Here's the weather for the next few days, tomorrow colder than today
This is where I bed down.
Partly because how the loft is constructed. There are posts within the field/space under the loft. Likely to provide extra support for the loft floor joists but they're 2x6s with 12 inch spacing and I would think that span does not exceed a 2x6 span loads. Before tonight I was considering putting the bed (mattress - ready to build Red Oak bed frame; two potential options; build it with rough cut wood without milling any of the sides; or waiting to get my machines next month) up on the loft and grow everything under the loft. It's foot print maybe large enough for my bed IF I move the 3 posts to the wall, though.But, thinking of flowering in a space 70 inches tall doesn't make a whole lot of sense when I have a spacious attic space with primarily wooden gable ends from which to exit any grow system operations. I haven't measured the height of the attic, but a guess would be approximately 144 inches (twice the height under the loft. The roof is 12/12, with most of if covering a 30 foot wide building (whatever the math is, I have not researched it)).
I can pop seeds or clone up on the loft (60 inches tall) (I'll build some walls up there on top of the knee wall that's already there (2 sided). Then it will up the Modified Ship's Ladder, a stop at the seed popping/clone starting a vegetative space, the up what will be an attic ladder up to the flower space. I'll post what I have to work with very soon.
It rained very hard yesterday. Freezing today. Cardboard boxes on horizontal surfaces catching rain is never good.
After I removed the rims I in part made the trip to the storage unit for...
*I grabbed the box above.
I didn't see these items when I briefly scanned the contents of this box. I have been wondering ever since I loaded the trailer with what I thought was everything I needed, I wondered IF I'd ever find the 1000W horizontal socket and/or the pump for the hydroponic bucket system. When I looked deeper into the box right before I started composing this post I saw both of them. Included are a set of 400W MH and HPS bulbs (undoubtedly for the horizontal hood I loaded up). Oh, also in that box is a wall-hung oscillating fan, which from memory, was not easy to purchase (memory - subject to change
). It may have been cost prohibitive at the time 
Next is to get up in the attic and check things out. First on the list of using the attic as a flowering space is access. Much like the lack of access to the loft (straight up and tree house style ladder with its rungs TOO WIDELY spaced! Wow!!!) that I had to build the Modified Ship's Ladder there is no built-in access to the attic. It's only 60 inches tall but, that's too high a step for this high stepper!!!
)I have looked at buying one online BUT, I don't have one in hand and I don't know by reading words if I can cut off the bottom of a manufactures Attic Ladder to fit in this space. It's difficult for me to buy something like that online IF I can't get a full sense of its form. I have seriously considered making one. However, right now, building materials are obscenely high. Common Studs were $7 to $9 each. OSB over $30+. And, again, right now, with the raw stock that I have on hand, if would be rough cut lumber. I can size it all day long, and I'm eager to show you all my setup. I can't face anything. I mean I have a No.7 Jointer Plane BUT, it was advertised as Great Condition and it has a broken mouth AND, that's a lot of work. I wouldn't mind committing to it IF I had a good hand tool method. I don't. My machines are weeks away and THEN they'll need to be cleaned up, waxed up and adjusted.
I found something at around $117 (memory) and that is pretty reasonable considering it comes with everything you'd need to build one, hardware...etc.
Then I have to install it. A final consideration to that end is the bottom chord of the roof trusses are on 24 inch centers WITH strapping perpendicular to the trusses about 24 inches on center that the ceiling panels are attached to. I likely won't be able to get 4x8 construction materials up there.
Side note: I have discussed wiring the shop with the electrician I had install the lighting (again, no ceiling lights in the obvious places one would consider normal to put lights
) BUT I also threw in some electrical wiring that 'may' seem odd except for in a woodshop. 20 and 30 amp dedicated circuits up in the attic. 20 amp or 30 amp dedicated circuits under the loft. A dedicated 30 amp circuit out the North West window (Dust Collection) and several 220V outlets around the perimeter of the shop area. Oh, and some 120V outlets out around the exterior, out of doors. Front deck is a concept at the point but IF I'm going to have an electrician here I am trying to think ahead.The rims are for this.
And, it's special in another regard. It has this.
, I don't need them at this stage in the game. Another day, another trip! On top of all that. I don't have a hard flat surface here to do any of it. I have a gravel driveway. I'll have to do something about that. Not sure what, yet. I have been offered the use of a "Hoop-House". Just the frame. I'll have to come up with a covering for it. I have researched used billboard material. Advertising on one side, black on the other.Man, this takes a long time!
Spaghetti Sunday Monday leftovers Tuesday
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