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My buddy Dave insisted we could build a deck in a weekend with just a circular saw and a dream.
We started at 7 AM on Saturday in his backyard in Akron, Ohio. By 3 PM, we had cut the wrong angle on three 2x8s and he said, 'Maybe we should have drawn a plan first.' It took us two more weekends and a trip to the hardware store for a miter saw to finish. Anyone else have a project that got way bigger because you skipped the planning step?
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ray1891mo ago
My uncle in Florida tried to build a simple planter box for my aunt. He didn't account for the weight of wet soil. The whole thing bowed out and split after the first big rain. That led to a whole lesson on bracing, drainage holes, and using the right type of wood. Sometimes the planning you skip is about how the thing will actually be used, not just how you put it together.
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felix8241mo ago
How many times do we have to learn this lesson? I built a shed once without checking the ground slope. Spent more time fixing the floor than building the walls. That first trip to the store for the right tool is always the point of no return.
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loganthompson1mo ago
Yeah that first tool run is when the project really starts. I always grab a laser level now before I even measure, saves so much headache later. It's one of those things you only cheap out on once.
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