Didn't Need A Fork Lift To Unload This Shipment Of Material
(Notice The Refurbished "Work Truck" ~ Comes Equipped With
Air Compressor And Generator. Both Very Noisy, Whatever
Happened To The Nice Quiet Generator That Was Given To Me As a Gift?)
My Apprentice Is Not Much Help, But He Keeps An Eye On What Is Going On. The Hole In The Ground Arouses His Curiosity. Site Had It's Final Grading And The Foundation Laid. Perhaps, With Another Good Day Of Weather, The Decking Will Be Laid And Some Walls Standing.
To add to your "How To" notes, foundation is formed from green, treated all weather wood, 2"x 6" in dimension on 16" centers. Leveled and tied into the rim of the pit cofferdam. When building, insure you check on a regular basis to insure that the foundation remains square as well as level. It is fully appreciated that the "green wood" is laced with known contaminants, however, knowing that the water table is at least eight feet below the surface, a little leeching of arsenic should have no immediate harmful effects.
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Speaking of generators, does anyone remember the name brand of the one that was given to me but was not really given to me? If your spitural leader is reading, what was the make and model number of your generator? I am looking for a new one and either one will work for me.
Just thought of something else I need to know, what is the width or working radius of a "walker"?
The spiritual "sair" was packing a Makita brand compressor, Our Buffalo bull has a Husky compressor, but the quietest generator in the pit this year was a Honda - owned by a Lynx.
Good looking base deck for Duckhouse II. Did some research on green wood also. In 2003, the chromated copper arsenate, or CCA for short, has been replaced with alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) or copper azole (CA) mixtures.
Both ACQ and CA use higher amounts of copper to replace the arsenate in CCA wood, which causes faster corrosion of bare steel fasteners (nails, screws) due to dissimilar metals and electrolysis. Dipped galvanized nails and screws (or, stainless steel $$!) last the life of the claimed 40 year wood.
Apparently, Tara didn't get poisoned from arsenic (arsenate) unless she had the sliver since 2003.
Leave it to the Plumma to research the formula that is used in treated wood. Glad to learn that it has a life span of forty years, won't need to worry about another Duck House for along time. I figure the pit should be good for that length of time. However, since you did so much research, did you take into consideration that the lumber came from a well known dealorship that has several years of stock on hand, how do we know that the board that produced the sliver had not been in stock since 2003. I don't think they had a recall on the "old" arsenic wood when the new wood was invented. I did notice that once I put the treated plywood in the pit, the "mouse" in the pit problem was eliminated, at least with live "mouse's", several carcasses have been found in the pit as well as surounding area. Are they suppose to turn green when they die?
30" inches at the widest, ADA requires a 60" radius turn area.
Heidi, how did you post an hour before the actual time? Did someone forget to set their clock? Thanks for the info, may need to have a "hacksaw" handy or at least some grease or vaseline in order to meet those requirements but we will work it out.
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