Bob, please tell me you are not saving nails too? grins. we had an
Uncle who would spend half the day fixing up bent nails to save a
penny. but he had more money than us so go figure. good luck.Lee
On Thu,
May 15, 2008 at 08:29:04AM -0400, chiliblindman
wrote:
> The last two sunny days my son and I started a new project. I have a 12
> by 20 shanty type out building behind my house that is going to be removed
> and replaced. So far all the shingles and all roofing covering have been
> removed and cleaned up. We have covered it all with tarps since it is
> supposed to be rainey the next 5 days or so.
> As soon as we have nice sunny conditions we will start to dismantle all
> the lumber from the top down and save all the good stuff for a new structure
> as time and the sun permit.
> What we will do is widen a porch breezeway 6 feet than built a new deck
> addition 12 feet wide and 30 feet long. It will have a full east and west
> wall 24 feet long with storage behind doors on both sides for tools and
> recycling container, etc. All will be under a nice green metal roof. I want
> to have a small brick area for a deck warmer to use all year round. At the
> ends of the 24 foot walls, I will hang a hinged down frame for both ends that
> will be screened to allow the entire space to be screened in when needed.
> I'll be able to staple plastic over them both in the winter to work in there
> and have my heater give me heat as I burn my wood scraps and saw dust up.
> Other than the brick area, I will be going with plastic composite floor deck
> boards. The main frame will be pressure treated lumber cemented in the
> ground with block and gravel enclosing all space around the base. The two
> walls will be sided to match my house.
> This might not all be done this summer; but, the project is started.
> I was wondering yesterday how many pinged roofing nails are in my lawn.
> ....................bob
>
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