[Today’s run: 5+ in Starkville]
I had running club this morning. Then I came back home for a bit. Then I went into town to get some lumber and groceries.
I’m doing pretty good on my transmitter shack having just started last Sunday. I had the base done by the end of the day on Monday (Memorial Day holiday). I got the decking plywood on early Tuesday morning. All of the wood up to the level of the decking is treated lumber.
I spent some time last night laying out the walls. Then today my neighbor helped me put up the North wall. It rained a bit. Then I was able to get the South and West walls up. The East wall isn’t up yet. That is the most complicated wall since it has the door in it. I haven’t decided yet whether I will put in a window. And I have to make a hole for the A/C unit.
The exterior base dimensions are 8′ x 7′. I decided that it would look better to have less than full height walls on such a small building. So I am cutting about 8 inches off of my studs, down to 7 feet. That’s about as low as I can go with a reasonable sized door opening.
My family bought me a nail gun when I built a slightly larger building when we lived in Colorado. So stud walls and such things go up pretty quickly once I figure out where everything ought to be.
I think tomorrow I may try to work on that last wall and then on the roof if I have time. We’ve been getting a lot of rain recently and I want to have it under cover as soon as I can.
