the tinker
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Haven't posted anything for a while. Decided to build a shed. Got 8 hooks to get some bikes out of the house and into the new shed. I looked at the shed kits at Lowes and a couple other places. Total junk. This shed is the largest I can build where I live without having to get a permit. 10x12. I hate getting a permit because it always means, "higher taxes." I used 1/2 inch OSB for the walls , but 1/2 inch 4 ply plywood for the roof and 3/4 T&G treated plywood for the deck. 2x6 rafters and floor joists, 16 inch OC. Some of the kits had 2x3 inch rafters, 24 inch on center with 1/2 inch OSB covering the rafters and joists. Unbelievable junk. Total material cost will be aprox. 1800.00, which kills me. Material costs are ski-hi. I started as a carpenter back in the 1960's when fir plywood was 3 bucks a sheet. Now it's all yellow pine crap or this OSB junk.
And guess what's winding up the skinny oak tree, right next to the shed? Poison Ivy. It goes easily over 30 feet up the tree and was all around the base, where I had to work. Bad stuff.
And guess what's winding up the skinny oak tree, right next to the shed? Poison Ivy. It goes easily over 30 feet up the tree and was all around the base, where I had to work. Bad stuff.