On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:58:59 -0400, Bill
wrote:

On 10/3/2013 10:16 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 03 Oct 2013 21:36:10 -0400, Bill

What about "pre-drilling" for the numerous (~50) 1 1/4" #12 screws, for
the joist hangers and corner brackets? Good idea (I think so)?

Always. I generally pre-drill with a much smaller bit than is usually
recommended, though.

I have almost everything I need; the fun part starts tomorrow! : )

I always enjoy such jobs, at least once I get into it. Getting
motivated is sometimes tough. ;-)





I have to replace the (Hardie) siding on one side of my house this
fall. I'm not looking forward to that but the hardest part will
probably be getting it home. The bed on the truck is only 6-1/2' (8'
tailgate down). I'm going to have to make something to support the
back. Then paint. Ick. See, I'm already talking myself out of it.
;-)


I think I'm learning that's it's better to get to work quickly.
Otherwise, by the time one "re-lives" or "re-experiences" the job 25
times in his or her mind, getting started to seem like work. Or to put
it another way, "finishing" starts to seem like work. One ends of
solving the same problems multiple times, I think. Waste of time. In
my limited experience, "He who hesitates will pay a cost for it".

There is a lot of truth to that. I also like to plan ahead (as much
as possible). Summers are simply too hot to do siding but now that
the weather has changed, I'm still not in a big rush. ;-) As I
indicated before, I still have to figure out how to get the siding
home. I'll probably lay out the job Sunday (I get back home tomorrow
afternoon).