Okay, so here’s why I really hate home improvement projects. They are a constant two steps forward, one step back.
Fence posts are up. Sprinkler lines are fixed. Hangers to hold the 2×4 rails are in place.
So all I need to do is cut the 2x4s to length and set them into the hangers and I’ll be that much closer to having a fence, right?
Bzzzzt.
Home Carpentry Hint-O-the-Day: Rough-cut 2×4 cedar boards are not the same dimensions as regular 2x4s. Neither is 2″ thick, actually, but regular 2x4s are more like 1.5″ thick, while rough-cut are more like 1.7 or so. Guess which size the hangers are set up to accomodate?
*sigh*
Went back to Home Depot. No hangers designed for rough-cut dimensions. So I can either (a) trade in all my cedar 2x4s for redwood (regular dimensions), at an extra dollar a board, plus the hassle of doing so, or (b) take down the brackets, cut some 2×4 cleats, mount those, mount the cedar 2x4s to those, and be done with it.
Hassle either way.
Bleah.