Dottleshead ★ Posted July 9, 2019 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2019 ... we build on top as soon as my friend comes back from Europe. But as of today, no more work with the earth. I just set the piers on top for show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 9, 2019 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2019 That really looks kinda Lego like Should hold anything you can build on it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 9, 2019 Share #3 Posted July 9, 2019 Are you sure it's earthquake and hurricane proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, maddmaxx said: Are you sure it's earthquake and hurricane proof? No. Truth be told, we forgot to take eruptions into account as well. Slightest bit of lava and that thing folds. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 10, 2019 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2019 The wood you pile on that will have warmed you way more than twice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted July 10, 2019 Share #6 Posted July 10, 2019 Well, if a tank ever rolls through your house, you don't have to worry about it hurting your deck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted July 10, 2019 It's total overkill. My friend likes to over engineer everything. He migrated from Cuba 17 years ago and I am under the impression he builds things to last. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 10, 2019 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2019 The code lady is going to stop by and require you to remove half of them And relocate the other half 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2019 The inspector made us change our plans from 2X8 girders because he said they were not strong enough. We went with double 2X12s. He liked those, I didn’t, they are hard to crawl under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted July 10, 2019 Unless someone is living in it (squarel?)... we don't need an inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2019 37 minutes ago, Longjohn said: The inspector made us change our plans from 2X8 girders because he said they were not strong enough. We went with double 2X12s. He liked those, I didn’t, they are hard to crawl under. Inspectors gotta get over themselves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #12 Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Dottie said: ... we build on top as soon as my friend comes back from Europe. But as of today, no more work with the earth. I just set the piers on top for show. Now comes the fun part! Whoo hoo!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted July 10, 2019 12 hours ago, smudge said: Now comes the fun part! Whoo hoo!! Yeah, I am super excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted July 10, 2019 Share #14 Posted July 10, 2019 14 hours ago, Further said: That really looks kinda Lego like I was thinking the same thing. It looks like a Lego cemetery. RIP, Emmet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted July 10, 2019 Share #15 Posted July 10, 2019 Can honestly say, I've never built anything like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted July 10, 2019 A cord of wood can weigh up to 4k pounds or higher if wet. Apple alone weighs that if dry and I have apple. I have room to store up to 9 cords. It hasta hold the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #17 Posted July 10, 2019 14 hours ago, Dottie said: He migrated from Cuba 17 years ago and I am under the impression he builds things to last. You realize all those cars that were built to last down there in Cuba were BUILT IN THE USA!!!!! Get a guy from Detroit to help you next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted July 10, 2019 Everything is made of concrete there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #19 Posted July 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dottie said: Everything is made of concrete there. Yeah, but if this was in Cuba, all the materials would be from the 1950's or stolen, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #20 Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, jsharr said: 7 minutes ago, Dottie said: Everything is made of concrete there. Yeah, but if this was in Cuba, all the materials would be from the 1950's or stolen, no? And isn't the deck part of this monstrosity going to be wood???? Dottie confuses the heck out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #21 Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Razors Edge said: And isn't the deck part of this monstrosity going to be wood???? Dottie confuses the heck out of me. By the time he gets to that part, the wood will be petrified, so there is that. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #22 Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: By the time he gets to that part, the wood will be petrified, so there is that. I'm petrified to read what catastrophe happens next in this saga! But also a bit excited 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #23 Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Razors Edge said: I'm petrified to read what catastrophe happens next in this saga! But also a bit excited so you have wood over Dotties wood? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #24 Posted July 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: so you have wood over Dotties wood? Well, it's more the schadenfreude aspect, but yeah, the thought of seeing Dotties wood is quite a tease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #25 Posted July 10, 2019 The secret to my longevity and happiness? Good wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted July 10, 2019 Quote A cord of wood weighs over 4,000 lbs. and does not fit in a pickup truck - An average seasoned cord of hardwood weighs more than 2 tons!! Unstacked it will take up to 200 cubic feet in space. An 8 ft. pick up truck would have to pile the wood uniformly at 5 feet tall to fit an ustacked cord. The average pick up truck can only haul 1/2 a cord of firewood at a time. 4000lb x 9 cords= 36,000lbs. I doubt I will ever have more than 6 cords at any time but you get the idea. This platform was designed to hold the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted July 10, 2019 One cord ~ 4000 lbs (two tons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #28 Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Well, it's more the schadenfreude aspect, but yeah, the thought of seeing Dotties wood is quite a tease. King Termite might even come back for a glimpse at Dotties 36,000 lb. wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #29 Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Dotties 36,000 wood. /* blush */ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #30 Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Dottie said: A cord of wood can weigh up to 4k pounds or higher if wet. Apple alone weighs that if dry and I have apple. I have room to store up to 9 cords. It hasta hold the weight. If you’re not building a shed on your platform I don’t know why you need a platform. Throw a tarp down on the ground, the earth can easily hold 36,000 lbs. You need to keep going and build a woodshed. Smudge can give you pointers if you get stuck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 10, 2019 Share #31 Posted July 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Longjohn said: If you’re not building a shed on your platform I don’t know why you need a platform. Throw a tarp down on the ground, the earth can easily hold 36,000 lbs. You need to keep going and build a woodshed. Smudge can give you pointers if you get stuck. And money is no object now that the Foundation is set up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Share #32 Posted July 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Longjohn said: If you’re not building a shed on your platform I don’t know why you need a platform. Throw a tarp down on the ground, the earth can easily hold 36,000 lbs. You need to keep going and build a woodshed. Smudge can give you pointers if you get stuck. If he is too close to the edge of the earth, stacking that much weight on one side might cause it to flip over? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #33 Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: If you’re not building a shed on your platform I don’t know why you need a platform. Throw a tarp down on the ground, the earth can easily hold 36,000 lbs. You need to keep going and build a woodshed. Smudge can give you pointers if you get stuck. Nothing but the best for my firewood. And if I decide to go shed -- then nothing but the best for my pellets. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #34 Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: If you’re not building a shed on your platform I don’t know why you need a platform. Throw a tarp down on the ground, the earth can easily hold 36,000 lbs. You need to keep going and build a woodshed. Smudge can give you pointers if you get stuck. I could throw a garden rake and a lawn mower in there. Or pellets. Tons and tons of pellets. I got options. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share #35 Posted July 11, 2019 I have decided I will build a hangar on it and demand @wilbur park his plane on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share #36 Posted July 11, 2019 Possibly a large hamburger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 11, 2019 Share #37 Posted July 11, 2019 The Foundation ? has been complete since Isaac Asimov died in 1992. I hope to start it by next year. The suggested reading order is: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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