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Today we got another 2,800 linear feet of siding delivered. This time it was a larger truck which took some doing to get into our driveway, but the driver was skilled and didn't take out our mailbox or drop the truck off the side of the driveway. The truck had an intricate cherry picker and the guy could control it with a remote control panel he wore around his neck. It was pretty cool. With that he was able to put the siding half way in the barn right from the truck, which means I didn't have to carry it halfway across the the driveway.
The process of lifting a bundle from knee height, step up into the barn with it, carry it across the barn and set it carefully in the space I had to stack it was easy the first time. But after doing a sixteen bundles plus loose ones in 50degF temps I realized I might have overdone it.
Tomorrow I should probably go out and begin the process on those boards: cut the 16ft down to 8/8, stack neatly until they can be prepped and primed, cut the 14ft into 8/6, ditto, find someplace to stack the 30 pieces at 12ft because I'd like to use them whole if I can prep them at that size.
That set along with what we already have should give us enough to complete the barn next spring, or close to it. That is if I can get the preparation done this winter.
Tonight is supposed to be quite cold, down to the 20's. First night we've seen those temps this season and actually pretty chilly for early November. I certainly won't want to get out of bed in the morning. This time of year I suffer from the "it's cold out there and it's warm in here" syndrome in the morning. Once I get up it's not bad and I don't mind being awake. But I act like a shy hermit crab.
The process of lifting a bundle from knee height, step up into the barn with it, carry it across the barn and set it carefully in the space I had to stack it was easy the first time. But after doing a sixteen bundles plus loose ones in 50degF temps I realized I might have overdone it.
Tomorrow I should probably go out and begin the process on those boards: cut the 16ft down to 8/8, stack neatly until they can be prepped and primed, cut the 14ft into 8/6, ditto, find someplace to stack the 30 pieces at 12ft because I'd like to use them whole if I can prep them at that size.
That set along with what we already have should give us enough to complete the barn next spring, or close to it. That is if I can get the preparation done this winter.
Tonight is supposed to be quite cold, down to the 20's. First night we've seen those temps this season and actually pretty chilly for early November. I certainly won't want to get out of bed in the morning. This time of year I suffer from the "it's cold out there and it's warm in here" syndrome in the morning. Once I get up it's not bad and I don't mind being awake. But I act like a shy hermit crab.
