It rained all last weekend so I started the build this weekend.
Got the skids down, blocked, and leveled.
Since this is all rough cut lumber, every floor joist had to go through the table saw twice to get two (mostly) straight sides and get them all to a consistent width. I borrowed the little table saw from my father-in-law. The old picnic table made a good outfeed table.
Then the ends had to be squared up and the boards cut to length. My helper had to stop and take a nap in the sunshine while I did this.
All ready to start laying out the floor joists.
I put down the first and last joist, measured front to back and diagonally to get them squared. Then I ran a string line from front to back on each side to guide the lateral placement of each joist. I cut a length of 2x4 to guide the spacing between each joist placing them 16" apart on centers.
I put on the side pieces, then had just enough daylight left to clean up.
Happy with the progress, but wish I could have made it a little further. I plan on putting 2x4s every 16" between the floor joists making a torsion box. I had hoped to get that done today too, but just didn't make it. It will be well over a week before I can do any more work.
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