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Mark
the two posts in the back are about 4 feet tall and the two in the front are about 6 inches tall(the shed is on a slope) the posts are set in about four feet of concrete in tubes.
The posts are set in sonotubes 8.5" wide. I am in Toronto Canada. My carpenters said I did not need 6"posts and that they always used four inch posts but I was a bit weary.
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I would have just set a threded rod in the concrete, then drilled a hole in your lumber contacting the concrete for the rod to fit through, and secure it with a washer and nut.
the way you have it set up makes me a little nurvous just because you never said the diamiater of your concrete tubes, I would say that if you have less than 3 inches of concrete between the lumber and ouside of the tube, it will probibly crack and fall appart, but there are many variables in your set up. (is your lumber pressure treated, how wet is your aria, do you get frost? (moisture between the lumber and cement will force your concrete to burst))
I would have just set a threded rod in the concrete, then drilled a hole in your lumber contacting the concrete for the rod to fit through, and secure it with a washer and nut.
the way you have it set up makes me a little nurvous just because you never said the diamiater of your concrete tubes, I would say that if you have less than 3 inches of concrete between the lumber and ouside of the tube, it will probibly crack and fall appart, but there are many variables in your set up. (is your lumber pressure treated, how wet is your aria, do you get frost? (moisture between the lumber and cement will force your concrete to burst))
What are you doing to save the planet and its resources?
DizzyLarry
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For household of two, it's easier.
We have a small dog, 12 lbs, his carbon paw print is about as small as it can be. At one point we had three dogs and three cats but I started to realize one pet was enough. I use his poop with recycling green waste as compost which is used as fertilizer for my flowerbeds and plants.
I wash dishes by hand using a pot of hot water with dish soap. Then I rinse them under warm water and put them into the clean dishwasher to dry.
I have a high efficiency washer and dryer. The washer uses much less water and soap while taking a larger load. It has a very high spin so even towels come out feeling just damp, not wet. But I usually hang towels and sheets out in the laundry room for sometime to let them air dry and then put them in the dryer for the bit of drying to get the wrinkles and softness I want.
We use hand and dish towels to dry. But I use paper towels for wiping countertops and such, which I clean with soap and water using reusable brushes and scrubbers.
I use a Dyson vacuum cleaner that cleans in half the time of my old Hoover. I steam clean tile floors and bathrooms thus using very little artificial chemicals. I use ammonia, vinegar and soda for almost all cleaning. We use natural olive oil soap thru out the house.
We pull weeds out instead of using herbicide.
I drive a Honda Civic which my neighbors look down upon from their huge SUVs or Beemers, but I get over 35 mpg by keeping motor revs always below 3000 rpm. I use the speedcontrol to drive actual speedlimit. I plan my trips for shortest route and least trips per week.
I email and use online banking, so I don't mail out anything. If we send a package we reuse prior clean packing materials. I am fortunate to have a 3 car garage - one stall is used for recycling and collecting older items for new applications. My son thinks I am a packrat but he is always amazed at what I can put together from scrap for some temporary use instead of buying something we only need once.
We use very little paper. If I need a shopping list I use those return envelopes from trash mail. I recycle everything the city allows. I rarely buy drinks like soda or bottled water, we have an RO system due to the bad taste and high chlorine. I use a variety of herbal trees to make soft drinks.
I recharge all my batteries used in the home.
For trash bags I use two plastic shopping bags, and it gets tossed into the trash bin at night. I recycle using brown paper bags. I also have a few shopping bags I bought at Trader Joe's and love to reuse them for the more fragile items which need to come inside and put away asap.
I have replaced all lights with low watt bulbs, 12 W instead of 60-100W, it adds up in a hurry in my kitchen recessed lighting. Same in the bathrooms with those ugly but bright light bulb strips. The low watt bulbs actually look better. And they do not heat the rooms which we need to cool for 7 months of the year. Our outdoor lights all operate on solar power (we live in AZ).
I replaced all windows and glass doors with super efficient new windows. Also upgraded our old A/C to a new variable speed, high SEER unit. We cut our summer electric bill at least by half while keeping the house much cooler than before. I also had fans installed in each room. Programmable thermostat saves energy. We are also in a time of day electric rate plan and we plan and shift activites to take advantage of that.
I read all the news on my laptop, and I borrow books from the library. I run my laptop from the battery during high peak electric rate and recharge at night.
My toilets have a small and big flush button. Showers are water saver models but I also have a hand held unit which has full water pressure.
For household of two, it's easier.
We have a small dog, 12 lbs, his carbon paw print is about as small as it can be. At one point we had three dogs and three cats but I started to realize one pet was enough. I use his poop with recycling green waste as compost which is used as fertilizer for my flowerbeds and plants.
I wash dishes by hand using a pot of hot water with dish soap. Then I rinse them under warm water and put them into the clean dishwasher to dry.
I have a high efficiency washer and dryer. The washer uses much less water and soap while taking a larger load. It has a very high spin so even towels come out feeling just damp, not wet. But I usually hang towels and sheets out in the laundry room for sometime to let them air dry and then put them in the dryer for the bit of drying to get the wrinkles and softness I want.
We use hand and dish towels to dry. But I use paper towels for wiping countertops and such, which I clean with soap and water using reusable brushes and scrubbers.
I use a Dyson vacuum cleaner that cleans in half the time of my old Hoover. I steam clean tile floors and bathrooms thus using very little artificial chemicals. I use ammonia, vinegar and soda for almost all cleaning. We use natural olive oil soap thru out the house.
We pull weeds out instead of using herbicide.
I drive a Honda Civic which my neighbors look down upon from their huge SUVs or Beemers, but I get over 35 mpg by keeping motor revs always below 3000 rpm. I use the speedcontrol to drive actual speedlimit. I plan my trips for shortest route and least trips per week.
I email and use online banking, so I don't mail out anything. If we send a package we reuse prior clean packing materials. I am fortunate to have a 3 car garage - one stall is used for recycling and collecting older items for new applications. My son thinks I am a packrat but he is always amazed at what I can put together from scrap for some temporary use instead of buying something we only need once.
We use very little paper. If I need a shopping list I use those return envelopes from trash mail. I recycle everything the city allows. I rarely buy drinks like soda or bottled water, we have an RO system due to the bad taste and high chlorine. I use a variety of herbal trees to make soft drinks.
I recharge all my batteries used in the home.
For trash bags I use two plastic shopping bags, and it gets tossed into the trash bin at night. I recycle using brown paper bags. I also have a few shopping bags I bought at Trader Joe's and love to reuse them for the more fragile items which need to come inside and put away asap.
I have replaced all lights with low watt bulbs, 12 W instead of 60-100W, it adds up in a hurry in my kitchen recessed lighting. Same in the bathrooms with those ugly but bright light bulb strips. The low watt bulbs actually look better. And they do not heat the rooms which we need to cool for 7 months of the year. Our outdoor lights all operate on solar power (we live in AZ).
I replaced all windows and glass doors with super efficient new windows. Also upgraded our old A/C to a new variable speed, high SEER unit. We cut our summer electric bill at least by half while keeping the house much cooler than before. I also had fans installed in each room. Programmable thermostat saves energy. We are also in a time of day electric rate plan and we plan and shift activites to take advantage of that.
I read all the news on my laptop, and I borrow books from the library. I run my laptop from the battery during high peak electric rate and recharge at night.
My toilets have a small and big flush button. Showers are water saver models but I also have a hand held unit which has full water pressure.
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