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Yesterday I started framing the walls. As usual, nothing is as easy as it sounds -- not if the goal is "square and level." The first one went up OK. But the second wall (which you can see still lying on the floor, not fully assembled, in the photo) . . . well. Here's the problem: the outer 2x4's are precisely cut, each within 1/16" of what they should be. Three of the four corners are square. But the fourth corner is NOT.
How can that be? The rectangle's opposite sides are equal. Three interior angles are 90 degrees each. The fourth is wrong. It's a violation of the laws of geometry!
I'll probably end up using it anyway, and the children can ponder the implications of general relativity.
2 comments:
Hey Mike,
When the kids are a little older, say, next year, and are done with the play house, can I move in it?
alex
You have discovered one of the fundamental laws of building: nothing really works the way it appears on the blueprints, magazine articles, etc. But 1/16" deviation probably isn't that big a deal.
Thank you for the postings. Your readers are gratefuul to share in the adventure this way.
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