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Pro tip: My dad said to use 3/4 inch plywood for the shed floor, not 1/2 inch.
He told me last spring when I was building my 8x10 shed. I thought the thinner stuff would save me maybe forty bucks. Put it all down and within a month, it started to sag between the joists. Had to tear it out and do it over with the thicker sheets. Anyone else have a story about skimping on materials and regretting it?
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miles_campbell395mo ago
Disagree, my 8x12 floor is 1/2 inch and fine after two years. Maybe @jamieh76's buddy just got unlucky with that storm.
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jamieh765mo ago
My buddy cheaped out on roof sheathing. Big storm, big regret.
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evah403mo ago
Big storm, big regret" hits the nail on the head. That's the thing with cutting corners on sheathing, it's just asking for trouble when the weather gets nasty. A few extra bucks for better material would have saved him a whole lot of headache and maybe even a new roof.
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