Sunday, August 9, 2009

Solid Oak!

`Ordered the wood for the siding last Saturday. About 550 board feet of white oak. (better than red oak for longevity).

Little did I know just how heavy it would be. Thought I would pick it up with the minivan. All I could carry was about a tenth of it.

Ordered 12 foot and 14 foot sections. The 12 foot ended up 12 foot 6, so only one piece fit in the car. And the wood was so heavy, I was only willing to put 10 pieces on the roof rack. Need a truck to get the rest.

Dang it's heavy. I would say, from my Habitat for Humanity experience, that vinyl is about 100 times lighter and 10 times easier to install. But 1 inch oak is about 1000 times cooler!! (Trying to keep motivated for the enormous effort required for installing!!!).


1 comment:

Mike Patterson said...

I seem to remember you asking me how durable oak was.....not how heavy! :-)