The next step in this larger-than-anticipated project was tables because just putting flats of plants on the ground isn't exactly a good use of space and we'd be crawling over them trying to get everything else finished. :P
If I was in a pinch, I could have done that (okay, I was in a pinch, but I stubbornly ignored it).
I measured the interior dimensions of the space, drew up some designs, and handed them to my dad. He knows lumber math better than I do. Why do they say 2x4 when it's really smaller? This baffles my sewing brain.
And then it was table making time.
These things are built like tanks, and they're HEAVY. It's surprising how much weight wood can put on if it gets left in the rain.
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| Isn't it purty! |
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| They fit perfectly! Dad's lumber math was spot on. ;) |
Because the tables were so heavy, it was quite the back-breaker to get them into place. We had to take out the first table to get the back table in, remove a side wall panel, and we still had to use our backs as the lever. It was painful to go to work the next day...
But they're in, and I think that they'll last longer than the greenhouse. :P
And I don't know how many trips to the store the tables were. At least 2?
Until next time!
SG
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