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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

GreyGhost said:
Where are the triangles Joe? If a kids runs, jumps and grabs (quite conceivable given the intended use) you will get a big horizontal force and a big lever. You don't want the whole thing to rack. For your 2x6 braces, use 2x6x16. It looks like you drew 2x6x8 with a joint at the centre post. A single piece will make the whole thing a lot stronger.

Post pics. Sounds like a fun thing for the kids and may need to copy it in a few years.
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Thanks
Yeah will order 16'
Not sure why I planned for 8'

What are triangles? Braces to keep the 90s strong and supported? If so, I thought by bolting the cross beams square, that would do the trick.

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Joe Bass said:
Thanks
Yeah will order 16'
Not sure why I planned for 8'

What are triangles? Braces to keep the 90s strong and supported? If so, I thought by bolting the cross beams square, that would do the trick.

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It might. I just like to overbuild. On a 2x6, your bolts are only going to be 4" apart which isn't a strong triangle (8'x4"). If you install either corner braces or even better a strapped X, your triangle will be closer to 24"x24" or 8'x4'.
 
Mad Mike said:
Next project is repairing/restoring the apartment over my garage. For a second time coons got in and made house in the rafters.

I have trapped and relocated a dozen raccoons from my garage and tiki hut in the last 2 years. My cat used to chase them off, he's getting old and I guess he retired from chasing animals bigger than him. Might be time to pull out my old fur machine, anyone need a coon skin seat cover?
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That could make some awesome saddle bags on a cruiser. Old school with the head and tail still attached.
 
So thinking forward to next year...how TF does one remove old 4x4 posts encased in concrete from an old fence? Ours is falling apart and is wobbly.

I'd added 4x4 supports with the spikes into the ground, but the whole thing will need to be removed. Anyone have any approx price / linear foot for a new fence?
 
mimico_polak said:
So thinking forward to next year...how TF does one remove old 4x4 posts encased in concrete from an old fence? Ours is falling apart and is wobbly.

I'd added 4x4 supports with the spikes into the ground, but the whole thing will need to be removed. Anyone have any approx price / linear foot for a new fence?
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On the upside, most people do a crap job concreting in posts. I have done some where you cut out the panels and then a few people feeling strong can rock the post to make some room and then pull the whole mess out in one shot. If they used more concrete, drive a wedge between the post and concrete to break the concrete away and into smaller pieces that can be pulled out. If you can get a machine near the fence, a bobcat and a strap makes quick work of almost every post.
 
Trials said:
If I didn't have a tractor :/ I would use a car jack.
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Might be an opportunity to rent a small bobcat or something similar to just yank them out?

I've seen the car jack method on youtube but didn't know if it's that easy.

@GreyGhost Judging by the previous owner's work around the house...they should come out easy. I should actually check whether they're even in concrete considering his work.
 
as mentioned most people (pro landscapers included) don't do a whole lot more than dig to the frost line and dump a few bags of Kwikset in. If you dig down a few feet you can dislodge it with 2-3 people rocking it back and forth 90+% of the time. When I worked with a GC we'd do a few fences every summer. The hassle of getting bigger equipment into most properties would usually outweigh any time/effort savings.
 
Gary said:
+1 for the car jack.
We used to have an old school bumper jack....add a chain, it was magic.
Repeated smashing on the post with a heavy sledge sometimes works.
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Guess I'm looking for a car jack. Those tall long ones right?
 
Joe Bass said:
Planning on ripping down the metal swing set next week and building my kid a Ninja Warrior station.
Planning on using 4x4 with hammer in spike supports.
Thanks to earlier suggestions/ comments made in re to MPs build, will use nails for the joists across the top. Plus may add some lag bolts.
Will post a very rough sketch.
2x6 braces on the outside
2x4 joists across the top with a 2x6 laid flat on top.
That will have eye bolts thru it to hang the grab obstacles.
Any advice or suggestions?
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Just went out and took some measurements. Wife thinks we should make it longer. So moving it forward in the yard to clear a tree and will go almost 20' long now.

With the weight of this, the hammer in spike option should suffice, right?
Don't really want to dig holes and pour kwikset.

Also, could I, rather than using 2x4 as joists every two feet, use flat 2x6 laying across instead?
That will allow free access down the middle. The span is The users should all be less than 200lbs. The primary user is 100lbs atm.
My fat *** won't be on it.

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Joe Bass said:
Just went out and took some measurements. Wife thinks we should make it longer. So moving it forward in the yard to clear a tree and will go almost 20' long now.

With the weight of this, the hammer in spike option should suffice, right?
Don't really want to dig holes and pour kwikset.

Also, could I, rather than using 2x4 as joists every two feet, use flat 2x6 laying across instead?
That will allow free access down the middle. The span is The users should all be less than 200lbs. The primary user is 100lbs atm.
My fat *** won't be on it.

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As long as you don't make solid portions (ie a roof), I wouldn't be too concerned about anchoring it. I'd probably put compacted gravel under the feet to provide a bit of stability and avoid wet ground contact (or use pyramids).
 
GreyGhost said:
That could make some awesome saddle bags on a cruiser. Old school with the head and tail still attached.
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I like that. The ones around here are about as big as GIVI Aluminum panniers. And probably tougher.
 
What kind of fence do you want? Is it a privacy fence or just a pretty split rail fence to mark out your property lines?
Post spikes are cheap and easy if you have a yard of clean compacted soil, in rock they are not good.
 
And another project just showed up! I decided to toss out the workbench the previous owner build as it was too small (for my needs).

Please share work bench designs / ideas as I'm going to be building one shortly. Possibly a movable one with casters.
 
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