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I notched out the ends of a couple of the boards to clearance the lag bolts I used to hang the aluminum L channel piece serving as a ledger board (so they were all even).  I cut a piece of aluminum strapping to cover all the boards and siliconed it down.  I didn't measure the whole width, I just cut all the boards and laid them down and they ended up being 3/4" too short of a full board, so I ripped another board with my circular saw (buddy had a table saw but I didn't want to bother him) to 4-3/4" and slid it right in the center.  Fit like a glove.  You really have to look hard to see the narrower one, especially if you don't know it's there.

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Thanks.  10 years, I've been cursing at myself every time I had to get the generator out/in.  We actually took a few days to go visit her aging aunt and uncle (he'll be 85 this year) up in Philly, and he begrudgingly asked me to help him repair his shed ramp.  I ended up tearing it completely apart and rebuilt it for him.  That gave me the inspiration to finally build mine when we got back home.  I did mine a bit differently than his, but its pretty darn nice to walk down the yard and right into the shed now instead of hopping up a foot or so.  I'll stain/seal it later on this summer and landscape around it so it'll be easier to cut around.  I have 2 azelas I just bought for Easter in pots now, I'll drop them in the ground on either side this fall.

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  On 4/15/2021 at 9:26 PM, Torq_Shep said:

We bought one of those 10x12 outdoor gazebo things with mosquito netting. Netting has to be replaced every season pretty much but its great for summertime.

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we tried that a few years ago.  turns out the wasps like to go under the deck and pop up inside the netting.  :doh:

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  On 4/16/2021 at 3:01 PM, rylee144 said:

wowza! nice work. I'm about to break ground on my backyard project. Sprinkler system and a concrete patio. 

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Thank you, as you can see the chairs were pretty rough since they were left outside for about a month before we got them so it was a hell of a transformation. 

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my newest project is relocating some of the squirrels that have gotten a bit too... used to our house.  :D  finally got sick of them digging in my flower pots. :fistshake2:  I've got a rat/squirrel live-trap and it works great!  2 so far have gotten their first car ride to the furthest side of the subdivision.  :laugh: 

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  On 4/16/2021 at 5:30 PM, Pete M said:

my newest project is relocating some of the squirrels that have gotten a bit too... used to our house.  :D  finally got sick of them digging in my flower pots. :fistshake2:  I've got a rat/squirrel live-trap and it works great!  2 so far have gotten their first car ride to the furthest side of the subdivision.  :laugh: 

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good eatin you know. :bananagun:

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  On 4/16/2021 at 1:48 PM, BeaterComanche86 said:

Picked this table up on marketplace for $50 and got the chairs from a friend for free so me and my fiancé stained and painted them giving them new life. I’m happy with how they turned out and now we have a dining room set :banana:

 

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very nice transformation. good work. :L:

 

front. :shaking:

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  On 4/17/2021 at 11:14 PM, Jesse J said:

never done this :rolleyes::roflmao:

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you are not legit until you've fronted at least once. :brows:

  On 4/17/2021 at 11:12 PM, Pete M said:

yup.  I started waaaaay too late in the season last year so we're trying again without those stupid caterpillars. :D 

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hanging cucumbers eh? umm might have to try a bucket myself this year. :shhh:

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