Judith,
All trouble aside I think you've struck an outstanding idea. If you are in a hurry, you could put a wall up quickly with your tried method. Remember Edison found over 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb before he found one TO make one. You just needed another form and possibly none of the angst would have happened. Or a little longer in the form would probably have done the trick.
Thanks for sharing all the gory details, I was pretty dejected the other day as well when I realized I had spent the better part of two summer vacations building an 8' X 16' shed that had I done it in stick built lumber would have taken me a day or two at most. It still is not done and I need to think about winterizing the place in Montana and head back to Alaska.
What you, and now we as well, know is that we can skip that that doesn't work and move on to what does. I had made some bricks earlier this summer (because that was where I was) and now your method combined with what Bob shared may make it possible for me to not only finish the shed but use those bricks as well.
Keep on keepin on.
Ron
All trouble aside I think you've struck an outstanding idea. If you are in a hurry, you could put a wall up quickly with your tried method. Remember Edison found over 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb before he found one TO make one. You just needed another form and possibly none of the angst would have happened. Or a little longer in the form would probably have done the trick.
Thanks for sharing all the gory details, I was pretty dejected the other day as well when I realized I had spent the better part of two summer vacations building an 8' X 16' shed that had I done it in stick built lumber would have taken me a day or two at most. It still is not done and I need to think about winterizing the place in Montana and head back to Alaska.
What you, and now we as well, know is that we can skip that that doesn't work and move on to what does. I had made some bricks earlier this summer (because that was where I was) and now your method combined with what Bob shared may make it possible for me to not only finish the shed but use those bricks as well.
Keep on keepin on.
Ron
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