Originally Posted by
Bear
good nylon rope probably isn't cheap these days. In fact, it wasn't cheap the last time I bought some, ten or 12 years ago, but it sure works well, and lasts a long time too
It sure isn't; and, a lot of what's out there now is crap compared to real nylon braided rope; but, the better stuff is still a better value in the long run. I NEVER tie a hard knot in ANY of my ropes, though; so, I never have to cut them to get them loose. I'm fortunate that I learned how to tie a slip knot before I learned how to tie my shoelaces.
I finished getting everything framed up today!
I'd hoped to get to sleep early last night; so, I could get an earlier start on skinning it out with the OSB; but, I pulled "my usual" of waking up after just about an hour and a half; then, not being able to get back to sleep. (After all these years of being an owl, I ought to know better; but, I keep thinking that one of these times, I'll be able to pull it off...) Hopefully, I'll be able to wake up early enough to both get it covered and to get started on the floor section. The floor will be easy - just a lot of cutting and nailing. I pre-drill all my nail holes; so, nailing stuff together goes pretty fast. I talked to a painting contractor, who had a LOT of partial buckets of paint that are just taking up space; so, I'm hoping to run over to Shawnee Mon. to pick up a bunch of it. If the weather's decent Wed. (Tues. will probably be too cold to paint, especially with 7 dogs around...), I'm hoping to get everything painted; or, at least the parts that can't be gotten to once this thing's in place. (The north end will be up against the south side of the west end of a 53' semi-trailer; and, the south end of the east side will be up against the nose of a 40' semi-trailer. There's about an 8' foot gap in between the two, which is fenced in as a quarantine pen for new rescues; and, as "the puppy jail" for when anyone misbehaves; so, that part would be a hassle, too.) Anyway, it's just going to be one heck of a lot easier to paint it all before I put it together. The way that OSB drinks paint, painting might take longer than I'm hoping. If it's warm and windy enough to dry quickly, I might be able to get all of the coats done in one afternoon.
I noticed that earlier on I mentioned 8 sections (fibro-fog strikes again - it's extremely exasperating that, when I push myself too hard physically, my brain goes out the window), actually, there are 6 sections - 4 side sections and the 2 end sections.
I'm going to try to get a nap while it's still too dark and cold to get anything done. I just can't seem to function on just a couple of hours of sleep the way that I once could.
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