Inspired by Gopher boy

[Clay In Iowa]

Seeing the pictures of GB and his truck load of free lumber for his coop got me to thinking. I live in Iowa Craigs list just isn't muck out here and free stuff is almost non existent. Especially lumber, here in farm country nearly everyone has access to a barn or storage shed. So I was think... I know a farmer, good friend actually, who in the off season buys old farm houses, renovates them and then flips them. I decided to give him a call. I asked if he had any lumber he was going to chuck on a pile and burn. Wowzers!!! he has 2 or 3 truckloads he was going to burn, lots of 2x4s. 2x6s, 2x8s and full and half sheets of plywood. SCOOOOOORRRREEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the inspiration GB.

 

[A.J.'s]

Wow that sounds like a paradise for me.. HOw I do love free stuff.
BUT better get a drill out and some heavy duty nails and a heavy hammer. That stuff is hard as a rock. It can be handled tho
I sometimes will drill a hole a bit smaller than the nail and then put the nail in and hammer it in. Sometimes I just use screws, either way its gonna be an issue.
Cutting it also will take a good sharp blade. but it will last forever if you can get it up. Good luck, you are going to need it...labor pays off. A.J's

 

[ChickenTender63]

Good Job!

 

[mrsengeseth]

Awesome score!

 

[BeardedChick]

Shoot, ask him if he ever has a small building or shed that he wants removed from a property... I got my 8x8 coop off of an old trailerhouse. It was the porch. I just had to build a wall to enclose the side that sat up against the trailerhouse. Already had windows, vinyl, and a nice plaster interior.

 

[cmom]

WOW!!! What a SCOOOOOORRRREEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! I'm always a day late or a dollar short.

 

[Guitartists]

And I thought it was going to be a pic of someone wearing a suspender barrel!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

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Ha ha ha ha!

My dad calls free finds like yours a "scarf." So to you, congrats on the excellent scarfing!

 

[EweSheep]

 

[GopherBoyFarms]

well........are there pics of what you are building with it all?????