Yes - and yes! Staining will await the far side of winter ...an inevitability driven by my unforeseen delays. Will also paint the door - and add the circa-1885 windows my wife is re-glazing (picked up from an architectural salvage store).
Framing is post and beam - all notches done by yours truly. Photo sequence for the uninitiated...
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The Drewsk thinks there is still a chance for Theta. He's rooting for it. He doesn't like them to do destruction but he loves a good storm. (He was very happy that the storm surge from Laura was mostly dissipated over marshland. A last minute turn in the trajectory saved thousands of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars.)
I want one of those sheds! I'll bet that would be a great place for my husband to hide from me when I get that "let's go to the dump" look in my beady eye...and anyone who makes any attempt at drollery by quizzing if that is a euphemism will be summoned to the principal's office.
And by now, Blue Teuf, I am sure you have toasted/saluted your sibling in that beautiful shed. That's a tough blow. We are all thinking of you here.
Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'
You are all so very kind. It's been a tough go - a selfish sentiment, as so many have suffered much more than me.
The shed project has brought me satisfaction and some measure of healing. I should and will toast my brother from the back porch of "Shangri-shed". Thank you for the nudge, Weezie.
a lot of wood products have been in short supply this summer due to bored homeowners needing to do something...pressure treated lumber has been hard to find, basic spruce, etc for home building also in short supply, prices not helped by tariffs on lumber from our Canadian friends...did The Shed have trouble getting lumber...(nationally, a lot of basic wood products have doubled in price)...
The season's first pot of wilson's 12-hour chili is underway. Using some of my Hatch chilis in it this time around.
I was lucky. Project was planned last summer to commence in the spring. I used non-dimensional, rough cut timbers/planks for everything but the platform and substructure. A local sawmill delivered my order last November and it was stickered and stacked to continue drying over the winter.
The ground contact and substructure lumber is pressure-treated. I had that delivered in early May and the price was up ~15% over what I priced in the fall.
Gettin’ there.
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BD - Does the Drewsk have any info on Delta? Can he make it move so it doesn't hit New Orleans and by tomorrow? Co-worker's son just found out the hotel for his 10/10 wedding reception will decide tomorrow if the reception will happen. Any help he can give to move the storm away from NOLA or, better yet, make is a much less severe storm would be greatly appreciated.
This is what he is studying to do, right?
According to the Drewsk, yes, Delta is big storm likely to hit Louisiana hard. And unfortunately, he says that he will not be able to move storms himself until he after his thesis defense in a couple of years but he is willing to speak to his advisor.
Sending good wishes and anti-storm vibes to your co-worker's son.