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Old 12-16-2019, 05:09 PM   #6
67ChevyRedneck
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Re: My Big Fat Renovation

Thanks Scott. My wife told me this weekend she sometimes gets tired just watching me work

I'm not a huge fan either, and I know it's more $, but the closest "real" lumber yard is 25-30+ minutes away and my trailer is more of a 2-3 miles away, hopefully no one follows behind me, kind of trailer (It's only 8' long, rated for 1000 lbs, I drop the gate and use straps to hold the gate up to haul longer stuff, looks super sketchy but works).

Lowes/Home Depot (across street from each other) are only 2.7 miles from my house with a nice back road to them.

I also know stud lumber does not like to be outside in the weather not firmly attached to something, and with the speed I moved on this, it was better to pick up 30-40 boards each weekend, get the straightest ones, use them, then repeat next week. 8' 2x4's hold their shape pretty well as long as they're covered for a few weeks... 12' long 2x6's DO NOT. They have a shelf life outside even covered up well, the humidity here can get to anything
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