knuttle on Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:30:57
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On 3/26/2021 4:50 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Weird question.

I'm looking to throw up a shack. A temporary building, not
intended to last more than a couple years.

Yet every lumber yard I've found advertises "premium quality"
lumber. Where can one go for "Good enough" lumber for those projects
which just have to be "done"? Somewhere above the stuff used by
"B.A.R.F. Construction" ('cost a whole lot less, looks just a good.),
though.

Or am I stuck with having to contact a mill somewhere for the
grade 4 boards (every board guaranteed to have a knot, bark, cup, bow,
or for not more money a combination of two or more.)?

{Company I worked at used that stuff for shipping commercial
countertops. The counter tops were first rate, the 'crates' - not so
much B-) }


Depending on what size of shed you are talking about it may be better to
buy a cheap shed from somewhere like Lowes or Home Depot. It will
probably last as long as you want it and may cost less considering cost
of materials, labor, and the time required to find it.

I've looked at those. Also, what I have in mind is not so much
"shed" as "add-on extension" or "lean to" about four by eight foot. I
want to "enclose a porch" for the shed which serves as my Study. But
first, I need to make that 'porch'. I have much of the materials, but
I'm sure I will need some more.

what can I say, I'm cheap, and already planning on reusing part of
a Costco carport as a garden 'shed' and possibly a 'gazebo'.

You may also chece Craiglist, to the like. I have seen some sheds being
given away, so the only cost would be moving it to your locations.

Had not considered Craigslist, but that raises the problem of not
having a trailer. If it isn't one thing, it is another. "And any
plan where you lose your hat ..?" "... is a bad plan."

Depending on the size it could be doable.

Yep. OTOH, I keep in mind that something is "doable" depending on
what you have and etc. I once converted the former neighbor's front
porch into my rear deck. "Doable" because I had a truck, two
come-a-longs and fifty feet of aircraft cable. Not to mention some
4x4s, a number of cement footings / blocks and no city inspectors to
worry about.
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pyotr filipivich
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