single slant) so in the future I can build on another 12'x24', doubling the size, and have a gable roof.
I get two weeks off work for Christmas and hope to get it built during that time.
One of my ex-neighbors back in the 80s did that (runners) to avoid paying extra taxes.
When the tax-man said he had a new structure and hence a new assessment, he argued in court that the building was portable and therefore not a permanent structure, therefore no new tax.
He won and we threw a party.
