You sure it's stout enough lol
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Originally posted by alwaysinshorts View PostAre you trying to support a herd of elephants? You could have done it for cheaper with 2x4's
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Here we go. 920 wood to metal screws later... We have wood decking. Never want to do this again. Going into the metal below proved to be a tough task. I've also got 4 different drill bits broke off in the deck in various places. I swear they make some of this steel from ball bearings.
Today we will cut the lip off the steel stair where it doesn't match the elevation of the wood. Cut all of our ends of the wood flat and uniform. Then, get it painted before the rain moves in tomorrow.
I still need grating to go over the AC unit. I am having a tough time finding a "scrap" piece that is strong enough to make that span. Good news is I have a buddy that is in grating sales. Maybe he can get me a "sample" piece to try out. We will see there.
After it stops next week we will hopefully have the underpinning bought and ready to install. The roof will get fabricated this week hopefully as well.Last edited by SB09; 05-04-2015, 06:37 AM.
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Originally posted by Goldeneagle View PostLookin good! See if you can get some Cobalt drills. They are for drilling tougher material then regular steel bits.
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Originally posted by SB09 View PostThanks for the information. I will look into those next time I go to drill into steel like this. Our Harbor Freight "all purpose" bits weren't cutting it.
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